Westborough Lions Host Annual Youth Speech Contest

The Westborough Lions Club is hosting its annual Youth Speech Contest for Westborough students in grades 9-12 on Tuesday, December 3rd, 2019 at 6:30 p.m. in the Event Room at Tatnuck Bookseller on Lyman St. in Westborough. Private and home-schooled students are welcome to participate. This is a public speaking competition in which contestants will give a 5-8 minute speech on the topic: What is Heroism? Three independent judges will evaluate each speech on delivery, effectiveness, and text. The winner will move on to the Zone II contest in mid-December and will compete against the winners from Berlin, Bolton, Clinton, Harvard, and Northborough. Three additional levels of competition will then occur at the Region, District, and finally the State Contest in the spring, where the winner will win $1,500 and each runner up $500. There are monetary prizes at each level beginning at the local level. Students interested in participating should visit the Youth Speech Contest page of the Lions Club website at westboroughlionsclub.org or lionsyouthspeech.org for more information. Deadline to sign up is Tuesday, November 5th.