High School Oratory Contest
Right to Life of Michigan’s annual high school oratory contest is open to all prolife high school students in Michigan. Contestants will give a 5 to 7 minute speech on one of several prolife topics. Contests are sponsored by Right to Life of Michigan affiliates across the state. Winners of the local affiliate contests will compete in the statewide contest in the Lansing area in the spring, and the winner of the state competition will win a trip to compete in National Right to Life’s contest in June or July.
For more information about the Oratory Contest, contact your local Right to Life of Michigan affiliate, or State Contest Coordinator Emily Kroll at (616) 532-2300 or [email protected].
2022 Contest
This year is our 33rd Annual High School Oratory Contest. Below is the full list of Right to Life of Michigan affiliates sponsoring local contests. For more information, contact the State Contest Coordinator Emily Kroll, [email protected], or your local affiliate.
Right to Life of Central Michigan
Date: February 21
Location: Sacred Heart Parish Hall, Mt. Pleasant
Sanilac Right to Life
Date: March 5
Location: Sandusky Baptist Church, Sandusky
Grand Rapids Right to Life
Date: March 8
Location: Grand Rapids Right to Life Office, Grand Rapids
North Allegan Right to Life
Date: March 8
Location: TBA
Holland Area Right to Life
Date: March 10
Location: Central Avenue Christian Reformed Church, Holland
Huron County Right to Life
Date: March 12
Location: Free Methodist Church, Bad Axe
Chippewa County Right to Life
Date: March 13
Location: TBA
Bay County Right to Life
Date: March 13
Location: All Saints Parish, Bay City
Warren/Centerline Right to Life
Date: March 16
Location: Woodside Bible Church, Warren
Cheboygan County Right to Life
Date: March 17
Location: Virtual
St. Clair County Right to Life
Date: March 19
Location: St. Christopher Church, Marysville
Grand Traverse Area Right to Life
Date: March 21
Location: St. Mary of the Assumption Church, Lake Leelanau
Lenawee County Right to Life
Date: March 25
Location: St. John’s Lutheran Church, Adrian
Clinton County Right to Life
Date: March 26
Location: TBA
Central Wayne, Upper Downriver, and Southern Downriver Right to Life
Date: March 26
Location: Southgate Public Library, Southgate
Newaygo Right to Life
Date: March 26
Location: Trinity Fellowship Church, Newaygo
Plymouth Area Right to Life
Date: March 26
Location: Risen Christ Church, Plymouth
Novi Right to Life
Date: March 28
Location: Our Lady of Good Counsel, Plymouth
Tri-Cities Right to Life
Date: March 30
Location: TBA
Midland County Right to Life
Date: March 30
Location: Northwood University Idea Center, Midland
Washtenaw Area Right to Life
Date: April 2
Location: Father Gabriel Richard High School, Ann Arbor
Saginaw Right to Life
Date: April 5
Location: Valley Lutheran High School, Saginaw
Manistee, Mason, and Oceana County Right to Life
Date: April 9
Location: Lighthouse Baptist Church, Ludington
Berrien County Right to Life
Date: April 16
Location: The Shore Church, St. Joseph
Right to Life of Ogemaw County
Date: April 19
Location: Ogemaw Hills Church, West Branch
2021 Contest
Our 32nd Annual High School Oratory Contest was held Saturday, May 22, at New Hope Community Church in Charlotte. We had 18 contestants who gave powerful speeches in defense of life. Our first-place winner was Emily Ranschaert from Grand Rapids Right to Life. Our second-place winner was Bridget Bogan from Washtenaw Area Right to Life. She representing Right to Life of Michigan at the National Right to Life Jane B. Thompson Oratory Contest in Herndon, Virginia, because the national contest only allows juniors and seniors to compete, taking fourth-place nationally. Our third-place winner was Malakai Honyoust representing Manistee, Mason, and Oceana County Right to Life.