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Join us at Cary Academy for the Speech and Debate Team's Parent Night with Co-Directors Mr. Richard Pellicciotta and Mrs. Shawn Nix. Discover our goals of fostering communication skills, developing engaged citizens, and upholding a code of honor. Explore diverse competition events and program participation requirements. Help support the team by fulfilling judge quotas, contributing, and attending judge training. Be part of a community that values integrity, respect, and leadership while aiming for personal and professional growth.
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NOVICE Parent Night Co-Directors of Speech & Debate Mr. Richard Pellicciotta Mrs. Shawn Nix
Goals • The Cary Academy Speech and Debate Team believes that communication skills are essential for empowering youth to become engaged citizens, skilled professionals, and honorable leaders in our global society. • The Cary Academy Speech and Debate Team strives to connect, support, and inspire a diverse community of students who are committed to fostering professional and personal growth through competitive speech and debate activities. • The Cary Academy Speech and Debate Team serves the community by giving voice to the voiceless.
CODE OF HONOR: • A Cary Academy Speech and Debate Team upholds the highest standards of • Integrity • Humility • Respect • Leadership • Service
DIVERSE COMPETITION EVENTS PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH A WIDE RANGE OF OPPORTUNITIES Debate Events Speech Events Lincoln Douglas Debate Public Forum Debate Student Congress Declamation Program and Oral Interpretation of Literature Extemporaneous Speaking Dramatic, Humorous, & Duo Interpretation Original Oratory Informative Speaking
PROGRAM Participation requirements • Students must attend a minimum of five tournaments • Families must commit to judging at two tournaments • Fees to cover the costs of travel and lodging
respecting YOUR POCKET • $575.00 Out of State Overnight Travel • 100.00- 150.00 Additional Fees for Overnight Locals • $50.00 Local Tournament Drop Fee • $100.00 Local Tournament Drop Fee for Team Events • Forfeiture National Tournament Drop Fee • Unknown Additional Expenses Incurred
We NEED YOU! • Judge Quotas • $150.00 Judge Buy-Out Fee • Other Ways to Contribute • Judge Training- Required for Dogwood Tournaments • Saturday September 23rd at CA, time to be announced. • Sign-Up Genius- first come first serve
Rule #1 –bE A GOOD PERSON • Early is On Time, On Time is Late, and Late is Unacceptable • We compete as individuals, but we fight for the team • Meal time is time to talk to one another, not to text others • We leave business at work • We work at winning the day • We trust the process • We take responsibility for our own actions