The Lions Club of Narrabri hosted the regional Youth of the Year quest at the Narrabri RSL recently.
The Lions Youth of the Year program has a proud history of encouraging and fostering the leadership skills of young Australians approaching the end of their high school years.
By emphasising qualities like academic skills, sporting and cultural involvement, public speaking and contribution to the community, Youth of the Year aims to bring forth the next generation of outstanding young Australians.
Three students took part in the public speaking competition, with the young speakers coming from Wee Waa and Gunnedah schools.
Charlie Jenkins represented Wee Waa High School while Lewis Donaldson and Fergus Hunter represented St Mary’s College.
Lewis took out the public speaking contest and was determined as the overall winner.
Lewis’ performance in the public speaking section was outstanding for his impromptu questions and his five-minute prepared speech titled The Benefits of Learning a Second Language.
Lewis will now participate at a district level in Urunga this weekend.
Wee Waa student Charlie spoke about the struggle being experienced by nurses across Australia and why that struggle matters to everyone.
Charlie was supported by his family, members of the Lions Club of Wee Waa and the Wee Waa High School community.
Part of the judging was carried out in an afternoon session on Saturday, which was split into multiple categories and further judging was held at an evening session with the impromptu questions and prepared speeches on the night.
The nail-biting impromptu questions drew some thought-provoking answers from the entrants when asked: “If you could have three people today alive or dead to dinner who would it be and why:” and “What is the most magnificent thing in the world”.
The Lions Club of Narrabri welcomed Denis Harvey, Claire Allen and Abby McClure to judge this year’s competition.
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