2008 District Speak-Off

The Colusa County Resource Conservation District held their Annual High School Speak-Off Contest on Wednesday October 1st at 7:00 pm.  This year’s theme was “RCD’s Role in Wildfire Recovery and Restoration ”.  Shannen Schaad, a 15-year-old sophomore at Pierce High School in Arbuckle, was the first-place winner of the district's annual contest. The contest was sponsored by the Colusa County Resource Conservation District and was open to all Colusa County high school students.

Austin Correa, a 14-year-old freshman who also attends pierce, placed second. Shannen will advance to the regional Speak-Off contest Nov. 4 at the Sacramento Valley Museum in Williams. The winner there advances to the state contest Nov. 21 in Riverside.