2006 Miracle Yearbook

Shawn Green and Heather Wenzel perform a duo with their usual gusto and II flair for the dramatic. It is passionate performances like these that give our Forensics team such high marks in competition. • ensics "Forensics. You mean they study dead bodies?" isis the thought that comes to many minds when you use the word forensics, but for a select few across the nation, it means a highly competitive speech organization. Matthew Moore, the forensics team coach, said the purpose of the team at Cedarville University was to "take a student's skill to the next level as a researcher, writer, speaker, and performer. We also purpose to be a testimony for Jesus Christ as we perform with excellence." Students competed in twelve different events broken into three categories: public address events, limited preparation events, and oral interpretation. Although one might not think it, these speech competitions were very grueling and required many hours of research and preparation. Matthew Moore explained, "It is one of our team goals to have at least one spiritual conversation with a competitor per tournament. So we are very intentional about building relationships with students from other universities and dialoguing about what we believe and why." To help reach this goal, the Cedarville forensics team invited students from Kent State University meet in Columbus for a time of peer coaching, debating, and fun. Through a "scrimmage" debate on Saturday, the team had many opportunities to engage the Kent State students in spiritual discussions. Team member Ben Bolander said, "It was an amazing way to strengthen our relationships with the Kent team. There is a great mutual respect between our teams that allows us the chance to talk openly about our faith." Along with their multiple opportunities to share the gospel, the forensics team experienced many academic successes this year, including taking first place at the 23rd Annual Tower Invitational hosted by Eastern Michigan University as well as taking the 2nd place sweepstakes award at the Holiday Frolic tournament at OSU. In doing so, they fulfilled their goals to share their testimony through their competence and skills at both local and national tournaments. 4•Mallory Fisher fervently portrays a desperate young woman who comes to realize only she can save herself; not drugs, and not the doctor she is pLeading with in a piece entitled "Scoring." Ash— Organizations 239