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con Academy also participated in this annual competition.
The topic was, as always, any issue related to the United States Constitution.
Lara Dose’s winning speech, “Common Defense,” was written, she said, in honor of her father, an officer in the U. S. Navy Reserves. Jennie Shanks’ oration concerned juvenile rights within the American court system. Sally Miller’s speech on “Reasonable Search and Seizures” traced the changes in Fourth Amendment rights from 1791 to the present day.
The format of the American Legion contest is particularly demanding, according to Wakefield Headmaster William Lynn Jr. Contestants must first speak for a minimum of eight minutes without benefit of notes of any sort, prompting or podium. Next, they must offer an extemporaneous response of at least three minutes in length to a question drawn at random by the judges about the amendments to the Constitution.
All three contestants were coached by Wakefield’s civics and political science teacher, Margaret Doyle. At the conclusion of the contest, the winners were presented cash awards and medals by Post 53 Commander Kathryn Wayland.
The three Wakefield winners now advance to the next level of the district competition, set for Jan. 30 at Post 53 in Front Royal.
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