St Marks Lutheran School had the privilege to host the 2009 Regional Forensics Meet on Tuesday night, October 20th.

• St Johns - Juneau | St Johns-Pardeeville | St Marks-Watertown | St Stephens-Beaver Dam | Zion-Columbus

St Marks 2009 Forensics Team | Mr Jon Nelson-Coach

• Students, Parents, Families & Friends of Contestants gathered in our gymnasium for instructions and directions to our classroom; prior to kicking off the 2009 Forensics Regional Meet

Students-Parents-Families & Friends of Contestants | Gather Prior to Forensics Meet

• As each speaker completes their speech, demonstration, story-telling, poetry or prose reading; two volunteer judges provide the speaker with suggestions, ideas and compliments on how to improve their presentation.

Volunteer Judges Review Speakers After Each Presentation

• Prior to Forensics Meet; St Marks Volunteers staff the kitchen and prepare pizza, hot dogs, snacks and drinks for the incoming speakers and their fans.

Volunteers Staff School Kitchen for Forensics Meet

• Mr Jon Nelson; introduced the selected encore presenter; from each school during the closing Encore Presentation.

Mr Jon Nelson St Marks Forensics Coach | Encore Presentation

• St Marks Encore Speaker | Joel McConville provided the crowd with his story-telling presentation.

St Marks Encore Speaker | Joel McConville

Encore Speaker

Encore Speaker

Encore Speaker

Encore Speaker

We extend our thanks to;

• All of the attending schools, their speakers and fans
• Our guest-volunteer judges, timers, runners of the tallies and those volunteers providing support for tallying the results and issuing the certificates-ribbons.
• Our food prep volunteers for staffing the kitchen and providing food & beverages
• All of the forensic coaches and parents that have helped our student speakers perfect their presentations

Join us as the St Marks Forensics Team will compete one more time, on Friday night on November 6th at the Annual Forensics Meet sponsored by Luther Preparatory School.