Ananya Vel Wins Lions Youth Speech Contest

Ananya Vel, a sophomore at Westborough High School, has won this year’s, Westborough Lions Club, Youth Speech Contest. The topic was Environmental Crisis: Fact or Fiction? Fourteen students from the high school competed on Tuesday, November 29th, at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel in Westborough. Each speech was five to eight minutes in length. Three independent judges scored the speeches in three major categories: Delivery, Effectiveness, and Text. Each speech could earn a maximum of 100 points. The student with the most first place finishes, as deemed by the judges, won the contest. If there had been a tie, a series of tiebreak rules would have been invoked to determine the winner.

As part of the state-wide contest encompassing Lions Clubs across the Commonwealth, Ananya goes on to compete in the District 33A Lions, Region 1, Youth Speech Contest in January. She will compete against the winner and runner-up of the Zone 1 Contest clubs: Grafton, Mendon, Sutton, and Uxbridge, and the Harvard Lions Club winner. We wish Ananya the best of luck as she pursues the Best in State title!

The Westborough Lions would like to sincerely thank the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel in Westborough for hosting our event. Their hospitality was much appreciated!

We are very proud of all fourteen Westborough High School students who participated in the contest! Their speeches were all carefully crafted, on topic, and were delivered with confidence!

To learn more about the Westborough Lions Club, please visit our website at: westboroughlionsclub.org.