Sharon Springs Central School junior Yasmin Issa who won the regional level of the American Legion Oratorical Contest at Lake George Junior-Senior High School Saturday.
Yasmin now moves on to the State Oratorical Competition in Albany on March 8.
If she places first or second in the states she will go on to the National Competition.
Yasmin won the annual Schoharie County American Legion Oratorical Contest in December.
The grand prize at the national event is $25,000, which can be used toward their college education.
The American Legion Oratorical Contest exists to develop deeper knowledge and appreciation for the US among high school students.
Since 1938, the program has presented participants with an academic speaking challenge that teaches important leadership qualities, the history of our nation’s laws, the ability to think and speak clearly, and an understanding of the duties, responsibilities, rights and privileges of American citizenship.