Top WHS, Edgewood students vie for speech title

Edgewood’s Chandler Thornton, left, and Wetumpka High’s Jonothon Segars battled it out for a $1,000 scholarship in the finals of the Wetumpka Rotary Club’s annual speech competition. Photo by David Goodwin

It was a battle of the best at the Wetumpka Rotary Club’s speech competition final, as the top student at Wetumpka High took on the best in class from Edgewood Academy.

Wetumpka’s Jonothon Segars and Edgewood’s Chandler Thornton faced off Tuesday with speeches about the organic food craze, discussing what it is and whether the benefits are worth the higher price tag.