Cleveland High School – Competitive Forensics: Winning with Words

Mar 2026 · 2nd Semester

Competitive Forensics is similar to classes for the top level of choir, band and theater. Students prepare speeches and debate cases based on actual products that are performed outside the classroom. Students prepare through brainstorming, resolutional analysis, case building, and practice and then compete at an October tournament. Students are also required to push their comfort zones. Students may be comfortable competing in debate, they must also stretch themselves through an acting event. In addition to speech tournaments, we will identify other targets beyond the classroom: writing essays for college admission and for scholarship. Writing prose and poetry to become published. Writing editorials for local newspapers. They also write for local national contests such as Verselandia, Poetry Out Loud, Shakespeare Monologue, Lions Club, Rotary Club, Elks Club, VFW Voice of Democracy and more.