Friday, May 22, 2015

NITOC Semifinals

Breaks for Semis (top 16 competitors) were announced at 3pm on Friday. 

HI - David Ehrenman
Extemp- Cooper Millhouse
Broadcasting - Cooper Millhouse
Mars Hill - Beckett Millhouse

Congratulations to our Vector team!  They have made us proud!

Speech Breaks and Final Rounds will be on Saturday morning!  Stay tuned. 

News from NITOC!

Hello Vector! Great news! 
We have some NITOC break announcements for you. 

In addition to smashing the Guinness World Record for longest selfie chain tonight (seriously!), here are the latest results from the competition as of Thursday night. 

Quarterfinals Speech

APOL -- David Ehrenman
HI - David Ehrenman
Broadcasting -- Cooper Millhouse
Mars Hill -- Beckett Millhouse
Extemp -- Cooper Millhouse, Kyle Ziemnick

Double Octafinals
TP - Ehrenman - Ziemnick

With 570 competitors here at Nationals we can surely be proud of these accomplishmenst!  

Please be praying for these students as they compete on Friday!

Blessings,
Kimberly Millhouse


Sunday, May 3, 2015

Summer Speech & Debate Camps -- Awesome opportunities to up your game and get ahead next year!

Please seriously consider one or both of these camps as a chance to get ahead of the wave and get your debate cases worked through and speech topics chosen. What a huge help it is to your school year if you can get this work done during the summer!  AND you will learn some new techniques from top instructors that will help you propel your skills into the next level. 

DEBATE: 

NIHD Debate Camp Registration is Open!
July 20-24  (M-F 8am - 5p)
Sterling Park Baptist Church
Cost: $350 per student 
NIHD is presented by The Oakbrook College of Law

Parents - with over 40 hours of instruction, you can consider this toward your student's high school credit!

Nationally recognized Debate Coach Griffith Vertican, a practicing attorney, and his national champion staff from Point Loma, CA, are coming to VA to conduct one of the best debate camps in the country.  His San Diego camp has been running for 8 years and is the largest debate camp in the nation. 

Register NOW -- Camp is limited to 50 students.
For more info and to register: https://nihdva.homeschooldebate.net/
Click here for: NIHD VA Brochure

National Champion Instructors
TP, LD, Parli Tracks
Top Notch Lectures
Effective Research
Practice Rounds & Feedback
Headstart on Resolutions
Parent & Coach Track
Includes New TP/LD Case Book for 2015-16 Stoa Resolutions


SPEECH:

C4 Speech & Debate Club is offering a summer speech camp in Fairfax. This camp will be an interactive camp designed for the 1st and 2nd year studentsThis should be VERY GOOD -- consider it a boost toward getting your speeches ready early!  

To Register email Edy DeFrank -- edydefrank1@yahoo.com

When: June 29 – July 2 (Monday – Thursday) 
Where: Immanuel Bible Church, 6911 Braddock Road, Springfield, VA 22151 (a few miles from Capital Baptist - right off the hwy)
Time: 10am – 2pm 
Cost: Early bird $100 includes lunch until June 8th  - After June 8 cost $125 -(Registration closes June 22)
Highlights of what will be covered in camp
Platform speeches
  • Brainstorm platform topics
  • Framework for a winning speech
  • How to use the platform speech framework for  limited prep speeches
Interpretive speeches
  • Where to find interpretive pieces.
  • How to cut  an interp.
  • How to develop  characters.
  • What is blocking?
Limited Prep speeches
  • What is limited prep?
  • How to start an Apologetics box/Mars Hill binder
  • How to work as a group on Apologetics and Mars Hill.
  • What is Extemp?  What  I need to know and how to prep for Extemp
  • What is Extemp club?


Thursday, April 30, 2015

Registration Is Now Open For Next Year!

Yes, it's time to register for the 2015-2016 school year!  


We hope each of you will be returning to continue developing your child's confidence in communicating and the ability to speak boldly and actively for Christ.
 
Please note the fees for next year have increased.  In order for the club to continue, the Vector Board had to raise the registration fees to cover our expenses.
Registration Fees:
$  25 - Non Refundable Registration Fee, per family (Increases to $50 on August 1st)
PLUS
$125 - 1st Student
$100 - Additional Student
$300 - Family Cap
If you are planning to return, please take a moment to fill out the registration form by clicking the following link:  


Wednesday, April 29, 2015

NITOC 2015 Invitations are Out!

If you know you have qualified for nationals, be sure to check your email (spam or otherwise) for an invitation to compete at NITOC -- they were emailed out yesterday.

If you plan to compete at NITOC this year in Speech or Debate, would you please email me to let me know?  It would be great to have some camaraderie as a club while we are there!

Blessings and Congrats,
Kimberly Millhouse