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SCHOLARSHIPS
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The scholarships provided by the Optimist International Foundation are all competition-based scholarships for post-high school education. All of the contests begin at the Club level and end at the District level. Our club is the Coronado Optimist Club and our District is the New Mexico-West Texas District. Grab these opportunities to grab your future.
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Essay Contest
While our essay topic changes each year, the process remains the same.
1. Find out the Deadline and contest rules;
2. Plan and write your essay;
3. Contact the Coronado Optimist Club and submit your essay before the club's DEADLINE. The deadline may well be at the end of October, 2016.
The club contest is followed by the District contest. The winner for the District is announced in April.
The key to winning this $2500 scholarship seems to be to have written an excellent essay that meets all of the competition's rules. AND, Optimists will be glad to review applicants' essays before they are submitted and make suggestions on how to better meet the rule requirements.
Remember, the deadline is Dec. 8, so you will have to submit your essay by Dec. 1 to get the pre-submission help in plenty of time to make the Dec. submission deadline.
Oratorical Contest
While our oratorical topic changes each year and the award options have INCREASED, the process remains the same.
1. Find out the Deadline and contest rules;
2. Plan, write and PRACTICE your speech;
3. Contact the Coronado Optimist Club and submit your paperwork before the club's DEADLINE, The deadline may well be at the end of October, 2016.
The club contest is followed by a Zone level contest, January 16, and then a District contest at the District meeting in El Paso February 13, 2016. The District award is $2500 for first place, $1,500 for second and $1,000 for third.
This year Optimist International will hold an REGIONAL and then a WORLD competition after the District competitions. The winners of the Regional competition will win $5,000. The World competition winner will be awarded $15,500 in scholarship money.
The key to winning the oratorical scholarship seems to be to having written and then practiced an excellent speech. Remember to read carefully the rules AND FOLLOW them. Superb orators have "lost the race" because they failed to follow the rules.
Oftentimes, the winners have competed several years, othertimes, like last year, the winner was a middle school student with an excellent essay that was presented from memory in a mature manner.
Communication Contest for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (CCDHH)
While our topic changes each year, the process remains the same.
1. Find out the club contest's Deadline and contest rules;
2. Plan, write and PRACTICE your speech;
3. Contact the Coronado Optimist Club and submit your paperwork before the club's deadline, which probably will be in February, 2017.
The club contest is followed by a Zone level contest, and then a District contest at the May District.
The key to winning this $2500 scholarship seems to be having written and then practiced an excellent speech. The speech may be delivered orally or in sign. Translators will be provided. Remember to read carefully the rules AND FOLLOW them. Superb contestants have "lost the race" because they failed to follow the rules.
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Oratorical Scholarship Awards, 2015-2016
$22,500 possible
District First Place-$2,500 Second Place-$1,500 Third Place-$1,000
Regional First Place Only-$5,000 *
World First Place-$15,000 Second Place-$10,000 Third Place-$5,000 *
* St. Louis June 23-24-Qualifiers will be filmed and need not be present in person.