Congratulations to Academy for Public Speaking graduate Austin Zhang for winning first place and a $2,500 scholarship in the 2015 San Diego Optimist Club Oratorical Contest!
Austin competed in all three levels of this speech contest. First, Austin won the Del Mar Solana Beach Optimist Club Oratorical Contest in March. Next, he advanced to the North County Optimist Zone Oratorical Contest in April.
This past Saturday Austin competed against five other contestants to win the $2,500 scholarship. The topic for the 2015 Optimist Club Oratorical Contest was How My Optimism Will Help Me Press on to Greater Achievements of the Future. No doubt Austin has an extremely bright future. Congratulations, Austin! 🙂