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Mathur wins speech contest
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Anonymous user Tue Nov 30, 1999 00:00:00 PST
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0 responses 0 comments When it comes to public speaking, Alicia Mathur, an eighth-grader at Warren Junior High, proved she has mastered the art very well by winning the Henry Greve Speech Contest for the second consecutive year on March 1 at University Square in Bakersfield.
Mathur’s speech heavily focused on her father’s choice to give up a secure job in his native homeland for the uncertainty of pursuing a master’s degree in America and a shot at bettering his career in engineering.
Her speech was the judges’ choice as the best interpretation of the contest topic, “How will choices you make today shape your future?”
After successfully surviving challenges at school, district, and regional levels, Mathur proved the most persuasive of the 10 Kern County seventh- and eighth-graders who made it to the finals. She received a trophy and the perpetual plaque, which will bear her name and be on display at Warren Junior High for one year.
Though the competition has been around since 1955, it was named the Henry Greve Speech Contest in 1963 by Bakersfield Toastmasters Club No. 270 in memory of county speech therapist Henry Greve. Greve actively supported boys and girls oral language activities.

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