Welcome, New Member! Below, check out listings and descriptions of the various Speech and Debate events. There are also several forms for new members to complete and submit to Mr. Froelich.

Debate Events (Stephen Fancher, Debate VP)

- Policy Debate (CX) *

- Big Questions (BQ)

- Public Forum Debate (PF) *

- World Schools Debate (WS)

- Congressional Debate (CON) *

- Lincoln-Douglas Debate (LD) *

- Extemporaneous Debate (XDB) *

Speech Events (Terry Shen, Speech VP)

Interpretation Events:

- Prose (PRO)

- Poetry (POE)

- Storytelling (STO)

- Duo Interpretation (DUO) *

- Dramatic Interpretation (DI) *

- Humorous Interpretation (HI) *

- Program Oral Interpretation (POI) *

Public Address Events:

- Impromptu (IMP) *

- Expository (EXP)

- Declamation (DEC)

- Commentary (EXC)

- Original Oratory (OO) *

- Pro Con Challenge (PCC)

- Informative Speaking (INF) *

- Original Spoken Word Poetry (SW)

- Mixed Extemporaneous Speaking (MX) *

- International Extemporaneous Speaking (IX) *

- United States Extemporaneous Speaking (USX) *

* Events in which Pine View members competed in during the 2023-2024 season

Mr. Froelich will connect you with members who have competed in your events of interest! Competing in multiple events in a given year is quite common. For more information about these events, visit the NSDA Event Explanations.