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AND THE WINNER IS...

Alexis Aldinger, a senior at Crest High School, is the winner of the American Legion District 23 High School Oratorical Contest, held February 1st, 2019 at Ross Grove Baptist Church in Shelby, NC. She previously won the Shelby Post 82 competition, and now advances to the Division 5 contest in Hickory on Saturday, February 23rd.
First runner up in district competition was Jesse Hughes, a junior at Kings Mountain High. Jesse will represent Kings Mountain Post 155 at the American Legion Boys State program this summer.
Judges for the district contest were Cleveland County Sheriff Alan Norman; Mrs. Carolyn Jackson, retired educator, and Glenn Moore, a retired manufacturing executive from the Balfour Corporation. PICTURED: Alexis Aldinger, left, and Jesse Hughes.
Submitted by Ludy Wilkie


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