The 86th Annual High School Oratorical Regional and Final Contests will be on Saturday, February 11, 2023 at Ripon College. For more informatio, check out this wilegion.org webpage: https://wilegion.org/oratorical-scholarships/
The opening ceremony begins promptly at 8:30.
Here’s what’s at stake:
Scholarship Opportunities
- Participants eliminated from competition at the Regional level receive $600
- 3 Regional Winners receive $1,000 and compete for the State title
- State 2nd runner-up receives an additional $1,000
- State 1st runner-up receives an additional $1,500
Department winner receives an additional $2,000The Department Winner also competes for additional scholarship money at the National level in Indianapolis, IN.
- Every contestant that participates in the first round receives $2,000
- Second round eliminations from competition receive an additional $2,000
- National 2nd runner-up receives $20,000
- National 1st runner-up receives $22,500