APAC Forensics Program Booklet

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WELCOMING LETTERS Dear APAC Forensics Participants, Seoul Foreign School is honored to be a part of APAC. We are confident that the opportunities APAC students have to interact with students from other international schools are unique and stimulating. Best wishes for a fruitful and memorable experience here at Seoul Foreign School as you share your love for forensics together. Have a great week!

n behalf of the parents, students, faculty and staff of Seoul Foreign School, I want to welcome you to Seoul and to the 2014 APAC Forensics Festival. We are pleased that you have journeyed to Seoul and hope that your time here will be enjoyable and personally fulfilling. Personally, I look forward to watching you perform.

Warmly,

Several years ago, Seoul Foreign School completed the celebration of its 100th anniversary as one of the oldest international schools in the world, having been founded in 1912. Currently, we are privileged to serve 1440 students in Pre-K through grade 12 who come from 52 different countries. Our school mission reads as follows, “Seoul Foreign School, centered in Christ, inspires academic excellence and promotes Christian values, personal integrity and responsible global citizenship through a dynamic international experience.�

John Engstrom, Ed. D. Head of School Seoul Foreign School

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Dear APAC Forensics Participants, n behalf of all at Seoul Foreign School, I wish to extend to you the warmest of welcomes!

Our host country Korea is a land rich in tradition and culture.

Known as ‘The Land of the Morning Calm,’ Korea’s history is one laced with hospitality, courtesy, and warmth and all of us at SFS hope that you will find Korea and our school a great place to visit. Korea’s appreciation of education and rhetoric can be vividly traced over Korea’s 5,000 year history. We are eager to appreciate your oratory talents and hope you will flourish and find a new form of expression in this vibrant culture.

speeches and debates of this weekend will challenge us all to deeper levels of understanding and reflection as each participant’s thinking is sharpened by each participant’s selection. Thank you for being an important part of this event!

An APAC Festival is unlike any other experience you will enjoy during your high school days, and it is my greatest desire that this APAC Festival will be challenging, creatively invigorating, and above all, fun for each of you.

As you get to know our students and their families through homestays, dinners, performances, and ceremonies, I’m sure you’ll have the opportunity to establish friendships and acquaintances, which will last a lifetime. And then, upon your return to your own schools and homes, I pray that you’ll treasure your warm memories of this APAC festival at Seoul Foreign School. I am confident you will find our students and their families to be amongst the finest in the world!

It is a joy for SFS to host this year’s APAC Forensics Tournament! SFS was blessed to host the first APAC Forensics event in 2007! Forensics is a fantastic activity that provides each participant with a platform upon which you can apply your oratory gifts and talents to either weave a tale, persuade on a passionate topic or entertain and delight an audience! I commend each of you for having the courage to stand up in front of your peers and present your thoughts and selections.

SFS loves forensics. It allows each participant an opportunity to develop their own voice and ideas which are all to be passionately shared in a public forum. I am confident that the

May God abundantly bless you with a safe and highly rewarding Forensics experience! Let the fun begin!

Kevin Baker High School Principal Seoul Foreign School

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CONTACT INFORMATION John Engstrom Head of School

(02) 330-3100 ext.19001 (Office) (010) 9198-3110 (Cell) jengstrom@seoulforeign.org

Kevin Baker High School Principal

(02) 330-3100 ext.14001 (Office) (02) 334-5488 (Home) (010) 9198-3110 (Cell) kbaker@seoulforeign.org

Jack Moon SFS Activities Director APAC Coordinator

(02) 330-3100 ext.19201 (Office) (02) 338-1328 (Home) (010) 3690-4091 (Cell) jmoon@seoulforeign.org

Seoul Foreign School Main Switchboard/FAX

(02) 330-3100 (Switchboard) (02) 335-1857 (FAX)

Jae-Eun Lah & Ji-Yae Y. Nurse and EMT

(02) 330-3100 ext.11111 (Office) (010) 8885-1698 (Cell)

Intl. Calling to Korea

82 followed by the no. minus the 1st 0

Intl. Calling from Korea

001 or 002 followed by the country code then the no. minus the 1st 0

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BRITISH SCHOOL

PARKING

MAIN HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING

LYSO CENTER

BUSINESS OFFICE

PARKING UAC

MIDDLE SCHOOL

ROBB HALL/CAFETERIA

KOREAN GATE

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

POOL

2ND HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING

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SFS CAMPUS MAPS

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE THURSDAY JANUARY 16 7:55 – 8:25 AM

Opening Ceremony Robb Hall

8:35 – 9:40 AM

Round 1 of Public Forum Debates 105, 300A, 300B, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306 Round 1 of Oral Interpretation 103, 105, 107, 300A, 301

9:50 – 11:05 AM

Round 1 of Impromptu Speaking Holding Room 300B, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306

10:00 – 11:00 AM

11:15 AM

Draw for Round 1 of Extemporaneous Speaking

11:45 AM

1st Speaker for Extemporaneous Speaking Begins Prep Room Library, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306 Round 1 of Solo Acts 300A, 300B, 105, 107

11:25 AM – 12:40 PM

1:00 – 1:30 PM

Lunch Cafeteria

1:35 – 2:50 PM

Round 2 of Oral Interpretation 103, 105, 107, 300A, 301

1:45 – 2:45 PM

Round 2 of Impromptu Speaking Holding Room 300B, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306

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3:00 – 3:15 PM

Break

3:15 – 4:30 PM

Round 1 of Original Oratory 300A, 300B, 103, 105, 107

4:10 PM

Draw for Round 2 of Extemporaneous Speaking

4:40 PM

1st Speaker for Extemporaneous Speaking Begins Prep Room Library, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306 Round 2 of Solo Acts 300A, 300B, 105, 107

4:40 – 5:55 PM 6:00 PM

Team Photos

6:30 PM

Homestay Departures

FRIDAY JANUARY 17 Round 2 of Public Forum Debates 105, 300A, 300B, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306

8:20 – 9:25 AM

Draw for Round 3 of Extemporaneous Speaking

9:30 AM

1st Speaker for Extemporaneous Speaking Begins Prep Room Library, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306

10:00 AM

Round 3 of Solo Acts 300A, 300B, 105, 107

9:45 – 10:55 AM

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Round 2 of Original Oratory 300A, 300B, 103, 105, 107

11:05 AM – 12:20 PM

Round 3 of Public Forum Debates 105, 300A, 300B, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306

12:30 – 1:35 PM

1:45 – 3:00 PM

Round 3 of Oral Interpretation 103, 105, 107, 300A, 301

1:55 – 2:55 PM

Round 3 of Impromptu Speaking Holding Room 300B, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306

3:00 – 3:15 PM

Break

3:15 – 4:30 PM

Round 3 of Original Oratory 300A, 300B, 103, 105, 107

4:40 – 5:55 PM

Quarter Finals for Public Forum Debates 303, 304, 305, 306

6:10 PM

Homestay Departures

SATURDAY JANUARY 17 8:10 – 9:15 AM

Semi Finals for Public Forum Debates 300A, 300B

9:25 – 10:45 AM

Finals for Solo Acts Robb Hall Finals for Oral Interpretation Robb Hall

10:55 AM – 12:15 PM

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Break

12:15 PM – 1:00 PM 1:00 – 2:20 PM

Finals for Extemporaneous Speaking Robb Hall

2:30 – 3:50 PM

Finals for Original Oratory Robb Hall

4:00 – 5:00 PM

Finals for Impromptu Speaking Robb Hall

5:05 – 6:05 PM

Finals for Public Forum Debates Robb Hall

6:10 – 7:00 PM

Coaches Meeting

7:00 – 8:30 PM

Banquet and Awards Homestay Departures

8:30 PM

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PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS Brent International School Manila Concordia International School Shanghai Hong Kong International School International School of Beijing Shanghai American School Pudong Shanghai American School Puxi Seoul Foreign School Taejon Christian International School Western Academy of Beijing

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BRENT INTL. SCHOOL

Dick Robbins Jason Atkins Head of School HS Principal Catherine Tanco Ong Robert Radtke Andrew Sinclair APAC AD Coach Coach

Somya Banwari (12) Jaenna Calingasan (12) Gabriel Ibasco (12) Miguel Santos (12) Alex SyCip (12) Benny Adapon (11) Kyna Cortez (11) Katya Hodges (11) Joaquin Labio (11) Sabrina Gill (9)

Team 1 Team 1 Team 2 Team 2

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CONCORDIA INTL. SCHOOL

Gregg Pinick Nick Kent Head of School HS Principal Chris Bishop Bryan Munson Marcia D’Eon APAC AD Coach Coach

William Wang (11) Christine Qian (9) Karis Tai (10) Michelle Yee (11) Michael Chien (10) Johnathan Chen (11) Jonathan Richards (9) Elizabeth Metzger (11) Justine Lee (12) Emily Dillemuth (12)

Team 1 Team 1 Team 2 Team 2

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HONG KONG INTL. SCHOOL

Kevin Dunning Head of School Sharon Leung Janet Tan APAC AD Coach

Jonathan Yeung (12) Yash Bardoloi (9) Jeffrey Ding He (10) Gary Chen (12) Alice Lew (11) Rachel Tang (11) Andrea Herman (12) Arnesh Batlaw (11) Hiu Hiu Sau (11) Georgette Koo (10)

Pat Klekamp HS Principal Brian Oliver Coach

Team 1 Team 1 Team 2 Team 2

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INTL. SCHOOL OF BEIJING

Tarik Razik Paul Wood Head of School HS Principal Jeff Johanson Madeline Raynolds Griffin Loynes APAC AD Coach Coach

Frances Gu (11) Kevin Liao (12) David Liu (11) Heather Liang (12) Helen Che (12) Natasha Torrens (12) Vivian Zhang (11) Jerry Yan (12)

Team 2

Team 1 Team 1 Team 2

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SHANGHAI AMERICAN SCHOOL Pudong Campus

Richard Mueller Jonathan Borden Head of School HS Principal Todd Parham Jeff Malone Jeremy Gertzfield APAC AD Coach Coach Robyn Kemsley Coach

Yvette Foo (11) Claire Wang (12) Victoria Chen (10) Vienna Thomas (10) Andrew Chang Amanda Li Harry Gray (11) Austin Cheung (11) Hana Eldessouky (10) Siddharth Chandra (10)

Team 1 Team 1 Team 2

Team 2

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SHANGHAI AMERICAN SCHOOL Puxi Campus

Richard Mueller Jonathan Borden Head of School HS Principal Todd Parham Christine Doleman Margaret Haske APAC AD Coach Coach James Mikkelson Coach

Ji Won Choe (10) Yi Xin Lau (10) Yi Lu (10) Madeleine Vella (10) Bridget Wu (10) Juny Nam (10) Yvonne Ye (10) Shin Hee Kang (12) Michael Tang (11) Blaze Li (11)

Team 2 Team 1 Team 2 Team 1

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SEOUL FOREIGN SCHOOL

Dr. John Engstrom Kevin Baker Head of School HS Principal Jack Moon Colleen Ireland Stuart Kent APAC AD Coach Coach Mary Meikle Coach

Allie Ahn (11) Sarah Hahm (10) Jonathan Hyon (11) Andrew Kim (12) Bryan Kim (12) Ian Kim (11) Akash Ramanujam (12) Kasey Rhee (9) Hwa Yoo (11) Jimmy Yuh (11)

Team 2 Team 1 Team 2 Team 1

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TAEJON CHRIST. INT’L SCHOOL

Dr. Thomas Penland Mr. Mark Pleasants Head of School HS Principal Mr. Paul Rader Kim Waddell Dan Moore APAC AD Coach Coach

Emily Woo Katie Oh Grace Jeon Ellen Ha Corum Holtz Minu Jung Hans Lee Cynthia Son Seung Hyun Hong

Team 2

Team 1 Team 1 Team 2

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WESTERN ACADEMY OF BEIJING

J. Courtney Lowe Head of School Martin Halpin Mike Bott APAC AD Coach

Sharry Li (10) Angela Zhou (10) Benson Li (11) Nancy Jiang (10) Brandon Cohen (9) Chauncey Lo (9) Darryl Chia (11) Catherine Chen (10) Emily Liu (10) Olivia Roberts (10)

Melanie Vrba HS Principal Franko Cifizzari Coach

Team 1 Team 2 Team 2 Team 1

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Special Thank You’s Head of School High School Principal Assistant Principal

John Engstrom Kevin Baker Stuart Kent; Ruth Sanderson

Tournament Site Dir. Tournament Site Asst.

Tab Room Judges Scheduling Dir, of General Affairs Deputy Dir. of General Affairs

Darrel Roddick Kim Lee Chris Rydberg Adam Teather Andy Lee DaeWoon Kim

Transportation Department Airport Greeters

Hugh Lee Chuck Krugler & NHS

Photos/Video Production Tournament Prog. & Website

John Black Tech Crewsaders with Dhira Web Khewsubtrakool Seongwoo Choi

Tournament Banquet Catering

Jean Kim (Coordinator) J&J Catering

Banner/T-Shirt /Poster /Program Cover Design

Tech Crewsaders with Dhira Web Khewsubtrakool Seongwoo Choi

T-shirt Orders Printing Banners Nurse Support and EMT Homestay Support Door & Time Monitors

Dee Baker Jay Park Jae-Eun Lah & Ji-Yae Yoon Fantastic SFS parents Students of SFS (NHS & SC)

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