Speech Trek 2010 Contest
This year's Speech Trek Contest will be held at the Granite Bay Library on Douglas Boulevard on Monday, February 1, 2010 at 5:30 pm. The topic chosen by AAUW is "Breaking through the Barriers".
In Honor of Eleanor Allen
In honor of his late wife, Eleanor Allen, Gray Allen has donated prize money to our branch. The prize monies for first, second, and third place will be named the Eleanor Stem Allen Speech Trek Scholarship. The state competition will also receive donated prize monies from Mr. Allen. The scholarship will be named the Eleanor Stem Allen Speech Trek Scholarship.
Eleanor Allen, dedicated AAUW member, was the Speech Trek Coordinator for our branch.
Also Honoring Eleanor Allen
Announcing: A new Book Group
at the Roseville Public Library,
The Eleanor S. Allen Book Group.
The inaugural meeting will take place at Riley Library on Tuesday, March 16 at 6:00pm. Professor Karma Waltonen, will make a short presentation and then join members in discussing The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood. Books will be available to borrow from the library beginning in February.
The second meeting will be on Tuesday, April 20 at 1:00pm to discuss The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society.
This program reflects the outstanding scholar and educator Eleanor S. Allen, who nurtured a life-long passion for learning and fine literature.
Funding support for this book group is intended to promote the love of great literature for this and future generations. Riley Library is located at 1501 Pleasant Grove Blvd in Roseville.
Please call 774-5221 for further information.
Thank you,
Dena Grover
Librarian
Libraries
City of Roseville
1530 Maidu Drive
Roseville, CA 95661
(916) 774-5918
(916) 773-0972 fax
History
Speech Trek is a program involving a speech contest for high-school girls and boys on the subject of AAUW’s theme. The contest begins at the branch level and winners progress to the district level, from which three will be awarded prizes at the state convention.
Highlights from the 2009 Contest
The Theme-"Gender Equity in Education"
The 2009 Speech Trek Contest took place on
Monday, February 2, at 5:00 pm
at the Granite Bay Library.
Christian Hatchett, a Woodcreek High School sophomore,has been awarded first place in the third annual AAUW Speech Trek contest sponsored by the Roseville-South Placer Branch of the American Association of University Women(AAUW).
He received $200 for his first-place finish. Yes! A young man captured first place, a “first” for Speech Trek!
Placing second was Tayryn Edwards, a Woodcreek High School freshman.
Third place went to Mary-Kate Cavaghan a junior at Roseville High School.
Also competing were Diana Gonzalez, a junior at Woodcreek High School, 2009 Speech Trek Winners and Rose Christensen, a freshman at Roseville High School.
This year’s topic focused on gender equity in education. Contestants responded to the question, “What are the facts about gender equity…are girls succeeding at the expense of boys?”
Hatchett concluded, “Gender does not influence success any more than skin color, or religion, or political views do. We all influence our own success. Underachievement is not a gender problem; it is a problem of motivation.”
Judging this year’s contest on February 2 at the Granite Bay Library were Susan Go to, Roseville City School Board trustee; Joyce Wade, retired college professor; Pauline Roccucci, Roseville City Council; and
Anna Torres, State Winner of Speech Trek in 2007.
Highlights from 2008
Cisalee Burgess, our local and district Speech Trek winner, came in second in the 2008 state competition. Our delegates to AAUW’s State Convention in April heard her deliver the winning speech again, and they said she did an excellent job! We are proud of her and pleased that we have had the first and second place state winners in the first two years of the contest.
Contact Gail Berberian