Toastmasters Youth Leadership Program

Students in 4th- 8th grades were invited to participate in an eight week Toastmasters Youth Leadership Program in January and February. Toastmasters International is a nonprofit organization that helps people to develop their communication and leadership skills. The students learned about topics including: public speaking, impromptu speaking, listening, gestures, voice and vocabulary.  This program was facilitated by Ms. Sandra Talmadge, HPA second grade teacher and Treasurer of the Havasu Toastmasters organization.

​Approximately twenty students participated in the program. At the end of the eight weeks, students participated in a speech event to showcase their newly acquired skills. The winners of the Youth Leadership Speech Contest were: 1st place Molly Wiese, 2nd place Sage Dillard, and 3rd place Castyn Steele.  Thanks to Ms. Talmadge and to the Havasu Toastmasters organization for providing this wonderful opportunity for our students.