Oratorical Contest Headlines

Co'Relous Bryant, the 2007 American Legion's National High School Oratorical champion, is putting what he learned in the contest toward his experiences at New York University.

Growing up in southern Idaho, CNN co-founder Lou Dobbs was once an Oratorical Contest state champion.

High school senior Andrew Dykstal from Lafayette, Ind., won first place in The American Legion National High School Oratorical Scholarship Program in Indianapolis April 18-19. He was awarded an $18,000 scholarship.