KSAT Community: Livestream 96th annual Battle of Flowers Oratorical Contest on Feb. 26
Speech competition virtually explores legacy of news coverage
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SAN ANTONIO – Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Battle of Flowers Oratorical contest will be held online this year.
“EXTRA! EXTRA! Texas Journalists Making History” is the theme of the 2021 Battle of Flowers Association Oratorical Contest happening Feb. 26 at 9 a.m. which offers students from Texas institutions of higher learning an opportunity to exhibit their research and public-speaking skills in pursuit of the first prize of $5,000.
To watch the free livestream, click or tap here.
“The mission of the Battle of Flowers Association is to teach the history of Texas, and I think it’s important to tell the stories of journalists in Texas and how significant they were in informing our history. In the early days, pioneers brought printing presses down the Mississippi on boats and then loa