SWU hosts 2015 national forensics qualifier
Jan 9, 2015 | Community
Riley Hersey, left, prepares to deliver a speech during the National Christian Forensics and Communication Association High School Speech and Debate Qualifier at SWU. Joy Bryant, right, was among several SWU faculty and staff judges. Bryant is executive director of alumni and constituent relations.
The National Christian Forensics and Communication Association (NCFCA) qualifying competition returned to Southern Wesleyan University in Central Jan. 5-8.
Approximately two-hundred home-schooled students from across the Carolinas, Georgia and Florida came along with members of their families to the competition. Members of the university’s faculty and staff helped with setup for the event and served as judges for the competitions, which included two styles of debate and eleven categories of speech, such as persuasive speaking, humorous interpretation and apologetics. All competitors