NCHS
Speech Contest 2010
for home school students 9th through 12th grade.
Registration deadline: December 18th
Congratulations to 2010 NCHS Finalist
Alice Hodges and
Rose Hodges
You are invited to see Alice and Rose compete in the
SPARKS GREENBRAE LIONS CLUB
District 46
Student Speaker Contest 2/11/10 5:45pm
"WHY THE ESCALATING VIOLENCE AMONG OUR YOUTH"
February 11, 2010 Student Speaker Dinner
5:45pm (please arrive before 5:45pm).
Dinner is served after the speaker contest s completed.
Fall Medley Salad with fresh baby greens, dried cranberries, sliced almonds,
feta cheese and Cilantro Lime Vinaigrette
Chicken Marsala served with Portobello Mushrooms and a side of Angel Hair Pasta.
Green beans and bacon, topped with onion crisps..
Herb Roasted red Russet potatoes
Fruit Pie and Coffee
$16.00 per person
Please rsvp with the number of persons attending this event: 323-0110 or email
snz55@sbcglobal.net
Feel free to invite guests so they can see another facet of Lions local
contribution to the youth. And it is always wonderful to hear these young
students and their vision of the present and the future.
Competition Date: Friday, January 15th, 2010
Time: 6 p.m.
Place: Cornerstone Foursquare Church
320B Coney Island Drive, Sparks
Student must have two poems selected from the Anthology.
No props or costumes are allowed.
Visitors are welcome.
This year's topic: "Why the escalating violence among our youth?"
Time Limitations
Students entering the contest shall prepare a speech TO BE AS CLOSE AS
POSSIBLE TO, BUT NOT OVER, TEN MINUTES, NOR LESS THAN FIVE MINUTES DELIVER
TIME.
Note: A speech length is usually seven to nine minutes in length.
Speech Evaluation Standards
THE TEXT ALONE (Thought Content)
Did the speaker present important ideas?
Originality
Adhering to the subject title
Quality of material
DELIVER ALONE
Did the speaker give a formal public speech?
Emphasis, voice control
Enunciation, Pronunciation
Sincerity, enthusiasm, poise
EFFECTIVENESS OF THE EFFORT AS A WHOLE
Was the speech a well rounded, cohesive effort?
Did it have logic and organization?
Was the speaker persuasive?
THE FOLLOWING ARE CAUSES FOR DISQUALIFICATION:
Use or display of props
Uniforms or any method of personal identification
Failure to give reference sources of quoted material
Use of notes above club level in excess of one 3x5 card
Use of prompters
Publication of speech, except for very brief quotations, in any media prior
to completion of the final contest
Participation in more than one Lions club Contest during the contest year.
To register for competition with Nevada Christian Home School please complete our form below.