2022 YouthSpeak Contest
OC Human Relations’ annual YouthSpeak Speech Contests is a county-wide search for the top human relations speech written and delivered by high school students.
The theme for 2022 was “Resilience”. Orange County High School students were invited to submit a short, inspirational speech on how they have found pockets of joy or resilience during a global health crisis and continued racial injustice.
After reading through a multitude of high-quality entries and listening to the speeches of the short-listed students, the Board of OC Human Relations chose a speech by Chinonye Omeirandi as the winner. Chinonye delivered her speech at our May 12 Luncheon event to a standing ovation!
2022 YouthSpeak Contest Winners:
(click on their names to read their speeches)
1 – Chinonye Omeirondi, 12th grade, Cypress High School
2 – Esmeralda Feregrino, 12th grade, Katella High School
3 – Shaan Desai, 10th grade, Servite High School