One of the world’s most widely printed and quoted statements of ethics is The 4 Way Test, which was created in 1932 by Rotarian Herbert J. Taylor. Adopted by Rotary in 1943, The 4 Way Test has been translated into more than a hundred languages and published in thousands of ways. It asks the following four questions of the things we think, say and do.
The 2023-2024 Rotary Four Way Test Speech Contest is underway! The 2024 Mid-Level Contests will be held in March of 2024. Students who advance from club level competitions throughout Rotary District 7390 will be assigned to one of the Mid-Level Contests. Students will be contacted with the location and time (all mid-level competitions will be held in-person). The finale for the Speech contest will be held at the Rotary District Conference in April 2024.
How the Rotary District 7390 Four-Way Test Speech Contest Works
Contestants must currently be in attendance (in either grade 10, 11 or 12) at a public or private high school, charter school or home schooled within Rotary District 7390 (Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry or York County). No student may be a contestant in more than one club contest in any one year. More than one club may recruit contestants from a high school shared with another club. Nothing in our rules prohibits clubs from developing their own procedures, requirements, and/or guidelines for their contest. Contestant Entry Forms must be submitted before participation. Prizes at the finals will be $1250 for the winner, $750 for 2nd place, $500 for 3rd place, and then $250 each for 4th & 5th place.