Six Academy for Public Speaking graduates competed in the 2016 Allied Gardens Optimist Club Oratorical Contest in San Diego on February 10, 2016.
Front Row – Ethan, Rebecca, Natasha and Kevin Back Row Center – Ryan & Jocelyn
2016 Club Contest Winners!
The speech contestants showcased their optimism and public speaking skills as they presented 4-5 minute speeches on the topic How My Best Brings Out the Best in Others.
Academy for Public Speaking graduates performed exceptionally well and won all of the awards. Congratulations to Natasha Bacorn for winning 1st place and a $100 cash prize, Jocelyn Tzeng for winning 2nd place and a $50 prize, and Ethan Song for winning 3rd place and a $25 prize! We are very proud of you for your achievements!
Winners Jocelyn & Natasha with Kathleen Petrone
In the Optimist Club Oratorical Contest, students from all grade levels compete against one another. Therefore, we are especially proud of Natasha and Ethan for competing against high school students and outperforming them!
We are also extremely proud of Kevin Liu for competing in his first speech contest outside of the Academy for Public Speaking and not being intimidated by competing against middle school and high school students!
Natasha and Jocelyn will advance to the second level of the speech competition, the zone contest, on April 16, 2016. Good luck, girls!
