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The 4-H office understands the difficulties in school scheduling during the months of March & April. The latest that names can be submitted for Tropicana is April 11, 2008. This date is after the workshop, which is not mandatory. If you are able to get your names in & RSVP by March 28th, we will have a workshop. The contest is April 17th, the winners will then go on to the District Contest held at the Central Florida Fair on April 19th, at 11:30 am.

Tropicana Speech Contest Workshop & Contest at AG Center
4-H Agent CCatanzaro@ufl.edu 343-4101

Tropicana has sponsored the "Tropicana Public Speaking Contest" since 1969 and provides classroom materials for teachers, certificates of participation, medallions for school winners, trophies for county winners, summer camp scholarships and Tropicana orange juice refreshments for county contests. Close to 2 million students have participated in this program since its beginning. Tropicana is pleased to provide 4-H Camp Ocala scholarships for the 2007-2008 school year, June 9-13th, 08. There will be two camp scholarships one scholarship for the middle school, county-level winner and one scholarship for the elementary county-level winner. The program is coordinated and underwritten by Tropicana and is delivered to public and private schools, through the Lake County 4-H Youth Development Program. A complete letter of introduction, order & group enrollment form.

Tropicana Products, Inc., a division of PepsiCo, Inc., is the leading producer and marketer of branded fruit juices.

Lake County contest will be held in our auditorium, at the AG Center
1951 Woodlea Road, Tavares 32778.

NOTE: One additional item that comes up every year: Judging criteria – Please reinforce the judging criteria with the teachers (the categories are listed in their Teacher Lesson Plan booklet) and encourage them to share the criteria with the students and parents. (Note: Composition counts for 50%; Presentation counts for 50%) This will, hopefully, answer some of the parent’s questions at the final contest.

                                           2008 Contest Dates:

March 28th         Workshop 10-12:00 Optional School Winner Workshop, 10:00 a.m. This recommended workshop is an opportunity for winners to practice speech in contest venue and receive feedback from members of Toastmasters. Please RSVP.
April 17th           Contest 10-12:00
April 19th           District Tropicana Contest at the Central FL Fairgrounds 11:30 am Two county winners will participate in district contest

Optional lunch for school winners, participants, teachers, and guests at Olive Garden, Leesburg. Spaghetti, salad, bread sticks and drink: $5 for 13 and older, $3 for under 13. RSVP for lunch 5 days before contest. vcmitch3@ufl.edu Carla, program assistant or 343-4101

If you are a teacher, participating, would you email me so I can add you to my contacts, please: vcmitch3@ufl.edu

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Tropicana Public Speaking Contest

The Tropicana/4-H Public Speaking contest is designed to give 4th, 5th, and 6th grade students experience in the preparation and delivery of a speech. Each participating teacher should plan to spend one week on the program. However, each classroom is different. Teachers may make changes in order to adapt to the activities of their students and the available time frame. Why is public speaking important? As an educator, you know that many problems in our fast-paced society arise, not because we don't know the answers, but because we cannot communicate effectively. The best time to teach people to talk and think on their feet is when they are young. This is the objective of the 4-H/Tropicana Public Speaking Program. The Program is sponsored by Tropicana Products and administered through the 4-H Youth Development Program, Cooperative Extension at the University of Florida.

Florida 4-H is very proud of the 4-H/Tropicana Public Speaking Contest. Working with youth, this contest helps thousands of young people annually learn how to write and deliver a speech. More than 116,000 young people in 46 Florida counties in grades 4-6 participated in the contest last year.

The 4-H/Tropicana Public Speaking Contest can help fulfill the Sunshine State standards. If you are a teacher who would like more information about the 4-H/Tropicana Public Speaking Contest, please contact the 4-H agent at ccatanzaro@ufl.edu