The American Legion - April 7, 2011
The contestants for the 2011 National Oratorical Contest have been finalized. Pictured above is the
2009 National Oratorical Contest winner, Werner (Ben) Dykstal. Photo by James V. Carroll
On April 16, 53 high school students from across the country will be in Indianapolis at the University Place Conference Center & Hotel to compete in The American Legion’s 74th National Oratorical Contest.
The contest will get under way with quarterfinals on April 16 at 9:45 a.m. EDT, followed by the semifinals at 3:45 p.m. During both sessions, the participants will present a rehearsed eight- to 10-minute oration on an aspect of the U.S. Constitution in front of judges, as well as a three- to five-minute speech on an assigned topic discourse – a phase of the Constitution selected from Articles and Sections.
The top three semifinal winners will advance to the championship finals on April 17 at 10:00 a.m. (EDT), where they will vie for first place and an $18,000 scholarship by repeating their rehearsed oration and speaking on a new assigned topic discourse.
Meanwhile, tune in to www.legion.org during the championship finals to view a live streaming of the three finalists competing for the winning title. The webcast will allow family and friends of the contestants, as well as other online viewers, front-row seats to the event where the overall champion will be crowned.
The following are the 53 high school contestants participating in the 2011 National Oratorical Contest:
Moriah Hagel, Wetumpka, Ala.
Kelsey Smith, Anchorage, Alaska
Rachel Moses, Cave Creek, Ariz.
Luke Macfarlan, Siloam Springs, Ark.
Anastasia Kaiser, Orinda, Calif.
Branden Yeates, Erie, Colo.
Daniel Chen, Cheshire, Conn.
Alina Ehsan, Newark, Del.
Yisehak Abraham, Washington, D.C.
Christian Fernandez, Miami
Morgan Billmaier, Heidelberg, Germany
Timothy Moore, Woodstock, Ga.
Lanson Hoopai, Aiea, Hawaii
Chas Baines, Meridian, Idaho
Athena Saldanha, Schaumburg, Ill.
Rebecca Frazer, Morgantown, Ind.
Erica Grubbs, Davenport, Iowa
Miles Barber, Marysville, Kan.
John Aroutiounian, Lexington, Ky.
Micah Webber, Baton Rouge, La.
Kelly Thomas, Standish, Maine
Nathan Chai, Ellicott City, Md.
Emmanuel Oppong-Yeboah, Boston
Aaron Mukerjee, Saline, Mich.
Adam Saxton, Monticello, Minn.
Brandice Brown, Greenwood, Miss.
Anisha Gururaj, Chesterfield, Mo.
Joshua McCaffrey, Butte, Mont.
Nicholas Schreiner, Seward, Neb.
Amelia Ritger, Genoa, Nev.
Colbert Ye, Exeter, N.H.
Marisa Palmer, Sicklerville, N.J.
Kaitlyn Frederick, Carlsbad, N.M.
Steven Velardo, Hopewell Junction, N.Y.
Daniel Nelson, Goldsboro, N.C.
David Shelton, Arvilla, N.D.
Grace Pyo, Powell, Ohio
Brandon Baumgarten, Oilton, Okla.
Troy Phillips, Roseburg, Ore.
Samuel Hardy, Palmyra, Penn.
Jean Davila De Jesus, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico
Thomas Cienki, East Greenwich, R.I.
Joshua Arnold, Seneca, S.C.
Joseph Schartz, Humboldt, S.D.
Kathryn Stewart, Cleveland, Tenn.
Adam Nasser, Grapevine, Texas
Angelica Lopez, South Jordan, Utah
Erin Connor, Bridport, Vt.
Joshua Underwood, Barboursville, Va.
Riley Workman, Richland, Wash.
Aleksandr Fedyszyn, Wheeling, W. Va.
Sumaia Masoom, Platteville, Wis.
Dakota S. Frederick, Guernsey, Wyo.
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