The National Catholic Forensic League (NCFL) is a speech and debate league that was formed in 1951. It is organized into regions that correspond to Roman Catholicdioceses. 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]
Susan Peebles President Ann Marie Duffy, First Vice President Thomas Beck, Second Vice President Michael Colletti, Executive Secretary – Treasurer Katy Cecil, Publicity Director / Recording Secretary Roland Burdett, National Tournament Director
Due to the Coronavirus, the organisation was forced to not host their national tournament. This was incredibly historic as it was the first time in history the NCFL was unable to do so. After virtually hosting the tournament online in 2021, normal operation procedures followed in the time since then, as of March 2024. [2]
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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.
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, commencement 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 – 1v1 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. The focus of the debate is on the philosophical ramifications of affirming or negating the resolution.
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.
^"Welcome to NCFL". www.ncfl.org. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
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NCFL Home Page
NCFL Info and Profile
January 01, 1970
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This article relies excessively on references to primary sources Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources Find sources National Catholic Forensic League news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2008 Learn how and when to remove this message The National Catholic Forensic League NCFL is a speech and debate league that was formed in 1951 It is organized into regions that 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 National Catholic Forensic LeagueCompany typeNon Profit OrganizationFounded1951Key peopleSusan Peebles President Ann Marie Duffy First Vice President Thomas Beck Second Vice President Michael Colletti Executive Secretary Treasurer Katy Cecil Publicity Director Recording Secretary Roland Burdett National Tournament DirectorWebsitehttp ncfl org 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 NCFL Tournament 2 Events 3 National tournament sites 3 1 National tournament director 4 Past NCFL National Champions 4 1 Congressional Debate 4 2 Lincoln Douglas Debate 4 3 Public Forum Debate 4 4 Policy Debate 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksNCFL Tournament editDue to the Coronavirus the organisation was forced to not host their national tournament This was incredibly historic as it was the first time in history the NCFL was unable to do so After virtually hosting the tournament online in 2021 normal operation procedures followed in the time since then as of March 2024 2 Events editDramatic 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 commencement 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 1v1 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 The focus of the debate is on the philosophical ramifications of affirming or negating the resolution 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 edit1952 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 D C 2019 Milwaukee Wisconsin 2020 Chicago Illinois 2021 Online 2022 Washington D C 2023 Louisville Kentucky 2024 Chicago Illinois 2025 Chicago Illinois 2026 Washington D C 2027 Minneapolis Minnesota National tournament director edit Past National Tournament Directors Director Years Br Rene Sterner F S C 1972 1992 James Lyness Loyola SchoolNew York New York 1992 2002 Ron Steinhorst New London High SchoolNew London Wisconsin 2002 2006 Roland Burdett Washington Arlington Catholic Forensic LeagueArlington Virginia 2006 presentPast NCFL National Champions editCongressional Debate edit 1992 J Matthew Knight Lake Highland Preparatory School FL 1994 Chris Dorworth Colonial High School FL 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 2018 Gabrielle Cabeza Western High School FL 2019 Nathan Felmus Bronx High School of Science NY 2021 Olivia Pasquerella Loyola School NY 2022 Ben Bressette Broad Run High School VA 2023 Kadin Collier Oak Grove High School MS Lincoln Douglas Debate edit 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 Gates Mills OH 2017 Maya Arora Cape Fear Academy Wilmington NC 2018 Eva Lamberson Canfield High School Canfield OH 2019 Maya Arora Cape Fear Academy Wilmington NC 2021 Elias Altman Myers Park High School Charlotte NC 2022 Ryan Si Hawken School Gates Mills OH 2023 Robert Liu Durham Academy Durham NC Public Forum Debate edit 2007 Dennis Howe and Robert Wyllie Regis High School New York NY 2008 Jonathan Freidman and Jeanine Sinan Singh Trinity Preparatory School Florida 2009 Danny Welch and Will Miller Lake Highland Preparatory School Orlando Florida 2010 Bud Peters and Thomas Pigott 2011 Brian Grumka and Thomas Pigott 2012 Kyle Newman and Michael Adams Pinecrest HS North Carolina 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 2018 Alyson Brusie and Robert Linck Oxbridge Academy of the Palm Beaches West Palm Beach FL 2021 William Pan and Arvindh Manian Providence High School Charlotte NC 2022 Alex Huang and Michael Hansen Durham Academy Durham NC 2023 Julien Benchek and Mehul Lakhanpal Hawken School OH Policy Debate edit 2014 Anav Sharma and Aditya Rout St Francis Mountain View HS Mountain View CA 2015 Henry Walter and Ali Dastjerdi Shawnee Mission East HS Prairie Village KS 2016 Saif Bajwa and Daniel Birzer Blue Valley West HS Overland Park KS 2017 Stephen Lowe and Danish Kahn Blue Valley Southwest HS Overland Park KS 2018 Sumaya Hussaini and Rachel Holzer Blue Valley Southwest HS Overland Park KS 2019 Jet Semrick and Luke Bledsoe Shawnee Mission East HS Prairie Village KS 2021 Jasleen Randhawa and Daksh Jain Silver Creek HS San Jose CA 2022 Clare Bradley and Brooklynn Hato Shawnee Mission South Overland Park KS 2023 Jeremiah Rimpson and Maddie Augustine Shawnee Mission South Overland Park KSSee also editCompetitive debate in the United StatesReferences edit Exempt Organizations Select Check Retrieved 2015 07 27 Welcome to NCFL www ncfl org Retrieved 2020 03 23 External links editSpeech 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 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title National Catholic Forensic League amp oldid 1214943323, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
