The SHP Forensic team competes in the Newark Catholic Forensic League Tournaments.  With approximately 30 schools competing, most competitions consist of eight major events:

The Debate Events include Student Congress and Lincoln Douglas Debate. 

The speech events  are as follows:
Extemporaneous Speaking – The contestant is given a topic and has 30 minutes to prepare a 7 minute speech.
Original Oratory- Each student performs his own original 7 to 10 minute speech.
Declamation –involves a memorized presentation of someone else's speech, usually a well-known individual.  This event is only for Freshman and Sophomores.
Dramatic Interpretation – The contestant performs a 7-10 minute monologue of either a dramatic or comic nature.
Duo Interpretation- involves two contestants who perform a 7-10 minute scene together.
Oral Interpretation – Using a script, each contestant interprets either poetry or prose.

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Tournament, Date

Competitor

Place, Event

Newark Catholic Forensic League

2/2/08

Jon Daniels

1st, Dramatic Performance

Joe Spiotta

5th, Dramatic Performance

Segun Odedele

3rd, JV Oral Interp

Chris Osnato

3rd, Varsity Oral Interp

Brian Abely/ Cameron Stowell

2nd, Public Forum

Lamont Williams

JV Debate

4^th Place

Newark Catholic Forensic League

1/12/08

Jon Daniels

4^th,  Dramatic Interpretation

Lamont Williams

4^th, JV Debate

James McGlone

5^th, JV Debate

Matt Scott

6^th, JV Debate

Dan Giamo

6^th, Student Congress

Newark Catholic Forensic League

12/15/07

Jon Daniels

1^st,  Dramatic Interpretation

Joe Spiotta

6^th,  Dramatic Interpretation

Dan Giamo

6^th,  Student Congress

Paul Judge

5^th,  Varsity Debate

Brendan Leigh/Nick Petrow

5^th,  Public Forum Debate

Chris Kuriakose

7^th,Varsity Oral Interpretation

George Reynolds

3^rd,Varsity Oral Interpretation

Overall – 3^rd Place