Speak Up ! 2012

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 Arvada Sunrise Rotary Club Announces Speak Up ! 2012

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Arvada Sunrise Rotary Club is pleased to announce the 3rd Annual Four-Way Tes Speech Contest and Scholarship Program. Eight students from Pomona High School and Arvada High School will be selected to present their speeches on the evening of April 12, 2012 at the Arvada Center.

Scholarships will be awarded to the top two contestants. Participation gifts will be awarded to the other contestants.

    1st Place $3000

   2nd Place $2000

   3rd-8th Places Participation Gifts

   Eligibility

    Must be a senior at either Pomona High  or Arvada High.

    Minimum GPA of 2.0.

    Applications must be submitted by February 15th, 2012

     Purpose

     Arvada Sunrise Rotary Club is a service club committed to serving

     students in the Arvada community. The Club conducts a Four-way

     test speech contest to benefit high school youth.

     The specific goals of the contest are:

      1. To acquaint a large number of youth with Rotary and

           the Four-Way Test.

       2. To demonstrate and enhance Rotary's commitment to youth.

       3. To heighten awareness of Rotary among youth, parents, schools

            and community.

      4. To recognize, encourage and reward hard work and

          accomplishment among youth.

     The Four -Way Test

     1st  Is it the truth ?

     2nd Is it fair to all concerned ?

     3rd  Will it build GOODWILL AND BETER FRIENDSHIPS ?

     4Th Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned ?

     Topics and Theme

     The SPEAKUP! 2012 theme is "Reach Within to Embrace Humanity"

     which is also the Rotary international theme. Any topic related to this

     theme is acceptable, provided it is completely respectful. If a

     contestant is in doubt about the appropriateness of a given topic,

     they may check with the Contest Chairperson of the Arvada Sunrise

     Rotary Club. Along with an interesting topic relating to this theme,

     an ideal contestant will carefully apply the Four-Way Test to their

     given topic in the body of their speech.

     RULES

     Length of Speech

     6 minutes minimum

     8 minutes maximum

     2 points off for every 15 seconds over or under time limits

     Props

     No props allowed

     No audience participation

     Speaker Aids

     Notecards permitted

     Lecterns and microphones will be available

     Presentation Order

     Determined by lottery

     Late arrival to contest will result in disqualification

     Judging

     Personal Qualities (0-15 points)

       Appearance

       Poise

       Attitude

     Organization (0-40 points)

       Subject adherence

       Theme

       Four-Way Test inclusion

       Flow

       Logic

     Presentation (0-30 points)

        Voice control

        Articulation

        Enunciation

        Diction

        Animation

        Sincerity

     Effectiveness (0-15 points)

         Overall appeal

         Impression

         Persuasiveness

      IMPORTANT DATES

      Application deadline February 15, 2012

      Interviews February 18

      Final student selection February 22

      Contest Night April 12

      Location: The Arvada Center

                     6901 Wadsworth Blvd

                     Arvada CO

                      6:00 PM

      Contact

       Paul Danborn  303-420-1234

                              pauldanborn@friearndt.com

            Justin Dickson  303-424-5037

                              Justin@nufcu.com