Right to Life of Michigan annual high school oratory contest

Right to Life of Michigan's annual high school oratory contests are open to all prolife high school students in Michigan. Contestants will give a 5-7 minute speech on one of several prolife topics. Contests are sponsored by Right to Life of Michigan affiliates across the state. The winners of the local affiliate contests will compete in the statewide annual High School Oratory Contest in the Lansing area on May 18, 2013, and the winner of the state competition will win a trip to compete in the National Right to Life Oratory Contest in Dallas, Texas on June 29, 2013.

If you are a student interested in competing, please contact your local RLM affiliate or field representative. If you don't know how to contact your local affiliate or the nearest affiliate sponsoring a contest, please contact State Oratory Coordinator Chris Gast at cgast@rtl.org.

Below is the list of affiliates who held local contests in 2013:

Sanilac County RTL– February 18

Gaylord RTL – February 23

Downriver Affiliates/Wyandotte RTL – March 2

Warren-Centerline RTL – March 11

Cheboygan County RTL – March 12

Holland Area RTL – March 12

North Allegan RTL – March 12

Grand Rapids RTL – March 19

Tri-Cities RTL (Grand Haven) - March 19

Midland County RTL – March 21

Shiawassee County RTL – March 21

Branch County RTL - March 23

Washtenaw County RTL - March 23

Jackson RTL - March 27
Wexford-Missaukee RTL – March 29

Delta County RTL – April 9

Lenawee County RTL – April 9

Newaygo County RTL – April 10

Grand Traverse Area RTL - April 11

Saginaw County RTL - April 11

Clinton County RTL – April 13

Portland RTL – April 13

2012 Oratory Contest Results

The 23rd Annual High School Oratory Contest was held on Saturday, May 19 in Holt. Local winners from 19 affiliates competed. First place went to Kristina Cherniausky of North Oakland Right to Life. Second place went to Robert Linstrum of Gaylord Right to Life. Third place went to Alicia VanDerhoof of Midland County Right to Life.

The national contestants

Kristina giving her speech at nationals

As the state winner, Kristina traveled to Crystal City, Virginia to compete in the National Right to Life Jane B. Thompson Oratory Contest. Though she did not place in the top four, the competition was very tough and she enjoyed the experience. We are very proud of Kristina's hard work and accomplishments as a finalist among hundreds of excellent young prolife speakers from across the nation.

Oratory Contest Hall of Fame

Results and winner speech

Past state and national winners

Oratory homepage

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2013 Contest Rules and Forms for Affiliates:

Oratory contest instructions and frequently asked questions - PDF

Affiliate contest sponsorship form - PDF

Student application form - PDF

Sample judge ballot - PDF

Promotional flier - PDF

Sample promotional letter - HTML