Activities
Oratorical contest
Sophia Henry,16, won the gold medal for the Optimists Oratorical Contest 2019. Sophia’s speech to the prompt, ”Is there a fine line between optimism and reality?” addressed the current political climate along with her personal experience of finding optimism amongst the reality of life situations. She won $300.
Sophia also won the March 23rd, Colorado/Wyoming District Zone 1 Competition and now moves on to the Regional District competition. The winner here wins a $2,500 scholarship and advances to St. Louis, MO, vying for the $20,000 scholarship.