Creator Olympics

The Creator Olympics is a program of Sun West School Division that encourages creative activity of all kinds and provides opportunities for students to acquire and enhance their creative skills.

Coming March 20!

DROP THE MIC: The Art and Science of Motivational Speaking

Introduction

Drop the Mic: the Art and Science of Motivational Speaking is a one-day workshop taking place on March 20, 2026, at Rosetown Central High School (RCHS). Training at the workshop is provided by Chris Gray, a motivational speaker who has spoken to thousands of young people across North America.

Click here for more information on Chris Gray

Elements of the Workshop and Follow up

Participants must have developed a draft for an approximately ten-minute speech that they can deliver at the workshop to Chris Gray and the other participants.

All participants must be at RCHS prior to 8:55am, where there will go to the RCHS gym and watch an assembly presentation by Chris Gray to all RCHS students.

Following the assembly, participants will go to a RCHS classroom where they will spend the remainder of the day until about3:00 pm.

There will be ice-breaker session at the beginning that covers basis public speaking skills. The participants will receive feedback from Chris Gray and can get to know one another.

During the remainder of the day, each participant will have the opportunity to give their speech and receive feedback, ideas, and techniques from Chris Gray to help them improve their presentations and skills.

A complimentary lunch will be provided to participants at 12:00 noon. Lunch hour will only go to 12:30 pm

At the end of the day, the participants will select an evening date in May 2026 where the participants will present a polished version of their speeches in a Creator Olympics Showcase. This will be an open public event in Rosetown, in which participants are encouraged to invite their family and friends.

Who can Participate?

All Sun West Grades 8-12 students can apply to participate.

Applications require the student to complete an application, provide a teacher reference (who is not a parent or family member), and provide a brief description of their topic and an outline of the speech they would deliver at the workshop.

The deadline for applications is February 27, 2026.

Click here for the application form

Click here for the teacher reference form

Students selected to participate in the Workshop, must provide a draft copy of their speech to be delivered at the workshop by March 16, 2026. Students who do not provide a complete draft by March 16 will not be allowed to participate in the Workshop.

The number of spots for participants is limited. Deadlines will be strictly followed.

Sun West will be in contact with the parents and schools of each participant once they are selected to coordinate their travel to, and from, Rosetown on March 20.

Potential Speech Topics

Students can develop speeches on topics of their own choice but are encouraged to speak on subjects they are passionate about and that can inspire others. The following are a few ideas to help students develop speeches. Below the list are three videos that provide key elements in creating good speeches.

Tell a personal story about a barrier you have over come or a goal you have reached.

Speak about a cause you believe in and that you have worked for (cure for a disease, helping disadvantaged groups or victims of war, famine, or other tragedies).

Encouraging your audience to achieve their best, work towards their goals (perhaps by showing how you or others did this).

Speak about an issue that you feel is crucial to your community, Saskatchewan, Canada, education, the future or even the world; and explain why it is crucial (AI, social media, mental health, music, citizenship, the economy, agriculture, a sport, etc).

Speak about making a difference or making the world better by describing how it can be done or has been done (perhaps by yourself or others).

Questions

Contact Mike Fedyk at mike.fedyk@sunwestsd.ca

More about the Creator Olympics

Creator Olympics is a program designed to encourage and recognize all creative activities within Sun West schools as well as on a division-wide level and several other new Creator Olympics projects are being examined. Be on the look out for annoucements about these activities on Sun West social media pages.

Past events included LIGHTS! CAMERA! ACTION! Acting and Digital Storytelling Training. Learn about it here.