Kincardine Legion hosts Zone C-1 public-speaking competition

About 30 youth, along with family and friends, gathered at the Kincardine Legion for the Zone C-1 public-speaking competition, Saturday.

The Primary and Junior competitions were held in the morning, while the Intermediate and Senior competitions were held in the afternoon.

Bob Forrest, zone youth education chairman, moderated the event, and was assisted by numerous Legion member volunteers who served as registrars, time-keepers and scruintineers. Zone commander Eric Ross and deputy commander Keith Vander Hoek helped present the certificates. The judges were Margaret Visser, Bonnie Phillips and Lise Blais.

There were nine Primary speakers, with the following results:
 

• 1st - James Speer of Wingham, "Adults Say the Weirdest Things"
• 2nd - Samantha Kim of Kincardine, "The Unicorn"
• 3rd - Hudson Ireland of Lucknow, "Transport Trucks"
• Cuyler Liddle of Ripley, "Thomas' Snowsuit"
• Paige Bruinsma of Clinton, "Magic Growing Powder"
• Hailey Beuermann of Brussels, "Make-up Mess"
• Ruby Taylor of Blyth, "(About) Playing Girls Hockey"
• Emery Cook of Goderich, "Top 10 Reasons I Love Hockey"
• Adele Stephenson of Hensall, "There Was An Old Man"

There were 10 Junior speakers, with the following results:
 

• 1st - Austin Bieman of Wingham, "Grandparents"
• 2nd - Ava Dawe of Clinton, "Curiosity"
• 3rd - Mikayla Ansley of Blyth, "Believing"
• Koen Adams-Smith of Ripley, "Emperor Penguins"
• Nicolas Marcotte of Kincardine, "Comedy"
• Ella Smith of Brussels, "Papa Can't Pee"
• Shelby Barger of Lucknow, "Winnie the Pooh"
• Olivia Allen of Goderich, "Emotions"
• Brody Kleist of Howick, "Our Family Vacation"
• Brandon Ducharme of Hensall, "Make a Wish"

There were nine Intermediate speakers, with the following results:
 

• 1st - Kate Leppington of Ripley, "Mental Health"
• 2nd - Benjamin Speer of Wingham, "The Weather"
• 3rd - Aiden Spetman of Lucknow, "150 Things Canadian"
• Sam Sparling of Clinton, "Pillows"
• Emilio Colley-Aquino of Kincardine, "Happy"
• Ella Sawchuck of Blyth, "Garbage"
• Nicole Gilroy of Goderich, "Millennials"
• Charlotte Todd of Howick, "Small Towns"
• Monica Hartman of Hensall, "Bullying"

Prerna Shah of Goderich was the only Senior speaker and won first.

The first-place finishers advance to the Legion District public-speaking competition to be held in Brussels, Sunday, April 2, at 1 p.m.