The Hershey Rotary Club announced the winners of this year's Four Way Test Speech Contest, which is open to high school students in grades 10 through 12 in the local area, including the Milton Hershey School, Hershey High School, and Middletown Area High School. The prize winners, all from the Milton Hershey School, are Lydia Lausch, first; McKayla Rosario, second; Trevor Jenkins, third; and Elijah Ward, fourth.

Students were asked to prepare a five- to eight-minute speech related to the COVID-19 pandemic and specifically how it has affected them at home, at school, in their community, and in the world. The speech could be based on actual experiences in the student's life; his or her observations of and reactions and responses to the pandemic; school activity during the pandemic; physical distancing and safety measures; or expectations about the new normal.

The contestants were asked to relate their comments to the questions asked in Rotary's Four-Way Test: "Is it the truth?" "Is it fair to all concerned?" "Will it build goodwill and bear friendships?" and "Will it be beneficial to all concerned?" Entries were submitted by video and judged by a panel of selected judges. The top four ranked entries were presented in a Zoom call for final ranking.

All four winners were scheduled to move on to competition in the local Rotary District 7390 contest and compete against students from across the district during March. The finals will be held at the Rotary district conference later this spring.