Well Represented At Regionals ’10
April 23, 2010
Qualifiers to the Region IV invitational (which will be hosted here in Austin, May 5-8th) have been announced on the NCFCA website. A couple of our students have even qualified straight to the national competition. ARC has done very well, so let’s take a moment to celebrate how God has blessed this club, especially those who are going to their first Regionals…
Speech: Limited Preparation
Limited Prep events involves giving a speech on the fly with little preparation on a topic you probably weren’t expecting. 14 ARCers qualified over all three events in this category! This includes eleven who qualified in our signature event, Apologetics, where students learn how to defend and explain their faith on the fly.
To find out more about Limited Prep, check out our page.
Apologetics
Daniel Gaskell
Kathryn Grace Clarkson
Avery Lill
Anna Macdonald (First Time!)
Joshua Upham
Marshall Yaklin
Beth Maisano
Ben Snodgrass
Christina Hastings
Alex Billups (First Time!)
David Huber
Impromptu
Kathryn Grace Clarkson
Avery Lill
Ben Snodgrass
Daniel Gaskell
Christina Hastings
Willliam Umstattd (First Time!)
Extemporaneous
Ben Billups
Daniel Gaskell
Platform Speeches
A “platform speech” is usually what you think of when you hear “speech.” Students in this event persuade and inform their listeners in a conversational manor. Unlike in limited prep, the speakers must script their speech and have 10 minutes to make a difference!
Eight ARCers are competing in Platform speeches at the Regional Qualifier. Congratulations!
Original Oratory
Nathan Exley
Ben Billups (First time!)
Beth Maisano
Jonathan Morgan
Grace Einkauf
Marshall Yaklin
David Huber
Persuasive
Christina Hastings
Beth Maisano
Marshall Yaklin
Interpretation
Interpretation is a lot of fun. It’s like acting without props… in a suit. In these interpretive events, Austin Rhetoric Club Members take a piece of literature and interpret it using their body and voice, but without using any props. That even includes the floor and (in Duo) even the your interpretation partner!
14 students made in various interpretation categories. Way to go!
Thematic Interp
Paul Exley
Katie Morgan (First Time!)
Daniel Gaskell (Nationally Qualified!)
Alex MacDonald
Duo Interp
Exley/ Exley
Huber/ Huber (First Time!)
Morgan/ Morgan
Macdonald/ Macdonald
Hastings/Snodgrass
Dramatic Interp
Nathan Exley
Anna Macdonald (First Time!)
Grace Einkauf
Jonathan Morgan
Christina Hastings
Kathryn Grace C
Humorous Interp
Grace Einkauf
Marshall Yaklin
Nathan Exley
Kathryn Grace C
Paul Exley
Daniel Gaskell
Debate
Debate differs from speech in that it involves not only communicating and persuading, but also responding to objections. Throughout the tournament, students learn to present both sides of an important issue. In Team Policy, they also learn valuable teamwork skills with their partner.
Note: First time means that at least one of the members of the team is going in debate for the first time.
Team Policy
Gaskell/MacDonald
Billups/Billups
Maisano/Morgan (First Time!)
Clarkson/Exley (First Time!)
Lill/Upham (First Time!)
Snodgrass/Strack
Exley/Yaklin
Adkisson/Simmons (First Time!)
Harris/Snodgrass (??? – yeah, we’ll claim ‘em)
Lincoln Douglas
Kathryn Clarkson
Christina Hastings
David Huber (First Time!)
Avery Lill (going to Nationals!)
Anna MacDonald (First Time!)
Katy Maisano (First Time!)
What’s Important
More import than winning awards or recognition is the future. What are you going to do with these speeches and skills? At the Austin Rhetoric Club, we’re not training speakers who just show up at tournaments, but speakers who take the skills they’ve learned out into the world and shine their light Matthew 5:16 style!
If you would like to help train the christian leaders of tomorrow, please sign up to help judge at the Region IV Tournament in Austin.
Regionals in Austin
April 19, 2010
This year, the Region IV Invitational Tournament will be held at Concordia University right here in Austin, Texas. A tournament this big requires a whole lot of preparation and cooperation. One easy way to help out is by recruiting judges from the community–friends, family, or anyone else who might be interested. You can check out the information here.
Thanks in advance!