The Rotary Club of Charles County is offering three free public speaking workshops for students in Grades 9-12. The first session is on Monday, Nov. 14, from 6-7 p.m. on the Zoom platform. Students who are interested can register here or can email the Rotary Club at LaPlataRotaryClub@gmail.com. Space is limited.
The Rotary is a community-based service organization made up of businessmen and women, professional and community leaders. Each year, the Charles County Rotary provides over $25,000 in scholarships to graduating seniors, dictionaries for third graders, and other leadership and personal/professional development opportunities for students.
A second workshop session will be held on Monday, Nov. 21, 6-7 p.m. via Zoom with the third session set for Monday, Nov. 28, 6-7 p.m. in person. The location is to be determined.
For questions contact Chris Zabriskie, Rotary club president, at 240-320-6694.
The Rotary also offers the following programs for high school students:
Interact: A community service club that follows Rotary's code of ethics and values. Click here to learn more.
Four-Way-Test Speech Contest: Students can compete by delivering a 5-6-minute speech related to the Four Way Test. Learn about the Four Way Test as one of the Rotary’s guiding principles here.
Rotary Youth Leadership Award (RYLA).
Rotary Youth Exchange: Students can find study abroad opportunities at https://www.exchangestudent.org.
About CCPS
Charles County Public Schools provides 27,000 students in grades prekindergarten through 12 with an academically challenging education. Located in Southern Maryland, Charles County Public Schools has 37 schools that offer a technologically advanced, progressive and high quality education that builds character, equips for leadership and prepares students for life, careers and higher education.
The Charles County public school system does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age or disability in its programs, activities or employment practices. For inquiries, please contact Kathy Kiessling, Title IX/ADA/Section 504 Coordinator (students) or Nikial M. Majors, Title IX/ADA/Section 504 Coordinator (employees/ adults), at Charles County Public Schools, Jesse L. Starkey Administration Building, P.O. Box 2770, La Plata, MD 20646; 301-932-6610/301-870-3814. For special accommodations call 301-934-7230 or TDD 1-800-735-2258 two weeks prior to the event.
CCPS provides nondiscriminatory equal access to school facilities in accordance with its Use of Facilities rules to designated youth groups (including, but not limited to, the Boy Scouts).