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Rotary Oratorical Contest on Ethics
Sponsored jointly by District Rotary 7120 and local area Colleges
2011/2012 Contest Final Event was held on March 24, 2012
from Noon till 4 PM
in the New York Room, Cooper Hall, on the campus of SUNY Brockport
Speeches of the Top Five Finalists From March 2012
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The 1st place winner was Matthew Skinner sponsored by the Red Jacket Rotary Club
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The 2nd place winner was Gracie Elliot sponsored by the Bloomfield Rotary Club
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The 3rd place winner was Blaithe Donovan sponsored by the Nunda Rotary Club
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To see Matthew's speech click here
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To see Gracie's speech click here
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To see Blaithe's speech click here
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The 4th place winner was Ivana Hernandez sponsored by the Rochester Latino Rotary Club
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The 5th place winner was JoAnna Northrup sponsored by the Bath Rotary Club
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To see Jordan's speech please click here
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To see Leila's speech please click here
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Contest Documents
Documents explaining the contest, including the contest explanation, application and sponsorship form, judges scoring sheets (rubrics), a blueprint for success as a club sponsoring a candidate, and further explanation of prizes, can be downloaded by clicking on the pdf files at the very bottom of this page.
Any questions, please contact Contest Chair, PDG Jeff Krans, at jkrans@rochester.rr.com or 315-536-7180.
Club Options for Participation (See also: Blueprint download available below)
Sponsor one or more candidates (two per school in Club's service area)
Contribute toward prize money and/or contest expenses
Co-sponsor a candidate and share responsibilities
Provide a judge
Invite winner(s) to speak at a club meeting
Arrange to have previous year's winner(s) speak at high school assembly of non-participating school as inducement for future participation
Club Responsibilities:
Club responsibilities fall into two areas, ORGANIZATION and SUPPORT.
Specific tasks in those areas include:
ORGANIZATION
Establish a working relationship with local school district(s)regarding potential speakers, use of facility, internal and external publicity and recognition
Establish relationship with Rotary Clubs in the area regarding calendar, location of semi-final contests, judges, prizes and publicity
Maintain communication with District Level Committee
If sponsored student wins, provide transportation to District Conference
SUPPORT
Sign Application and Sponsorship form and submit to Jeff Krans with the $75 fee (see form)
Provide mentor/coach for each candidate who will:
Provide objective feedback for candidate's efforts
Ensure that candidate and his/her family know and understand expectations and responsibilities of participation
Ensure that transportation is provided for student to competitions and to District Assembly or Conference if the Club's entrant wins the final contest
Accompany students to competitions
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