PARK RIVER, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – On January 14th, Casey Kruger, senior competitor on the Valley City High School Speech and Student Congress teams, took 1st at the East Region American Legion Oratorical Contest.

Kruger traveled to Park River on Saturday, January 14th to compete at the VFW with his original speech titled “Interpreting Our Future” where he discusses the importance and history of constitutional interpretations. The American Legion Oratorical Contest was founded in 1938 and participating students write speeches about the U.S. constitution and compete for scholarship money. Each competition a student wins, they are awarded a scholarship and an invitation to compete at the next level of competition.

Casey is known for his outstanding work ethic and unwavering leadership. He will compete at the State American Legion Oratorical Contest in Minot on Saturday, January 28th.