Winners
The 2026 Florida Oratorical Contest was a great success!
Congratulations to all of our winners:
1st Place – $2,500
Represents Florida in National Contest
Brianna Pe Aguirre
Central Area, Post 56
2nd Place – $1,500
Samantha Gonzalez Merchan
Eastern Area, Post 331
3rd Place – $1,000
Cole Rewis
Western Area, Post 296
$500 Winner
Noah Stoehr
Northern Area, Post 56
$500 Winner
Kyle Ni
Southwestern Area, Post 24
Special Thanks To:
All the Posts, Districts, and Area Chairs that helped support these students with their journey to the State Contest.
Department Oratorical Chair Doug Hockenberry for his dedication and support for the Oratorical Program.
The Judges, Tabulators, and Time Keepers and staff for your help and support at the State Contest.
View Previous Winners
| Year | Winner |
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| 1953-1954 | Linda Sue Lorhauer |
| 1954-1955 | Dan Duckworth |
| 1955-1956 | Joan Bucks |
| 1956-1957 | Paul Fowler |
| 1957-1958 | Jo Abhau |
| 1958-1959 | Roger Fernandez |
| 1959-1960 | Geroge Duncan |
| 1960-1961 | Tracy Harrington |
| 1961-1962 | Carol Stanton |
| 1962-1963 | Sam Hern |
| 1963-1964 | Thomas E. Bridwell |
| 1975-1976 | Helen Bures |
| 1977-1978 | Ross Lindholm |
| 1978-1979 | Bruce Allan Menin |
| 1979-1980 | Elizabeth Adams Lindley |
| 1980-1981 | Marc Gottlieb |
| 1981-1982 | Cheryl Price |
| 1983-1984 | Sandra Harris |
| 1985-1986 | Marc Hight |
| 1986-1987 | Shane Butler |
| 1987-1988 | Pete Sinelli |
| 1988-1989 | Mark Harrison |
| 1989-1990 | Michael Rutherford |
| 1991-1992 | Michael Rutherford |
| 1992-1993 | Chris Chapin |
| 1993-1994 | Matthew Stiles |
| 1994-1995 | Laura Fernandez |
| 1995-1996 | Justin J. Patterson |
| 1996-1997 | Jillian Weise |
| 1997-1998 | Jason Fernandez |
| 1998-1999 | Jason Fernandez |
| 1999-2000 | Joshua Grosshans |
| 2000-2001 | Jason Buser |
| 2001-2002 | Jason Lynch |
| 2002-2003 | Jeffrey Joyner |
| 2003-2004 | John Doozan |
| 2004-2005 | Brian Corrigan |
| 2005-2006 | Shahir Rahman |
| 2006-2007 | Co'relous Bryant |
| 2007-2008 | Edward E. James III |
| 2008-2009 | Werner Ferrone |
| 2009-2010 | Caroline Schechinger |
| 2010-2011 | Christian Fernandez |
| 2011-2012 | Christian Fernandez |
| 2012-2013 | Brooke Wade |
| 2013-2014 | Elizabeth Barahona |
| 2014-2015 | Geeta Minocha |
| 2015-2016 | Natalie Morgan |
| 2016-2017 | Madison Moore |
| 2017-2018 | Caleb Wilson |
| 2018-2019 | Chad Stephens |
| 2019-2020 | Conrad Hellwege |
| 2020-2021 | Max Schaked |
| 2021-2022 | Kelsey Lopp |
| 2022-2023 | Nurfat Ishaque |
| 2023-2024 | William Kiker |
| 2024-2025 | William Kiker |
| 2025-2026 | Brianna Pe Aguirre |
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