| Teacher Contact: | Nancy Wedgeworth - nwedgeworth@spsmail.org or 523-9200 | |
| If you have difficulty reaching Nancy Wedgeworth, Parkview Speech & Debate Coach, please try this address: wedgeworths@sbcglobal.net | ||
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Congratulations
to the Parkview Speech and Debate Squad for ranking in the top 1% of
speech and debate programs in the nation. We recently received
notice that we are the 48th largest squad in the |
| Parkview Speech and
Debate enjoys the proudest tradition of speech and debate in the state of
Missouri. We currently have the 2004 National Champions in Public
Forum Debate, Patrick Carver and Emma Bentley. We have qualified
over 130 students to the national tournament in the last 45 years (with 71
qualifying in the last ten years). We have qualified more students to the
national tournament than any other school in Missouri and we placed ninth
in the nation at the national tournament in 2002 and 10th each year since.
We have dozens of state finalists and more state champions than any other
school in Missouri. PHS also hosts one of the largest invitational speech
and debate tournament in the state of Missouri, the Bob Bilyeu Winter
Classic. All of us at Parkview are extremely proud of the tradition our
students have built, and we would like for you to be a part of that
legacy. Students may compete in Interpretation events (Humorous, Dramatic,
Duo, Prose or Poetry Readings, Storytelling), Public Speaking events
(Extemporaneous Speaking, Oratory) and Debate (Policy and
Lincoln-Douglas). The squad competes in ten invitational tournaments,
state, district, and national competition. These tournaments give students
the opportunity to perform at very high levels of competition.
Former members of the speech and debate squad at Parkview include prominent community leaders. Our students attend such prestigious universities as Northwestern, Brandeis, Washington University, Georgetown and Princeton. If a student is simply interested in learning how to speak publicly and "sample" many speaking events, Introductory Speech is the perfect class. To be a member of the Parkview Speech and Debate Squad, a student should enroll in Debate or Oral Interpretation, with permission from Mrs. Wedgeworth, Speech and Debate coach. Tournament Dates | Novice Due Dates | Varsity Due Dates Parkview senior Adam Testerman is currently ranked 9th in the nation in
the National Forensic League, the national speech and debate organization.
He is also--at present--the highest-ranking student from Missouri. Sam
Overton is also in the top 100, ranking 54th. Emma Bentley is ranked 93rd. |
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