SPEECH CONTEST DATE SET

SPEECH CONTEST DATE SET

Members of the Youth Leadership Development Committee have set January 29 as the date for the second annual Speech Contest.  High school participants in the contest will be vying for a first prize $1000.00 scholarship.

Second and third place scholarships of $600 and $200 will also be awarded.

Because of the success of last year’s event, two teachers at Towns County High School have volunteered to work with the Youth Leadership Development Committee to assure that this year’s contest is even better.  Quilla Thomas-Bradley, gifted coordinator of the school system and Sabrina Garrett, agricultural educator and advisor to FFA are enthusiastically helping to coordinate the event and are excited that their students will have the opportunity to develop and improve their public speaking skills.

Meanwhile, the committee continues to work selecting and orientating  judges, securing facilities, obtaining sponsors, recruiting a moderator, informing the public, reviewing speech topics, printing brochures, meeting with school officials and contacting home-schoolers and private schools.

This year individuals and businesses are being given the opportunity to participate as sponsors.  These generous donors are allowing the committee to double the amount of scholarship money awarded.  They are also helping the committee to reach its goal of involving the youth of Towns County in the government and political process by encouraging them to think about what makes America the best country in the world.  Sponsorship questions can be directed to Chuck Luca, committee chairman, at 706-994-9801.

Applications for the contest can also be obtained from Luca or the Towns GOP website www.townsgop.com.

Members of the Youth Leadership Development Committee seated left to right:

Chairman Chuck Luca, Joan Crothers. Fran Johnston, Mark Wolchko.

Standing left to right: Sam Fullerton, Brian Watton, Gary Meier. Absent: Harvey Cohen.