The UNM Speech and Debate Society will be hosting the 2005 Lobo Howl High School Speech and Debate Tournament for high school students, Friday and Saturday, Jan. 7-8, 2005. Hundreds of students from high schools in the state, as well as hundreds of students from across the country will descend on the UNM campus for two days of competition in the state's largest speech and debate tournament.
Students will debate on issues dealing with current events and national policy, as well as performing humorous and dramatic interpretation pieces. This is the fourth year UNM has hosted this large national tournament and each year more students register to compete from all over the country.
The UNM Speech and Debate Society believes this tournament to be one of the most useful recruitment tools UNM has. Hundreds of the top high school students from around the country will visit the campus, many of them deciding where they want to attend college.
Since the Communication and Journalism Department cancelled the debate program, a group of students dedicated to keeping the program alive have made up the Speech and Debate Society. The UNM group does not have a budget large enough to compete in college level tournaments but wishes to keep forensics alive at UNM through community outreach projects, such as the Lobo Howl Tournament each January.
The Speech and Debate Society is looking for college students, faculty, staff, and community members to volunteer to judge at the tournament. The tournament is only a success with the generous help of volunteer judges. To run a successful program this size, hundreds of judges will be needed any times on Friday or Saturday. Free food will be provided to all judges.
If you are interested in judging at the Lobo Howl Speech and Debate Tournament, contact Trey Smith (Trey3@unm.edu or 277-5706).
Contact: Trey Smith (505) 277-5706