The District Oratorical and CCDHH finals were held at our 3rd quarter conference a few days ago at the Chattahoochee Technical College Acworth campus. The District Essay Contest winner was also recognized at the conference. The students did a magnificent job presenting their Oratorical and CCDHH speeches on “How to Change the World with Optimism“!
The CCDHH final was held in the morning and consisted of a speaking and a signing category.
The CCDHH contest winners were
Camden Cutrone – Oral Presenter
Jasmine Howell – Signer Presenter
At lunchtime we heard from our District Essay winner Natalie Long A junior from Model high school in Rome. Sponsored by the Rome Noon club.. The topic for this year was “Optimism: How It Connects Us”
The District Oratorical finals were held in the afternoon.
CONGRATULATIONS to the GATEway District Oratorical Winners!
(From left to right)
2nd Place: Valor Lekas from Optimist Club of Holly Springs
3rd Place: Braxton Smith from Emory Decatur Optimist club
1st Place: Charis Guilford from Optimist Club of Knoxville