These contests are concluded
each school year.
Optimist Club Contests
(See Photos of previous year's winner below.)
The Optimist Club is committed to optimism
and self-development for the improvement of youth and community. Each year
we hold several leadership and scholarship contests aimed at youth to help
them improve their communication skills. Please follow the links below
for more information.
Click here for details on the
Oratorical Contest.
Click here
for details on the
Essay
Contest
Click
here, Essay Winner, to read the 2006-2007 North Carolina East
Winning Essay by Henderson's Kathleen Carswell. You will need Adobe Acrobat
to open the document.
Click
here for details on the
Communications Contest for Deaf and
Hard of Hearing
What Former District Scholarship Winners Say About These Contests:
Rachel Landen was a local and district winner
after two tries in the contest. She took her $1,500 college
scholarship to East Carolina University where she is currently enrolled in
the University Honors program.
"I just have such great feelings about the
contest and experience, and I want to encourage others to take advantage
of the opportunity..." Read more from Rachel
here.
Rashad Hauter, now a premed
student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, won the
Henderson and N. C. East Optimist Oratorical Contest early in his high
school career. Here are his observations on the experience:
"I
have found that my experience with the Optimist Oratorical Contest has
provided me with the experience of oratory that will benefit throughout
my life." Read more from Rashad
here.
Laci Hines,
North Carolina East District
Scholarship winner in the Optimist Communication Contest for the Deaf and
Hard of Hearing, shares her thoughts:
"You have to have
confidence in what you do in order to achieve. I believe it was a good
experience for me and it will be for other individuals." Read more
from Laci here.
Chip Rotolo,
an eighth grade student and a North Carolina East Essay Contest winner tells
of his excitement on winning the district contest.
"...What a great experience this turned out to be." Read more from
Chip
here.
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