Speech Competitions
Duet Acting
Original Oratory
Persuasive Speaking
Poetry Interpretation
Prose Interpretation
Solo Acting
Lincoln Douglas Debate
Judge’s Rubrics
TAPPS SPEECH BLOG
2024 Academics Landing Page
Fine Art Directors The Academic landing page will be the place to review all things involved in the Academics / Speech competitions. This includes academic updates, speech updates and Lincoln Douglas debate updates. If questions arise, please contact the TAPPS office...
2024 Academics/Speech/LD Entry Information
Good afternoon! TAPPS 2024 State Academic competition is fast approaching! This year’s competition will be held at the Waco Convention Center. Please use the link below for inputting your entries for the competition. The deadline is Friday, April 5. 2024...
Fine Arts TEaMs Information
TAPPS is proud to announce the creation of our new TAPPS Education Modules (TEaMs). Our goal is to provide a comprehensive instructional platform for the continuing education of directors, sponsors and administrators for all TAPPS activities. The Fine Art TEaMs...
Wirth & Shelton Award Winners 22-23
Good afternoon! The winners of the Virginia Wirth and Jeff Shelton awards are now posted on their respective pages. The links below will take you straight to those postings. Jeff Shelton Award Winners Virginia Wirth Award Winners Congratulations to all of the winners...
22-23 Fine Art Of The Year Nominations
Good afternoon! As the year winds down, (can you believe it!?), it is time to make nominations for those who we think have excelled and risen to the top in their respective areas. Please click the links below to nominate someone for Fine Art Director/Teacher of the...
DAY ONE SPEECH RESULTS
Fine Art Directors and Speech Directors: The results from the preliminary speech rounds conducted on April 11 are posted at the link shown below. LINK TO DAY ONE RESULTS Congratulations to all who advanced to the next round of competition.
Academic/Speech Update
Good afternoon, Competition time is upon us! All of the schedules for Academics/Speech/LD Debate are now posted on the TAPPS website if you have not yet seen them. Proctor/Grader, Speech Judges, and LD Judges sign up sheets are also posted on their respective pages on...
Academic Entry Deadline Reminder
Good afternoon! Don’t forget tomorrow, Wednesday, March 29 is the deadline for Academic/Speech/LD Debate entries. If you have not yet gotten your entries submitted, please use the link below to do so. 2023 Academic/Speech/LD Registration If you have any questions,...
TAPPSCON23 March Update
PRESENTED BY: Attendee Registration Information There are four events being offered at TAPPSCON 2023. Registration is through TAPPS Tickets (HomeTown Ticketing). TAPPSCON23 Fine Arts Day Date: June 7 Time: 9:00am-5:45pm Location:...
2023 TAPPS State Academics/Speech/LD Registration
Good afternoon! TAPPS 2023 State Academic competition is fast approaching! This year’s competition will be held at the Waco Convention Center. Please use the link below for putting in your entries for the competition. The deadline for entries is Wednesday, March 29....
Speech Judge Training Video
Virginia Wirth Speech Award
The Virginia Wirth Award is given annually to the students who earn the most points at the TAPPS Championships in the speech events. Students earn points in each category listed above by finishing in the top eight (8) places. Lincoln Douglas Debate also counts towards this honor. The award honors Mrs. Virginia Wirth who served TAPPS as a member of the Speech and Fine Arts Executive Committee.
