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The Colebrook Chronicle
Friday, May 12, 2017
Around The Region
Teamwork was the order of the day during the bottle and can drive
hosted by the First Lennoxville Scouts. Corey Bellam photo.
The 25th annual CFUW Public Speaking Competition was held on May 3, with students from five area
high schools taking part. Corey Bellam photo.
Many hands made for short work of a tough job, with a sea of cans
and bottles to be organized by the Scouts. Corey Bellam photo.
PUBLIC SPEAKING
COMPETITION
Wednesday, May 3, students
from five area schools (Alexander
Galt,
Richmond
Regional,
Massey Vanier, Stanstead Col-
lege and Bishops College School)
came together at the Amedee-
Beaudion Community Center in
Lennoxville, Que., to compete in
the 25th annual Canadian Fed-
eration of University Women
(CFUW) Sherbrooke and district
public speaking competition.
This year, the competition
included 20 students divided into
junior and senior groups, with
ten in each depending on grade
and age.
At 4:15 p.m. sharp, CFUW
member Jane Loiselle welcomed
all to the event and explained the
rules. It was then time to begin.
These students covered a variety
of subjects, ranging from the
existence of aliens, education,
fame, and other interesting top-
ics.
After all had spoken, the
judges made their decisions. The
junior category winner was
Promise Rocheleau from Rich-
mond Regional High School, with
her speech, “Technology Is Mak-
ing Us More Disconnected.” She
discussed how internet addiction
can hurt people of all ages. The
senior category winner was
Helen Yao from Stanstead Col-
lege, with her speech, “Fanfiction
Is
Real
Literature.”
She
explained how fanfiction allows
people to build their world. This
competition had many runner-
ups and honorable mentions. All
of these young people had
expertly written and spoken
speeches.
The Chronicle has attended
this event every spring for many
years now. The subjects and
messages are always very inter-
esting.
–Corey Bellam
LENNOXVILLE SCOUTS
BOTTLE AND CAN DRIVE
On Saturday morning, the
members of the First Lennoxville
Scouts were up early preparing
for their seventh annual spring
clean-up bottle and can drive.
They opened at 9 a.m. to a steady
flow of vehicles fully loaded with
empty cans and bottles for the
cause. The scouts were certainly
kept busy sorting and filling bags
ready for trading in. A table for
food donations for the Corner-
stone Food Bank in Lennoxville
was also on site, which filled up
quickly.
We spoke with Chris Drew of
the First Lennoxville Scouts, and
we were told that last year, they
raised just under $1,600 in three
hours, with an eye on beating
that goal this year.
This is one of many fundrais-
ers the scouts host. A few weeks
ago, they held their spring lawn
and garden sale, which was
viewed as a huge success.
–Corey Bellam
Left Photo: David Kolton Crack gave a speech on English language during the Public Speaking
Competition. Right photo: Helen Yao of Stanstead College was the winner of the senior category, with a
talk on the legitimacy of fanfiction as literature. Corey Bellam photos.
This busy group took a moment to pose during their day, as the First Lennoxville Scouts were hard at
work with another bottle and can drive fundraiser. Corey Bellam photo.