Since 1938, The American Legion’s National Oratorical Contest has helped youth deepen their understanding of the Constitution, develop leadership, and earn scholarships through public speaking.  Post 6 has been active since moving to our current location.

Three students competed at Post 6 after being selected at their local high schools competed in our annual Oratorical Contest.  The contest challenges these students in public speaking.  They have 10 minutes to speak on a topic of their choice.  The Winner goes on to the district level on 7 Feb.  The 2026 National Finals will be held May 15–17 at Hillsdale College.  The NC Department contest will take place in Hope Mills on 28 Mar 26. 

Our Post 6 winner was Dominik Bryant, of East Chapel Hill High School.  As the 1st place winner, he received a $500.00 prize which will be sent to the college of his choice as a scholarship.
Our Moderator was Sharon Hill.  She is the Post 6 Oratorical Chair.  This years other two contestants were Lucy Wang and Xinyin Zhang, also of East Chapel Hill High School.

The 1st place winner of the National contest will receive a $25,000 scholarship to college/university of his/her choice

District contest to be held Feb 7th at Post 6

Division contest to be held on February 11, 2026 at Post 1 in Raleigh