{"id":1253,"date":"2024-07-27T02:28:16","date_gmt":"2024-07-27T02:28:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nfloptimist.org\/?p=1253"},"modified":"2025-10-15T02:33:50","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T02:33:50","slug":"optimist-international-oratorical-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nfloptimist.org\/?p=1253","title":{"rendered":"Optimist International Oratorical Contest<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Stay tuned for the 2024-2025 topic. We’ll post it as soon as OI releases the information.<\/strong>

Who:<\/strong>\u00a0The contest is open to contestants under the age of 19 as of October 1st of the current Optimist International contest year (October 1 \u2013 September 30) and who have not yet completed secondary school or its equivalent, including CEGEP students in Qu\u00e9bec, Canada. There is no minimum age.

How To Enter:<\/strong>\u00a0Interested students submit a speech on the pre-assigned topic to their local Optimist Club. To find out the contact in your area, please e-mail the Programs Department at\u00a0programs@optimist.org<\/a>.
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Students<\/strong>
The deadline to enter is determined by the sponsoring Optimist Club. All Club-level contests are typically held by late March.

Clubs and Districts<\/strong>
Districts and Clubs may opt to hold an online Oratorical Contest. Click here for more information.<\/a>
The Optimist Oratorical Contest gives youngsters the chance to speak to the world. More than $150,000 in college scholarships funded by the Optimist International Foundations is awarded annually from this program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First conducted in 1928, this is the second most popular Optimist International Program. Nearly 2,000 clubs participate in this program each year. The winners at the Club level receive medallions and Zone winners receive a plaque. Districts have the opportunity to provide a first place scholarship of $2,500, a second place scholarship of $1,500, and a third place scholarship of $1,000.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Topic for the 2023-2024 school year is:\u00a0\u201cHow to Change the World with Optimism\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1254,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"aside","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"yes","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"post_folder":[],"class_list":["post-1253","post","type-post","status-publish","format-aside","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","post_format-post-format-aside"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t