This contest offers an opportunity for students who are Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing to present their thoughts in the community, gaining skills, which can only come from signing or speaking to a large audience. Patterned after the Optimist Oratorical Contest, the contest offers youth the chance to compete in speech or sign language with the chance to win a college scholarship.
Topic for the 2019-20 School Year is : “Just iMagine a World without Boundaries”
Students must submit the results of an audiogram completed no longer than 24 months prior to the date of the contest by a qualified audiologist. Students must be certified to have a hearing loss of 40 decibels or more, which must be supported by the audiogram in order to be eligible to compete.
This year's Theme: "Just iMagine a World without Boundaries?”
Open to participants through Grade 12
- Club Contest Date will be early March 2020
- Zone Contest Date will be early April 2020
- District Contest Date late April 2020
General Information from Optimist International can be found at: http://www.optimist.org/e/member/scholarships2.cfm
To submit or ask questions Contact the Optimist Club of St. Paul at
