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PREVIOUS STUDENT SPEAKERS CONTEST WINNERS
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1937-38 |
Benjamin Hoover, Modesto High School Modesto, California "AMERICANISM."
sponsored by
Modesto Lions Club. |
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1938-39 |
George Grover, Glendale High School, Glendale, California. "DEMOCRACY"
sponsored by
Glendale Lions Club. |
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1939-40 |
Joseph Hadzima, Chaffey Union High School, Ontario,
California.
"THE WILL TO BE FREE"
sponsored by Ontario Lions Club. |
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1940-41 |
Mary Sowden, Anaheim High School, Anaheim, California.
"DEMOCRACY IN A CHANGING WORLD" sponsored by Ontario Lions Club. |
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1941-42 |
Franklin Brown, Tulare High School, Tulare, California. "OUR NATION'S
SECURITY" sponsored by Tulare Lions Club. |
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1942-43 |
Emerson Arends, Fremont High School, Sunny-vale, California.
"AFTER THE WAR - WHAT"
sponsored by Sunnyvale Lions Club. |
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1943-44 |
John Irwin Trotter, Huntington Park High School, Huntington Park,
California. "WINNING
THE PEACE FOR AMERICAN MAN
POWER" sponsored by Vernon Lions Club. |
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1944-45 |
Mae Ward, Notre Dame High School, San Francisco, California. "WHAT MY
PARENTS MEAN TO ME" sponsored by Mission (SF) Lions Club. |
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1945-46 |
Mary J. Doudna, Boulder City High School,
Boulder City, Nevada. "MY
RESPONSIBILITY AS A
YOUNG AMERICAN TO LASTING
WORLD PEACE" sponsored by
Boulder City Lions
Club. |
| 1946-47 |
Dave Ford. San Rafael High School,
San Rafael,
California. "CAN YOUTH,
BY LOCAL LEADERSHIP, STRENGTHEN THE RESPONSIBILITY
OF GOVERNMENT?" sponsored by San Rafael
Lions Club. |
| 1947-48 |
Ed Marshall, Las Vegas High School,
Las Vegas,
Nevada. "DO FRONTIERS OF
OPPORTUNITY STILL EXIST FOR AMERICAN YOUTH?" sponsored by Las Vegas Lions Club. |
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1948-49 |
Bo Jansen, Glendale High School, Glendale,
Calfornia. "THE UNITED NATIONS - SAFEGUARD
OF HUMAN LIBERTY" sponsored by Glendale Lions Club. |
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1949-50 |
Bill Van Alstyne, Dorsey High School, Los Angeles, California.
"EDUCATION IN AMERICAN
IDEALS - BASIS FOR INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING" sponsored by University-Crenshaw
District Lions Club. |
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1950-51 |
Gabe Solomon, Bakersfield High School, Bakers-field,
California. "AMERICAN VOTERS' RESPONSIBILITIES" sponsored by Oildale
Lions Club. |
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1951-52 |
William
Bethel, San Jose High School, San Jose,
California. "LEARNING TO LIVE TOGETHER"
sponsored by San Jose Lions Club. |
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1952-53 |
Harkjoon Paik, Monterey Union High School,
Monterey, California.
"MAN'S SEARCH FOR SECURITY" sponsored by Monterey Peninsula
Lions Club. |
| 1953-54 |
Arveal Felts, San
Bernardino High School, San
Bernardino, California.
"WHAT THE CONSTITUTION
OF THE UNITED STATES MEANS
TO ME" sponsored by San
Bernardino Uptown
Lions Club. |
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1954-55 |
Barry N. Watson, Santa Ana High School, Santa Ana, California. "SAFETY
THROUGH SANE LIVING" sponsored by Santa Ana Lions Club. |
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1955-56 |
Dan E. McCall, Modesto High School, Modesto,
California. "YOUTH'S PROBLEMS OF TOMORROW" sponsored by Modesto Lions Club. |
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1956-57 |
Martin McNair, Polytechnic High School, Long
Beach, California. "MY PLACE IN THE WORLD
OF 1976" sponsored by Downtown Long Beach
Lions Club. |
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1957-58 |
David Bartlett, Los Angeles High School, Los
Angeles, California. "COMMUNITY SERVICE -A
WAY OF LIFE" sponsored by City Terminal (Los Angeles) Lions Club. |
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1958-59 |
Heidi Pavelka, El Cerrito High School, El Cerrito,
California. " COMPLACENEY - A DANGER TO
AMERICA" sponsored by El Cerrito Lions Club. |
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1959-60 |
Joan Moran, Mann Catholic High School, San
Rafael, California. "PEOPLE TO
PEOPLE - KEY TO WORLD UNDERSTANDING" sponsored by San Rafael Lions Club. |
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1960-61 |
Lew Sargentich, Alhambra High School, Alhambra, California, "OUR
NATIONAL HERITAGE -PATTERN FOR TODAY" sponsored by Alhambra
Lions Club. |
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1961-62 |
Tim Eagen, Montgomery High School, Santa Rosa, California. "MY
RESPONSIBILITY IN A CHANGING WORLD" sponsored by Montgomery Village Lions Club. |
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1962-63 |
Eric J. Van Young, John Marshall High School, Los Angeles, California.
"CONFORMITY - A REAL CHALLENGE TO ME" sponsored by Griffith Park Lions
Club. |
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1963-64 |
Suzanne Couture, Grace M. Davis High School, Modesto, California. "MORAL
INTEGRITY -IMPERATIVE FOR SURVIVAL" sponsored by
Modesto 500 Lions Club. |
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1964-65 |
Elizabeth Zepada, Alhambra High School, Alhambra,
California. "MATURITY - ITS PRIVI-LEDGES AND RESPONSIBILITIES" sponsored
by Alhambra Lions Club. |
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1965-66 |
Warren R. Chambers, Sweetwater High School, National City, California.
"LAW AND LIBERTY" sponsored by National City Lions Club. |
| 1966-67 |
Cliff Howard Finlayson, Richmond
Union High
School, Richmond,
California. "PEACE IS ATTAINABLE" sponsored by Richmond Breakfast Lions Club. |
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1967-68 |
Robert P. Manley, Mount Shasta High School,
Mount Shasta, California.
"FREE ENTERPRISE -THE
CORNERSTONE OF OUR REPUBLIC" sponsored by Mount Shasta Lions Club.
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1968-69 |
Mark McConville, Villanova Prep School, Ojai,
California. "THE HOPES AND FEARS OF TODAY'S YOUTH" sponsored by Meiners Oaks
Lions Club. |
| 1969-70 |
Glen E. Aubrey, Grossmont High School, La
Mesa, California.
"GENERATION GAP - FACT OR FANTASY?" sponsored by Fletch Hills Lions. |
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1970-71 |
Christine Baron, Grossmont High School, La Mesa, California.
"SHOULD YOUTH BECOME
INVOLVED?" sponsored by Fletcher Hills Lions. |
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1971-72 |
Robert M. Shatswell, Branham High School, San
Jose, California. "EDUCATION TODAY - AS I
SEE IT" sponsored by Cambrian Park Lions Club. |
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1972-73 |
Alexander Zubak, Del Valle High School, Walnut Creek,
California. "ADULTHOOD AT 18 - ITS RESPONSIBILITIES" sponsored by Walnut Creek
(Diablo Valley) Lions Club. |
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1973-74 |
Daniel J. McLoon, Valencia High School, Placentia, California.
"ECOLOGY - ITS PRICE" sponsored
by Brea Lions Club. |
| 1974-75 |
Loren R. Hooker, Hughson High School,
Water-ford,
California. "AMERICA'S FUTURE - WHERE NOW" sponsored by Waterford Lions Club. |
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1975-76 |
David Huscher, San Luis Obispo High School, San
Luis Obispo, California. "CITIZEN RIGHTS VS. CRIMINAL RIGHTS" sponsored by San Luis
Obispo Lions Club. |
| 1976-77 |
Brian Austin Baker, Corona High
School, Corona,
California. "GOVERNMENT
OF THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE - FACT OR FICTION?" sponsored by Corona Lions Club. |
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1977-78 |
Louis Hawthorne, Ventura High School, Ventura, California. "TOMORROW'S
ENERGY - TODAY'S
DILEMMA" sponsored by Ventura Avenue Lions. |
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1978-79 |
Debra Dunn, Wheatland High School, Wheatland,
California. "WHO AM I?" sponsored by Wheatland
Lions Club. |
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1979-80 |
Susan Essex, Mr. Whitney High School, Visalia, California. "TAXPAYERS'
REVOLT - WHERE WILL IT LEAD?" sponsored by Visalia Sequoia
Lions Club. |
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1980-81 |
Bertine Groepe, Foreign Exchange Student from South Africa
attending Acalaces High School, Lafayette, California. "MY WORLD - MY
ANSWER" sponsored by Lafayette Lions Club. |
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1981-82 |
June E. Tierney, Hoover High School, Fresno,
California. "FREEDOM AND ITS RESPONSIBILITIES" sponsored by Fresno
Breakfast Lions
Club. |
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1982-83 |
Timothy S. Galbraith, Birmingham High School, Woodland Hills,
California. "NUCLEAR USE OR MISUSE" sponsored by Woodland Hills Lions
Club. |
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1983-84 |
David R. Hall, Carson High School, Carson City,
Nevada. "EDUCATION - WHOSE RESPONSIBILITY" sponsored by Carson City Host Lions. |
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1984-85 |
Robin Marie Kim, St. Mary's High School,
Stockton,
California. "TELEVISION - MASTER
OR SERVANT" sponsored by
Waterloo Italian
Lions Club. |
| 1985-86 |
Beverly Rodriguez, Cypress High
School, Cypress,
California. "SPACE
EXPLORATION, WHAT PURPOSE?" sponsored by Buena Park Noon
Lions Club. |
| 1986-87 |
Evette J. Castillo,
Pittsburg High School, Pittsburg,
California. "DRUG ABUSE
- WHAT IT THE SOLUTION?" sponsored by Pittsburg Lions Club. |
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1987-88 |
Jason Matthews, Covina High School, Covina,
California. "THE OCEAN - BREAD BASKET OR
WASTE BASKET?" sponsored
by Covina Breakfast
Lions Club. |
| 1988-89 |
Carol Caronna, San
Dieguito High School, Carlsbad,
California.
"TRANSPORTATION 2001 - HOW WILL WE GET THERE?" sponsored by Carlsbad
Lions Club. |
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1989-90 |
Inie Park, Marlborough School, Los Angeles,
California. "WHAT THE AMERICAN FLAG MEANS TO ME" sponsored by Los Angeles
Evergreen Lions
Club. |
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1990-91 |
Dawn Sleeves, Alhambra High School, Martinez, California. "PEER PRESSURE
- CAN YOU SAY
NO?" sponsored by Martinez Lions Club. |
| 1991
-92 |
Gordon Thomas Wittman, Anderson High School,
Anderson, California.
"VOTING: A RIGHT OR
A RESPONSIBILITY?" sponsored by Anderson
Lions Club |
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1992-93 |
Shantel Pleasants, Reed High School, Sparks, Nevada. "DOES
TODAY'S EDUCATION MEET TOMORROW'S NEEDS?" sponsored by Sparks
Greenbrae Lions Club. |
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1993-94 |
Keith A. Barry, Reed High School, Sparks, Nevada. "TODAY'S YOUTH - WHY THE
VIOLENCE?" sponsored by Sparks Greenbrae Lions Club. |
| 1994-95 |
Lorna Perez, St. Mary's High School,
Stockton,
California. "THE MEDIA -
DO THEY GO TOO
FAR?" sponsored by Stockton Fil-Am Lions Club. |
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1995-96 |
Kristina Williams, Fairfield High School, Fan-field, California
"AFFIRMATIVE ACTION - PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE" sponsored by Suisun
Valley Lions Club. |
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1996-97 |
Heather Jordan, Newport Beach High School, Newport Beach, California,
"TODAY'S LEGAL SYSTEM - IS IT JUSTICE?" sponsored by Harbor
Mesa Lions Club. |
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1997-98 |
Heather Torvend, Beyer High School, Modesto, California,
"CYBERSPACE - RIGHTS vs CONTROL", sponsored by Modesto Breakfast Lions Club |
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1998-99 |
Lourdes Libre, Mercy High School, San Francisco,
California, "CLONING - HOW FAR SHOULD SCIENCE
GO?", sponsored by San Francisco Nikkei Lions Club. |
| 1999-00 |
Jonna Lee Henderson,
Pierce High School, Arbuckle,
California, "COMMUNITY
SERVICE - WHOSE RESPONSIBILITY IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM?, sponsored by Arbuckle
Lions Club. |
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2000-01 |
Michael Sheehan, St. Augustine High School, San Diego, California,
"POLITICS - ISSUES OR MONEY?",
sponsored by
Hillcrest-Mission Valley Lions Club. |
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2001-02 |
Victoria Wang, San Marino High School, San Marino, California, "ENERGY -
WHAT'S THE FUTURE?", sponsored by the San Marino Lions Club. |
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2002-03 |
Alan Haimowitz, Analy High School, Sebastopol, CA,
"TERRORISM AND WORLD
SECURITY", sponsored by the
Rohnert Park El Rancho Lions Club. |
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2003-04 |
Ryan Villanueva, Mission Viejo High School, Mission
Viejo, CA, "DEMOCRACY—IS IT FOR EVERYONE?",
sponsored by the Mission Viejo Lions Club. |
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2004-05 |
Losmeiya Huang, Gabriellino
High School, San Gabriel, CA, "IS ATTITUDE THE KEY TO SUCCESS?", sponsored by
the LA Downtown Lions Club. |
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2005-06 |
Thomas Murphy, "THE INTERNET - HERO OR VILLAIN?" |
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2006-07 |
Harveen Gill,
Yuba City High School, Yuba City, CA, "GLOBAL WARMING - FACT OR
FICTION?", sponsored by the Peach Bowl Lions Club. |
| 2007-08 |
TBA, "Immigration - My Solution" |
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