Winners Announced

The Third Institute (TTI) is excited to announce the winners of TTI’s 1st Annual Speech Competition held June 18, 2021 and June 19, 2021 in commemoration of Juneteenth. The speech competition was held in a hybrid format, in-person at the Fountaindale Library in Bolingbrook, Illinois and via Zoom. There were three competing categories, elementary (Grades 1-3), junior (4 -5) and junior high (6-8). 

The winners of the speech competition are the following;

Elementary -

First Place  Shie'La Farris

Second Place Shathvika Vykunthan

Third Place Jahmaris Hooks and Taylor Marie Darbonne

Junior- 

First Place Ernie Davis and Reiden Foster

Junior High - 

First Place Riley Howell

Second Place Nikolas Davis  

Third Place Alain Bedi and Quayyum Olanrewaju

The Third Institute is committed to building confidence in children through history. We thank each and every one of the 21 participants for their participation and presentation.