FALL 2023
Our showcase went online again this semester. Thank you to all the students and faculty who worked through the pandemic circumstances by following the guidelines for our in-person campus classes and online. Thank you to our incredible donors, Donald Sloan, J. LaVar Bateman, and Kevin Jones, who believe in our students and make this showcase possible with a cash scholarship for each participant. We invite you to listen to their incredible stories here:
This semester’s showcase highlights the top finalist speakers chosen by our faculty judges from among all the public speaking sections. You can watch the entire playlist of our nine finalist speakersor choose individual speeches below:
Congratulations to both the speech finalists and semifinalist!
Introducing our finalists:
Hanna Eyre
1st Place - Awarded a Marie Clegg Jones Scholarship, $1000.
Benjamin A. Fairholm
2nd Place - Awarded a Marie Clegg Jones Scholarship, $800.
Skyler S. Woolf
3rd Place - Awarded a Marie Clegg Jones Scholarship, $500.
Sarah Sun
Awarded a Bateman Scholarship, $350.
Melanie Varela
Awarded a Bateman Scholarship, $350.
Rachel Billings
Awarded a Sloan Scholarship, $350.
Rachel Vorkink
Awarded a Sloan Scholarship, $350.