Colorado American Legion Oratorical Contest, 2009 March 7^th 2009 At DeVry University, Westminster, CO

PURPOSE

To develop a deeper knowledge and appreciation of the Constitution of the United States on the part of high school students. Other objectives of the contest include the development of leadership qualities, the ability to think and speak clearly and intelligently, and the preparation for acceptance of the duties and responsibilities, the rights and privileges of American citizenship.

RESULTS OF 2009 CONTEST

We would like to congratulate the winners of the 2009 Contest.

Place	Student	School	Sponsoring Post
1^st	Carly Barnard	Highlands Ranch	103
2^nd	Josh Craddock	Family Academy of Christian Education	1
3^rd	Sarah Spinuzzi	Centennial	2

HOW TO ENTER –

Complete an application and submit it to your local American Legion Post. You may also contact either of the Colorado chairmen listed below for assistance.

CONTACT INFORMATION

The Department Co Chairs for the Year 2009 contest are Michael McPheron and Gil Sibayan. If you want information about the 2009 Contest or are a Legion member who would like to help, you can contact them at:

Michael McPheron	303-664-9039	coyotem28@aol.com
Gil Sibayan	720-352-2597	SIBAYKG@COMCAST.NET

Information about the national contest is available from the American Legion National Headquarters (www.legion.org).

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We would like to thank our sponsors.

Information concerning this site is available from Mike Kanner.

23 January 2009