CHS Flanigan Speech Contest set for March 30

CARTHAGE, Mo. — The Carthage R-9 School Foundation is pleased to announce the Flanigan Speech Contest will be held Thursday, March 30, 203, throughout the day at the Carthage High School.

Each year, current CHS students are eligible to participate in one of three categories for the annual event, with cash prizes for first, second and third place in each category. Those categories are:

Declamation – A speech much like an original oratory.  It is a persuasive speech, in your own words, about a topic of your choosing.  The orator will give the judge reasons regarding the importance of his or her topic, and the speech will not exceed 5 minutes in length.

1^st place – $1,000   *   2^nd place – $750   *   3^rd place – $500

Sight-Reading – An impromptu reading of a story selection given to the contestant moments before.  Judges will pick the material to be read, focusing special attention on the reader’s voice inflection, emotion and pronunciation.

1^st place – $800  *  2^nd place – $600  *  3^rd place – $400

Extemporaneous – A speech focusing on information about a topic that the contestant will draw.  Each contestant will draw three topics, and then choose which they will speak about, including factual information and sources.  A 30-minute preparation time is allowed, and each speech is allotted a maximum of 7 minutes.

1^st place – $800*  2^nd place – $600 *  3^rd place – $400

For more information, contact Bryan Whyte at [email protected].