by Jerrod Blackman MBA, DL4, EC1 2022-2023 District Contest Coordinator
Time has flown by and another Contest Season comes to its conclusion for District 25. The previously recorded 2022-2023 District 25 International Speech and Table Topics contests were recorded and winners were revealed during the Annual Conference Watch Party.
Clark Pfarner served as our Contest Toastmaster for both contests – bringing the script to life while instilling his own flavor and personality. Each of our contestants, in true District 25 fashion, showed up and showed out – marking their own legacies with their virtual speech deliveries.
Every contestant did amazing and should be extremely proud of themselves. Making it to the District level of competition is no small feat.
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| District 25 2023 International Speech Contest Winners Left to Right: Jesse Ford, CGD, Les Condit – 3rd Place, Aundrea Payne – 1st Place, Jim Jameson – 2nd Place, Marcheta Gardner, DD, Emily Murray, PQD |
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| Aundrea Payne – 1st Place Winner | Jim Jameson – 2nd Place Winner | Les Condit – 3rd Place Winner |
International Speech:
First Place – Aundrea Payne, representing Strategic Communicators of Division D
Second Place – Jim Jameson, representing Colleyville Toastmasters of Division C
Third Place – Les Condit, representing Savvy Sayers of Division E
Competing – Ilosha Hines, representing Keller Communicators of Division F
Competing – Cheryl Spooner, representing Denton Toastmasters of Division B
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| Lane Carter – 1st Place District 25 Table Topics Contest Left to Right: Jesse Ford, CGD, Lane Carter – 1st Place, Emily Murray, PQD, Marcheta Gardner, DD, |
Cheryl Spooner – 2nd Place District 25 Table Topics Contest Left to Right: Jesse Ford, CGD, Cheryl Spooner – 3rd Place, Emily Murray, PQD, Marcheta Gardner, DD |
Table Topics:
First Place – Lane Carter, representing Vizient Toastmasters of Division D
Second Place – Vivian Williams, representing Afterburners of Division A
Third Place – Cheryl Spooner, representing Denton Toastmasters of Division B
Competing – Michael Dunkle, representing Southlake Toastmasters of Division F
Competing – Volonda Harris, representing ACH Renaissance Toastmasters of Division C
Competing – Lynne Heygster, representing Alliance Networks Toastmasters of Division E
I hope that all will follow along and cheer Aundrea on as she continues on to represent D25.
As our contest season has concluded, I thank the countless Toastmasters who competed across the district. It could not have happened without those helped to plan, prepare and host each of the contests that collectively build up to our District Contest To those who served as judges, especially our District Chief Judge Larry Prince, thank you for your service and for helping us all represent the best of District 25.
While my term as your District Contest Coordinator comes to an end, I will cherish the connections and memories made this year and look forward to connecting and growing together as Toastmasters in the new year.
