Many choice topics

The Coastline Pilot went to St. Catherine’s School and asked students participating in a speech contest, “What made you chose the topic the topic of your speech?”

“I picked ‘Thanksgiving Power’ because it was funny.”

Kaitlin King, 8

“I looked in my grandmother’s book and found ‘Good Morning Toes’ and picked it because the girl reminded me of me.”

Grace Villa, 9

“I eat a lot but don’t eat sprouts, so I did ‘Sprouts and Beans.’”

Trey Taylor, 6

“I picked Bill Dodd’s ‘Mrs. Stein’ because it was funny and the opposite of me.”

Michael Tingley, 9

“I liked Edgar Allen Poe’s ‘Annabel Lee’ because of the way it rhymed and sounded.”

Amy Letourneau, 12

“I found ‘The Night Before Christmas’ online with my dad and liked the way it ended.”

Quinn McGannon, 7

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