The La Mesa-El Cajon Branch of the American Association of University Women is holding their annual Speech Trek, speech contest, open to all high school students in grades 9-12. The in-person contest is open to all high schools including public, charter, home, and private.
Each year a critical topic is selected and students, along with a branch/teacher coach, create, prepare, and present an original, 5–6-minute speech. This year’s topic is, “How can communities, organizations and citizens of all ages help protect and expand voting rights?”
This year’s contest will be held in person at a location yet to be determined on Feb. 7, 2023, at 7 p.m. All speeches will be videotaped for the State-level competition. Applications are available from chairwoman, Sandy Galea-Martinez at [email protected] and are due Nov. 18.
The winning participant’s video will then be sent to the AAUW State competition. Winners at the local level in the La Mesa-El Cajon branch will receive $500.00 for first place and $250.00 for the runner-up. The winner at the State level will win $1500.00, second place will receive $1000.00, and third place will take home $500.00.
The State winners will be announced on April 22, 2023, at the annual meeting and their speeches will be available for viewing on the AAUW-CA Website following that meeting. (aauw-ca.org)
La Mesa-EC Branch of AAUW is a 5-star branch that has been engaged in “equity for all” efforts since the 1950s and is one of the largest branches in California.
Find out more by visiting: lamesaelcajon-ca.aauw.net/.
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