Volunteer
The Academic Decathlon is seeking volunteers to help on February 1, 2025. Sign up to volunteer or email Kristi Winter today to be a speech and/or interview judge! The event needs more than 85 volunteers. Click Here to Donate.
Interview Judge
Interview judges are needed on Saturday, February 1 from 8:15 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Each student is required to interview in front of a panel of up to three interviewers. Students will be asked a series of questions based on Decathlon guidelines. The interview judges will then score the student in different areas based on how they feel the student did. A brief orientation will be provided prior to the event.
Each student is required to interview in front of a panel of up to three interviewers. Students will be asked a series of questions based on Decathlon guidelines. The interview judges will then score the student in different areas based on how they feel the student did. A brief orientation will be provided prior to the event.
Speech Judge
Speech judges are needed on Saturday, February 1 from 8:15 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Each student is required to give a 4-minute prepared speech and a 2-minute impromptu speech. Each student will deliver these speeches in front of up to four volunteers. The speech judges will then score the student in different areas based on how they feel the student did. A brief orientation will be provided prior to the event.
Each student is required to give a 4-minute prepared speech and a 2-minute impromptu speech. Each student will deliver these speeches in front of up to four volunteers. The speech judges will then score the student in different areas based on how they feel the student did. A brief orientation will be provided prior to the event.
