Maeva Giroux took home third place at this year’s Optimist International World Oratorical Championships, competing against eight other competitors from South Korea and the United States of America.
Giroux, a 16-year-old high school student from Mansonville, has been climbing up the public speaking ladder throughout regional and provincial Optimist Club competitions. There are Optimist Clubs all over the world, she explained, empowering and encouraging youth.
The Quebecer was the only competitor at the championships who spoke in French. The competition was held in St. Louis, Missouri on July 22. She told The Record that to qualify for the championships, she had to compete in an event on July 21. She won that event with ease.
However, Giroux was forced to participate in the championships from her house in Potton. There was another competitor from South Korea who was also online, meanwhile the rest of the competition, seven high school students from the U.S., were in St. Louis together.
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Potton resident claims third place at international public speaking competition
By Michael Boriero
