Forensics team isn't like CSI: There are no cadavers around
here! : - ) In fact, we're one of the most lively teams you'll
find at CHS! (By the way, "forensics" nowadays refers
to competitive public speaking and performance based on its
original Greek meaning of "speaking for judgement and
the truth.")
On the Chantilly Forensics Team, you can join a fun, competitive
group of students that travels locally, regionally, and nationally
to perform and win awards and scholarships in three basic
categories of performance:
1) oratorical (speeches you write in advance) - Speak out
on subjects that matter to you!
2) spontaneous (speeches made up on the spot with no advance
preparation) - Learn how to think quickly on your feet and
prepare for situations like job and scholarship interviews!
3) dramatic (short - e.g. 10-minute - solo or duo performances
of monologues, plays, poems, fiction, nonfiction, and even
children's stories!) - Test your dramatic spirit and share
your love for literature!
We have a year-long season with room for anyone from the
dabbler to the very committed.
When you join Forensics, you'll be joining a very successful
team. In the last few years, the CHS Forensics and Debate
Team has traveled to Harvard University, Princeton University,
The University of California at Berkeley, and the National
Forensic League and CFL Grand National Tournaments. In 2004,
we were 1st place in the Washington Metro Area for our combined
debate and forensics programs and the 1st place new school
in the Northern Virginia Forensics League.
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