The City of Lawton Stormwater Management is hosting a speech contest open to all 1st - 12th grade

students within Southwest Oklahoma.

Pre-registration not required but encouraged by calling (580)581-3478.

Rules and Procedures1. All speeches must be typed before the contest, and each

contestant should bring at least three copies of their speech

to give to the judges.

2. Speeches will be judged by a panel of judges.

3. After the contestant gives their speech, there will be a two

minute question period in which the judges will ask the

contestant questions regarding their speech.

DIVISIONSJunior DivisionStudents in grades 1, 2, 3 and 4. Time Limit: 1-3 minutes.

Intermediate DivisionStudents in grades 5, 6, 7 and 8. Time Limit: 4-6 minutes.

Senior DivisionStudents in grades 9, 10, 11 and 12. Time Limit: 5-8 minutes.

PROMPTStudents are to prepare and perform a speech over the following prompt: “Stormwater… street to stream, keep it clean.”

Awards and RecognitionThe first three participants placing in each division will receive a certificate, and prepaid Visa gift card in the amounts listed below. Junior Intermediate Senior

st1 : $100 $100 nd2 : $ 50 $ 50 $ 50 rd3 : $ 25 $ 25 $ 25

$100

FREE EVENT

Additional rules will be posted on City Website

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2017 Stormwater Management

1st Annual Speech Contest This contest is being held to promote Stormwater Management and to educate the youth of Southwest

Oklahoma on the importance of reducing stormwater pollution. The contest is open to all students in

the Southwest Oklahoma region, in grades 1-12. The contest will be held on April 21, 2017 at 6:00pm, in

Lawton’s City Hall Auditorium.

Divisions

Junior Division – Students in grades 1, 2, 3 and 4. Time Limit: 1-3 minutes.

Intermediate Division -- Students in grades 5, 6, 7 and 8. Time Limit: 4-6 minutes.

Senior Division -- Students in grades 9, 10, 11 and 12. Time Limit: 5-8 minutes.

Prompt

Students are to prepare and perform a speech over the following prompt: “Stormwater… street to

stream, keep it clean.”

Rules and Procedures

All speeches must be typed before the contest, and each contestant should bring at least three

copies of their speech to give to the judges. Contestants will be judged on how well they

perform the written speech.

Contestants are expected to dress nicely, as they will be judged on their overall presentation

and appearance during the speech.

Contestants will be disqualified if their speech fails to clearly identify the negative effects of

stormwater pollution and the best management practices involved in reducing said pollution.

Contestants will enter a speaking room one at a time to perform their speeches in front of three

judges. One of the judges will time the speech from beginning to end. Contestants should not

give their name or the school they attend prior to giving their speech to prevent any bias from

the judges.

Speeches will be judged by a panel of judges individually scoring each speaker. After each

speech, the scores from all three judges will be combined to give one final score for each

contestant.

After the contestant gives their speech, there will be a two minute question period in which the

judges will ask the contestant questions regarding their speech. These questions can span from

questions regarding the contestant’s motivation for participating in the contest, to questions

asking the contestant to explain a source of stormwater pollution and its effect on water bodies.

Each judge will score the contestant on a scale on one to five, depending on how well the

contestant answered the questions.

If a speech does not finish within the predetermined time limits, the contestant will be

penalized with a reduction of 5 points off of their final score

Speeches will be judged on 4 different areas, which include knowledge of topic, stage presence,

content, and general effect.

The maximum score a contestant can receive is 75 points.

Awards and Recognition

The first three participants placing in each division will receive a certificate, and prepaid Visa gift card in

the amounts listed below.

Junior Intermediate Senior

1st: $100 $100 $100

2nd: $50 $50 $50

3rd: $25 $25 $25

2017 Stormwater Management

1st Annual Speech Contest

“Stormwater… street to stream, keep it clean”

School: ______________________________________________________________________________

Sponsor Name: ___________________________________________ Phone Number: ______________

Return No Later Than 7 Days Prior To The Date Of The Contest To:

212 SW 9th Street

Lawton, Oklahoma 73501

Contestant’s Name Age Division Email Address

2017 Stormwater Management

1st Annual Speech Contest

“Stormwater… street to stream, keep it clean”

The following should serve as a reference point while judging contestants for different criteria. Follow

the table as closely as possible while scoring speeches.

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Knowledge of Topic- judge contestants on how well you feel they understand stormwater pollution

Contestant seems to have no knowledge of stormwater

Contestant offers little information in their speech but doesn’t justify their arguments

Contestant offers some information in their speech and justifies one or two arguments

Contestant offers a good amount of information and gives good examples and arguments

Contestant offers a wide variety of knowledge and gives good justification of arguments

Stage Presence- judge contestants on how natural and how enjoyable their performance is.

Contestant is awkward and not confident at all while performing

Contestant has some awkward movement and has some confidence while performing

Contestant has some movement and is fairly confident while performing

Contestant has good movement and is clearly confident while performing

Contestant has excellent movement and Is rightfully confident while performing

Content- judge contestants on the actual information they provide, and on how well the speech is written.

Speech is poorly written, offers no real stormwater information, and reads terribly

Speech is poorly written, offers some stormwater information, and reads okay

Speech is written well, offers some stormwater information, and reads okay

Speech is excellently written, offers good information, and reads well

Speech is excellently written, offers great information, and reads fantastically

General Effect- judge contestants on how well they conclude their speech and how good the speech was overall

After the speech you felt that no real conclusions were made and no real information was given

After the speech you felt that while some information was given, no conclusions were made

After the speech you felt that good information was given and the speech was concluded well

After the speech you felt that great information was given, the speech was concluded well, and you enjoyed the speech

After the speech you felt that great information was given, the speech had a great conclusion, and you enjoyed it.

Lawton Stormwater Management

Release Form for Advertising, Education, Publicity and Display Materials

Please print the following information:

Name of Minor Child, under 18 yrs ____________________________________ PRINT NAME Parent or Guardian of Above Minor ___________________________________ PRINT NAME RELEASE STATEMENT I give permission to the City of Lawton to use without charge and without reservation, my or my child(rens)’s likeness, their written work, and any interviews in any medium for any lawful purpose, including but not limited to promoting both above mentioned entities, programs and services.

I agree to forever release, discharge, defend, indemnify and otherwise hold harmless the City of Lawton, Oklahoma, and the Lawton Arts & Humanities Council, their officials, employees, agents and servants, of, from, and against any and all claims, demands, expenses, or losses of any kind whatsoever.

In addition, I waive the right to inspect or approve the finished product, including written or electronic copy, where in my or my child(rens)’s likeness appears. Please note that crowd scenes where no single person is the dominate feature are exempt from this release requirement.

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By signing below, I hereby acknowledge that I have read and understood the terms of this release.

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Lawton Stormwater Management LIABILITY RELEASE

I, _____________________________________________, hereby declare and certify that I am the parent or legal guardian of __________________________________, a child under 18 years of age. RELEASE & INDEMNIFICATION: In consideration for my child participating in the Stormwater Management Speech Contest, I agree to forever release, discharge, defend, indemnify and otherwise hold harmless the City of Lawton, their officials, employees, agents and servants, of, from, and against any and all claims, demands, expenses, or losses of any kind whatsoever, due to personal injury (including death) and/or property damage arising from or during, on account of, or in anyway related to my child's participation. Child's Name:

Parent’s Name: Phone Number:

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