YOUTH PUBLIC SPEAKING CONTEST
Each year Steps Together Foundation holds a public speaking contest for youth aged 12 - 18 years. The first overall prize is a $500 bursary and a trophy.
Pre-registration is NOW OPEN for the 2024 contest!
Date: May 11, 2024
Time: 1 pm - 5 pm
Location: Coquitlam, TBD
Complete and submit the pre-registration form.
In 2014, founders of Steps Together Foundation established Youth Leadership Society of BC ( YLSBC), a non-profit for advancement of youth leadership through experiential education. In partnership with Steps Together Foundation, YLSBC delivers programs such as the Youth Public Speaking Content, and awards the bursaries. Please visit www.ylsbc.org for more details.
2017-2018 SCHOOL YEAR
Overall winner: Vedanshikumari Vala
Winners in the 15-18 years age group:
1st Place: Vedanshikumari Vala
2nd Place : Isha Mehta
3rd Place : Himaja Mankala
Winners in the 12-14 years age group:
1st Place: May Fan
2nd Place : Troy Cheah
3rd Place : Grace Lee
2016-2017 SCHOOL YEAR
Overall Winner: Priya Jayakumar
Winners in the 12-14 years age group:
1st Place: Emily Su
2nd Place: Aryan Bamzai
3rd Place: Maaya Peshin and Raag Nair
Winners in the 15-17 years age group:
1st Place: Priya Jayakumar
2nd Place: Utsav Jani
3rd Place: Annapurna Narasimhan
2015-2016 SCHOOL YEAR
Overall Winner: Sadhri Kumar
Winners in the 12-14 years age group:
1st Place: Sidharth Ahuja
2nd Place: Isha Mehta
3rd Place: Eugene Zhang
Winners in the 14-17 years age group:
1st Place: Sadhri Kumar
2nd Place: Jennifer Low
3rd Place: Vyom Sang
2014 - 2015 SCHOOL YEAR
Overall Winner: Nickolas Provenzano
Winners in the 12-15 age group
1st Place: Cathay ( Yi Ren) Wang
2nd Place: Eugene Zhang
3rd Place: Aditya Goshalia and Timothy Wang
Winners in the 16-18 age group
1st Place: Nickolas Provenzano
2nd Place: Subrahmanyam Janaswamy
3rd Place: Shiva Narayan