Student Speaker Contest 2025
May 12, 2025: Presentation of Lagune Niguel Lions Club Student Speaker Plaque to 2025 winner Mayah Castillo at Tesoro High School
2025 Contest
2025 Topic : Artificial Intellegence - Friend or Foe
PURPOSE OF THE CONTEST
• To provide an opportunity for competitive public speaking among students on a subject of vital interest to the contestants and to the American people as a whole.
• To stimulate self-expression and independent thinking.
• To present to the public through the student speakers contests the problems surrounding themaintenance of this commonwealth as a free nation.
• To consider the means at our disposal of meeting the present and future world problems.
TIME LIMITATIONS
Students entering the contest shall prepare a talk to be as close as possible to, but not over ten minutes, nor less than five minutes in length.
CONTEST DATES
- Club Contest
- Zone Contest
- Region Contest
- District Contest o
- Area Contest
- MD4 Final Contest Joint Council of Governors mtg.
JUDGES CRITERIA & SCORING
Originality (Thought Content)
Originality 10 Points Maximum
Adherence to Subject Title 10 Points Maximum
Main Points Supported 10 Points Maximum
Conclusion Clearly Supported 10 Points Maximum
Delivery
Emphasis, voice control 10 Points Maximum
Enunciation, pronunciation 10 Points Maximum
Sincerity, enthusiasm 10 Points Maximum
Overall Effectiveness
Well Rounded, cohesive 10 Points Maximum
Logical, organized 10 Points Maximum
Persuasive 10 Points Maximum
TOTAL Max.Score 100 Points Max.
AWARDS for CONTEST WINNERS:
Club Level Contest $100.00 to the winner
Zone Level Contest $150.00 to the winner only.
Regional Contest $250.00 to the Winner only.
District Contest Fourteen winners $4,500.00 scholarship each.
Area Contests Four winners $6,500.00 scholarship each.
Final Contest Winner receives $10,000.00 scholarship.
"Speech Contest participation DIFFERENTIATES leaders from other college applicants."
For Official Contest Rules go to the website; www.lagunaniguelLions.com
To learn more contact stanrosenblatt1@gmail.com
Laguna Niguel Lions Student Speaker Contest
CONTEST RULES
1. A late contestant shall not compete if arrival time is after the draw of the
speaker order for that contest.
2. No one may enter or leave the room while a contestant is speaking. (Call upon Guards to man the doors.) Entry or departure to the room can be made during the intermissions.
3. No smoking, food or beverages are allowed during the contest, except beverages during
intermissions, with the exception, the speakers may drink water during their speech.
4. Do not applaud the speakers until after the judges’ worksheets have been collected.
5. Each speaker will speak for no less than five minutes and no more than ten minutes or
penalty/scoring deductions will be applied; no warning signals shall be given.
6. There will be a quiet three-minute intermission between and after speakers, and as much
time as needed after the final speaker, to allow judges to complete scoring. There shall
be no conferring with judges during the contest.
7. No photography, video or audio taping will be allowed during the contest. Only an MD4
video representative will be authorized to record the FINAL CONTEST.
8. All noise-emitting electronic devices such as phones, etc. must be turned off until the
contest is completed.
9. Any protest relative to the contest must be made to the Chairperson before the winner is
announced.
10. The contest Chairperson shall review and verify the Tellers’ worksheets before announcing
the results.
