Aldine ISD Black History Oratory Competition Begins Jan. 23

The third annual Aldine ISD Black History Oratory Competition will begin on January 23, 2023. 

The competition will coincide with Black History Month in February and serve as a districtwide celebration. The competition is open to all Aldine ISD students in grades 3-12. In addition, each campus will host individual campus competitions before selecting the top winner at each campus. 

Campus competitions will take place between January 23 – February 17. The district competition will take place from February 20-22. 

To participate in the competition, students will individually create a spoken presentation that relates to the theme, Resilience.

In 3 to 5 minutes, students will describe how African Americans have demonstrated resilience by highlighting not only black scholars and medical practitioners in Western medicine but also other ways; it will also focus on the importance of taking care of oneself — both physically and mentally. The original oratory piece must be recorded using the Flipgrid app, an online video discussion tool. 

After each campus selects their first, second, and third-place winners, the first-place winners will compete in the district finals, where they compete against different students in their grade level from across the district. From this contest, three first-place winners (Elementary, Middle, and Ninth Grade and High School) will be named 2023 Aldine ISD Black History Oratory winners. The winners will receive a trophy and be honored at the March 22 School Board meeting.

Aldine ISD students in Grades 3-12 interested in participating in the third annual Aldine ISD Black History Oratory Competition should reach out to their campus.