2010 National Oratorical Contest Winners

       A home-schooled high school junior from Iva, S.C.
  • Second Place - $16,000 - Elizabeth Blessing
  • Third Place - $14,000 - Brook Conner

The National Finalists are also the recipients of a $1,500 scholarship for having participated in the quarter-final contest.
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2011 National Oratorical Contest Info

The National Finals Contest will be conducted, April 15 - 17, 2011, at the University Place Conference Center & Hotel, 850 West Michigan Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202. Quarter-Final and Semi-Final Contests will be held Saturday, April 16. Championship Contest will be held Sunday, April 17.

All contestants and chaperones will arrive Friday, April 15. All contestants and chaperones will be lodged at the University Place Conference Center Hotel.

A mandatory pre-contest orientation session for all contestants will be held Friday evening, April 15.

A banquet honoring all contestants will be held Sunday afternoon, April 17.

All contestants and chaperones will depart for home late Sunday afternoon, April 17.

SEE "RELATED LINKS" BELOW FOR THE 2011 ASSIGNED TOPICS
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2009 National Contest Finalist

First Place              Andrew Dykstal (IN)$18,000
Second Place         Caroline Heydinger (VT)     $16,000
          Third Place             Werner Ferrone (FL)                    $14,000

The National Finalists are also the recipients of a $1,500 scholarship for having participated in the quarter-final contest.
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