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THE LEGAL BRIEF
VOLUME 40, ISSUE 3
2022 Law Day Speech Contest
The TCBA held the preliminary round of the TCBA Law Day Speech Contest for high school students on April 20, 2022 on Zoom. The topic this year was “ Should governments have the ability to force vaccinations? ” Thank you to our panel of judges, Thurston County District Court Judge, the Honorable Sam Meyer, Patrick O ’ Connor and Matthew Rice, for judging the preliminary round. We had two participants, Ahna Rader and Meredith Morgan, who did an amazing job preparing and presenting their speeches for the preliminary round. Both of the speakers advanced to the finals which was held during a West Olympia Rotary Club meeting at Tugboat Annie ’ s on May 3, 2022.
The West Olympia Rotary Club selected three members from the audience to be judges during the final round. The two finalists did an amazing job presenting their speeches. After deliberation by the judges, first place was awarded to Ahna Rader, a senior at Timberline High School. Second place was awarded to Meredith Morgan, a sophomore at Capital High School. The TCBA presented scholarship money to each finalist ($1000 for first place and $800 for second place) and the West Olympia Rotary Club presented each of the finalists with a 1st and 2nd place plaque.
Photo above from left to right: Stephen Henderson, TCBA Member and West Olympia Rotary Club Member, Thomas Henderon, West Olympia Rotary Club President, Meredith Morgan, Ahna Rader, Patrick O ’ Connor, TCBA Member and Chair of the TCBA Law Day Speech Contest.
After the Law Day Speech Contest finals, the TCBA arranged to have a picture with Thurston County Superior Court Judge Mary Sue Wilson at the Thurston County Courthouse. Thank you, Honorable Judge Wilson, for taking the time to take pictures with the two finalists as well as share information with them about the court system and answer all of the questions they had.
Photo above from left to right: Michael Young, TCBA President - Elect, Ahna Rader, Thurston County Superior Court Judge Mary Sue Wilson, Meredith Morgan, Stephen Henderson, TCBA Member and West Olympia Rotary Club
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