Middle School Forensics

 

NCASA presents the first ever statewide middle school forensics tournament in North Carolina. Read the Overview below for additional information on this activity, including the events in the competition. 

 

Please note the key dates below for 2023-2024.

  • March 1 - Regional in Surry County - Piney Grove Baptist Church
  • March 9 - Regional at Jay M Robinson Middle School in Charlotte, seeking Regional hosts in the Triad and Fayetteville
  • March 23 - State Finals (middle school only), site TBD

Elementary Schools may participate in two events: Original Oratory and Storytelling.

Congratulations to State Champion Jay M Robinson and the individual State Champs in our six event categories!

NCASA presented the first ever statewide middle school forensics tournament on May 2. More than 100 students competed for individual and team awards. Ten teams qualified for the State Final and students from four additional schools qualified as winners from their Regional.

Team Results:
1 - Jay M Robinson MS of Charlotte
2 - Seventy-First Classical MS
3 - Mount Mourne School
4 - New Century International
5 - JN Fries MS
6 - Wayne School of Engineering
7 - Rogers-Herr MS
8 - Northwest School of the Arts
9 - Pilot Mountain MS
10 - Meadowview MS

Individual Event Winners
Humorous Interpretation - Allison Cody of Mount Mourne School
Dramatic Interpretation - Arella Flur of Charlotte Latin School
Extemporaneous Speaking - Like Suh of New Century International
Original Oratory - Chloe Walters of Northwest School of the Arts
Duo Interpretation - Meghna Iyer / Rakshita Kothapalli of Jay M Robinson MS
Public Forum Debate - Claire Evensen / Sam Boone of Mount Mourne School

The Regional Forensics Tournaments were held on Saturday, April 18 in four sites across North Carolina. Results from each site are shown below. Schools shown in bold italics advanced to the State Final.

Charlotte Regional

1 - Jay M Robinson MS
2t - Mount Mourne School
2t - JN Fries MS
4 - Northwest School of the Arts
5 - Charlotte Latin
6 - Randolph MS
7 - Metrolina Regional Scholars
8 - Asheville MS

Triad Regional

1 - Meadowview MS
2 - Pilot Mountain MS

3 - Central MS
4 - Gentry MS
5 - Northview IB MS (ISS)