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SENIOR SPEECHES: Jacob Allen- Big Corporations vs. Small Towns- “Main Street vs. Mega Giants: The Fight to Save Local Communities” Trinity Allen- Inflation / Financial Stress- “Choking Inflation: Breaking Free from the Paycheck-to-Paycheck Trap” Jenna Ambrose- Drinking Water Pollution- “What’s in Your Water? The Hidden Crisis Flowing Through America” Cormac Bernard- LLMs & Environmental/Human Impact- “The Hidden Cost of AI: How Large Language Models Are Draining Our World” Romeo Black- Social Media & Mental Health (TikTok Algorithm)- “Hooked and Harmed: How Social Media Is Rewiring Our Minds” Oliver Boit- Human Impact & Mass Extinction- “The Sixth Extinction: How Human Impact Is Silencing Life on Earth” Judson Butler= Outdoor Education in Schools- “Why School Shouldn’t Be Stuck Inside: The Case for Outdoor Education” Leigh Carter- College Costs / Student Debt- “Is College Even Worth It Anymore? The Real Cost of a Degree” Phoebe Carter- Maine Education Decline- “What Happened to Maine Schools? The Truth Behind Falling Scores” Brooks Charette- Queer Identity & Bullying- “Just Trying to Be Ourselves: The Reality of Being Queer Today” Halle Cliffor- Ocean Plastic Pollution- “You Might Be Eating Plastic: The Truth About Our Oceans” Ethan Colson- Trade Worker Shortage (Carpenters, etc.)- “Why Everything Takes Forever to Build Now: The Trade Worker Shortage” Anna Dovhanych- War in Ukraine / Lived Experience “War Isn’t Just Headlines: What It Actually Feels Like to Live Through It” Shea Emerton- Transgender Youth & Mental Health- “Are We Really Paying Attention? The Mental Health Crisis Facing Trans Youth” Klaus Jacobsen- Importance of Art in Human History- “Why Art Has Always Mattered (and Still Does)” Aaliyah Klemenz- Epilepsy (Personal Story)- “What It’s Like to Live with Epilepsy: More Than Just a Seizure” Jay Lawrence- Fast Fashion & Waste- “Cheap Clothes, Big Problems: The Truth About Fast Fashion” Kedra Leach- Lobster Industry Decline- “Where Did All the Lobsters Go? What’s Happening to Maine’s Catch” Annika Marshall- Overconsumption- “Do We Really Need All This? The Problem with Overconsumption” Donovan McMullen- Sexual Abuse Awareness- “The Stories We Don’t Hear: Understanding Sexual Abuse and Its Impact” Brooklyn Merithew- Healthcare Shortage- “What Happens When You Can’t Get Care? Maine’s Healthcare Shortage” Nathan Monroe- Halo 3 / Gaming Impact- “Halo 3: The Game That Took Over Everything” Myles Montgomery- Plastic Production / Pollution- “So Much Plastic: Why It’s Becoming a Huge Problem” Abel Morris-Nevells- Food Insecurity- “Hungry in America: How Is This Still Happening?” Maddie Pasternack- Healthcare Costs / Access- “Why Is Healthcare So Expensive? And Who’s Actually Paying the Price?” Emma Perry-St. Peter- Modern-Day Slavery (Farmworkers)- “Slavery Isn’t History: It’s Still Happening Today” Cadence Pert- Free Community College (Maine)- “Free College: Is It Worth It or Too Good to Be True?” August Ruzicka- Four-Day School Week- “Only Four Days of School? Why This Might Actually Work” Odin Saunders- Free Speech / Government / Internet- “Are We Really Free to Speak? The Truth About Censorship Today” Tane Tooley- Nurse Harassment / Workplace Safety- “Who’s Taking Care of the Nurses? The Reality Behind Healthcare Jobs” Logan Townsend- Pink Tax- “Why Are Women Paying More? The Truth About the Pink Tax” Jordyn Trundy- Generative AI & Teen Mental Health- “Is AI Messing Us Up? The Dark Side of AI for Teens” Ange Viennot- Racism in Football (Soccer)- “Why Is Racism Still a Thing in Football?” Hazen Wallace- Littering - “This Is What’s Killing Our Oceans: The Truth About Plastic Waste”
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