BROOKLYN AND QUEENS CATHOLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS TO COMPETE IN PUBLIC SPEAKING CONTEST THIS WEDNESDAY

            The Diocese of Brooklyn today is announcing that 18 students from Catholic Schools and Academies throughout Brooklyn and Queens will compete in the Sister Peggie Merritt Memorial Oratorical Contest this Wednesday, May 22, 2019 at 3 PM at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Academy, located at 70-25 Kessel Street in the Forest Hills section of Queens.

 

The students will present speeches by notable people throughout history including Winston Churchill, Shirley Chisholm, former Presidents Barack Obama and John F. Kennedy, Princess Diana, Steve Jobs, and Denzel Washington. The topics of the speeches range from eating disorders, teen suicide, gun control, civil rights, equal rights, and the March for Life.

 

The schools represented include:

Brooklyn                                                                    Queens

Good Shepherd Catholic Academy                Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Academy

St. Anselm Catholic Academy                        St. Francis de Sales Catholic Academy

St. Bernadette Catholic Academy                   Divine Mercy Catholic Academy

St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Academy         Holy Family Catholic Academy

                                          Our Lady of Hope Catholic Academy

                                          Sacred Heart Catholic Academy of Glendale

                              Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Academy

                              Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Academy

                              Immaculate Conception Catholic Academy

                              St. Gregory the Great Catholic Academy

                              St. Luke School

                              St. Stanislaus Kostka Catholic Academy

                              Holy Child Jesus Catholic Academy

                              SS Joachim and Anne School

 

For over 60 years, Sister Peggie was dedicated to elementary education.  She was the motivating force in organizing and coordinating the Diocesan Oratorical Contest for many years, and at the time of her death in 2006, the contest was named in her memory.

 

Members of the media are invited to attend.  To RSVP, please email jquaglione@desalesmedia.org.