The American Legion’s Oratorical Contest is in its 86th year and this Saturday at Brookfield Trinity United Methodist Church at 1:00 pm, two local students will compete in the District Contest. The Vern R Glick American Legion Post 25 in Chillicothe has two contestants competing. They are Rachel Holt, a senior from Southwest High School; and Madelyn Wilford, and senior from Chillicothe High School.
District Chairman for the contest, Larry Warren says the contest actually began right here in Missouri. Â Now, each year, Legion posts around the nation sponsor contestants who compete for scholarships at County, District, Zone, State, Regional and National levels. Â This year the regional scholarship amounts have been increased from $1500 to $2000 for each round they advance through, and national scholarship amounts have been increased to $20,000; $18,000, and $15,000 for the top three winners.
In addition, Post 25 presents a $500 scholarship to our contestants who compete at District, and if one should advance to Zone, we will award another $500.
