2025 Topic
“Artificial Intelligence; friend or foe?“

The Lions Student speaker Contest is a California State wide public speaking contest for high school students. Each level a student winner is awarded scholarship money and recognition for their speech.

Awards for this year contest:

• Club Winner $ 75 and $ 25 to each finalist.
• Zone winner $ 100
• Region Winner $ 150
• District Winner $ 4,500 Scholarship
• Area Winner $ 6,500 Scholarship
• California State Winner $ 10,000 Scholarship.

​Contact your nearest Lions Club to see how you can get involved if you are a high school student in any of the counties listed below: Tulare County, Kern County, Fresno County, Kings County.

Request a packet here:
https://md4lions.org/student-speakers-contest

Order your Packet before October 1, 2024 for FREE.
After October 1, 2024 Each packet cost $25.

Student Speaker Contest Dates 2024-2025

Club contest in or before February 17 2025
Zone contest on or before March 10
Region contest on or before Mar 31
District contests on or before Apr 28
Area contests on or before May 12
State Final Competition on May 31, 2025 in San Diego

Support Student Speaker Contest:
Donations can be made: By personal & club donations. By memorial gifts to honor departed Lions & friends. By gifts of property, stocks, or bonds. By including the foundation in your will. By listing Lions Fourth District Student Speaker Foundation Inc. as a benefactor on your Amazon Smile account.

Honor someone with a: Fred W. Smith Fellow – will be conferred upon any named individual upon receipt of a contribution of $500.00 or more to the Foundation, payable in one single payment. Donald E. Snyder Fellow – will be conferred upon any named individual upon receipt of a contribution of $400.00 or more to the Foundation, payable in one single payment. Dwight E. Stanford Fellow – will be conferred upon any named individual upon a receipt of a contribution of $300.00 to the Foundation, payable in one single payment. Harry J. Asian Fellow – will be conferred upon any named individual upon receipt of a contribution of $200.00 to the Foundation payable in one single payment.

Donations to the Foundation are deductible under both the state of California and the federal taxing regulations under IRC 501 (c)(3) and should be made payable to the “4th District Student Speakers Foundation, Inc.”

Contest Forms

Timers worksheet Tellers worksheet Judges worksheet Judges responsibilities Next level form Winner notification form

4-A2 Committee Chair: PDG Anthony Martinez
C: 559.433.8737 E: [email protected]

Student Speaker Trustee: Vacant