Chesapeake District Qualifier

for the 2018 National Tournament

District Awards

District Awards

Please make note of the deadline for each of these award nominations.  Nominations received after the deadline will be considered for 2019, if applicable.

District Student of the Year

The District Student of the Year Award is presented to a graduating senior in each district who best represents the tenets of the Association’s Code of Honor: integrity, respect, humility, leadership, and service. Nominees must also demonstrate strong academic credentials and a commitment to the speech and debate community. The 2017 recipient was Quinn Crawford from Marriotts Ridge High School.  Each year, six students who win the district award are selected as finalists for the William Woods Tate, Jr., National Student of the Year award. 

Nominations may be filled out at:  https://www.speechanddebate.org/student-of-the-year-nomination-form/

Nominations must be received by the national office one week prior to the district tournament, by Saturday February 17th.  The district student of the year will be announced at the tournament at the awards ceremony. 

District Alumni Achievement Award

The District Alumni Achievement Award showcases a speech and debate alumni from the district who has utilized their speech and debate talents to achieve success for themselves and the speech and debate community.  The 2017 recipient was Kurt Imhoff from Northwestern University and Loyola Blakefield High School. 

Nominees should be submitted to the district committee by Saturday, February 17th.  Email nominations to cdonovan@loyolablakefield.org.

District Communicator of the Year Award

The District Communicator of the Year Award showcases individuals who utilize their speech and debate talents in ways that profoundly impact the lives of others.  The 2017 recipient was Carl Klein from Catonsville High School.

Nominees should be submitted to the district committee by Saturday, February 17th.  Email nominations to cdonovan@loyolablakefield.org.

 District Principal of the Year Award

The District Principal of the Year Award honors principals who have succeeded in providing high-quality opportunities for students in speech and debate programming as well as demonstrating exemplary contributions to the profession.  The 2017 recipient was Tom Durkin, then from St. Vincent Pallotti High School. 

Nominees should be submitted to the district committee by Saturday, February 17th.  Email nominations to cdonovan@loyolablakefield.org.

District Volunteer of the Year Award

The District Volunteer of the Year Award showcases individuals who has given extraordinary time and talents to the mission of meaningfully involving more students in speech and debate.  The 2017 recipient was Kelli Midgley from Wilde Lake High School.

Nominees should be submitted to the district committee by Saturday, February 17th.  Email nominations to cdonovan@loyolablakefield.org.