The WFCA's mission is "to instill and develop in students communication skills vital for a lifetime of effective participation in a democratic society." To that end, the WFCA promotes the interests of Wisconsin interscholastic forensics by assisting in the regulation and improvement of forensic practices and by serving as a forum for the airing of opinions concerning forensic activities. Member schools receive notices of invitational tournaments through an official mailing list. The season culminates with the State Tournament, open to every member school. Read more ...
See the video of coaches reflecting on the impact of forensics and scenes from the 2010 State Tournament.
Invitational Tournaments
January is here and the first scheduled invitational tournaments of the 2012 season are underway. For a list of tournaments see the Competition tab at the top and then either Calendar (all scheduled events) or Tournament Invites (invitations received so far). Send tournament invitations to be posted to
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Coaching Clinics 2011-12
One clinic remains on the schedule. Remember that your school must send a representative to a clinic in order to be eligible for the state tournament.
Tuesday, February 28 @ Little Chute 6 – 8 PM Details will be sent out later.
2012 Scholarships
At the state tournament the Wisconsin Forensic Coaches’ Association, with the support of the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, will be awarding six $1000 scholarships to high school seniors from WFCA member schools. All scholarships are presented to students who hold a high regard for communications and who have demonstrated advanced skills in the area.
A new form has been created for this year's scholarship applicants. More details and a link to the form are on the Scholarships page. Applications must be submitted by March 1.
WFCA Fall 2011 News
WFCA Handbook now available
The 2011-12 Handbook is now available. The handbook includes WFCA history, bylaws, competition rules, evaluation sheets, and more.
WFCA Membership Form 2011-12
The membership form for this year is here and is also available on the website in the Information / Membership menu. Please note the change in address for payment of dues.
WFCA Fall Meeting
The Fall Meeting of the WFCA was held September 10 at Sun Prairie High School, with a coaching clinic in the morning and the business meeting in the afternoon.
Full details are in the minutes, but here's a brief recap:
Gary Wegner has been appointed to fill the vacancy for President. State tournament directors and WFCA committee chairs for the year were announced.
State Tournament: Director: Chris Zoch Site Director: Bonni Knight Congress Director: John Knetzger
Committees Chairs: Category: Ben Kroll Program Assistance: John Peschl Public Relations: Shawn Matson Tournament Practices & Procedures: Mary Wacker
For a complete list and contact information, see the WFCA Contact page.
Proposed rules and topics were presented and approved. Full details are in the 2011-12 Topics page.
Rule changes: Congress has a rule change for originality in submitted legislation. Group Discussion will have a new 50-minute round format. Oral Interpretation of Literature will change from 8 minutes to 10 minutes. All interp events now require that the introduction must be the original work of the speaker.
Topics: Topics were approved for Group Discussion, Moments in History, Public Address, and Storytelling.
Membership changes?
Are you no longer coaching and wish to be removed from the WFCA email announcements? Is there a new head or assistant coach at your school who should be added to the email list? Send any changes to
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Coaches listed on the membership form will be automatically added, but the names & email addresses can be sent ahead of the membership form to start receiving news now.
