Brandon ’86 Rotary Advances Student Orator; Next Contest Level March 16

Five contestants exhibited their oratorical skills at the Brandon ’86 Rotary Club speech contest in March with Ryan Gibson, of Newsome High, selected to advance in the competition.

The five contestants, representing Armwood and Newsome high schools, competed March 4 at The Bridges in Riverview, where the Rotary Club holds its Friday breakfast meetings, according to Rotarian Ted Wilson.

The students — Tori Brown and Sarah Shelby of Armwood, and Gibson, Valery Toro and Tyler Iarizzo of Newsome — were asked to speak about: “Building Communities, Bridging Continents.”

According to Wilson, Gibson advances to group competition March 16 at the Rotary Club of Brandon South luncheon meeting, at the Buckhorn Springs Country Club.

The winner of that competition will advance to the District 6890 competition at the District Assembly on April 9 at Rotary’s Camp Florida, Wilson said.