On Saturday, February 2, Iolani senior Lauren Ige participated in and won the American Legion Oratorical Contest held at Sacred Hearts Academy.
To win the contest Lauren delivered a 10-minute prepared oration on citizens’ duty to uphold equality and a 4 minute assigned topic talk on Article 2, section 4 of the US Constitution which addresses impeachment. In addition to scholarship money, Lauren will represent Hawaii at the national competition in April in Indianapolis