Madison entered the Tropicana/4-H County Speech Contest for the third time this year. She made it through the first and second rounds at school for the 6th graders.
In the semi-round, the top four places moved on to the finals. Madison did well and advanced, although she made us a tad nervous by finishing her speech just 4 seconds past the minimum time limit.
The top four places received ribbons and 4-H plastic cups. This is Madison's first year at making the finals. She has placed second the last two times in the second round, but only the first place finisher moves to the semi-round.
In the finals, there are two categories: 4th/5th graders and 6th graders. The 4th/5th graders give their speeches first. The format is that the speech is given and the speech contestant sits down. The previous speaker then returns to the podium and is interviewed while the judges finishing the scoring.
This is Madison being interviewed by last year's winner. His questions about her speech "Sounds" were interesting. He wanted to know how she came up with the different sounds, whether or not she was a singer, and had she ever seen the movie, The Sound of Music. Madison interviewed quite well.
Madison received a plaque for 4th place. First place receives a $195 scholarship to 4-H camp in the Ocala National Forest which made us a tad nervous about her winning. First place also has to return next year to do the interviewing of contestants in the finals which made Madison's teacher nervous about her winning!
We are very proud of her. She did wrote a great speech all by herself and did a fantastic job of presenting it. Great job Maddy!
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