Geno got chosen from his class, along with another student, to go to the finals of the 4th and 5th grade speech contest, at Rossmoor Elementary School. Here he is doing some last minute "cramming" before the program starts. His friends Sarah Jenson and Keith Ahlstrom, also made the contest. Don't tell me that all of those talks in Primary over the years hasn't prepared these LDS kids to be able to give these speeches and be comfortable in front of large audiences. Another reason to take your kids to Primary, as if we needed one more. :o)
Geno's teacher wanted them to memorize a part of Dr. Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech and he wasn't too enthused about it until the teacher actually showed a video of him giving it. Geno was so inspired by it that he wanted to give his assigned speech like Martin Luther King. Geno's speech was also entitled "I Have a Dream ... that there will be no more bullying". He gave it in the same manner as Dr. King, actually using a vibrato in his voice and a southern accent. He brought down the house!! Not only was his delivery great, so was the speech that he wrote on the subject of bullying at school or in life.
Geno won third place for his efforts. WE all think that he really should have won it as the other 2 ahead of him weren't really any better than his. (We are not biased at all!!) Actually the superintendent of the district (one of the judges) went up to him and also told him that he thought that Geno should have won, but the other 2 judges didn't agree. He then said that he was a Dr. and had more schooling etc., and that he knows better than they do. Hmm, interesting. There's Keith and Sarah on stage with him. (Keith is on the far left in the blue shirt leaning forward and Sarah is next to him on the right.)
Here he is with his trophy. Doesn't he look spiffy with his nice suit, just like Dr. King.
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