The St. John Chrysostom Oratorical Festival is an Archdiocesan project, designed to give students the opportunity to learn, write and speak about their Orthodox Faith, Church and heritage. We hope that this experience will strengthen students' identities as Orthodox Christians and cultivate spiritual growth and maturity.
Students are divided into two divisions:
Junior (grades 7-9) and Senior (grades 10-12).
Each division has its own list of topics, and they are judged separately.
Our Parish Oratorical Festival will be held on February 28, 2016.
The top speakers from our Parish Festival will continue on to compete in the Metropolis Festival.
The top speakers of the Metropolis Festival will win scholarships in the amount of $1,000 as well as a travel stipend to participate in the national Archdiocesan Festival.
All national finalists receive a prize: the top three speakers in each division receive a college scholarship in the amount of $2,000, $1,500, and $1,000, respectively, and the remaining finalists receive a $500 U.S. Savings Bond. These awards are made possible by many generous donations to the St. John Chrysostom Oratorical Festival Scholarship Foundation.
Students are divided into two divisions:
Junior (grades 7-9) and Senior (grades 10-12).
Each division has its own list of topics, and they are judged separately.
Our Parish Oratorical Festival will be held on February 28, 2016.
The top speakers from our Parish Festival will continue on to compete in the Metropolis Festival.
The top speakers of the Metropolis Festival will win scholarships in the amount of $1,000 as well as a travel stipend to participate in the national Archdiocesan Festival.
All national finalists receive a prize: the top three speakers in each division receive a college scholarship in the amount of $2,000, $1,500, and $1,000, respectively, and the remaining finalists receive a $500 U.S. Savings Bond. These awards are made possible by many generous donations to the St. John Chrysostom Oratorical Festival Scholarship Foundation.
