AMERICAN LEGION HIGH SCHOOL CONSTITUTIONAL SPEECH CONTEST
Mar. 7th 10:15 AM , Pavilion Auditorium, 109 State St. Montpelier
FREE and open to the public
This program was initiated in 1938 to develop a deeper knowledge and understanding among high school students of the Constitution of the United States. Participants research and prepare an 8 to 10 minute oration on a topic related to the Constitution and the responsibilities of citizenship that they deliver without notes before a panel of judges. They follow up with a 3 to 5 minute speech on one assigned topic which is randomly selected from 4 possible Amendments or Articles drawn from a hat and for which they have only a few minutes to collect their thoughts.
Come listen to four students, representing Harwood Union High School, Champlain Valley Union High School, The Sharon Academy and Cate School(CA) they speak about the duties and responsibilities of citizens as it relates to the U.S. Constitution. They will be competing for the $1500 top prize. Each student has won their respective contest at a local American Legion Post and gone on to compete in one of the 5 American Legion Districts in Vermont.
Joining 52 other U.S. high school students, the Vermont First Place winner goes on to the National Finals April 18-19, 2020 in Indianapolis, IN. The National Winner receives $20,000, second and third place receives $17,000 and $15,000 respectively. Each Department winner who is certified and participates in the First Round will receive a $2,000 scholarship. Each First Round Winner who participates in the Second Round, but does not advance to the Finals, will receive an additional $2,000 to pursue education beyond high school.
The Final Round at the National Finals is live streamed https://www.legion.org/legiontv beginning at 10 AM Sunday, April 19.
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