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Dunwoody Wildcat Theatre

SPEECH & DEBATE TEAM

 

Welcome Mr. Bill Kearney!

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Announcing an all new Debate Team!

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Dunwoody High School participates in the National Speech and Debate Association.

https://www.speechanddebate.org/

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WHAT IS SPEECH?

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Speech involves a presentation by one or two students that is judged against a similar type of presentation by others in a round of competition. There are two general categories of speech events, public address events and interpretive events. See chart below for specific categories. 

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Public address events feature a speech written by the student, either in advance or with limited prep, that can answer a question, share a belief, persuade an audience, or educate the listener on a variety of topics.

 

Interpretation events center upon a student selecting and performing published material and appeal to many who enjoy acting and theatre. 

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HOW DOES IT WORK?

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Mr. Gay helps students select a piece to memorize and the student practices on their own.  Students signup for weekly 1:1 sessions after school with Mr. Gay for feedback.  The competition schedule will be published and the meets are usually on Saturdays. Students travel to the meets to the compete.

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We do not currently have a Debate Team.

     The Dunwoody High Speech Team came home Saturday with a handful of state championship trophies.   Brandon Jasper is GFCA Speech and Debate State Champion in Humorous Interpretation.  Mariana Greene was second, Cole Carter, fourth, and Fernando Ramirez, sixth in Humorous Interp.  Anna Jean Lower placed second in Dramatic Interpretation, followed by Anshula Phadke, third, and Torin Blake-Hayden, fifth.  Glo From was a semi-finalist in Original Oratory.  

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