Oratorical and Essay Contest Winners Announced

Stephanie Song, Sahil Chawla and Thais Audibert are the first, second and third place winners, respectively, of the Coquitlam Optimist Club's annual Oratorical Contest held on April 17.  Stephanie and Sahil will advance to the zone competition on April 27, where they will compete against the winners of Oratorical Contests held by other Optimist Clubs in the Fraser Valley.

At the Oratorical Contest meeting, Optimists also honored participants in our annual Essay Contest.  The Essay Contest winners were Olivia Bulka (first), Coral Zarrillo (second), and Gurkiran Kaur Mann (third).  Olivia's essay has been submitted to the Pacific Northwest District's competition.

Congratulations to all our Oratorical and Essay Contest participants!

Above:  Stephanie Song, Sahil Chawla, Thais Audibert
Below: Coral Zarrillo, Not Pictured: Olivia Bulka, Gurkiran Kaur Mann