Forensics

Students present selections in two categories – prose and poetry. Each selection must be a maximum of ten minutes in length. The student must hold a manuscript and appear to be reading. The students alternate between rounds of prose and rounds of poetry.

Students present selections from published plays, screenplays, fictional or non-fictional work that are either serious or humorous in nature. The selections must be memorized with a maximum length of ten minutes.

A presentation by two participants of a single selection of literature. Each performer may present one or more characters. Each character should be sufficiently developed and should interact meaningfully with the other characters. The sections must be memorized. Movement should be limited and suggested rather than exaggerated. The maximum length is ten minutes.

​​​​​​Open to freshmen and sophomores only. Students must use a speech or portion of a speech previously given by another person. The speech must be memorized with a maximum length of ten minutes.

Students prepare original orations, usually persuasive or informative on a current topic. Any topic is permissible, and any form of oration is permitted. The presentation must be memorized, with a maximum length of ten minutes.

Each student draws three topics on current issues, chooses one, and has thirty minutes to prepare a speech of a maximum length of seven minutes. Both Internet access and any periodical or other published material are permitted in the preparation room. Students may not refer to any written notes during the speech.