Pictured from left to right: American Legion Department Commander Kenny Wiederholt, 2019-2020 Oratorical Winners: 1st Place Sara Smith, Fargo, 2nd Place Kylar Walter, Watford City, 3rd Place Rachel Goven, Turtle Lake, 4th Place Jack Manstrom, Wyndmere and Department Oratorical Contest Chairman Jerry Samuelson
2020-2021 Oratorical District/Region/State Contest Schedule
2020-2021 Department High School Oratorical Scholarship Program Rules
2020-2021 National Official High School Oratorical Scholarship Program Rules
2020-2021 State, Region and District Oratorical Contest Winners
State Oratorical Winners
1st Place -
2nd Place -
3rd Place -
4th Place -
Eastern Division
1st Place - Jacob Schulz, Fargo, ND
2nd Place - Jack Manstrom, Wyndmere, ND
Western Division
1st Place - Ellie Schmitz, Watford City, ND
2nd Place - David Crain, Williston, ND
District 1 Oratorical Champion
1st Place - Jacob Schulz, Fargo, ND
District 2 Oratorical Champions
No Contestants
District 3 Oratorical Champions
Haley Mayer, Rugby, ND
Madison Corum, Rugby, ND
District 4 Oratorical Champions
No Contestants
District 5 Oratorical Champion
No Contestants
District 6 Oratorical Champions
1st Place - David Crain, Williston, ND
District 7 Oratorical Champions
1st Place - Samantha Ellison, Lemmon, SD
2nd Place - Kathryn Dziuk, Glen Ullin, ND
3rd Place - Avery Roth, New Leipzig, ND
District 8 Oratorical Champions
1st Place - Emma Dazell, Dickinson, ND
2nd Place - Julianne Kadrmas, Dickinson, ND
3rd Place - Irish Morris, Scranton, ND
District 9 Oratorical Champions
1st Place - Ellie Schmitz, Watford City, ND
District 10 Oratorical Champion
1st Place - Jack Manstrom, Wyndmere, ND
2nd Place - Ella Weinman, Wahpeton, ND
District 1 Oratorical Contest
Chairman Dave Rice
District 2 Oratorical Contest
Chairman Quinnlyn Thompson
District 3 Oratorical Contest
Chairman Dan Stave
District 4 Oratorical Contest
Chairman Duane Anderson
District 5 Oratorical Contest
C0-Chairman Vern Fetch and Karen Meier
District 6 Oratorical Contest
Chairman Heather Thompson
District 7 Oratorical Contest
Chairman Orletta Kilen
District 8 Oratorical Contest
Chairman David Delpadre
District 9 Oratorical Contest
Chairman Mike Weyrauch
District 10 Oratorical Contest
Chairman Gerald Puetz