PACIFIC CENTRAL DISTRICT OPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL
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The Pacific Central District includes Optimist Clubs from Fresno, Northern California to the Oregon border and Northern Nevada.

Optimist International Scholarship Contests

Congratulations 2025 Contest Winners!

Essay Contest

How Optimism
Has Paved My Road to
Success

Oratorical Contest

How Optimism Has Guided me Through Trying Times


1st Place: Olivia Huang
       Sacramento Breakfast, CA
       Zone 3


2nd Place: Haley Evans
       Redwood City, CA
       Zone 12



3rd Place: Hannah Haas
       Reno, NV
       Zone 8


District participation award recipients (listed alphabetically by club).  These were Essay Winners from their respective Zones and Clubs:

Tyler Ly, Castro Valley

Evienne Lai, Elk Grove

Edward Galusi, Greater Fresno

Zayna Ansari, Newark


Kyllian Seneka, Oroville



1st Place, Evana Yiwen Lan
      Reno Club Zone 8, Reno High School

2nd Place, Ali Lugo,
      Oroville Club, Zone 4,
      Pleasant Valley High School

3rd Place Kylin Crawford,
      Oroville Club, Zone 4,
      Paradise High School


Thank you to our outstanding leaders

Chuck Zanetti
District Oratorical Contest Chair 

Irene Kimura-Kern
District Essay Contest Chair

Special Thanks to our Super Judges!

District Contest Helpers
Rick Frewert - Live Streaming
April Cooke - Microphone
Alanna Martin - Camera
Sergent of Arms - Peter Kassel, Edgar Martinez


Optimist Youth Contests

Opportunity, Scholarships, Representation

Picture


The Optimist International Oratorical & Essay Contests take place between January and May.

Important Oratorical Deadlines:

Club Contests Feb- March 2025
District Contest April 12th, 2025, 2p
Hyatt House, Davis, CA


World Championships July 17-18, 2025
Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA


Oratorical Contest Entry Forms
Essay Contest Forms

Thank you to all the Club Contest Chairs!

Cupertino- De Anza

Prime Club of Elk Grove

Sacramento Breakfast

Elk Grove Optimist Club

Oroville

Greater Fresno

Optimist Club of Reno


Redwood City

Sacramento Inc.


San Leandro Optimist Club

Newark

Castro Valley


Past Winners


The Pacific Central District awards scholarships for communications.  Special congratulations goes to the 2024 Oratorical Contest.

Abhinav Deshpande, 1st place
Sacramento, Inc

Eliza Philip, 2nd place

Euana Lan, 3rd place
Optimist Club of Reno

  • Home
    • Sponsor, Donate, Support
    • Special Auction & Raffle
  • District Leaders
    • In Memory - William L. Davies
    • Gallery
    • Members - Memorial
  • Optimist Creed
  • Scholarship Contests
  • Junior Golf
  • Events & Deadlines FY25
    • 2025 International Convention
    • Recap: PCD Conference - Davis, CA
    • Recap: PCD Conference - Elk Grove March 1 2025
    • Recap: PCD Conference - Folsom 11/8-10
    • Training & Resources
  • Handbook
    • Directory