Judges (behind the kids, L to R): Debbie Green (Senior Attorney, Gardere), Robert Sarfatis (Partner, Gardere), Dwight Francis (Partner, Gardere), Lisa Hemphill (Staff Attorney, Gardere)
Earlier this month 12 finalists, 4th and 5th-grade DISD students, were selected to advance on to the Final round of the Gardere MLK Oratory competition. The final event is slated for MLK This year, the students will be delivering original speeches between three to five minutes, answering the question: “What would Dr. King say in his campaign speech if he were running for president this year?”
Roughly 135 students took part in the in-school competitions held in October and competed for the opportunity to represent their school in the semi-final round. Now the final 12 will advance to the final competition on Friday, Jan. 15, 2016 at the Majestic Theatre in downtown Dallas. Students are judged on their delivery, stage presence, content interpretation and memorization at all three levels of the competition.
