2026 Oratorical Topic

 “The Moment I Realized I Belonged — My Definition of Community”

 Thank you for considering entering this year’s 

Optimist International Oratorical contest.

The contest will be held at a Five Cities Optimist meeting on 

February 17th,2026   

Club level cash prizes are awarded as follows: 

1st place $200

 2nd place $150 

3rd place $100 

DO NOT use your LMUSD student email account to 

request information or submit an application.

 Please use a gmail, yahoo or internet provider email account. 

An application must be requested or submitted at

5citiesoptimistoratorical@gmail.com 

if you are interested in competing.

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