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Community Judges Needed for Speech/Debate Tournament



On March 3-5 several hundred homeschool high school students will gather at the University of St. Francis, Joliet, Illinois for an exciting three day speech and debate tournament.  Sponsored by the National Christian Forensics and Communication Association, the Illinois tournament is one of four 2014 competitions in which homeschool teens from Wisconsin, Illinois, Ohio, Kentucky, Michigan, and Indiana qualify for the regional invitational.  Students compete in eleven different speech events and two styles of debate events.

We are faced with the monumental task of finding over 700 judges to evaluate our competitors.  We need you!  It is a 2 ½
 to 3 hour commitment,  which includes arriving at the hospitality room (where we will feed you delicious meals and refreshments), a short orientation, the the
1 ½ hour round, and filling out a ballot in the hospitality room afterwards.

To see the exact times we need judges, go to http://www.ncfca.org/ , click on "Judges" at the top, click on Illinois on the map, and select "Best of the Midwest".  The tournament schedule will then pop up and you can select one or more rounds.  Note that the times listed are arrival times.  Arriving at those times will give you time for a brief orientation before the round starts.  We have rounds starting in the early morning and going into the evening.  We just ask people to judge one round, although of course they are welcome to judge more and we have people who do!  You will find it very enjoyable.

For "Referred By" put "Patch".

We use judges from all walks of life and would appreciate your passing the word on to anyone who you think might be interested.  Thank you for participating in training the next generation.  Your contribution is invaluable!





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