From left, Kathy Thach, Lana Rhode and Mia Chavez with RISE teacher Kasi Johnson.

Legacy Traditional Academy hosted its annual speech competition sponsored by Modern Woodmen Fraternal Financial on Wednesday. Two junior high students and a sixth grader got top honors out of a dozen competitors.

This year’s theme was “What does it mean to be a hero?”

Kathy Thach won first place, with Lana Rhode in second. Sixth-grader Mia Chavez placed third in the tight competition.

Local winners go onto county, state and national competitions, where cash prizes are on the line.