The winners of the 4-Way Test Speech Contest presented their speeches to Rotary.
Congratulations to the winners of the Lima Rotary Club's 4-Way Speech Contest winners. Their speeches were all outstanding! The winners were: Madeline Emerick, Lima Senior High School - 1st place winner; Kyla Fallis, Bath High School - 2nd place winner; Leah Shields, Bath High School - 3rd place winner.
Leah started by telling us that truth is essential to relationships in anyone's life. She encouraged truth, fairness and building goodwill and better friendships, and stated that being beneficial to everyone concerned is the point that ties the others together. "Relationships are a part of all of our lives and it's important to try to make them worthwhile." Kyla told us that kindness is contagious and we should treat others as we wish to be treated. "We need to do the little things. To be the people our community can count on when they need someone to be there. The Golden Rule tells us to treat others how treated but we have to take the first step on that. In order to change the world for the better, we have to act first." Kyla says the 4-Way Test will help us achieve that. Madeline says the 4-Way Test can help us be better parents. "This is the very foundation of healthy interactions and friendships with other people. Not just people within their own households, but people that they will continue to meet throughout their entire lives. You need to be the parents that your children need, not the parents that you believe society wants you to be."
You can watch all three speeches on our Facebook page: https://fb.watch/cnUr_6G136/