American Legion Department of Georgia Oratorical Contest

The American Legion Department of Georgia's High School Oratorical Contest awards Department-level prizes of $2,000 for first place down to $1,000 for fourth, plus Area-level prizes of $300 to $500, to students who deliver original and assigned speeches on the U.S. Constitution. It's open to any student under 20 enrolled in grades 9-12, entered through a local American Legion post. The Department final is held each spring in Forsyth, Georgia.

Eligibility

DemographicsOpen to any student under 20 enrolled in grades 9-12; no Legion family connection or membership required to compete.

Applying

Department: 1st $2,000, 2nd $1,500, 3rd $1,250, 4th $1,000; Area: 1st $500, 2nd $400, 3rd $300