Volunteers

Volunteer Information for State Competition

Volunteer Information for Iowa Academic DecathlonR State Competition

• State Competition will be held March 1-2 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

  • Detailed information about speeches and interviews can be found under Speech Judging or Interview Judging on this site.

  • Video training should be reviewed prior to the competition.

  • Sign up HERE!  

  • Contact volunteers@iowaacdec.org if you have questions.

Volunteer Information for Regional Competitions

NE Iowa Regional Competition

• Wednesday, January 24, 2024 hosted by Grundy Center High School

• Please contact Renee Gingery at regingery@spartanpride.net for information.

• Sign up here to volunteer in Grundy Center on January 24:  Grundy Center Volunteer Sign Up

Central Iowa Regional 

• Speeches and interviews will be hosted by Johnston High School on Thursday evening, January 25, 2024

• Testing will be hosted at the Kurtz Opportunity Center @ Des Moines Public Schools on Friday, January 26, 2024

• Please contact Carrie Forristall at bairdforristallc@urbandaleschools.com or Sue Cline at scline@johnston.k12.ia.us for information.

• Sign up here to volunteer in Des Moines: Des Moines Volunteer Sign Up 

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Eastern Iowa Regional Competition

• Saturday, January 27, 2024 hosted by Cedar Rapids Jefferson High School

• Please contact Kevin Darrow at kdarrow@crschools.us for information.

SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR VOLUNTEERS!!!

Feedback from our judges: 

Lots of you worked very hard to test out new processes and procedures, and took on actions that required flexibility. Thank you all for thinking outside of the box to make this happen for our students!

While I know there will be discussion on ways to improve things, in person or remote, there are lots of positives to be thankful for, as always!

This has been Cool!!! I'd definitely do it again!

Social Worker from Tennessee: "It was a lot of fun! I'd definitely volunteer if it was virtual again."  (Also, she noted she did not hear one single "Y'all")

It was very good!  The students were great!  Gives me hope for the future

It was a great day!

Why didn’t you ask me to do this years ago? (side note: this is a quote from a friend of Neil’s that vaguely references one of those friendly inside jokes)

There’s a lot of resilience with these kids and they give me hope for the future. 

I like in person interactions but this went very well virtually. Kudos to you and the planning team!

I am in for next year.  

This was a blessing.  Thank you.

Thank you for the invitation to judge at this event, what a wonderful opportunity. I cannot imagine how the event can have gone any more smoothly. I was anticipating the organized chaos of the academic events my children participated in in days gone by and barely saw a hint of that. You said on several occasions that not only would I enjoy the event, but I would leave with a sense of optimism for the future and you were right. What wonderful young people were the young speech-makers I heard and how creative and energetic they were. I could have listened all night. So cudos to you and the rest of the organizing team.  I hope the students enjoyed themselves as much as this judge did. 

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