SPECTATORS packed the dinner room of the Criterion Hotel last Wednesday night to hear the announcement of the 2015 Lions Youth of the Year (YOTY).
Five contestants from two colleges battled it out to prove they had the makings of a future leader, with Jack McCullough of SCOTS PCG taking out the coveted Warwick YOTY trophy.
The school captain chose to talk about media power during his five- minute prepared speech and was also subjected to two impromptu questions: How much of a threat is terrorism in Australia? and What impact does social media/technology have in society today?.
His opponents included fellow SCOTS student Dominic Andersen-Strudwick and Assumption College’s Zoe Boweman, Karlie Lane and Britnee Wallace.
After each competitor answered the impromptu questions and gave their respective speech, the judges underwent a lengthy deliberation, eventually annoucing Mr McCullough as the YOTY.
Ms Wallace impressed the judges with her oration titled, Mercy the Right Choice, and was crowned winner of the public speech.
Members and their partners joined teachers, parents and other guests to watch the longstanding event, in which the Lions Club of Warwick has been closely involved for 40 years.
Mr McCullough will now represent the Lions Club of Warwick at the regional final in Goondiwindi on 14 March.
