SIDNEY — The 2024 pro-life speech contest for high school juniors and seniors will be held Monday, Feb. 19, in Sidney, with first to third place prizes ranging from $500 to $100. The winner may advance to the state and national levels.
Students must register by Friday, Feb. 16 (by 11:59 p.m.). All high school juniors and seniors who are residents of Shelby County or attend a Shelby County high school are eligible. Contestants are to give a “pro-life speech,” 5-7 minutes in length, on one of four topics: “abortion, doctor prescribed suicide, infanticide or the unethical practices of embryonic research.”
For rules, registration information and contest resources, go to the oratory contest page on the Shelby County Right to Life website: http://shelbycountyrtl.org/oratorycontest/oratorycontestmain.html.
