The Mandurah Rotary Club recently held its Four-Way Speech Contest final.
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After a number of heats, six year 10 students from high schools around Mandurah spoke at the Mandurah club final.
There were five finalists from Frederick Irwin Anglican School and one from Mandurah Baptist College.
Chloe Pritchard spoke on 'Sexism Against Men', Crystal Sing talked about 'Relay for Life' and Hetben Vaichani addressed the crowd about 'One Year of Discovery'.
Samuel McGowan spoke on 'Ten Life Lessons I learned from my Dog', Tafara Manyonga made a speech titled 'Money Does Talk and It Usually says Bye-Bye' while Hannah Inwood discussed the topic of 'Euthanasia'.
Frederick Irwin student Samuel McGowan was crowned the winner of the Mandurah Rotary Club final and was then invited to go on to compete at the zone final on September 23.
Fellow Frederick Irwin student Chloe Pritchard came a close second place.
The Four-Way Speech Contest aims to promote the ideals of ethical values of Rotary to young people by drawing attention to the wide applications and implications of its four-way test.
Created in 1932 at the height of the Great Depression by Chicago Rotarian Herbert J Taylor, the four-way test is a short statement asking four questions to test the things we think, say or do.
The questions ask is it the truth? Is it fair to all concerned? Will it build goodwill and better friendships? Will it be beneficial to all concerned?
Contestants were judged on five aspects of their speech including speech development, effectiveness, correctness, presentation and application of the four-way test, which must be demonstrated throughout the presentation relevant to the topic.
The speech contest also aims to encourage and foster excellence in the art of public speaking and develop the confidence and self-esteem of young participants.
In separate news, the Mandurah Rotary Club will hold monthly swap meets in the north car park at the Lakelands Shopping Centre on the last Sunday of the month.
Organised by volunteers of the Rotary Club of Mandurah, buy, swap and sell to help raise funds for the Club's projects.
Sellers are able to set up from 6am at a cost of $10 per car parking bay occupied. By law, sellers are only allowed to sell pre-used or second-hand goods and are not permitted to sell food, new goods or craft work.
The Swap Meet opens to buyers for a gold coin donation from 7am and will close at 11am with all sellers required to depart the site before 11.30am.
There will be a Swap Meet on September 29. For more information, visit the Facebook event page.
