"I tell my football players that it was the athletic program at Triopia that made me a player, but it was Jr. High speech contest that made me a coach. That's where I learned to express myself."
- Jay Wessler, former head football coach, Triopia High School
and member of state champion IHSA football team
Last year 200 elementary schools in the state of Illinois were given a chance of a lifetime, and all at little cost to their school districts!
No other organization in Illinois offers any type of speech competition for grades 5-8, and a proud tradition of elementary and junior speech and dramatics stretching all the way back to 1934.
Like all the arts, Speech allows students to communicate with and understand others in new ways. Perhaps more than any other activity, Speech also provides training in the very practical aspects of communication so necessary in today's increasingly information-centered world. The ability to communicate effectively will give students the tools to be dynamic leaders in their communities.
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