Bishop Lion Past President Barb Smith is shown presenting Makayla Frazier with winning certificate for recent Lion Region 3 of CA/NV District 46 student speakers contest, held recently in Bishop. Makalya is a high school Junior in Yerington,Nevada, and will next be competing at the District level at the Lions District 46 convention the first weekend in May.

Bishop Lion Barb Smith is shown thanking Inyo County 4th District Supervisor Jen Roeser for serving recently as Judge for the Lion Region 3 student speakers contest held in Bishop at the Inyo-Mono Title Building. Region 3 student speaker contest Chair Stan Smith (r) is applauding Jen’s Judgepersonship!…

Bishop Lion Barb Smith is shown presenting Mary Mae Kilpatrick a certificate of appreciation from Bishop Lions and Region 3 of Lions CA/NV District 46 for her serving as Judge for the recent Region level student speakers contest. Mary Mae has a great history of community service and many years of judging student speech contests for Bishop Lions, and has now also earned the informal title of “Judge Emerita”…..Looking on on Region speech contest Chair Bishop Lion Stan Smith.

Bishop Lions Barb Smith (l) and Stan Smith (r) are shown presenting Mandi Wagner (center), Inyo County Probation officer, with her first certificate of appreciation and thanks for serving as a Judge in the recent CA/NV District 46 student speakers contest at the Region level. Mandi was a new Lion student speaker contest Judge for this event and wowed the Lions and audience with her quick study of contest rules and the participating students, First-Runner Up Rachel Christian from Big Pine High School and Region contest winner Makayla Frazier from Yerington NV High School (both not shown).

Shown (l) congratulating Makayla Frazier (2nd from left), accompanied by her Mother, for participating in the recent Region 3 Lion student speakers contest is Bishop Lion Barb Smith. Region 3 contest Chair Stan Smith (r) assisted in awarding Yerington High School Junior Makayla with her winning certificate and let the audience know that Makayla will now move up to competing at District 46 level contest May 2nd.

Presenting Region student speaker contest Judge Bill Schuck (c) with his certificate of appreciation and thanks for participating in the recent contest are Bishop Lions Barb Smith (l) who is also Region 3 Chair for CA/NV Lions District 46, and Stan Smith (r) who served as Region 3 contest chair for this event. Bill is a retired teacher of music and other subjects, well-known in the Owens Valley area for his skills and sharp wit, who made an excellent participant in judging student preparation of speeches on the subject of Global Warming and Climate Change.

Shown at recent Region 3 student speaker contest conducted at Inyo-Mono Title Company in Bishop is Region 3 Chair Barb Smith (l) presenting Inyo County District Attorney Dana Crom (c) with a certificate of thanks and appreciation for her judging the contest, with Region contest Chair Bishop Lion Stan Smith looking on. Dana is herself a past winner at local, zone and region Lion student speaker contests and was an excellent choice to watch high school students from Big Pine and Yerington Nevada present themselves with subject research and presentation and public speaking confidence.

Group photo at Region 3 student speaker contest

Big Pine High School’s Freshman Rachel Christian (3rd from left) is shown with her Father Robert Christian (2nd from left) being congratulated for being First Runner-Up in the recent CA/NV Lion District 46 Region 3 student speakers contest. Rachel was presented her certificate of appreciation and participation by Bishop Lion Barb Smith (l), Region 3 Chair, and Bishop Lion Stan Smith (r) who served as Region 3 contest Chair.

Region 3 Lion student speaker contest First Runner-Up Rachel Christian (l) is shown receiving a certificate of appreciation for participating in the recent CA/NV District 46 Region 3 level contest, chaired by Bishop Lion Barb Smith. Rachel is a Freshman at Big Pine High School and indicated she’s interested in participating again next year in the Lion local and possibly higher competitive contest levels.