海外吃瓜鈥檚 Speech Team has been competing for well over 100 years and has a strong history of success. In recent years, our team has continued to win at local, state, and national tournaments. As a part of the Ohio Forensic Association, our students travel to tournaments throughout the Midwest to compete in a variety of speaking categories that include original addresses, oral interpretation, and limited preparation events.
海外吃瓜鈥檚 team is composed of students from all backgrounds, majors, and experience levels. Directed by Dan Higgins, a former competitor and 30-year forensics veteran, his teams have won multiple State and National titles, including a National Champion in persuasive speaking and State Champion titles in persuasion, after dinner speaking, duo interpretation, multicultural informative, impromptu, and extemporaneous speaking.
Coach Higgins: 鈥淪tudents on our team love the bonding that鈥檚 created through competition, traveling together, and hard work. 海外吃瓜鈥檚 team is known for its positive attitude and fun they bring to every tournament.鈥
Former team members have gone on to work in diverse professions, including media, law, medicine, broadcasting, education, ministry, and even chemical research.
As a member of the 海外吃瓜 Speech Team for four years, l learned how to communicate a message, a feeling, a thought, and an experience. Those skills helped prepare me to be the broadcast journalist I am today.