American Legion High School

2015 Oratorical Scholarship Program

Post 52 Contest Results Are Official.

January 10, 2015 — American Legion Post 52, Franklinton, NC, held their Oratorical contest and the winner was Ethan Ritchie a junior at Franklinton High School. He will now move on to the District 5 contest, also being held here at Post 52, on the 24th. If you see him at school or in the neighborhood give him encouragement and come out and support him at the district contest.

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Ethan Ritchie Post 52 Oratorical contest winner.

District 5 Contest.

January 24, 2015, Franklinton, NC — Wow! If you didn't attend the District 5 Oratorical contest at The American Legion, Post 52, Franklinton on Saturday, you missed out on hearing Ethan Ritchie speak. We thought he did a great job at the post but he really wowed the judges at the District 5 contest. Your next chance to hear him and support him will be at the division contest in Edenton. So, mark your calendars and set your alarms, because it takes a little over 2 hours to get to Edenton, and the contest starts at 10am.

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District 5 Oratorical Chairman Neil Weintraub with Ethan Ritchie and District 5 Commander George Tracy.

State Contest.

March 7, 2015, Wilmington, NC — The setting was a great choice for the Oratorical Contest. It is steeped in historical significants within the state that leant itself to the competition. One thing I am sure of after observing the competition, I do not want to be a judge at this level. All five contestants gave great speeches. There were as many options as to who was in what position as there were people in attendance. If you had been there you would know that Ethan did an out standing job. We are so confident of his ability that we are hoping he will participate again next year.

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Pictured above are the five contestants, one from each division with their Division Commander. Left to right they are: Division 4, 4th Runner-up Paakweisi Krentsil and Commander Tom Ehlers, Jr; Division 2, 2nd Runner-up Caroline Bunting and Commander Don Bridges; Division 5, 1st Runner-up Ruben Seibert and Commander Harry P. Flynn, Jr; Division 1, 3rd Runner-up Ethan Ritchie and Commander Ken Rominger; Division 3, Winner Sam Chase and Commander Greg Gabry.
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Pictured above are District 5 Commander George Tracy, Division 1 Commander Ken Rominger, Ethan Ritchie, and Post 52 Commander Harvey Satterwhite.

2015 State Contest

The state oratorical contest is scheduled for March 7, 2015, in Wilmington, NC, on the USS North Carolina.

photo Battleship North Carolina