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Published 8 days ago
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Middle School Debate Judging Opportunity (No Experience Needed)

Chicago Debates
On-site, Volunteer must be in or near Chicago, IL
I Want to Help

    • Details

    Date:
    October 31, 2026, 8:45 AM - 2:45 PM CDT
    Available Times:
    Weekends daytime
    Time Commitment:
    A few hours
    Commitment Details:
    Policy judges will check in at 8:30am (or 30 minutes before their first chosen round) and judge until 2:45pm (or until the end of their last chosen round)
    Recurrence:
    One time only
    Volunteers Needed:
    15
    Cause Areas:
    Civic Engagement, Communications Access, Education, Policy, Volunteering
    Benefits:
    Stipend Provided, Training Provided
    Good For:
    Teens, Public Groups, Age 55+, Private Corporate Groups
    Participation Requirements:
    Background Check
    Age Requirement:
    16+
    Other Requirements:
    Volunteers must complete the New Judge Training either through our self-paced Google Classroom, or set up a live Zoom session with the Volunteer Manager. An in person training can also be coordinated for Corporate Groups.
    Wheelchair Accessible

    Description

    Middle School Debate Judging Opportunity (No Experience Needed)

    Chicago Debates is offering a stipend for judges that help support our policy debate students. The tournament will be in Portage Park. Four rounds of debates will be held from 8:45am-2:45pm. Judges may volunteer for as many shifts as they would like and do not need to be present the entire day.

    Judges will enter their assigned classroom with two teams of two middle school debate students, listen to their arguments, take notes, keep track of speech times, pick a winner based on closing arguments, and provide feedback on their verbal skills.

    We pay $15 per round. Previous knowledge of policy debate and the assigned debate topic are not required, we offer Policy Forum Judge Training.

    Location

    On-site

    O. A. Thorp Scholastic Academy

    6024 W Warwick Ave, Chicago, IL 60634, USA
    Directions

    Entrance instructions will be provided upon sign up.

    How to Volunteer for This Opportunity

    To sign up, you must first submit your VolunteerLocal Profile. You can view our tournament calendar for event dates/locations/sign up:

    If a sign up is not yet live, and you are interested in judging, please email me at Jaguirre@chicagodebates.org.

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