Milpitas Rotary Speech contest winners Arthur Tran, left, first place, Jonathan Yip, second, and Susan Wong, third, sit by Milpitas High principal Ken Schlaff and Milpitas Unified School District Superintendent Karl Black.
Photo courtesy of Frank De Smidt
Photo courtesy of Frank De Smidt
In addition to winning $100, Tran will move on to compete on March 1 with other high school-age speech winners from Rotary Clubs in the north Silicon Valley area. Tran spoke about the future of Rotary and how the group helps the world.
“The judges picked him for his knowledge, his mannerisms and his presentation,” said Wanda Olinger, chairperson of Rotary’s Interact Club.
Senior Jonathan Yip took home second place, earning $50. Freshman Susan Wong finished third and received $25.
All of the speeches had to include one of the tenets of Rotary's famed four-way test: Is it the truth? Is it beneficial to all? Is it fair to all concerned? Will it build goodwill and better friendship? The speakers were given five minutes, and were penalized if they went under four minutes or over five.
Contact MilpitasInfo.com reporter Justin Lafferty at justin@milpitasinfo.com.
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