Forensics offers a variety of
opportunities for students to compete in, including:
Declamation-
- An event open only to freshmen and sophomores. Declamation
is an event where a student must recite and interpret a speech that had been previously delivered. Memorized.
Duo Interpretation-
- Two students perform a piece from
a play in the style of Reader's Theater, fixed position, acting straight out to the audience with no contact made between
the two students. Memorized.
Dramatic Interpretation-
- A student performs a piece from a play by him/herself. The student may choose to play
one part or many parts. Memorized.
Original Oratory-
- A student composes his/her own speech on any topic and performs. Memorized.
Oratorical Interpretation-
- A student must find
a piece of prose and a piece of poetry to perform and interpret. Not Memorized.
Extemporaneous Speaking-
- A team creates a box or boxes
of files (recent articles in the news). At the competition a student is given a randomly selected question on one of the four
topics: Domestic Issues, Foreign Issues, Economic Issues, and Cultural Issues. The student must then compose a speech within
30 minutes that sufficiently answers the question. The team shares the box(es), but students must compose and perform on their
own.
Impromptu-
- A student
is given a prompt and then must divide up 10 minutes between preparing a speech and performing it. The student has no prior
knowledge of the prompts and does not prepare a speech before competition. This is the only event that does not compete on
the national level. 
