All the students from grade 4 to 7 have made speeches. They then presented the speeches in class, and a select few would then speek infront of their grade, then the teachers would pick the top few from there and let them present their speeches infront of the whole school at the Speechfest.
My speech was about the Mayan Calender and the 2012 Doomsday Phenomenon. Even though I did not make it to the semi-finals, I was still one of the top five grade 6's in my class.