Florida 4-H is very proud to offer the 4-H Tropicana Public Speaking Contest. Working with youth in grades 4-6, this contest helps thousands of young people annually learn how to write and deliver a speech. More than 150,000 young people in over 50 Florida counties in grades 4-6 participated in the contest on an annual basis.
Jackson County 4-H Staff partner with school faculty to offer this program to local fourth, fifth and sixth graders. Teachers are provided with 4-H curriculum to teach students the fundamentals of writing and delivering a public speech. Students then compete in a judged classroom speaking contest. Classroom winners compete at a school-wide competition. First place winners from each school and grade go on to compete at the County Contest. County Contest first place winners receive full camp scholarships to 4-H Camp Timpoochee.
Participation in this program helps students acquire the ability to organize their thoughts and ideas into a written speech, express ideas effectively, and show poise and confidence while giving a timed public speech. Tropicana has sponsored the contest since 1969 and provides classroom materials for teachers, certificates of participation, medallions for school winners, trophies for county winners, summer camp scholarships and Tropicana orange juice refreshments for county contests. Close to 2 million students have participated in this program since its beginning.
County Contest
The County Contest will be Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at 6:00 PM, at the Jackson County Extension Service. Rehearsal will be from 9:00 am to 2:00 PM on May 20. All County Contest participants must participate in the rehearsal.
District Contest
This year we will offer a new level of competition for 4-H Tropicana participants. Speakers who place 1st at the Jackson 4-H Tropicana Public Speaking County Contest will be eligible to participate in the District II 4-H Tropicana Public Speaking Contest. Jackson County speakers will compete against speakers from Bay, Calhoun, Holmes, Walton and Washington Counties. The District Contest is set for June 1, 2013, at the Jackson County Extension Service. The District II 4-H Tropicana Speaking Contest will be a part of the Get Your 4-H On Program, which will start at 9:00 AM. More details will be available soon.
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