National Catholic Forensic League
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Type | Non Profit Organization |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1951 |
Key people | Charles Sloat, President Roberta Hyland, First Vice President Barbara Fontenot, Second Vice President Michael Colletti, Executive Secretary – Treasurer Susan Peebles, Publicity Director / Recording Secretary Roland Burdett, National Tournament Director |
| Website | http://ncfl.org |
The National Catholic Forensic League (NCFL) is a speech and debate league that was formed in 1951. It is organized into regions which correspond to Roman Catholic dioceses. Member schools include both public and parochial high schools. The NCFL recruits member schools in both the United States and Canada. As of January, 2011, there were 65 active dioceses with NCFL leagues. The IRS recognizes the NCFL as an organization eligible to receive tax-deductible charitable donations.[1]
The NCFL sponsors the Grand National Speech and Debate Tournament held each year over Memorial Day weekend. It offers an array of events similar, but not identical, to those of the National Speech and Debate Association.
Contents
1 Events
2 National tournament sites
2.1 National tournament director
3 Past NCFL National Champions
3.1 Congressional Debate
3.2 Lincoln-Douglas Debate
3.3 Public Forum Debate
3.4 Policy Debate
4 See also
5 External links
6 References
Events
- Dramatic Performance – A ten-minute memorized performance of a dramatic or humorous selection of literature.
Duo Interpretation of Literature – A ten-minute memorized performance of a dialogue, story, or script by two performers, who are required to maintain off-stage focus and to not look at or touch each other.
Oral Interpretation of Literature – A ten-minute reading event, alternating between Prose and Poetry each round.
Extemporaneous Speaking – A seven-minute analytical / persuasive speech on a question of current events, given with only 30 minutes' prior notice.
Oratorical Declamation – A ten-minute memorized performance of a historical speech, commencemnent address or former competition speech to be delivered as if it were the speaker's own address. Limited to freshmen and sophomores.
Original Oratory – A ten-minute memorized original speech delivered to inspire or persuade the audience.
Lincoln-Douglas Debate – Value debate on a topic chosen by the NCFL specifically for the Grand National Tournament. Four Minutes of preparation time is allotted to each debater per debate.
Policy Debate – Two-person, switch-side, cross-examination debate, with five minutes of preparation time per team, on the national topic.
Public Forum Debate – A team event that advocates or rejects a position posed by the resolution. The focus of the debate is a clash of ideas in a persuasive manner that can be understood by a "lay" judge. Side and speaking order are assigned to each team every round in order to ensure students have the opportunity to debate both sides of a topic.
Student Congress – Mock legislative sessions where students debate bills and resolutions submitted by schools from participating dioceses.
National tournament sites
1952 Brooklyn, New York
1953 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1954 Cleveland, Ohio
1955 Brooklyn, New York
1956 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1957 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1958 Chicago, Illinois
1959 Washington, District of Columbia
1960 New York, New York
1961 Baltimore, Maryland
1962 Miami, Florida
1963 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1964 Denver, Colorado
1965 Brooklyn, New York
1966 Miami, Florida
1967 Camden, New Jersey
1968 Chicago, Illinois
1969 Washington, District of Columbia
1970 Miami, Florida
1971 New Orleans, Louisiana
1972 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1973 Chicago, Illinois
1974 New Orleans, Louisiana
1975 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1976 Detroit, Michigan
1977 Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1978 Washington, District of Columbia
1979 Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1980 Boston/Worcester, Massachusetts
1981 New York, New York
1982 Detroit, Michigan
1983 Chicago, Illinois
1984 Cincinnati, Ohio
1985 Miami, Florida
1986 Baltimore, Maryland
1987 Buffalo, New York
1988 New Orleans, Louisiana
1989 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1990 Chicago, Illinois
1991 New York City, New York
1992 Arlington, Virginia
1993 Boca Raton, Florida
1994 Oshkosh, Wisconsin
1995 Chicago, Illinois
1996 Topeka, Kansas
1997 Baltimore, Maryland
1998 Detroit, Michigan
1999 Chicago, Illinois
2000 Rochester, New York
2001 New York City, New York
2002 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
2003 Arlington, Virginia
2004 Boston, Massachusetts
2005 Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2006 Chicago, Illinois
2007 Houston, Texas
2008 Appleton, Wisconsin
2009 Albany, New York
2010 Omaha, Nebraska
2011 Washington, D.C.
2012 Baltimore, Maryland
2013 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2014 Chicago, Illinois
2015 Fort Lauderdale, Florida
2016 Sacramento, California
2017 Louisville, Kentucky
2018 Washington, District of Columbia
2019 Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2020 Chicago, Illinois
National tournament director
Past National Tournament Directors
| Director | Years |
|---|---|
| Br. Rene Sterner, F.S.C. | 1972–1992 |
| James Lyness Loyola School New York, New York | 1992–2002 |
| Ron Steinhorst New London High School New London, Wisconsin | 2002–2006 |
| Roland Burdett Washington Arlington Catholic Forensic League Arlington, Virginia | 2006–present |
Past NCFL National Champions
Congressional Debate
1995 – Bill Gallagher, Xavier High School, NY
1996 – Duarte Gerladino, Brooklyn Technical High School, NY
1997 – Sean Carmody, Pleasantville High School, NY
1998 – Seth Green, Taravella High School, FL
1999 – Matt Brennan, Iona Preparatory, NY
2000 – Ian Amelkin, Stoneman Douglas High School
2001 – Matt Spritz, Nova High School, FL
2002 – Scott Jacobsin, Nova High School, FL
2003 – Daniel Chapanian, Shrewsbury High School, MA
2004 – Matt Turetzky, Nova High School, FL
2005 – Results unavailable[why?]
2006 – Colin Outerbridge, Trinity Preparatory, FL
2007 – Sundeep Iyer, Ridge High School, NJ
2008 – Ben Berkman, Nova High School
2009 – Harlan Downs Tepper, Stuyvesant High School, NY
2010 – Alex Smyk, Ridge High School, NJ
2011 – Morgan Baskin, American Heritage, FL
2012 – Results unavailable[why?]
2013 – Michael Cervino, Ridge High School, NJ
2014 – Nic Gerard, Shrewsbury High School, MA
2015 – Carla Troconis, East Chapel Hill, NC
2016 - Katherine Klienle, Ridge High School, NJ
2017 - Muhammad Naeen, Western High School, FL
Lincoln-Douglas Debate
1988 – Lisa Nass, Miami Beach High School, Miami Beach, FL
1989 – David Kennedy, Regis High School, New York, NY
1990 – Jeremi Suri, Stuyvesant High School, New York, NY
1991 – Mark Wunderlich, Walter Johnson High School, Bethesda, MD
1992 – Jerry Vildostegui, Miami Beach High School, Miami Beach, FL
1993 – Christopher J. Regan, Bishop Kearney High School, Irondequoit, NY
1994 – Elizabeth Rogers, Shenendehowa High School, Clifton Park, NY
1995 – Derek D. Smith, Winston Churchill High School, Potomac, MD
1996 – Randall Martinez, Christopher Columbus High School, Miami, Florida
1997 – Mac Hawkins, Lagrange High School, Lake Charles, LA
1998 – Chetan Hertzig, Lexington High School, Lexington, MA
1999 – Elizabeth O'Connor, Hunter College High School, New York, NY
2000 – Kevin Farrell, Elk Grove High School, Chicago, Illinois
2001 – Benjamin Rothstein, Milton Academy, Boston, MA
2002 – Duncan Cooper, St. John’s Preparatory School, Boston, MA
2003 – Nina Thanawala, Ridge High School, Basking Ridge, NJ
2004 – Tara Tedrow, Celebration High School, Orlando, FL
2005 – Tara Tedrow, Celebration High School, Orlando, FL
2006 – Caitlin Halpern, W.T. Woodson High School, Arlington, VA
2007 – Ryan Zehner, Saint Joseph's Preparatory School, Philadelphia, PA
2008 – Ellen Noble, Walt Whitman High School, Bethesda, MD
2009 – Karlyn Gorski, Perkioman Valley High School, Philadelphia, PA
2010 – Stephanie Franklin, Walt Whitman High School, Bethesda, MD
2011 – Allison Douglis, Ridge High School, Basking Ridge, NJ
2012 – Katelyn Sheehan, Lake Braddock Secondary School, Arlington, VA
2013 – Austin Cohen, Elk Lake High School, Dimock, PA
2014 – Danny DeBois, Harrison High School, Harrison, NY
2015 – Joey Schnide, Evanston Township High School, Evanston, IL
2016 – Nicole Kastelic, Hawken School, Lyndhurst, OH
2017 – Maya Arora, Cape Fear Academy, Wilmington, NC
2018 – Eva Lamberson, Canfield High School, Canfield, OH
Public Forum Debate
2007 – Dennis Howe and Rob Wyllie
2008- Jonathan Freidman and Jeanine Sinan-Singh, Trinity Preparatory School, Florida
2009 – Danny Welch and Will Miller
2010 – Bud Peters and Thomas Pigott
2011 – Brian Grumka and Thomas Pigott
2012 (?)
2013 – Cameron Silvergate and Ethan Goldstein
2014 – Tim Perevozchikov and Zach Kirsch, Hawken School, Ohio
2015 – Ben Kessler and Jakob Urda, Stuyvesant HS, New York
2016 - Eitan Ezra and Harrison Hurt, Poly Prep Country Day School, New York City, NY
2017 - Atticus Nelson and Silas Nelson, DeSoto Central High School, Southaven, MS
Policy Debate
2017 – Peter Schick and Henry Hansen, Way of Jesus Academy, Lancaster, PA
See also
External links
Speech and Debate Forensics Jobs Board Jobs Board dedicated to the forensics community.- NCFL Home Page
- NCFL 2007 Grand National Tournament page
- National Catholic Forensic League on ForensicsWiki
- Past National Tournament Results
- NCFL Info and Profile
References
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