The Rotary Club of Burton-Middlefield held its yearly Four Way Speech Contest Feb. 5 at Welshfield Inn Party Center.
The Rotary Club of Burton-Middlefield held its yearly Four Way Speech Contest Feb. 5 at Welshfield Inn Party Center. The contest is held yearly for students from Cardinal and Berkshire school districts and challenges the students to write and present to the club a short five to eight-minute speech about a current and pertinent topic and apply it to Rotary’s 4-Way Test motto: “Of the things we think, say or do, is it the truth? Is it fair to all concerned? Will it build goodwill and better friendships? Will it be beneficial to all concerned?” The speakers then present to the entire Rotary club and are graded by the club members on numerous parts of the speech and their presentation.
The five student speakers were: Jay Harr, a junior from Cardinal; Ellie Rayburn, a sophomore from Cardinal; Chloe Dubasik, a sophomore from Cardinal; Wilson Jackson, a junior from Berkshire; and Hope Zagar, a sophomore from Berkshire.
Top honors went to Jackson, whose speech topic was “Helping Others When They Are Being Bullied, Saying Something When You See Something.” Second place went to Rayburn for her speech, “Expectations For Perfection,” and third place went to Zagar for “The Internet And Privacy”.
Jackson now moves on to district competition April 11 when he will present his speech at Kent Roosevelt High School in Kent. He will compete with dozens of other winners from all over Rotary District 6630, which encompasses the seven counties in northeast Ohio while competing for thousands of dollars in scholarships.
