Miramonte High School senior Alexandra Glaser took first place during the third round of the Lions' Student Speakers Contest March 22 in Concord. She will move on to the District Level Contest scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday, April 22 at the Rossmoor Hillside Clubhouse, Las Trampas Room, where she has the potential of winning $4,500 in scholarship money. There are two more levels after the District Level, where another $16,000 will be awarded. The topic is "What can the America of yesterday teach the America of today." Alexandra is sponsored by the Moraga Lions Club, and plans to go to George Washington University in Washington DC upon graduation.
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