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Speech & Debate
The Speech and Debate team at Cornerstone competes in the St. Augustine Catholic Forensic League. Students in the Rhetoric and Debate class are automatically eligible to compete; other students in 7th-12th grades may also compete if interested.
Categories for competition and instruction include:
- Oral Interpretation
- Duo Interpretation
- Debate
- Student Congress
For more information, please contact Mr. Matt Johnson at johnson@cornerstone.st
Below is a list of references that are helpful sources for research.
Links for Quotes
Primary Sources:
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Debate TopicsHistory Links
LD Links |
Apologetics Links
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Student Congress fromInterpretive LinksDeclamation Links
Information about People
Rhetoric Website |
Newspapers and Magazines
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Policy Think Tanks |
Reference Sites
Government Sites
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Extemp Research Links
Media Monitoring Sites
Conservative Websites |
Dramatic InterpImpromptuGeneral Research
Archives on many Worldview Topics |
Other Resources |
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Speech and Debate Stats 2007-2008
UF October 6, 2007
Paul Cloutier and Joe Seidel - 1st Place Duo Interpretation
Jessica Muni - 1st Place Oral Interpretation; 2nd Place Student Congress
Jacob Willis - 2nd Place Extemp; 3rd Place Student Congress
Orange Park High School November 3, 2007
Diana Hart - 1st Place Oral Interpretation
Providence Christian School November 17, 2007
AJ Dagen - 1st Place Dramatic Performance
Jessica Muni - 1st Place Oral Interpretation; 2nd Place Extemp
Andy Goodall and Tyler Hall - 1st Place Public Forum Debate
Cornerstone Academy February 9, 2008
Angela White/ Hannah Constantin - 1st Place Duo
Diana Hart - 1st Place Dramatic Performance
Zach Wilder - 1st Place Original Oratory
Thomas Amerson - 2nd Place Impromptu
Speech and Debate Stats 2006-2007
Providence High School October 21, 2006
Cornerstone entered 3 events.
Will Irwin - 3rd Place Lincoln-Douglas Debate
Joey Goodall - 2nd Place Declamation
Funlola Falade - 1st Place Declamation
UF November 4, 2006
Cornerstone took 1st in 6 out of 9 events.
Michael Gibby – 1st Place Original Oratory; 1st Place Extemp; 2nd Place Student Congress
Funlola Falade -1st Place Declamation
Joey Goodall - 2nd Place Declamation
Stephanie Gray – 1st Place Dramatic Performance; 2nd Place Extemporaneous
Radhajyoti Deitenbeck – 1st Place Oral Interpretation
Jeff Jones – 1st Place Lincoln-Douglas Debate; 3rd place Student Congress
Will Irwin – 2nd Place Lincoln-Douglas Debate
Tanner Lowe – 3rd Place Lincoln-Douglas Debate
Cornerstone January 20, 2007
Michael Gibby - 1st Place Extemp; 1st Place 0riganal 0ratory; 1st Place Student Congress
Funlola Falade -1st Place Declamation
Joey Goodall - 2nd Place Declamation
Stephanie Gray – 2nd Place Dramatic Performance; 2nd Place Impromptu
Jeff Jones – 1st Place Lincoln-Douglas Debate; 3rd Place Student Congress
Will Irwin - 2nd Place Lincoln-Douglas Debate
Rebekah Constantin and Laura Dagen - 1st Place Duo Interpretation
Tanner Lowe and Jeff Marchand - 2nd Place Duo Interpretation
Tanner Lowe - 4th Place Student Congress
Ellie Pollock - 3rd Place Oral Interpretation
Jon Kalis - 4th Place Oral Interpretation
Ridgeview High School March 3, 2007
Michael Gibby - 2nd Place Original Oratory; 1st Place Student Congress
Funlola Falade - 1st Place Declamation
Jeff Jones - 1st Place Lincoln -Douglas
Stephen Hare and Ellie Pollock - 2nd Place Duo Interpretation
Going to the National Catholic Forensic League Tournament in Houston, TX
Michael Gibby in Student Congress.
Jeff Jones in Lincoln-Douglas.
Funlola Falade in Declamation.
BDI Novice Tournament at Buchholz High School
Joey Goodall - 1st Place Declamation
Laura Dagen and Rebekah Constantin - 2nd Place Duo Interpretation
Research Paper Topics:
- Apologetics / Worldview Basics / Truth
- The African-American Church
- Arts/Literature/Media/Communications
- Business/Economics/Ethics
- Christian Community Development
- Contextualization
- Cultural Engagement
- Diaconal / Mercy Ministry
- Education / Academia
- Ethics/Morality
- Government/Politics/Public Square
- Islam
- Logic
- Relationships/Marriage/Family/Sexuality
- Postmodernism/Postmodern Church
- Racial Reconciliation
- Science/Intelligent Design/Bioethics
- Spiritual Formation
- Urban Ministry Theology / Practice
- William Wilberforce
- Worldview for Parents or Children / Youth Ministry Workers