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Public SpeakingThe 1st Annual Ames Hy-Vee Public Speaking Contest was held on Saturday, January 19, 2008 at the Gilbert Lutheran Church. It was attended by over 23 students and their families. The event began with a 45-min workshop followed by a contest. The students were grouped according to grade levels 3rd - 8th grade. They competed in one of the following four categories: poetry, prose, public or original address. Every participant was awarded a medal or a trophy, a ribbon and a certificate.
 
Mrs. Hope Bossard, Curriculum Director, Gilbert Community Schools and Mr. Rich Simmons of Ames Hy-Vee, were invited guests that assisted in the award ceremony. Mrs. Bossard, was awarded a plaque for her support of educational activities for the Gilbert Schools and their learning communities.
 
The Public Speaking Contest was sponsored by Ames Hy-Vee and hosted by the 4-H and the Gilbert Academy. Vellareddy Anantharam, Ph.D. Jean Saveraid, MS and Mullai Sritharan were the organizers of the contest. Valerie Goodman, MA. and Tanya J Austin, MS, faculty members from Iowa State were workshop coordinators.Public Speaking
 
The following invitees judged the competition: Lisa Jane Gildehaus, Hope Bossard and JenniferSchnormeier teachers from Gilbert Schools; Matt Morain, Christopher Anderson and Eric Sims Brown, graduate students from the Dept. of English, ISU; Shane Bugeja and Jessi Mullenbach students of Gilbert High School.
 
The following are the winners of the competition:
 
3rd Grade: Champion, Paulina Lavrova, 2nd place, Cody Dvorak and 3rd place, Krishan Sritharan.
4th Grade: Champions, Kristy Ihle and Kristen Kemp, 2nd place, Austin Graber.
5th Grade: Champion, Ellie Jennett, 2nd place, Lydia Lavrova and 3rd place, Annika Rotto.
6th Grade: Champion, Maia Davis, 2nd place, Nolan Adair
7th Grade: Champion, Puneet Anantharam, 2nd place, Syed Umar Farooq
8th Grade: Champion, Sarah Baker, 2nd place, Joey Metzger and 3rd place, Coleman Jackson.