2012
2012
Topic: 
Who: The contest is open to students under the age of 18 as of December 31st of the 2011-2012 school year.
How To Enter:
Interested students should prepare a 4 to 5
minute speech on the pre-assigned topic to be presented at their
local Optimist Club’s contest. The speeches are judged at the Club
level, Zone level, Regional level (if needed) and then at the
District level.
Click here for the 2012 Oratorical Contest application and rules.
Click here for the 2012 Oratorical Contest flyer for the club level contest.
The Club contest was held March 14, 2012 at St. James Academy in Monkton.
You are invited to attend the Zone 6 Contest to support our Club's Winners and all of the youth in the Contest.
Date: Friday, April 13, 2012Time: 6:30 PM
Location: Forest Park Golf Course Clubhouse, 2900 Hillsdale Rd., Baltimore, MD 21207
Activity: Dinner followed by the Oratorical Contest
Cost: $17.00 per person (Guests are welcome)
For more information contact: Dave Ward at 410-666-0086, 410-592-7067, or cdavidward@aol.com
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Once again, we are asking for volunteers to help support the annual MATHCOUNTS competition. For those of you who have not been involved with this program, this is a great opportunity to see some very talented youth in action.
Here are the details:
Update from the
Wow! What a day--178 middle school students participated in the Baltimore/Chesapeake (Combined) Chapter MathCounts Competition at Perry Hall Middle School on Sat., Feb. 4. The students competed in several math activities--Sprint Round (Individual, No Calculators); Target Round (Individual, Calculators Permitted); and the Team Round (Team members work together). The students and their parents were entertained by Mathemagician Art Benjamin--he really knows his math and kept the audience involved. The top 16 students competed in the Countdown Round with trophies awarded to the final four finishers. The top six teams and the top 40 participants move on the State Competition on Sat., March 17 at Johns Hopkins University.
GJOC Members Mike Borowitz, Barbara Crain, Larry Daniels, Sue Gilmore, Mary Lu Hartley, Dennis Lane, Pam McCollum, and Shon McCollum volunteered at the event. Thank you Mike Borowitz for arranging GJOC's participation. A super youth activity.
Click here for more information about MATH COUNTS.
What: Greater Jacksonville Optimist Club Wine Tasting and Dinner to Benefit the HOBY Maryland Leadership Seminar for High School Sophomores.
When: Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Where: Future Home Annex—The Barn, 12900 Jarrettsville Pike, Phoenix, MD 21131
Schedule of Events
6:00 P.M. Social
6:30 P.M. How Glass Shape Affects Wine
7:00 P.M. Dinner
(Salad, lasagna, garlic bread, dessert, wine, coffee, & soda)
$25 per person
(Seating limited to the first 40 Reservations)
Mail checks payable to GJOC to: Carol Applegate, 4001 Chesley Ave, Baltimore, MD 21206 (H 410-426-8287, C 410-746-0150, capplegate@jhmi.edu)
Click here for the flyer
The game is on!
To those who have participated in a previous SMC, we thank you very much for your support and we thank our participants playing this year. If this is new to you, we think you’ll find it to be a fun activity and will enjoy it. You don’t have to know anything about the Stock Market or worry about losing any money because your participation in SMC 2012 is a donation that supports the Greater Jacksonville Optimist Club’s youth and community projects.
The entry date has passed, but the brochure/entry form explains the Stock Market Challenge rules, lists the prizes, and shows how easy it is to participate. Please note that the postmark deadline for entries was Tuesday, February 29, 2012.
Thank you for your support!
For more information or if you missed the deadline this year, but want to play next year, contact Dennis Lane 410-592-7067
Stay tuned for updates at the half-way point and the finish!
