Speech Contest

You may speak on anything that goes along the theme based on this quote by Peter Marshall, “May we think of freedom not as the right to do as we please, but as the opportunity to do what is right.”  Entry deadline is March 14, 2017.

• MARCH 14, 2017 – Deadline for all speeches to be postmarked or uploaded electronically.
• The theme is based on this quote by Peter Marshall, “May we think of freedom not as the right to do as we please, but as the opportunity to do what is right.”
• Open to all 9th – 12th grade Utah students.
• Register and submit online by March 14, 2017.
• Speech must be your own work (family or friends may critique your speech but cannot write it for you).
• Speech must be memorized (no notes allowed).
• Time limit is 5 minutes (penalty if speech is too short or too long).
• The speech should be positive and hopeful, expressing ideas on how to build America and patriotism, while discussing sound principles of freedom.
• Professional dress is requested for presentation.
• Decision of the judges is final.
• Finalist speaks at the Patriotic Service.

1. Go to http://www.youtube.com/
2. In the upper right hand corner of the home page click on “sign in”
3. If you have a google account you can login with that and go to the next step. If you don’t have a google login then click on “sign up for YouTube” and then fill out the necessary info.
4. Once you’re logged in click on the link at the top of the screen that says “upload”
5. Click on the button that says “video upload” and then upload your video.