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Public Speaking Forum hosted by SPEAKING AMERICAN for Grades 3-8 statewide in Massachusetts is available to Teachers for their students. Contestants for Public Speaking sign-up and the Teacher Co-ordinator submits the student names by Friday, February 14, 2014. Send E-mails to: heidiusaesl@yahoo.com E-message must included: (1) Printed Name of Student,(2)Teacher's Name and School Address, and (3) For Grade 5: Title of their 1-Minute Talk. GRADE 3 and GRADE 4: 1-Minute Talk_Required Talk is the following-- What does America mean to you and what can you do in your own community to make you proud you live in the USA? GRADE 5 Students The student is free to select a subject for the 1-Minute Talk with Teacher guidance. HERE'S HOW IT WORKS-- THE TIME FRAMEWORK Feb. 14-- Postmark deadline for completed list of school students entering the Public Speaking contest; March Week of 3-7-- School co-ordinator arranges the 1st Round of recitation at school. March 7 deadline-- Send the Results: Winner and Runner-up (and ties if warranted). No fees are required to enter the contests. April 6: Finals at Boston Public Library (BPL). Yes, there are prizes. On Sundays, BPL opens at 1:00 p.m. Our Program starts promptly at 2:00 p.m. It ends around 4:30 p.m. Enjoy the Forum. For details for Grades 6-7-8, send E-messaging to the address above. The TIME FRAMEWORK is exactly the same as posted above. Thank you.