Vezza Takes First in Rotary Speech Contest
The winners of Rotary 4-Way Speech Competition are Jeremiah Vezza, first place, center; Remington Shugarts, second place, at right; and Elliot Thorp, third place, at left.
March 22, 2018
Seventeen Clearfield Area Junior-Senior High School students from Mrs. Borden’s Public Speaking Class recently spoke at the local Rotary 4-Way Test Speech Competition held at Lock Haven University in Clearfield.
Three students were awarded cash prizes for their outstanding performance. Those students are Elliot Thorp, third place, Remington Shugarts, second place, and Jeremiah Vezza, first place.
Jeremiah will move on to compete in the Regional Competition. The competition will be held here at CAJSH on April 14.
Participants and their topics included:
- Abby LaBorde – Distracted Driving Laws
- Ally Hertlein – Honoring Law enforcement
- Emmalee Marsha l- Blood Donation
- Isaac Swanson – Climate Change
- Elliot Thorp – Participation Awards
- Remington Shugarts – School Threats
- Zachary Irvin – Judging Appearances
- Thad Butler – Helping Homeless Veterans
- Jordan Mallon – Human Trafficking
- Mason Yocum – Small Business Shopping
- Sabrina Shomo – Flu Vaccinations
- Haeley Stott – College Admission Tests
- Laney Hudson – Open Adoptions
- Jeremiah Vezza – Volunteering
- Jace Kephart – Open Mindedness
- Katlyne Fye – Unifying Korea
- Alexandra Schultz – Bilingual Education
