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Pan-Hellenic Forensics Tournament 2010 -- Organized by ACS Athens

400 Students from 17 schools develop confidence

in communicating ideas and points of view

Halandri, 22.02.2010/ACS Athens is proud to host the 2010Pan-Hellenic Forensics Tournament,

March 4-7, 2010 at the campus in which over 400 students from 17 participating schools in Greece

will be competing during the tournament.

Forensics, in the formal sense of the word, refers to public debates or formal argumentation suitable

for a court of law. For the schools purposes, forensics provides an opportunity for students to be

involved in various forms of public speaking. Debate, oral interpretation, original oratory, discussion,

and extemporaneous speaking are included in the competition. During the tournament, students have

the chance to display a number of skills acquired over a long period of training and preparation, be

judged by an independent team of judges, gain experience from performing in front of peers, visitors

and guests, learn a lot through conducted research in libraries and the Internet, practice English -since

the working language of the tournament is English- and most of all be exposed, discuss and debate

current issues. In addition to the enhancement of public speaking skills, students sharpen their research

skills, writing skills, and their ability to work in cooperation with others through discussion and debate.

The ultimate intent of forensic events is to provide students with an opportunity to develop confidencein their ability to communicate ideas and points of view. ACS Athens, being a student-centered

international school, supports and embraces the philosophy of forensics as a way to challenge all

students to realize their potentials and become responsible citizens.

The 2010 Pan-Hellenic Forensics Tournament will be held as follows:

Duet Acting involves two students who work together to choose and perform a short comic or

dramatic scene with no props, costumes or make-up. Just two chairs and their acting talent are used to

bring their scene to life.

In Oral Interpretation of Literature a student animates a short piece of literature of his/her choice,either comic or dramatic from a short story, novel or poetry using different voices, accents, facial

expressions and hand gestures, while seated on a stool.

ForOriginal Oratory a student chooses a topic he/she feels strongly about and writes a six to eight

minute speech trying to persuade the audience that his/her point of view is the correct one. Topics

range from environmental issues to the virtues of chocolate!

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ACS Athens Mission Statement:ACS Athens is a student-centered international school, embracing American educational philosophy, principles and values.Through excellence in teaching and diverse educational experiences, ACS Athens challenges all students to realize their unique

potential: academically, intellectually, socially and ethically -- to thrive as responsible global citizens.

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Impromptu Speakingis a challenging event in which participants are given a choice of three topics: asingle word, the beginning of a sentence, or a quotation. Once the topic is chosen, the speaker has one

minute to prepare to speak on that topic for two to three minutes. The ability to express oneself well

through expression of ideas, coherence and connection to the topic, as well as originality are the basis

for being successful at this event.

Group Discussion gives a group of 6-8 participants a problem to solve. Using polite conversational

skills, the participants express their ideas on the problem at hand, make suggestions and attempt to

help the group resolve the problems. Becoming a leader of the group without being too forceful or

argumentative is the key to success in this event.

Debate is an event of verbal conflict, and is one of the most intense Forensics events. The debatersspeak for or against a controversial issue, regardless of their true personal beliefs on the issue.

Debaters are called upon both to support their thesis convincingly with arguments and to refute their

opponents argumentation.

This years 400+ participants will come from the following 17 schools: American Community Schools

of Athens (ACS), Anatolia College, Byron College, Campion School, Ekpaideftiki Anagenisi,

Geitonas School, Hellenic American Educational Foundation (HAEF), Costeas Geitonas School,

Mandoulides Schools, Moraitis School, Paidagogiki Protoporia, Pierce College, Pinewood- The

American International School of Thessaloniki, St. Catherines British Embassy School, St. Lawrence

College, S. Avgoulea-Linardatou, Ziridis School.

For more information on the tournaments schedule, please visit ACS Athens website at www.acs.gror

contact Ms. Anna Makris, Tournament Coordinator, atforensics@acs.gror at 210 6393200 ext. 271.

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