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Cathy Cena with Amy Ren, Jason Song, and Jerry Song
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Amy Ren has won the Coquitlam Optimist Club’s Oratorical Contest based
on the theme “Is There a Fine Line between Optimism and Reality?”
Amy was awarded a medal
and an honorarium of $100. Jason Song and Jerry Song placed second and
third, respectively, receiving medals and honoraria of $50 and $25. Emma Conti
placed fourth.
Amy and Emma will move on to the Regional Oratorical Contest in
Chilliwack, where they will compete against winners from other
Optimist Clubs in British Columbia. The winner of the regional
competition will be sent to the Pacific Northwest District level to compete
against students from Washington,
Oregon, Idaho and Alaska for the
chance to win a $2500 scholarship. The
winner of the District competition will have the opportunity to attend the Optimist
International West Coast Regional Championship for a chance to win an additional
$5,000 and up to another $15,000 scholarship at the Optimist International World
Championship.
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