Winners of Rotary’s Four-Way Speech Contest, and the annual music and visual arts competitions, were honored at a gala event at the Beck Center on April 13.

Sponsored by the Rotary Club of Lakewood and Rocky River, the contest annually highlights the incredible talents of students attending one of six high schools – Lakewood, Lutheran West, Magnificat, Padre Pio, Rocky River, and St. Edward.

Lakewood High School student Tessa Ritchie placed third at Rotary district 6630's Four Way Speech Contest at Springfield High School in Akron on April 18.

The club’s speech contest first place winner was Tessa Ritchie with a speech entitled, “Beauty Without Bias.” Holly Rogalski earned second place with a speech entitled, “The Negative Impacts of Young "Skin Awareness’.”

Both students represented the club at the Rotary district 6630 competition on April 18, where Tessa Ritchie finished in third place of all high schools participating.