Rachel Giovarelli, PHS ‘08, is one of five Bluffton University students competing in the university’s annual C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest, tonight, Wednesday, at 7 p.m. in Yoder Recital Hall.

Participating students give a speech of no more than 10 minutes that applies the Christian peace position to an issue of contemporary concern.

Giovarelli, a junior and daughter of Glenn and Shirley, will speak on The Last Mile: Finding Peace without Ending Life.

The winner will earn a $175 cash prize. The runner up receives $125 and the third-place finisher, $100.

The top placer also qualifi es for a bi-national contest with winners from other North American Mennonite colleges. In that contest, prizes are $250 for first place, $150 for second and $75 for third.