Mattke and Thacker win American Legion Oratory Competition

Competing from Devine were Noah Davila, Mia Clark, Harper Parson, and Ashley Mattke and from Hondo High School were Mikayla Birney and Katelyn Thacker.
First place winners were Ashley Mattke from Devine and Katelyn Thacker from Hondo.

The American Legion Constitutional Oratorical Contest was held at the Devine HS auditorium for both Hondo and Devine High Schools on Monday December 5th. Those competing from DHS were Harper Parson, Mia Clark, Noah Davila, and Ashley Mattke. Those competing from Hondo High School were Mikayla Birney and Katelyn Thacker.
Each competitor needed to present an 8 to 10 minute oration on any aspects of the Constitution without any notes or props. The two winners, one from each school, were Ashley Mattke of Devine and Katelyn Thacker of Hondo. Both Ashley and Katelyn will now advance to the District 23 Contest which will be held at the Hondo Public Library at 2pm on Sunday, Jan. 8th, 2023. Each of the winners were provided a Scholarship Award of $400. Second and third places also received $300 and $200 respectively.
American Legion Posts 524 and 128 are very proud of all six competitors who competed in this challenging event.