THE AMERICAN LEGION

Department of California

District 18

For further information contact Peggy McIntosh, 626–287-0139

LA SALLE STUDENT, CITLALLI  SANDOVAL OF SAN GABRIEL , WINS  AMERICAN LEGION DISTRICT 18 ORATORICAL CONTEST

Students from local high schools are currently involved in the 73rd annual American  Legion National High School Oratorical Scholarship Contest  which involves a prepared oration of eight to ten minutes in length about some phase of the Constitution of the United States and a dissertation of three to five minutes on a related subject from the Constitutional Amendments.     District 18 covers the entire San Gabriel Valley, and at the recent District 18 speak off at Pasadena Post 13, the winner  was Citlalli Sandoval from La Salle High School speaking on “An American on a World Stage”.  Citlalli will represent District 18 at the 6th Area speak off on February 21st hosted by Valley Post 582, San Fernando.   The winner of this event will proceed to the Department finals in Merced on February 28th.

Contestants receive cash awards as they advance through the various levels, Post, District, Area, and Department (State) with semi-finals and finals at Indiaapolis, Indiana.  The  three winners at the final competition in Indianapolis receive college scholarships of $18,000, $16,000 and $14,000,  awarded by the National organization next April.