Miami-Dade County                         
School Enrichment- Public Speaking 

2007-2008 4-H/Tropicana Public Speaking Contest Information

 The Miami-Dade County 4H/Tropicana Public Speaking Program is an annual educational and competitive event for 4^th and 5^th graders in elementary schools, after school programs, and home school groups throughout the county. Funded by the Tropicana Products and organized by the Miami-Dade County 4-H Program, its aim is to introduce students to the importance of public speaking, and to teach them the basics of good speaking at a younger age than might otherwise be possible.

The program is structured for students to create, write, and present short speeches. Tropicana provides the educational materials for educators to present a series of prepared lessons on public speaking. Each classroom selects one student to compete in their school grade level competition.  The winners from the 4th & 5th grade level competition are sent to the county competition to represent their school. Ribbons, medallions and plaques for finalist, as well as certificates of participation for all students are provided by Tropicana.

 

Three Ways Students May Participate

There are three ways in which students may participate:

LEVEL	RECOGNITION
Classroom	Certificate for all students & first, second, third place ribbons.
School-All 4th and/or 5th classes	First, second, third place medallions.
County-First place representative from each school	First, second, third place plaques & roving trophy for first place school.

 

How Do You Participate

If your school/after school/ or home school group is interested in participating, please download entry form (tropicana enrollment form). All entry forms must be submitted to our office on or before December 14, 2007.

2007-2008 4-H/Tropicana Winners

Fourth Grade Winners: Esther Coolidge (1st Place) Elise Fernandez-Ledon (2nd Place) Fifth Grade Winners: Ryan Conde (1st Place) Kimberly Foreiter (2nd Place) Khalid Handan (3rd Place) Joseph Kenyon (Honorary Mention)

Special Thanks The Miami-Dade 4-H staff would like to thanks the South Dade Regional Public Library: Leoni Walther, Jeffrey Smith; and the judges: Rebecca Larotonda, Faye Finlay, Mario Goderich, and Chris Miller

 2007-2008 4-H/Tropicana Winning Speech
Fifth Grade Winner
Ryan Conde (1^st Place) -"The Perfect Pet"

2007-2008 4-H/Tropicana County Competition Pictures

Contact Information

To contact 4-H Agent Alex Diaz
Call: 305-592-8044
Email: AlexDiaz@ufl.edu

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