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Schedule of 2011-2012 District Oratorical Contests
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District
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Location
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City
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Date
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Time
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First
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Harwood Elementary School
110 Freedland Dr.
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Harwood
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Dec 7 (Wed)
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4:00 pm
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Second
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American Legion Club
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Park River
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Dec 19 (Mon)
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1:30 pm
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Third
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Leeds High School
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Leeds
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Dec 10 (Sat)
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1:00 pm
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Fourth
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Jamestown City Hall
102 3rd Ave. SE
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Jamestown
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Dec 7 (Wed)
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1:30 pm
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Fifth
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Bismarck Legion
1022 E. Divide Ave. (N. Door)
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Bismarck
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Dec 11 (Sun)
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2:00 pm
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Sixth
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TGU Granville High School Media Center
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Granville
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Dec. 3rd (Sat)
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10:00 am
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Seventh
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Hwy 21 Cafe
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Flasher
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Jan 7 (Sat)
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1:30 pm CST
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Eighth
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Belfield High School
Music Room
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Belfield
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Dec 10 (Sat)
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1:00 pm MST
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Ninth
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Ray High School
110 6th Ave. W.
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Ray
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Dec. 3rd (Sat)
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10:00 am
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Tenth
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Hankinson High School New Auditorium
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Hankinson
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Dec. 3rd (Sat)
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1:00 pm
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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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1.
Anjali Lall, Fargo
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Holly Johnson, Galesburg
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2.
David Shelton, Arvilla, ND
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Brady Gudgel, Park River
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Gaelen Mibeck, Grand Forks, ND
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3.
Kirsten Stave, Rolette
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4.
Eric Allmaras, Carrington
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Caleb Reich, Medina
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5.
Teddi-Lyn Bergquist, Wing
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6.
Thomas Burke - Minot, ND
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7.
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8.
Hannah Marie Wegner, Beach
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Kayla Olson, New England
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Kara Stegner, Amidon
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9.
Tara Jo Loomer, Watford City
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Samantha Jorgenson, Watford City
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Tori Williams, Keene
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10.
Samantha Goerger, Wyndmere
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Luke Anderson, Wahpeton
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** Division Contest Results **
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Division
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First Place ($300)
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Second Place ($200)
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Western:
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Hannah Wegner, Beach, ND
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Tara Jo Loomer, Watford City, ND
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Eastern:
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Anjali Lall, Fargo, ND
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David Shelton, Arvilla, ND
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** State Contest Results **
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First:
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Anjali Lall
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Fargo, ND
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$425
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Second:
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David Sheldon
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Arvilla, ND
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$325
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Third:
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Hanna Marie Wegner
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Beach, ND
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$200
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Fourth:
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Tara Jo Loomer
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Watford City, ND
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$100
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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
 $175 cash award from Sam Tolchinsky Endowment Fund
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2nd Place - $200 cash award from the North Dakota American Legion
$125 cash award from the Sam Tolchinsky Endowment Fund
3rd Place - $150 cash award from the North Dakota American Legion
$ 50 cash award from the family of the late John K. Kennelly
4th Place - $100 cash award from the North Dakota American Legion
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 13, 2012, 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 15 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 15.
Ron Broderson, Chairman, Department Oratorical Contest Committee
12142 23rd St. NW, Watford City, ND 58854. Phone W-701-444-3244 H-701-842-2005
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