Randolph-Macon Academy Middle School's annual speech contest was held on April 18, 2012. Winning awards were:
6th grade
1st Place Kate Ponn, "Oreo Cookies"
2nd Place Elenda Liyel-Imoke, "Racism"
3rd Place Angel Njoku, "Pollution"
Honorable Mention Naomi Eke-Spiff, "Child Abuse"
7th grade
1st Place Mai Linh Ho, "Poverty"
2nd Place Jasmine Johnson, "Cutting Extracurriculars at School"
3rd Place David Imansuangbon, "Suicide Is Morally Wrong"
Honorable Mention Remi Gillis, "Puppy Mills"
Honorable Mention Katelyn Shea, "Vegetarianism"
8th grade:
1st Place Meghan Melberg, "Genetically Modified Food"
2nd Place Emma Bunker, "World Hunger"
3rd Place Ashley Grossman, "Murphy's Law"
Honorable Mention Gabe Williams, "Is Freedom a Right?"
Honorable Mention William Wong, "Alternative Energy Sources
The speeches of the three first-place award-winners can be viewed here. All others can be seen on our YouTube channel.
Meghan Melberg '18
Speech Topic: Genetically Modified Food
First Place, 8th Grade
Mai Linh Ho '17
Speech Topic: Poverty
First Place, 7th Grade
Kate Ponn '18
Speech Topic: Oreo Cookies
First Place, 6th Grade
To view the rest of the award-winning speeches and those that earned honorable mention, visit our YouTube channel.