

The 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.
2023 TAPPS State Academics/Speech/LD Registration
by Kelli Bay | Mar 15, 2023 | ACADEMICS, Fine Art Directors, Homepage Updates/Alerts, LD Debate, Speech
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....
TAPPS Academic & Art Schedules Posted
by Kelli Bay | Feb 15, 2023 | ACADEMICS, ART, Fine Art Directors, Homepage Updates/Alerts, LD Debate, Speech
Good afternoon! We have posted the State Academic and State Art schedules on the TAPPS website. The State Speech schedule will be posted as soon as we finish gathering the information asked for that is due today. If you are participating in Speech and LD Debate but...
Speech/LD Participation 2023
by Kelli Bay | Feb 10, 2023 | ACADEMICS, Fine Art Directors, Homepage Updates/Alerts, LD Debate, Speech
Good afternoon, Many of you have asked about schedules for the Speech and Lincoln Douglas Debate competition coming up in April. In order for us to get a more accurate estimate of the number of rooms needed for these competitions, please take a moment and fill out the...
Fine Arts – Save the Date
by Kelli Bay | Jan 24, 2023 | ACADEMICS, ART, Band, Cheer, Dance, Drumline, ESPORTS, Fall Photo, Field Band, Fine Art Directors, FINE ARTS, Homepage Updates/Alerts, LD Debate, Marching Band, One Act Play, Robotics, Short Film, Speech, String Music, Vocal Music
Fine Art Directors and Directors: The new year started fast with the Dance Championships and we look forward to all of the events to come. We continue to prepare for TAPPSCON 23 as well. We have reserved Wednesday, June 7 as our all things Fine Arts day. As our...
TAPPSCON22 Session List – 5/25/22
by Kelli Bay | May 25, 2022 | ACADEMICS, ART, Athletic Directors, Band, Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Dance, Drumline, ESPORTS, Fall Photo, Fall Soccer, Field Band, Fine Art Directors, Football, Golf, Homepage Updates/Alerts, LD Debate, Marching Band, One Act Play, Robotics, School Administrators, Short Film, Softball, Speech, String Music, Swim, Tennis, Track and Field, Vocal Music, Volleyball, Wrestling
TAPPS Administrators and Staff, The TAPPSCON List of Sessions document is posted on the TAPPSCON 2022 webpage. The 2022 breakout sessions cover a variety of topics beginning with TAPPS fine arts and athletic activities. Sessions of interest to all include Sports...
Academic Meet – Speech Judges Sign Up
by Kelli Bay | Apr 18, 2022 | Fine Art Directors, Speech
Fine Arts Directors and Academic Program Directors: Below is a link to the Academic Meet - Speech Judges Sign-up Sheet. Speech Judges Sign-up Please make sure to include all requested information. Name-Cell phone-Classification-School If questions arise, please...
Day 1 Speech Results
by Bryan Bunselmeyer | Apr 11, 2022 | ACADEMICS, Fine Art Directors, Homepage Updates/Alerts, Speech
Link to the speech page for Day One Speech Results.
Academics /Speech Competition Follow-up Information
by Kelli Bay | Mar 17, 2022 | ACADEMICS, Fine Art Directors, Homepage Updates/Alerts, LD Debate, Speech
Directors: Good morning TAPPS. In a follow-up to the schedule announcement, please review the information presented below to assist in your planning and preparing for the competition. Location: This year has proved a challenge to secure sites once the Waco Convention...
Academics/Speech Schedules 2022
by Kelli Bay | Mar 17, 2022 | ACADEMICS, Fine Art Directors, Homepage Updates/Alerts, LD Debate, Speech
Fine Art Directors, Asst. Fine Art Directors, Academic Program Directors, LD Directors Good morning! Thank you for your patience as we work toward our 2022 Academic and Speech Competitions, April 11-13. While the pandemic has eased, it created a challenge to locate...
TAPPS SPRING FINE ART COMPETITIONS
by Kelli Bay | Feb 11, 2022 | ACADEMICS, ART, Band, ESPORTS, Fine Art Directors, Homepage Updates/Alerts, Robotics, Short Film, Speech, String Music, Vocal Music
FINE ART DIRECTORS AND PROGRAM DIRECTORS: As the year continues to move toward our spring competitions, please review the following update on the events. As with all events to date this school year, we are preparing to host the events in person if suitable facilities...