Local Lions Youth of the Year Competition


The Lions Club Of City Of Devonport, Inc. hosted their local Youth Of The Year competition at their 11 March dinner meeting at the Gateway Inn.

Three students, nominated by their respective schools, competed for the chance to advance to regional competition and ultimately for the chance to win at national level.

St. Brendan-Shaw College was represented by Olivia Gerrard, and The Don Campus Of The Tasmania Academy & Tasmanian Polytechnic by Benjamin Knight and Taylor Beumont-Whiteley.

The students met with the judges (Dianne Atkinson, Geoff Harwood and Kim Marshall) during the week and had been initially judged on a number of specified criteria. On the night the students were additionally judged on their impromptu responses to questions regarding school bullying and their thoughts on betterment of our world. The final stage of the evening was speeches prepared by each contestant on the subject of his or her choice. Benjamin Knight swept the honors, winning both the Public Speaking Award and overall Club Winner.

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