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2025 contest winners: From left: Kara Hiddema (third place), Marnie Balcom (second place), and Nadia Grierson (first place). Submitted photo.
HAMLIN TOWNSHIP — The Right to Life Affiliates of Manistee, Mason and Oceana counties will host their annual High School Oratory Contest on Saturday, March 21 at 10 a.m. at the Lighthouse Baptist Church, 1950 N Jebavy Drive.
The contest invites students to research, write and deliver a five to seven minute speech speaking truth with compassion on one of the following topics: Abortion, euthanasia, infanticide or embryonic stem cell research/human cloning.
The contest is open to all high school students.
Prizes for the local contest are: first place, $200; second place, $150; third place, $100.
The winner of this local contest will then be invited to participate in the state contest on April 18 at Mount Hope Church in Lansing.
For more information and/or to sign up for the contest, contact Wally Carrier at (231) 233-1560 (Oceana County students) or Jennifer Richert at (231) 233-2879 (Manistee and Mason counties students).
The deadline to sign up for the contest is March 13.
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