The Charlotte Shelburne Hinesburg Rotary Club will hold the club round of the Rotary District 7850 High School Speech Contest on Wednesday, January 31st at 7:30 am at the Shelburne United Methodist Church.

This year's topic is How can we increase hope for our schools?

Students must prepare and deliver a five-minute speech, either in person or via Zoom, that relates this topic to their life, school, and Rotary values.

The winner of our local round will receive $200 and can win up to $1,750 if they are the district winner.

Club Round 1 - $200 Prize - January 31st at 7:30 am at the Shelburne United Methodist Church
Area Round 2 - $300 Prize - TBD
District Round 3 - Two $500 Prizes - March 16th at Northern VT University, Lyndonville, VT
District Round 4 - $750 Prize (Winner) and $500 Prize (Runner-Up) - April 20th at Lake Morey Inn, Fairlee, VT

Participants for Club Round 1 must be high school-aged students who live in Charlotte, Shelburne, or Hinesburg. Students must register by January 29th. Forms can be found on the home page of our website under High School Speech Contest: https://rotaryclubofcsh.org/

Please email our Contest Coordinator, Amanda Vincent, at amandarosevincent1@gmail.com with any questions.

As always, be sure you are following us on Facebook at Charlotte-Shelburne-Hinesburg Rotary, and on Instagram at @cshrotary to stay up to date on what we are doing and ways you can get involved.

May 10, 2024, 6 to 9 PM

May 11 to 12, 2024

May 11, 2024, 7:30 PM