Do you know a local high school student who verbally expresses themselves well, would be interested in possibly winning cash and competing for a scholarship? The Murfreesboro Rotary Club invites area students to give a four to six minute talk using Rotary’s “4-Way Test” and specifically applying it to a topic of their choice.

Rotarian  Derek Blake said, “This is a great learning experience for students to hone their public speaking skills and have the potential of winning cash.”

The competition will be at 9:30 Saturday morning, March 8, 2014 at the Murfreesboro Boys and Girls Club, 820 Jones Boulevard. It is open to any student who is in the 9^th through 12^th grades on the day of the competition. They can attend public or private schools or be a home school student. There is no fee for participating.

First place winner receives $100 cash, second gets $75 and the third place finisher walks away with $50 cash.  Murfreesboro Rotary’s first place recipient has the opportunity to compete at the district level in April for a $1,000 scholarship.

Blake noted that the only student not eligible would be first place winners from previous years. He also stressed that the talk must be at least 4-minutes, but no longer than 6-minutes and that Rotary’s “4 -Way Test” must strongly tie to the topic of your choice.

Don’t let this opportunity slip away. Right now, contact Rotarian Blake and let him know you wish to be a part of the “4-Way Test” speech competition on March 8^th.  Blake can be reached at the Murfreesboro Boys and Girls Club,  phone 615-890-2582, or e-mail him at derek.blake@bgcrc.net.