On April 11, 2019, the Santa Clarita Valley Bar Association hosted its 7th Annual High School Speech Competition at Canyon High School. The competition featured ten junior high school students from the William S. Hart School District. The students presented their speeches on the following topic:
“Given that affirmative action remains upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court, how much weight should colleges and universities seeking “diversity on campus” apply to academic merit and extra-curricular achievement versus socio-economic factors, when evaluating student applications for admission?”
The top three winners were awarded scholarships in the amounts of $1,000, $750 and $500. Young & Williams LLP was proud to be a sponsor of the event. Mark T. Young, Taylor F. Williams (president elect of the bar association), Luke Rowe (member at large of the bar association), Adrian Chiang and Shelly Mosallaei of Young & Williams LLP attended the event.
The three winners will present their speeches at the Bar Association’s “Scholars and Bench Night” on May 16, 2019, of which Young & Williams LLP is also a sponsor.
Congratulations to all the participants as well as the winners!