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Schedule of 2007-2008 District
Oratorical Contests
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** District Contest Results**
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District First Place ($300)
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Second Place ($200)
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Third Place
($100)
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Daniel Baldwin, Hope
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2. Justin Hylden, Park
River |
Fisayo Omotunde, Park River |
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3. Andy Backstrom, Maddock |
Mary Wibe, Rolette |
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4. Jenna Murphy, Carrington |
Ashlee Moser, Streeter |
Ashley Gunderson, Carrington |
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5. Sierra Lassila, Garrison
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Amy Gedrose, Washburn |
Nathan Meidinger, Linton |
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6. Matthew Quanbeck, Minot |
Mitchell Smette, Granville |
Anthony Anderson, Minot |
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7. Abbey Gifford, Elgin |
Leann Hoherz, Elgin |
Kalyssa Leithold, Elgin |
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8. Therese Hardy, Beach |
Erica Odermann, Medora |
Colten Larson, Reeder |
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9. Kevin Scott, Watford City |
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10. Robert Vallie, Abercrombie |
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Schedule of Division
Oratorical Contests |
| Region |
Location |
City |
Date |
Time |
| East Division |
Maddock
High School |
Maddock |
January 19, 2008 |
12:30 pm |
| West Division |
Watford City High School
Media Room |
Watford City |
January 19, 2008 |
1:00 pm CST |
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** Division Contest Results**
Eastern Division (Districts 1, 2, 3, 4 & 10)
(Saturday, January 19, 2008)
1st Place ($300 Scholarship)
- Andy Backstrom, Maddock
2nd Place ($200 Scholarship) - Jenna
Murphy, Carrington
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Western Division (Districts 5, 6, 7, 8 & 9)
(Saturday, January 19, 2008)
1st Place ($300 Scholarship) - Matthew Quanbeck, Minot
2nd Place ($200 Scholarship) - Sierra Lassila, Garrison
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Schedule of State
Oratorical Contests |
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| State Finals |
Quality Inn |
Dickinson |
Saturday
February 9, 2008 |
1:30 pm |
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** 2008 State Finals**
(Saturday, February 9th,
Dickinson Winter Conference)
State Champion - Andy Backstrom, Maddock
2nd Place - Jenna
Murphy, Carrington
3rd Place - Sierra Lassila, Garrison
4th Place - Matthew Quanbeck, Minot |
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A W A R D S
District Contest - All District Oratorical Contest Champions will receive a District Oratorical Contest Champion Medal.
In addition, through the Chuck Schroeder Memorial Oratorical Fund, the top three finishers of each District Contests will also receive Savings Bonds as follows:
District Champion - $300 Savings Bond Award
2nd Place
- $200 Savings Bond Award
3rd
Place
- $100 Savings Bond Award
Division Contest
West Division Champion - $300 Savings Bond Award and Desk Pen Set
West Division Runner-up - $200 Savings Bond Award and Desk Pen Set
East Division Champion - $300 Savings Bond Award and Desk Pen Set
East Division Runner-up - $200 Savings Bond Award and Desk Pen Set
State Finals Contest
State Champion - $ 250 cash award from ND American Legion Foundation,
$ 150 cash award from Sam Tolchinsky Endowment Fund
$2,000 Scholarship over 4 years ($500 per year)
to North Dakota State University
2nd Place - $200 cash award from the
North Dakota American Legion Foundation
$100 cash award from
the Sam Tolchinsky Endowment Fund
3rd Place
- $150 cash award from the North Dakota American Legion Foundation
$ 50 cash award from
the family of the late John K. Kennelly
4th Place - $100 cash scholarship award
Plaque awards are also presented to the four finalists in the State Contest. In addition, our State Champion will receive the C. W. Leifur Traveling Trophy for display at the winner's school.
National All State Champions will compete at the National Oratorical Contest under a new 3-round format. This year's National Contest will be held in Indianapolis, IN, on the IUPUI
(Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis) Campus. All contestants and chaperones will arrive at the IUPUI Conference Center Hotel on Friday, April
4, 2008, where they will be housed. The first and second rounds of competition will be held on Saturday, April
14 beginning with nine separate contests with 6 contestants each. The winners of these 9 contests will then advance to the second round. All contestants participating in the first round will receive a $1,500 scholarship. Each first round winner who advances to and participates in the second round, but does not advance to the final round, will receive an additional $1,500 scholarship. Those contestants eliminated in the first and second rounds will remain and become members of the audience. The three (3) second round winners will participate in the Finals on Sunday, April
6 and have an opportunity to earn scholarships of: 1st Place - $18,000; 2nd Place - $16,000; 3rd Place - $14,000. A banquet honoring all contestants will be held Sunday afternoon at the IUPUI Conference Center. All contestants and chaperones will then depart Indianapolis late Sunday afternoon April
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Vern Fetch, Chairman, Department Oratorical Contest Committee
4231 Shaun Lane, Unit 4, Mandan, ND 58554 (H) (701) 222-1384
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