Coast Guard Chapter of Blacks In Government
Contact: 1st Vice President
Contact and Contest Chair: Mahalia Warren
Mahalia.V.Warren@uscg.mil
11 February 2014
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
STUDENTS TO COMPETE IN
ORATORICAL COMPETITION
for
United States COAST GUARD Chapter
The oratorical competition give students a chance to showcase their oral and
written communication skills, is being promoted by the United States Coast
Guard Chapter of Blacks In Government (BIG). Michael C. Burt, president
of the U.S. Coast Guard Chapter, said “students will also be competing in
regional and nationwide contests.” The competition is open to students in
grades nine (9) through twelve (12).
The 2014 oratorical competition theme is “Entertainment or Behavior
Modification: Do Violent Video Games Promote Violent Actions?”
The competition reflects an increasing need to assist our students with
developing and enhancing their oral and written communication skills in
order to be competitive in the global workplace.
Students will compete for scholarships and prizes awarded at the local and
regional levels; and at BIG’s Annual National Training Conference in Las
Vegas, NV, July 31, 2014.
BIG is a national organization of African-American government workers
committed to excellence in government through equality of opportunity. For
more information, call 703.873.6035 or Mahalia.V.Warren@uscg.mil. To
forward Competition documents by US Postal Service please send to P.O.
Box 612, Waldorf, MD 20604.