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"I love going to forensics
tournaments because my ~
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friends are there to watch41i ... ____ _
me perform."

A. junior Ben Dea n
revi ews hi s argu-
ment before a round.
Debaters had to gath er
inform ation for th e pros
and th e cons of a topic.
B. Se niors Nick Herink
and Em ily Schlichting
rehearse th eir forensics
duet for the cl ass . In
duet, participants were
all owed to use two
chairs and a tabl e as
props. photos by Kaily
Nelson

The forensics and debate teams worked to become better speakers and competitors.

One of the most co mmon phobias is Glossophobia- the fear try, including many from MN.
of publi c speaking. Wheth er giving a PowerP oint prese ntati on to Forensics consiste d of both interpretation and debate
the class or a gradu ati on speech, most students fear being hea rd . events. junior Priya Srivats participated in duo/duet for
However, the debate and forensics teams so mehow moved past the first time this year.
this fea r, and in doing so, they developed a skill that not only "At first it was kind of awkward , but working together
aided them during competitions, but will continue to aid them in turned out to be rea lly fun. Plu s, when you have some -
future experiences as well. one you are working with, you get rea ll y creative idea'S,"
Th e forensics team was one of the largest and most successf ul Srivats sa id .
teams in the state. And, although this may su rprise many, foren- Forensicators and debaters often went to the same -:
sics had abso lu tely nothing to do with dead bodies. Senior Emily tournaments. Debate, however, did not participate in ~
Schlichting described interpretation events. In stead, a debater and hi s or her
forensics as, "the com-
partn er would resea rch either the pro or the con on a -..-
know Schlichting was a give n topic, and then they would prepare an argumenta-
munication of an idea
tive speech.
or argument through
Th e most important part of debate was preparing a
performance."
speech that would influence others.
your supporting cap itali sm. Th e ex uberance with whi ch it
finalist in the W ord s
"My favorite memory was hea ring a great spee ch
Th at Shook the World
contest. To enter,
was deli ve red li t up the room w ith excitement. This particular
speech became lege ndary among the debate squad for passion-
Sch li chting wrote a
speec h about her
ate persuas ion," junior Michael Beatty sa id.
Although later in life th e participants of these eve nts may
§1QIY "message to America," not be involved in competitions, the lingual skills that they
and competed with
hundreds of students
have lea rn ed will aid th em in any soc ial situation that they may
from all over the coun-
enco unter.