District 5180 Speech Contest

 

 

 

Each year, the Rotary clubs in District 5180 hold a youth speech contest for high school students to encourage and support them in enhancing and improving their public presentation skills as they reflect on the speech contest theme and offer their thoughts and insights during their presentation.  Each student's presentation is judged on delivery, originality and content.  And, students receive a monetary award if they achieve a result within the top three highest scores.

 

The 2027 theme is "Create Lasting Impact" which builds upon the Rotary International Theme, “Create Lasting Impact.”

 

Starting in October 2026, clubs will be encouraged to kick-off their speech contest by building community-wide awareness of the contest and begin their recruitment efforts with their local high schools. 

 

Throughout the speech contest process, our 2026-2027 District 5180 Speech Contest Chair, Bill Highland, can answer any questions and address issues.  You can email Bill by clicking here.

 

Here are some highlights of key dates as we move into the 2027 District 5180 speech contest (Final dates:  TBD)

 

October 2026:   Clubs will kick-off their speech contest by building broad community awareness and begin recruitment through local high schools.

February 28, 2027:   Deadline to complete all club contests.

March 18, 2027:    Deadline to complete all area semi-final contests.

April 6, 2027:    Final Speech Contest held at Citrus Heights Community Center, 6300 Fountain Square Drive, Citrus Heights (Time: TBD)

 

The area semi-final contests will be organized and conducted by a District Assistant Governor in the following regions:

 

North Sacramento       Area 3

South Sacramento       Area 1 & 8

Central Sacramento     Area 2, 4, & 7

Middle Sacramento      Area 5 & 6

 

Please refer to the menu on the left with the documents for this year's speech contest. 

 

Thank you for your support of the District 5180 Annual Speech Contest.