School Resources
2010 Competition Results| Champion | Runner-up |
| Anna Kitchin | Krista Wilford |
| Rockbridge Academy, Millersville, MD | The Ambrose School Meridian, ID |
| Click here* to watch Anna's speech. | Click here* to watch Krista's speech |
Participating schools:
Ad Fontes Academy (Centreville, VA)
Annapolis Christian Academy (Corpus Christi, TX)
Rockbridge Academy (Millersville, MD)
Tall Oaks Classical School (Newark, DE)
The Ambrose School (Meridan, ID)
2009 Competition Results
| Champion: |
| Anna Hollidge Click here* to watch Anna's speech. |
Rockbridge Academy,
Millersville, MD |
| *Scroll down to the Chrysostom Competition title located under the Subject tab. |
Chrysostom Oratorical Contest
The following are the stated objectives for a student presentation competition:
1. To inspire other ACCS educators and students to pursue rhetorical excellence.
2. To showcase the rhetorical skills of senior and junior students from accredited ACCS schools.
3. To further promote the benefits of classical Christian education, ACCS membership, and ACCS accreditation.
Abbreviated Guidelines: (Complete guidelines will be mailed to heads of schools.)
1. Junior and senior students from accredited ACCS schools will compete with juniors and seniors from other accredited ACCS schools for the opportunity to make an oratorical presentation at the annual ACCS conference.
2. Submitted student presentations must be original works and are to be between ten to fifteen minutes in length. Submissions may include such material as their senior thesis, an original essay, or original work of prose or poetry. Submission themes should be carefully and wisely chosen to best showcase each student’s rhetorical skills, presentation content, and wisdom.
3. A maximum of either one junior or one senior submission per accredited school is allowed.
4. ACCS accredited schools submitting a contestant must also provide a qualified judge who will be asked to judge all entries except for the one from their own school.
5. ACCS will fund two night’s shared room hotel costs and $100.00 per person for meals for both of the winning contestants and one of their parents or guardians. All travel expenses and arrangements for travel to and from the conference location are the responsibility of the winning contestants’ families and/or schools.
6. The winner and runner-up will present their submissions at the annual ACCS conference.
7. All copyrights and privileges of the audio recording will be reserved by ACCS.
8. The winner, runner-up, and one parent each will receive complimentary conference registration.
a. The winner will receive a $1000.00 cash prize from ACCS.
b. The runner-up will receive $500.00 cash prize from ACCS.