4th & 5th Grade Forensic Festival

April 16, 2008

Forensics’ News - Congratulations to the following students for their State Forensics achievements!

Forensics Finals - All ten members of the St. Dominic School Forensics team qualified to compete in last weekend’s Mid Level
Forensics Association State Meet in Neenah. Representing our school were:
Elana Baltrusaitis and Genevieve Klinker in the Special Events category;
Caroline Hildebrand in Poetry;
Erin Sawasky and Rachelle Schmude in News Reporting;
Allison Sekula in Storytelling;
Grace Buting, Kaitlin Malliet, Katie Mark, and Ellie Stueckroth in Group Acting.
Allison, Genevieve, and Elana were awarded medals for qualifying to compete in the power round;
Genevieve and Elana went on to win second place in their category.

Congratulations on a great season!

Contacts

The Middle Level Forensic Association website is helpful resource for more information about schedules, categories and related topics. See www.mlfaforensics.org

General Information

Forensics is an extra-curricular program offered to students who enjoy public speaking or for those who are looking to hone their skills in that arena. Students can choose from a variety of categories in which to compete, including: Prose, News Reporting, Moments in History, Group Acting, Demonstration, Storytelling, and more.

The forensics program at St. Dominic School competes at two different levels. Students in 4th – 5th grade choose their pieces in January or February. They practice until their Forensics year culminates in April. They will present before their peers in a Festival format during school hours.

Students in 6th – 8th grades compete through out the Milwaukee area, on various Friday and Saturdays throughout the months of January, February, and March. Points are awarded based on performance, with a high score being 42. Student who meet the criteria for the State Tournament will go on to compete there in mid-March.

Parents, students, and Forensics officers work together to coach, judge, and supervise the students who have joined this program. Volunteerism is a large part of what makes our program viable.

Recent Photos

St. Dominic Talent Show 2007

Pius Meet, February 18th, 2007
Oconomowoc Meet, January 27th, 2007