Past Contests....1959 to 1980
| 1959-60 Joan Moran, Mann Catholic HS Topic: “PEOPLE TO PEOPLE - KEY TO WORLD UNDERSTANDING” Sponsor: San Rafael Lions Club. |
1960-61 Lew Sargentich, Aihambra HS Topic: “OUR NATIONAL HERITAGE - PATTERN FOR TODAY” Sponsor: Alhambra Lions Club |
| 1961-62 Tim Eagen, Montgomery HS Topic: “MY RESPONSIBILITY IN A CHANGING WORLD” Sponsor: Montgomery Village Lions Club. |
1962-63 Eric J. Van Young, John Marshall HS Topic: “CONFORMITY-A REAL CHALLENGE TO ME” Sponsor: Griffith Park Lions Club |
| 1963-64 Suzanne Couture, Grace M. Davis HS Topic: “MORAL INTEGRITY - IMPERATIVE FOR SURVIVAL” Sponsor: Modesto 500 Lions Club. |
1964-65 Elizabeth Zepada, Aihambra HS Topic “MATURITY-ITS PRIVILEDGES AND RESPONSIBILITIES” Sponsor: Alhambra Lions Club. |
| 1965-66 Warren R. Chambers, Sweetwater HS Topic: “LAW AND LIBERTY” Sponsor: National City Lions Club. |
1966-67 Cliff Howard Finlayson, Richmond Union HS Topic: “PEACE IS ATTAINABLE” Sponsor: Richmond Breakfast Lions Club. |
| 1967-68 Robert P. Manley, Mount Shasta HS Topic: “FREE ENTERPRISE -THE CORNERSTONE OF OUR REPUBLIC” Sponsor: Mount Shasta Lions Club. |
1968-69 Mark McConville, Villanova Prep School Topic: “THE HOPES AND FEARS OF TODAY’S YOUTH” Sponsor: Meiners Oaks Lions Club |
| 1969-70 Glen E. Aubrey, Grossinont HS Topic: “GENERATION GAP - FACT OR FANTASY?” Sponsor: Fletch Hills Lions. |
1970-71 Christine Baron, Grossmont HS Topic: “SHOULD YOUTH BECOME INVOLVED?” Sponsor: Fletcher Hills Lion |
| 1971-72 Robert M. Shatswell, Branham HS Topic: “EDUCATION TODAY - AS I SEE IT” Sponsor: Cambrian Park Lions Club. |
1972-73 Alexander Zubak, Del Valle HS Topic: “ADULTHOOD AT 18-ITS RESPONSIBILITIES” Sponsor: Walnut Creek (Diablo Valley) Lions Club. |
| 1973-74 Daniel J. McLoon, Valencia HS Topic: “ECOLOGY - ITS PRICE” Sponsor: Brea Lions Club. |
1974-75 Loren R. Hooker, Hughson HS Topic: “AMERICA’S FUTURE - WHERE NOW” Sponsor: Waterford Lions Club. |
| 1975-76 David Huscher, San Luis Obispo HS Topic: “CITIZEN RIGHTS VS. CRIMINAL RIGHTS” Sponsor: San Luis Obispo Lions Club |
1976-77 Brian Austin Baker, Corona HS Topic: “GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE - FACT OR FICTION?” Sponsor: Corona Lions Club. |
| 1977-78 Louis Hawthorne, Ventura HS Topic: "TOMORROW'S ENERGY - TODAY'S DILEMMA" Sponsor: Ventura Avenue Lions. |
1978-79 Debra Dunn, Wheatland HS Topic: "WHO AM I?" Sponsor: Wheat-land Lions Club. |
| 1979-80 Susan Essex, Mr. Whitney HS Topic: "TAXPAYERS' REVOLT - WHERE WILL IT LEAD?" Sponsor: Visalia Sequoia Lions Club. |
1980-81 Bertine Groepe, Foreign Exchange Student from South Africa attending Acalaces HS Topic: "MY WORLD - MY ANSWER" Sponsor: Lafayette Lions Club. |