American Legion District Oratorical Contest held

American Legion Posts 128 and 524 in Hondo and Post 460 in Castroville held the 23rd District Constitutional Oratorical Contest on Jan. 12. Pictured are (back row, left to right) judges Tennille Lessing, Glen Klaus, Elsie Purcell, and Eliud Plata; and front row, left to right, Halle Hagdorn, Aya Kasim, judge Joyce McCormick, and Robert Sexton.

The American Legion Posts 128 and 524 in Hondo and Post 460 in Castroville held the 23rd District Constitutional Oratorical Contest at the Hondo Public Library on Sunday, Jan. 12. Participants included Halle Hagdorn of Devine High School, Aya Kasim of Medina Valley High School, and Robert Sexton of D’Hanis High School.
Kasim was the winner of a $500 scholarship and advanced to the Division 3 contest, which is scheduled for Sunday, Jan. 26 at Blinn College in Brenham, where an additional scholarship will be offered.