The eight finalists for the diocese competition of the Modern Woodmen of America oration contest include (Back row, left to right) Kaley Temaat, 8th grade, Sacred Heart Cathedral School in Dodge City; Ben Burghart, 8th grade, St. Nicholas School, Kinsley; Melissa McGuire, 5th grade, Sacred Heart School, Pratt; Abby Thill, 8th grade, St. Joseph School, Ellinwood; and Katelyn Schmidtberger, 7th grade, Sacred Heart School, Ness City. (Front row) Carlos Urias, 6th grade, St. Mary School, Garden City; Erin McFarland, 6th grade, St. Dominic School, Garden City; and Beth Anne Elliott, 6th grade, Holy Family School, Great Bend.