2010 annual report

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NATIONAL FORENSIC LEAGUESpeech and Debate Honor Society

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This year we went back to the basics.We sat down and really thought about what makes speech and debate so powerful for students and educators. We were inspired and humbled to discover that this activity dramatically impacts a radically diverse group of students and coaches. We serve students who earn national awards and students who achieve personal growth without ever earning a trophy. We serve coaches who have outstanding networks of support, and coaches who feel completely alone. Our members run the gamut, and reaching them all requires us to focus on the core of what we do—service—and be the best at it.

With our members in mind, we mapped out a plan to make sure they received the resources and services they needed to grow as speakers, debaters, educators, and professionals. In some cases, this required modifications to our existing programs and services. At other times, entirely new programs and services were developed to meet community needs. The following pages outline many of the changes and additions we’ve made this year to better serve our members.

We’re thrilled to report that our initial efforts have grown into a vast network of local development. Member schools are logging a record number of points and degrees, and new schools are joining as a result of our current members’ experiences. We’ve also seen increased engagement from state and local forensic associations, with whom we’re working to ensure that the best possible experiences are accessible to students across the nation. Local media are publicizing our successes, and school administrators are taking notice.

Due to our local success this year, we are uniquely prepared to advance speech and debate education at the state and national level. We’re developing a number of comprehensive national programs to recruit and support underserved student groups. We’re also reconnecting with many of our alumni who have risen to become leaders in their fields, forging relationships that will ensure the support and vitality of speech and debate education. Much work remains to be done, but I am proud to report that several major milestones are now, for the first time, within our reach.

I personally thank each of our members, volunteers, sponsors, and donors for their outstanding contributions to forensic education. All of the work we have done has been a result of a visionary Board of Directors; the support of district leadership; supportive coaches, parents, and administrators; and the individuals and institutions who work with us to invest in our vision. On behalf of the students, past and present, whose lives you have forever changed—thank you for all that you do for the NFL.

Sincerely,

J. Scott Wunn Executive Director

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Giving Youth a Voice Since 1925

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Mission

The National Forensic League (NFL) honor society promotes high school and middle school speech and debate activities as a means to develop a student’s essential life skills and values.

Vision Our vision is that every child in the United States will be empowered to become an effective communicator, ethical individual, critical thinker, and leader in a democratic society.

OutcomesWe actively pursue the following outcomes:

n Increasing the number of active NFL and NJFL chapter schools and the number of students who participate

n Supplying coaches and students with valuable educational resources and service learning opportunities

n Providing financial and volunteer resources to help build and sustain speech and debate programs

n Establishing educational standards for curricular and co-curricular speech and debate activities

n Honoring student and coach participation and achievement in speech and debate activities

n Increasing the public’s awareness of the value of speech and debate activities

n Creating leadership opportunities within the organization

n Providing programs and volunteer opportunities for alumni

n Sustaining a strong budgetary plan which provides adequate financial resources to fulfill the NFL mission

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“The thing I like about the NFL is that there are leaders in different parts of the nation who believe in incorporating all students. The NFL goes to different regions. It gives low-income schools in those different regions the chance to participate and see people from all across the country. The NFL is an inclusive organization.”

– Sal Tinajero, coach (CA)


Free resources provided on NFLtvThe Internet’s largest video portal for speech and debate videos, NFLtv.org provides expert interviews, topic analyses, championship speeches, sample debate rounds, and more. Uploads to the site have increased its volume to nearly 250 videos this year. Within the year, NFLtv has recorded more than 60,000 visits from about 30,000 visitors. Viewers consumed almost 600,000 minutes of video in the last year—more than 416 days of continuous viewing.

Inaugural honor society guide publishedThe NFL debuted its new Honor Society Guide on February 1, 2011. The guide, which complements the pre-existing chapter manual, focuses on the honor society aspect of NFL’s mission to advance speech and debate education. It includes time-tested recommendations and downloadable resources including press releases, invitations, programs, and scripts. A copy of NFL’s new Honor Society Guide is available at www.NFLonline.org/AboutNFL/LeagueManuals.

Hundreds more vote as ballots move onlineThe NFL has extended voting opportunities to hundreds of new members as part of its innovative online balloting system. Instead of receiving and mailing paper ballots for debate resolutions, school advisors may now log on to the NFL Points Site to case their vote quickly and easily. As a result, hundreds of schools have cast their ballots in important topic elections for the first time. The NFL’s online voting system is currently in place for Public Forum Debate and Policy Debate. Topic selection for Lincoln Douglas Debate will move online beginning next year.

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Event portals target underserved communitiesThe NFL’s new event exploration portals are designed to provide the nation’s best speech and debate resources to underserved communities. Underfunded urban and rural schools often find it difficult to afford the necessary resources to sustain a vibrant program. The portals will provide a free, user-friendly interface through which coaches and alumni can access event overviews, textbooks, lesson plans, handouts, sample speeches, videos, commentary, and advanced materials for proficient audiences. In the final stages of development, the NFL anticipates a spring 2011 launch for the portals.

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“Members of the NFL are the best support system that anyone could have because we are taught the importance of camaraderie. The NFL does a great job of fostering strong, lifelong bonds between students. I don’t know what I’d do if I didn’t have someone to call at three o’clock in the morning with a problem. The friends I have met are irreplaceable.”

– Cory Williams, student (MS), 2010 National Student of the Year


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NFL trains urban educators in NashvilleIn September, the NFL worked with more than 50 urban educators as part of a two-day faculty training workshop in Nashville, Tennessee. The workshop involved high school faculty members from several Nashville city schools, most of whom had no background in speech and debate. National office staff provided educators with foundational knowledge about Policy, Public Forum, and Lincoln Douglas Debate, including such topics as evaluating resolutions, formulating strategies, logging points, registering for tournaments, and navigating the NFL’s library of resources. As a result, hundreds of new Nashville students will have access to speech and debate education during the 2010-11 school year.

First NFL student crosses 3,000 point markOn November 21, 2010, Emma Ruffin McIntyre became the first NFL student to earn more than 3,000 points. Emma, a student at Springfield Central High School (MO), is one of thousands of students who now have a more complete record of their participation in speech and debate activities. The change comes after the Board of Directors unanimously voted to lift all point recording caps at its spring 2010 meeting. Their decision paves the way for the NFL to recognize top point leaders and track the educational correlation between forensics and future accomplishments.

Recognition opportunities extended to alumniNFL alumni will soon be able to record points and receive recognition for speaking engagements after high school. As members of Pi Kappa Delta, the college and university-level national honorary society for speech and debate, members will have access to continued points recording, new professional and networking opportunities, and other enhanced alumni services. Visit www.NFLonline.org/Alumni/JoinPKD for details.


NFL launches judge training and certification programThe NFL is building the next generation of skilled judges with the beta-testing of its judge training and certification modules. The program is part of a nationwide initiative to ensure that judges will achieve basic competency in the mechanics and ethics of judging forensic competitions, including timing, scoring, judge responsibilities, competition etiquette, and common tournament procedures. Beyond comprehensive speech and debate judging modules, the program also provides targeted judging certifications in specific competition events.

“When I was seven, I was diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy. It causes progressive muscle loss throughout the body. One of my greatest struggles in life has been accepting the physical limitations my disease causes. Despite my physical differences, however, I could always speak. I could always debate. My participation and success in forensics was dependent completely on the ability to find my voice and share it with the world.

My involvement in forensics taught me that my disease does not define who I am as a person, nor does it have to limit the opportunities I will have in life. Our differences give everyone a beautiful and unique story to tell, and forensics gives space for those stories to be heard. Forensics helped me find my voice and share my story.”

– Kate Lawrenz, student (WA)


Schools raise more than $20,000 on GiveYouthAVoice Member schools have used the NFL’s online fundraising portal, GiveYouthAVoice.org, to raise more than $20,000 for program needs including travel expenses, tournament fees, and supplies. At any time, donors may research and support dozens of active campaigns. GiveYouthAVoice allows NFL schools to raise funds through an easy and secure online interface. Funds raised go directly to schools.

Research compiled to support threatened chaptersA growing body of research proves that speech and debate education is critical to teens’ acquisition of communication, cognitive, professional, and interpersonal skills. The NFL has compiled a number of these articles and essays in its Advocate Forensics database, which has helped numerous schools fight budget cuts or position eliminations. All resources listed on the site are available for free and immediate download for distribution to parents, administrators, and elected officials. To access our Advocate Forensics database, go to www.NFLonline.org/AboutNFL/Advocate.

Media coverage doubles with electronic press releasesLocal media coverage of NFL activities more than doubled this year, thanks in part to the NFL’s transition from paper to electronic press releases. Coaches and administrators now receive press releases via e-mail, which expedites the release of news and facilitates its distribution. The move also reduced postage and printing costs, and the time savings associated with the change enabled the promotion of new accomplishments, including the attainment of NFL’s highest student degree and the top 1% of performers in each competition category.


NFL partnership lifts people out of povertyThe NFL is working with Samasource, a San Francisco based nonprofit, to supply computer-based work to people in some of the world’s most impoverished areas. Samasource connects people in Kenya, Uganda, Haiti, India, and Pakistan with dignified, digital work to help lift them out of poverty. The Samasource partnership will assist with the digitization of the NFL’s alumni records, enabling the league to store and access the records with greater ease and permanence. More importantly, the project will provide marginalized people with a living wage—some, for the first time ever.

“I have been involved in debate since I was 15. I am now 60. I’m old! So for 45 years, debate has played a role in my life. Everything I have accomplished in my life, getting a doctorate, landing a job—stems from what I learned in debate. I learned how to synthesize information quickly and how to teach myself about new topics. I’ve done a lot of things in my life, and they all come back to what I learned in debate and in Extemp.”

– Dr. Diana Carlin, former competitor and coach (KS)

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“As a student I constantly struggled with loneliness and health issues. By the end of my first semester in high school I didn’t really have friends nor was I in the best of shape. That year I discovered that the entirety of my stomach was filled with ulcers. I was also clinically depressed. Speech and debate is the only reason I came back to school my junior year. When I came to school, I was welcomed into a community of people who cared about each other. For the first time, I finally had friends who understood me!

The NFL kept me grounded and it kept me in school. Without it I have no idea where I would be, and I have no idea how I would have gotten through everything. It taught me that I am worth something, even when other people believed I wasn’t.”

– Tess Botkin, student (OK)

Membership At a GlanceNFL membership encompasses all 50 states and more than 86 years. Membership is open to all junior high and high school students, regardless of race, color, nationality, sex, or religion.

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Degrees Awarded (September 1, 2009 – August 31, 2010)

Merit 30,599

Honor 20,345

Excellence 13,674

Distinction 9,311

Special Distinction 4,842

Superior Distinction 2,761

Outstanding Distinction 1,441

Premier Distinction 433

NJFL Membership (2009-10 School Year)

NJFL Schools 125

NFL Membership (2009-10 School Year)

NFL Schools 2,867

Charter Chapters 1,880

Provisional / Member Chapters 987


2010 DISTRICT ENTRY TOTALS*policy senate House lD pfD usX iX oo Hi Di Duo total 2,850 1,756 5,087 2,313 4,734 2,314 1,898 2,199 2,084 2,428 3,406 31,069

2010 NATIONAL ENTRY TOTALS*policy senate House lD pfD usX iX oo Hi Di Duo total 390 192 237 228 496 226 216 229 228 235 464 3,141

* Team events (Policy, PFD, and Duo) are listed as individual students.

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policy DebateMisael Gonzalez and Kevin Hirn, Whitney Young Magnet High School (IL)

congressional Debate – HouseLouise Lu, Bellaire High School (TX)

congressional Debate – senateBenjamin J. Tyler, Belen Jesuit High School (FL)

lincoln Douglas DebateBenjamin Sprung-Keyser, Harvard-Westlake School (CA)

public forum DebateMichael P. DiMino and Bardia R. Rahmani, The University School (OH)

united states extemporaneous speakingTyler Fabbri, Chesterton High School (IN)

international extemporaneous speakingJacob F. Baker, Bellarmine College Prep (CA)

original oratoryVinay Nayak, Hinsdale Central High School (IL)

Humorous interpretationLindsey White, Eastview High School (MN)

Dramatic interpretationMichael Carone, Monsignor Farrell High School (NY)

Duo interpretationAustin Groves and Darius Wilson, Blue Springs High School (MO)

expositoryKaren Zhou, Lakeville North High School (MN)

commentaryRohun Pai, Ridge High School (NJ)

prose readingNat Zegree, Portage Northern High School (MI)

poetry readingA. J. Taula, Blue Springs High School (MO)

impromptuAdam Conner, Loyola Blakefield High School (MD)

storytellingZachary Kantack, Brookings High School (SD)

supplemental DebateTejus Pradeep, Ridge High School (NJ)

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525,960 meals packaged in national service projectStudents, coaches, and administrators packaged 525,960 meals for earthquake survivors in Haiti on June 13, 2010, as part of the NFL’s first annual national service project. Designed to help members put the Code of Honor into practice, the service project partnered with Numana, Inc., a Kansas-based charity, for logistical support and oversight. A second service project is scheduled for this summer at the Dallas nationals.


2011 National Tournament Heads to DallasThis year, the LFG / NFL National Speech & Debate Tournament will return to Dallas, Texas. Registration begins on Monday, June 13, and the tournament concludes with the national awards assembly on Saturday, June 18. Finals will be livestreamed on www.NFLonline.org on Friday and Saturday, making rounds accessible to members at home and the public at large. This year, the NFL is testing a one-site concept, so all competition rounds will be held at a single site. The tournament will attract more than 5,000 students, parents, and coaches to the Dallas area, with an estimated $7.3 million economic impact on local hotels, restaurants, and businesses.

NJFL Nationals Joins High School TournamentFor the first time ever, the NJFL Middle School National Tournament will be held in conjunction with the high school national tournament. Middle level coaches and competitors can interact with top high school counterparts and watch high school speakers perform before taking the stage in their own competition. Registration for the NJFL ational tournament begins June 15, with champions named at the national awards assembly on June 18.

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The 2010 “Jazzin’ It Up In KC” LFG / NFL Circle of Champions.

“The best part of the NFL is that students succeed by participating. They do not have to garnish a trophy at each tournament; they do not have to be in the top five or ten percent. Each student accumulates their own points and eventually earns their next degree. The most exciting moments for me are when students who have NEVER received a trophy are presented their NFL certificate. It is a goal they have reached and an accomplishment they cherish.”

– Susan Anderson, coach (ND)


n NATIONAL SPONSORSHIPS

Lincoln Financial GroupFor 105 years, Lincoln Financial has built a company focused on stability and integrity. Lincoln’s association with the NFL began in 1994 with its sponsorship of Lincoln Douglas Debate. Lincoln Financial Group expanded the partnership in 1998, becoming the national corporate sponsor of the NFL. In the 16 years since, Lincoln Financial Group has transformed the national speech and debate community through its support of the NFL. It has awarded more than $1 million in college scholarships, more than $100,000 in grants to new and rural schools, and more than $250,000 for programs such as coach education. Lincoln Financial Group’s impact resonates with each of the more than 500,000 student members enrolled since the partnership began.

For more information, visit www.NFLonline.org/SponsoringNFL/LincolnFinancialGroup.

Arthur N. Rupe FoundationThe Arthur N. Rupe Foundation exists to bring about an improvement in society and to be a positive influence on American life. In 2009-10, the Rupe Foundation provided unprecedented support to Public Forum Debate to encourage debates that were accessible to the public. After just two years of support, more than $100,000 in college scholarships will be awarded exclusively to Public Forum debaters, more than 50,000 socially significant debates will be accessible to the public, and a virtual library of resources and debates will be developed and grown. As well, the Rupe Foundation took the first step to helping the league reach our 1.3 million alumni by funding the digitization of our paper records dating back to 1925.

For more information, visit www.NFLonline.org/Main/RupeFoundation.


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NFL Sponsors

grand national sponsorLincoln Financial Group LFG / NFL National Speech & Debate Tournament

national event sponsorsBickel & Brewer Foundation Policy DebateJohn C. Stennis Center for Public Service Congressional DebateLincoln Financial Group Lincoln Douglas DebateArthur N. Rupe Foundation Arthur N. Rupe Foundation Public Forum DebateCarmendale Fernandes United States Extemporaneous SpeakingA. C. Eley Memorial A. C. Eley International Extemporaneous SpeakingRipon College A. C. Eley International Extemporaneous SpeakingPatrick Henry Memorial Foundation Auxiliary Original OratoryColorado College Sandra Silvers Duo InterpretationLanny Naegelin Memorial Dramatic InterpretationWestern Kentucky University Humorous Interpretation, Expository, Commentary, Prose Reading, Poetry Reading, Impromptu, and Storytelling

national Award sponsorsPi Kappa Delta Bruno E. Jacob AwardAlbert S. Odom Memorial Fund Bruno E. Jacob / Pi Kappa Delta Coach TrophyH. B. Mitchell Memorial Fund Policy Debate Champion TrophiesJames Unger Memorial Cup Endowment Outstanding Team for Performance in Policy DebateTed W. Belch Award Endowment Policy Debate Champion Coach AwardThe Julia Burke Foundation Julia Burke AwardPhyllis Barton Memorial Fund Top Debate Speaker AwardJohn C. Stennis Center for Public Service Karl E. Mundt Medal and Karl E. Mundt Trophy (Congressional Debate)Mr. and Mrs. Donus D. Roberts President’s Bowl (United States Extemp / Original Oratory)Jason Mehta & Family Mehta Bowl (International Extemp)The University of Alabama Dramatic, Humorous, and Duo Interpretation Bama BowlsColorado College Diamond Coach AwardsJohn C. Stennis Center for Public Service Harold C. Keller Award for Public Service LeadershipJames M. Copeland Coach Endowment James M. Copeland Coach of the Year Award

league sponsorsLincoln Financial GroupArthur N. Rupe FoundationBetter World Fund / United Nations FoundationOpen Society InstituteConoco PhillipsInternational Debate Education AssociationAmerican LegionPlanet DebateKansas City Convention & Visitors AssociationThe Stanley Foundation

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Membership Dues and Fees 39%

Grants/Gifts/Sponsorships/Appeals 26%

National Tournament Fees 18%

Sales of Educational Materials/Merchandise 13%

Advertising 4%

2009-10 Revenues$2,028,364

Revenues Although the economy has impacted the entire forensic community, the continued support of our generous contributors and sponsors has allowed the NFL’s mission-related work to continue unabated. The NFL’s revenues come primarily from dues and fees paid by our member schools and students ($750,494); combined contributions from sponsors, institutional foundation grants, and gifts from major donors ($527,375); and fees paid by attendees of our national tournament ($365,106). The NFL also provides mission-related educational materials and merchandise for sale ($385,389).

n FISCAL YEAR IN REVIEW

Expenses In a time of fiscal discipline, the NFL is proud to manage its resources wisely. Nearly 90 cents of every dollar received by the NFL is invested in mission-related programming including education, membership services, and the national tournament including related staffing ($1,682,545). Less than 9% is spent on facilities, management, and governance ($162,583). Less than 3% is spent on fundraising ($45,372). Surplus funds at the end of the fiscal year go toward the NFL Legacy Endowment for future mission-related expenditures.

2009-10 Expenses$1,890,500

Education and Programs 37.4%

Membership Services 34%

National Tournament 17.6%

Building and Grounds 4%

Equipment and Supplies 2.6%

Fundraising 2.4%

Board of Directors Governance 2%


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Contributions to the National Forensic League enable our mission to empower students to become effective communicators, ethical individuals, critical thinkers, and leaders in a democratic society. This circle of generous donors represents our esteemed alumni and coaches, their families, and the many friends of the league. We sincerely thank our supporters for their commitment to the NFL. Together, we are giving youth a voice.

This report reflects combined contributions made between the dates of September 1, 2009, and August 31, 2010. If we inadvertently omitted your donation, please contact our Director of Development, Cherian Koshy, at [email protected], or call 920-748-6206.

“Forensics gives you the ability to connect with and relate to your students, to look over evidence, to get up and speak when you might not be fully ready. All of this develops kind of an X-factor. That’s what debate gave me as an entrepreneur and a person —the ability to speak and make a difference.”

– Greg Nance, alum (WA)

Diamond ($15,000 or more)

Michael MorrisTony and Jeanne Pritzker

Ruby ($10,000 - $14,999)

Sapphire ($5,000 - $9,999)

Donovan Cummings(Bequest)

Harold C. KellerLenny and Judy Pippin

Emerald ($1,000 - $4,999)

Michael ArtonMark CubanDavid and Lilliana P. Lopez

(In honor of Lanny D. Naegelin)Robert Wexler

Distinction ($500 - $999)

Sandra and Robert KruegerJason MehtaThomas P. Stossel

Excellence ($250 - $499)

David and Barbara DanksyJesse GreenCherian and Betsy Koshy

(In memory of Tom Joss)The Sprung-Keyser FamilyJ. Scott and Megan WunnJoe and Pam Wycoff

Honor ($100 - $249)

Mark AndriolaMarie BarnardFrank Erich Bauer-Rowe

(In honor of Khristian Erich Bauer-Rowe)Sophie ChenDon CrabtreeDr. Stephan DutkoSamantha FerringoGenevieve GillenJerilyn GomezJohn GreggWayne H. HaydenBrian HinkleAdam J. JacobiMark Kiernan and Janet EtheringtonFaith KossoyKelly KyonoEric LehtoChristine McCayJason MidaRyan NelsonJackie and Michael OakesDeano and Vicki PapeSteven SchappaughJoshua D. SwartselWilliam Woods Tate, Jr.Kaitrin TobinSelvin WalkerCarol and David ZantoYuxi Zhou

Merit ($1 - $99)

Ann AccasRonald and Sheryl AikenShawn AikenBryon Andreasen

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Merit (continued)

Andrea AshcraftCharles J. BartonBrian BeckAndy BeupainElaine BeupainTyler and Jenny Corum Billman

(In memory of Tom Joss)Matthew BoydAmanda BryanRichard BumaKevin BushekKamaria CampbellDonna ClarkCharlotte CopelandPeter CrevoiselatSheri Crist-HouchinKaty CzaikowskiBro. Kevin Dalmasse, FSCWilliam DayJoshua DowneyJames DriggersJoseph DuarteSam FairfieldJoel FarsteinSam FishmanMark GalinovskyCollin GalsterSteven GarciaMegan Goering

(In honor of Leslie Kuhns and Melanie Ralston)

John GoldbergerChad GriewankJeffrey GubitzChadwick HalesAndrew HeatonMichelle HermanDavid HustonMatt KeeleyCharles Kellum

(In Honor of Barbara F. Kellum)Kandi KingAlex KokolaMichael B. Kratville

(In honor of Alex Pritchard)Brian KrohnSusan and Mario LannaTommie Lindsey, Jr.John LismanCarol and Marlene Lorenz

Merit (continued)

Louise Mahlandt(In honor of Kathleen Barbosa)

Charles MarkonPamela K. McComasKeizra MechlaiAriana MelendezJamie MenownLisa MernLiesl MeyersRebecca MichaudMary MortonMichael Naccarato and Mary H. RothDani NoeSonny PalettiLauren ParksSham PatelRandy PattersonTabitha PerkinsCyril PombierWarren PoschmanFrank PreglerKurt ProctorColston ReidGary RodmanJames W. “Jay” Rye, IIIDaniele SchiffmannStacy SchrankDoris and Ashley SextonDrew Shafer

(In honor of Fernley High Forensics)Rachel ShannonTimothy E. SheaffEva SikesNaureen SinghKeith SmedemaJared SmithSean StewartMichael A. StrawserMichael and Rose Tam

(In Honor of Anthony Tam)Gregory ThomasKilby WatsonCatherine WendtDavid WendtAlane WhiteLaura WilliamsSusan YangJustin ZaborMichael ZhouPeter Zopes

“I’ve been doing this for 42 years, and it’s so gratifying. The thing with speech is, you see the change immediately. About five kids volunteer at the first activity, but by the end of the lesson, all of these hands are waving.

Just 25 minutes a week is amazing. It works—it really does. You break down that fear of speaking, and then it becomes something kids look forward to. They don’t realize they are learning. They think, this teacher comes in, and we close our notebooks and do this thing for 25 minutes. Kids see me on campus and cheer when I come in and beg me not to go when I leave.

Maybe they won’t know the full impact now—maybe they won’t know until they are 35. But they look forward to speech.”

– Gay Brasher, coach (CA)


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“Forensics is important because it is an opportunity to really master rhetorical skill. No matter where life takes you, being able to speak in front of an audience is an important skill because it shows confidence. When a person can calmly and clearly explain an idea, it exudes a great strength of character and intelligence.”

– Fariha Kabir, student (VA)

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Join UsYour support extends the life-changing benefits of speech and debate education to students across the country. To join us in this critical effort, visit www.NFLonline.org/Giving. Together, we can give youth a voice!

Jody LeungHok-Min LieJames and Margaret MalaskeMamatha MurthyRenee and Pete O’NeillDavid PaskachSham PatelMichael PhamJeanne PrivratskyRick PurringtonIshanaa RambachanNance and BryanRob and Thana RossPaige SagerAnnie and Neil SamuelsenGustavo A. Sanchez, Sr.Sandra A. SanchezMatthew SauvageThe Shafer FamilyRay, Damini, and Sasha SinghGrant StrotherPatrick and Mary SurprenantShirley and George TitusThe Tueller FamilyVann and Jennifer VogelBrian WellerMrs. WillinghamStewart WilsonJulie Zhu241 additional anonymous donors

Eric AllenNita AustinMadhu and TK BalajiErin and Nick BazarJim and Michele BazarMark and Carolyn (Daly) BrinkNathan CocoLori Coutts FraaseJohn and Kimberly DalyKaren and Kevin DesmondKelly Ellsworth (Rand)Vanessa FerraraCarmen FloresBrian GarfieldAllison GilmoreStephen and Julie GinaderEric GouldMichael GouldLeigh Leilani GrahamSteve GrubbsTodd and Nicole HeringJohn and Hilary HutsonScott JennischDeepak KapadiaDavid KauffmanBen Kearl and Michelle KelseyThe King FamilyNarma KrishnarajKathleen LawlerMichael Lenz

Together, the following families and individuals gave more than $20,000 to speech and debate education through GiveYouthAVoice.org.

Our Thanks

William Woods Tate, Jr., PresidentMontgomery Bell Academy4001 Harding RoadNashville, TN 37205 Phone: [email protected]

Kandi King6058 GaelicSan Antonio, TX 78240Phone: [email protected]

Tommie Lindsey, Jr.James Logan High School1800 H StreetUnion City, CA 94587Phone: 510-471-2520, Ext. [email protected]

Timothy E. SheaffDowling Catholic High School1400 Buffalo RoadWest Des Moines, IA 50265Phone: [email protected]

David HustonColleyville Heritage High School5401 Heritage AvenueColleyville, TX 76034Phone: 817-305-4700, Ext. [email protected]

Don Crabtree, Vice PresidentPark Hill High School1909 6th AvenueSt. Joseph, MO 64505Phone: [email protected]

Pam Cady WycoffApple Valley High School14450 Hayes RoadApple Valley, MN 55124-6796Phone: [email protected]

Pamela K. McComasTopeka High School800 W. 10th

Topeka, KS 66612-1687Phone: [email protected]

Bro. Kevin Dalmasse, FSCPittsburgh Central Catholic High School4720 Fifth AvenuePittsburgh, PA 15213-2952Phone: [email protected]

James W. “Jay” Rye, III, AlternateThe Montgomery Academy3240 Vaughn RoadMontgomery, AL 36106Phone: [email protected]

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