The American Legion
National High School Oratorical Scholarship Program
" A Constitutional Speech Contest"
Department Oratorical Chairman Roger Lacy
Department 2009 Oratorical Contest Results
March 7, 2009 - Little Rock
Our contestants were;
Curtis Adams, Fort Smith Southside H.S. -- Xavier Billingsley, Blytheville H.S. -- Katie Dunn, Mulberry H.S.
Angle Flournoy, North Pulaski H.S. -- Mckenzie Ingold, Alma H.S. -- Luke MacFarlan, Siloam Springs, Home Schooled
and Corie White, Little Rock Christian Academy
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First Place - Curtis Adams
Fort Smith Southside High School
$2,000.00 plus *$1,500.00 National Contest
and an all expense paid trip, with chaperone, to the National Contest in Indianapolis, IN.
Second Place - Xavier Billingsley
Blytheville High School
$1,500.00
Third Place - Katie Dunn
Mullberry High School
$1,000.00
(*The Department First Place Winner who participates in the first round of the National Contest
will receive a $1,500.00 scholarship. Each first round winner who advances to the second round,
but does not advance to the Final Round will receive an additional $1,500.00 scholarship.)
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Department 2009 Assigned Topic
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and
effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures,...
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2nd Place 2008 National Contest Winner
(The National Finalists are also the recipients of a $1,500 scholarship
for having participated in the quarter-final contest.)
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