The eighth grade oratory contest is a highlight of Geneva’s Logic School experience.
The competition began in 2007 and has become a tradition in which each student memorizes a piece from a selection of historic poems and speeches and delivers his or her prepared recitation in front of a panel of judges. It is a precursor to the Senior Thesis in which students present at the culmination of their final year at the Geneva School of Boerne.
After six weeks of practicing and honing their speaking skills, all 62 eighth-graders presented either a historical speech or poem in front of their peers, parents, faculty and judges during the preliminary round of the contest. From this, the top 10 speakers advanced to the final round of competition which took place on Monday, March 7, in Geneva’s Lyceum.
