MANITOULIN—Four Manitoulin elementary school students took part in the Royal Canadian Legion public speaking zone championships, with one student, Riley Hubbard of Charles C. McLean Public School, qualifying to go on to the next level of competition.
Riley Hubbard, 13-years-old of C.C. McLean, took first place in the RCL zone public speaking championship held at the Lockerby Legion Branch 564 February 30. His speech was titled ‘How Video Games Affect Kids.’
At the zone championships, in the primary division, Rowan McGale placed second in the primary division, with her sister Piper McGale placing third in the junior division. In the senior division, Ada Nicholls finished in second place. Unfortunately, none of the three students from Little Current Public School will be moving on to the district championship.
While winners were selected in three different age categories, two Charles C. McLean Public School (CCMC) students took part in the Royal Canadian Legion (RCL) zone public speaking competition held in Sudbury in February.
“The (CC McLean) playoffs were held in the school on February 5,” said Jim Woods, of the RCL branch 514 in Gore Bay. The two students who were to take part in the zone championship included intermediate grade level student Riley Hubbard and Arlo Menzies in the junior division. Clara Montague, who was first in the primary division, qualified for the zone level competition but has moved away since the C.C. McLean in-school competition on February 5 and was unable to take part in the zone competition.
As was reported in the February 12 edition of The Expositor, the RCL Branch 177 in Little Current held its public speaking competition, with students from Little Current Public School taking part in the event held at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 177 (Little Current) February 9. Rowan McGale was first in the Grade 1 to Grade 3 category, Piper McGale took top spot in the Grade 4-7 category and Ada Nicholls, first in the Grade 7-9 group all qualified for the zone championship.
Mr. Hubbard will take part in the RCL district public speaking champions, taking place in Onaping Falls on March 23.
