LEGION ORATORICAL CONTEST

 Photo courtesy of American Legion Post 94 

The 14th District (Piscataquis County) of the American Legion and Post 94 of Greenville recently conducted the 2016 Oratorical Contest at Greenville High School. Pictured are, from left, Alan Cartwright, English teacher at Greenville; Connor DiAngelo, third place; Dakota Morehouse,  second place; contest winner Keegan Cannell; Post 94 Commander John Guerin; and 14th District Commander Dan Nutter.

Cannell will proceed to the state championship for the second year, on Feb. 13 at Thomas College in Waterville. The American Legion Oratorical Contest is for students who welcome learning …  for those who looks for an academic challenge and an opportunity to gain scholarship monies. Students learn valuable information about the Constitution in a contest held by the American Legion for more than 75 years. Entrants compete with a prepared 8-10 minute oration on a chosen subject on the Constitution and an assigned topic on some phase of the Constitution of three to five minutes. The winner of the state contest will advance the national competition where they compete for prizes up to $18,000. The contestant from Maine in each of the last two years has finished in the top nine of 55 contestants and received scholarships of $3,000.