LIMA, OH (WLIO) - Three local high school students won a Lima Rotary speech competition based on the club's 4-Way Test.
Is it the truth? Is it fair to all concerned? Will it build goodwill and better friendships? Will it be beneficial to all concerned? Those four questions are the 4-Way Test for Rotary International. Six students entered the speech competition, with first, second, and third place being awarded. Two of the three winners presented their speeches today.
"My speech kind of encompassed a good amount of things. There was some stuff about body positivity, mental health, and kindness was basically what it was about. It means a lot to me because there's a lot of people I know who struggle with body positivity and mental health. And I think kindness is just a universally important thing," said Leah Sheilds, a junior from Bath High School, who won first place.
"My speech was primarily about mental health. Especially in our current society because I saw that, especially with social media, we are feeling more down about ourselves looking at our self-image. It really doesn't help that our self-worth is tied to that. So I wanted to push people out to give them a little helping hand and any little encouragement and to remind people that we can make a difference," stated Daniel Koh, a senior from Shawnee High School, who won second place.
Third-place winner Ariana Custer of Lima Senior was unable to attend today's meeting.
