Forensics

Welcome back to school!!! We're off to a great start! Please let us know if you have any questions.

The 8th grade has begun preparing for the upcoming forensics festival at Wisco on Nov. 7. You can help your child find appropriate material at your public library, or on the web. Ask your librarian for good monologue suggestions. The newspaper columnist, Dave Barry, has some good material. He has a number of published books that have suitable humorous pieces. All choices should be checked for appropriate content. We also have a good deal of material here at school for your child to choose from. Your child received a booklet on Wednesday with all of the categories and their descriptions. The following is a breakdown of your child's forensic schedule:

Thurs., Sept.3- Piece chosen for presentation (must be timed to ensure that it is not too long enough, or too short)
Sept. 10,11,&14- Piece ready for presentation in class (must be memorized if category requires) Students that choose pieces that don't need to be memorized will go first.
Sept. 14- Students chosen to go on to next level of competition
Sept. 16- Oct.7 Students present to forensics coaches
Oct. 8 – In school competition (final forensics team is chosen)
Oct. 12-Nov.6 Forensics team receives final coaching
Nov. 7 Forensics Festival at Wisco

Your help is really appreciated!
Thank you!
Peggy Prekop