ROUND I WINNERS -- Winners of the county/district level civic oration contest are, left to right, Joanna Steege from the Cathedral of Christ the King School, Atlanta, third place, Jeffery Self from St. Mary’s School, Rome, third place, Jason Long from St. Joseph’s School, Marietta, first place, and Trey Nunnery from the Cathedral of Christ the King School, second place. The competition was held April 20 at the Cathedral of Christ the King School. This year’s topic is “An American Place Worth A Visit.” First place winner Jason Long’s speech was on the Alligator Farm in St. Augustine, Fla.
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ROUND II WINNERS -- County/district level civic oration contest winners are, left to right, Ann Dunn from Our Lady of the Assumption School, Atlanta, Catlin Dobson from St. Thomas More School, Decatur, and Jessica Ratliff from Immaculate Heart of Mary School, Atlanta In the competitive round held at St. Thomas More April 22, Dunn came in third, Ratliff came in second and Dobson came in first. The three finalists in each round will go on to compete at the state/regional level. The first place winners in each round also won a $50 cash prize courtesy of Modern Woodmen of America, this year’s contest sponsor.