CBHS Junior Wins State Championship
William Nelligan, a junior at Casco Bay High School, will travel to the American Legion’s National Oratorical Championship in April to represent Maine in the competition. Nelligan, who won the state speech championship in February, will compete against peers from other states and several outlying territories for the grand prize, an $18,000 college scholarship.
Nelligan competed against 10 students from across Maine for the state championship. He delivered a speech titled “Our First Amendment: A Mandate to America.”
The High School Oratorical Scholarship Program invited high school students to deliver an eight- to 10-minute prepared oration and three to five minutes of extemporaneous oration. At the state gathering on February 16, Nelligan placed first among high school students from around the state, winning $1,000 in scholarship money. He will enjoy an expense-paid trip to the national competition in Indianapolis in April.
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