Rotary Club announces speech contest winners

AUSTINTOWN — Austintown Fitch High School senior Amanda Franklin won the Four-Way Speech Contest at the March 10 meeting of the Rotary Club of Austintown.

The contest is held annually, encouraging entrants to use the Rotary’s four-way test as a way to solve problems and issues in daily life. Amanda’s speech was titled “Say What Mean, Mean What You Say” and dealt with the issue of political correctness’ getting in the way of truth and fairness. Franklin will compete in the District Competition in North Canton on April 5.

Runners-up in the competition were Jacqueline Cohol and Nicole Cirbus.

Judges were Dr. Mitch Dalvin, Tony Cebriak, Robin Stock and Deanna Spirko. Special thanks were extended to John Mazzucco, veteran speech coach at Fitch, who chose and encouraged the contestants.