OC Human Relations is pleased to announce the winners of two recent youth-based contest.  There were some exceptional entries in both contests and our judges were hard-pressed to select the best.

YouthSpeak Speech Contest

OC Human Relations’ annual YouthSpeak Speech Contest is a county-wide search for the top human relations speech written by an 8th-12th grade student.

1st  – Raj Sawhney (Fairmont Preparatory Academy)
2nd – Sabrina Huang (University High School)
3rd – Carson Taylor (Huntington Beach High School)

Raj will deliver his speech at Awards 46 on May 4 and receive a cash scholarship.

Congratulations to all the students!  To watch videos of their speeches and/or read transcripts of them, please visit YouthSpeak 2017.

#HateFreeOC Art Contest

OC Human Relations’ #HateFreeOC Art Contest is a county-wide opportunity for 8th-12th grade students to have their art promote the #HateFreeOC campaign!

1st – Emily Gonzalez (Western High School)
2nd – Joey Laroza (Brookhurst Jr. High School)
3rd – Angel Guevara (Loara High School)

Congratulations to all the students!  To view their artwork please visit #HateFreeOC Art Contest.