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February 26, 2015 • Vol. 92, No. 2

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78th Annual Wisconsin Legion Oratorical ContestThe 78th Annual Wis-

consin American Legion High School Oratorical Contest was held at Ripon College on Saturday, Feb-ruary 14th. 11 high school students from across the state competed for top honors.

Each student appeared on stage twice, the fi rst for an 8 to 10 minute Ora-tion on some aspect of the Constitution followed by a 3 to 5 minute disserta-tion on one of 4 possible randomly drawn Constitu-tional Amendments. The 2015 Wisconsin American Legion Oratorical Contest winners are:

Saafi a Masoom, a junior at Platteville High School, prevailed in the compe-tition and will receive a $3,000 scholarship. “Our Great Experiment, Our Constitution” was the title of her oration. Rep-resenting the 3rd District, Saafi a was sponsored by Platteville Post No. 42.

She qualifi ed to com-pete at the National Fi-nals scheduled April 10 – 12th in Indianapolis, IN where she is eligible for at least an additional $1,500 scholarship. The three national fi nalists receive $18,000, $16,000 and $14,000 scholar-ships respectively.

The First Runner-Up is Hannah Boutin, a senior at Omro High School who was sponsored by Post No. 75 and repre-sented the 6th District. “One Little Word” was the title of her oration. She has earned a $2,500 scholarship.

Taking Second Runner-Up honors was Carlie O’Donnell. Carlie is a senior at Big Foot High School, was sponsored by Sharon Post No. 130 and represented the 1st District. She has earned a $2,000 scholarship. The title of her oration was “The Connection”.

Regional Participants:Natalie Anumolu, is

Home-schooled in her senior year. She was sponsored by Post No. 27 in South Milwaukee and represented the 4th District. She has earned a $600 scholarship.

Kalan Haywood II, a sophomore at Rufus King High School in Milwaukee, earned a $600 scholarship. Kalan was sponsored by John F. Kennedy Post No. 479 and represented the 5th District.

Madeline Waskiewicz is a senior at Grafton High School and was sponsored by Grafton Post No. 355. Madie rep-resented the 2nd District and has earned a $600 scholarship.

Erik Jass, a senior at Mosinee High School was sponsored by Scho-fi eld Post No. 492 and represented the 8th Dis-trict. Erik also earned a

$600 scholarship.Anne Ulrich, is Home-

schooled in her senior year and was sponsored by Ap-pleton Post No. 38. She rep-resented the 9th District and earned a $600 scholarship.

Jason Lin, a junior at Eau Claire Memorial High School was sponsored by Eau Claire Post No. 53 and represented the 10th District. He earned a $600 scholarship.

Callista Wyles, is Home-schooled in her junior year. She was sponsored by Tom-ahawk Post No. 93 and rep-resented the 11th District. Callista has earned a $600 scholarship.

Henry Klein, a senior at St. Croix Falls High School was sponsored by St. Croix Falls Post No. 143 and rep-resented the 12th District. Henry also earned a $600 scholarship.

All Scholarships are paid directly to the recipient’s college upon proof of en-rollment.

Left Photo: CommanderRobert Shappell with Saafi a Masoom, winner.Right Photo L-R: 1st runner-up Hannah Boutin, Commander Shappell, winner Saafi a Masoom, and 2nd runner-up Carlie O’Donnell.