Royal Oak Middle School student Abagail Woodruff will compete in the Optimist International Regional Contest, taking place July 17. She has already earned recognition for her speaking skills, ...

CHEYENNE – The Optimist Club of Cheyenne is inviting Laramie County School District 1 high school students to participate in the 2024-25 Optimist International Oratorical Contest. The Optimist ...

The Optimist Club of Littleton is participating in the annual Optimist International Oratorical Contest. The topic for the Oratorical Contest for the 2024-2025 school year is “How Optimism Has Guided ...

The Optimist Regional Oratorical Contest held on March 20 produced two winners, Hayley Bohnert and Rachel Smith. They will go on to the district contest Saturday. They were sponsored by the Jackson ...

Chloe Gilbert, a senior at Marianna High School, recently won the Optimist Club of Jackson County’s oratorical contest based on a theme of “How My Best Brings Out the Best in Others.” Gilbert received ...

The Sun Prairie Optimist Club has announced the Optimist International Oratorical Contest. Open to contestants under age 19, the contest asks students to write an original speech to express their ...

LIMA — The Lima Noon Optimist Club announced two scholarship opportunities for local students. The first one is the Optimist International Essay Contest, sponsored by Optimist International to give ...

Public speaking is a valuable skill, Judith Kluge of the David City Optimist Club said, that will carry weight for years. That's why the optimists encourage kids to get involved with it early through ...

Editor’s note: Area students were invited to create speeches for the Eden Prairie Optimist Club’s annual oratorical contest based on the theme, “Where are the roots of my optimism?” Eden Prairie High ...

Evan Cass, a student at St. Francis Catholic School, has become the first student from the city to qualify for the Optimist International World Oratorical Championships. Jack Smith tells Congress he ...