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Rotary Club of Sun Lakes holds 10th annual Four-Way Test Speech Competition
Club recognizes six CUSD high school students
Dr. Honora Norton/Special to the Independent
Leela Raj-Sankar, a senior at Hamilton High School, was awarded the first-place prize of $500 in the recent Rotary Club of Sun Lakes speech contest. Her topic was “Ethical Consumption.”
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By Dr. Honora Norton
The Rotary Club of Sun Lakes held its 10th annual Rotary International Four-Way Test Speech Competition during its weekly club meeting April 2.
Six students from six different Chandler Unified School District High Schools competed. The purpose of the 7-5-minute speech is to apply the principles of Rotary International’s Four-Way Test to a current ethical issue. The Four Way Test addresses:
Is it the TRUTH?
Is it FAIR to all concerned?
Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?
Judges at the event included Leo Schlueter, CUSD Elementary Schools West Region; Dr. Craig Gilbert, CUSD associate superintendent for Pre-K-12 Educational Services; Frank Narducci, CUSD superintendent of schools; Kevin Pitts, Rotary District 5495 Governor; and Dan Serrano, CUSD executive director of Secondary Education/High Schools.
RCSL Rotarian Bill Schink served as contest scorekeeper.
Leela Raj-Sankar, a senior at Hamilton High School, was awarded the first-place prize of $500. Her topic was “Ethical Consumption.”
Second place, and an award of $250, went to Siyaa Poddar, a sophomore at Arizona College Prep. Her topic was “Curiosity Killed the Cat.”
Runners-up were Lucy Davis, Casteel sophomore with the topic “Eating Disorder/Culture;” Charlotte Yeh, a junior at Perry High School, with the topic “Following the Crowd;” Ryu Long, Chandler High School junior, with the topic “Think Before Speak;” and Matthew Garza, Basha junior, with topic “Student Burnout.” Each runner-up received a prize of $100.
For more information about Rotary Club of Sun Lakes programs and membership - visit www.sunlakesrotary.com.
