The Department Oratorical Contest took place on Sunday, March 22, at the Veterans Administration Hospital Auditorium in Fresno, CA. Thank you to all of the participants and volunteers who made this event possible, and congratulations to the winners! We wish you the best of luck on your future endeavors.
DEPARTMENT ORATORICAL CONTEST RESULTS:
1st Place – Christina Fayad, Area 5 | $2,400
2nd Place – Andrew Lei, Area 2 | $2,000
3rd Place – Joseph P Schimmoller, Area 6 | $1,400
4th Place – Omkar Siddeswaran, Area 4 | $1,400
5th Place – Jonas Marschner, Area 1 | $1,400
The Area 3 participant was unable to participate in the Department contest due to personal matters.
MORE INFORMATION:
For more information on Oratorical Contests, please see our Oratorical Contests Commission page.
Author: caLegion HQ
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Congratulations to 1st place winner of the contest, Ms. Fayad from Area 5, and to all of the other areas’ contestants!
Best wishes to Ms. Fayad at the National level contest in mid-May at Hillsdale College in Michigan.