Volunteer Information

Twenty-fourth Annual Georgia Academic Decathlon State Competition

February 26-27, 2010
Berkmar High School
405 Pleasant Hill Rd, Lilburn GA 30047
Gwinnett County

Two hundred volunteers are needed to serve as judges for Speech and Interview. Volunteers are also needed to serve as Proctors for Testing and Super Quiz. Judges serve in groups of two or three for Speech and Interview presentations. Proctors work with a student assistant in a testing homeroom of nineteen (19) or more students. Super Quiz proctors monitor individual student responses during the course of the Super Quiz Oral Relay. A judge's training session is conducted prior to the competition. All events are located at Berkmar High School in Gwinnett County. A map to the competition site will be provided in the preliminary training packet of information that is mailed to all judges and proctors in January or you can access the map by clicking here. 

Schedule

Friday, February 26, 2010			Judges Descriptions: Interview Interview judges should have strong interpersonal skills and relate well to high school students. A background or interest in interviewing would also be a desirable skill for this volunteer position. Speech - It is helpful for judges of this event to have the skills of: being a good listener, being able to assess communication, and relating well to high school students.
4:00 pm		Speech and Interview Judges Training
5:00 pm		Meal (on site)
6:00 - 9:30 pm		Speech and Interview sessions (concurrent)
Saturday, February 27, 2010
7:30 am	Continental breakfast and training for Test Proctors
8:30 am - 1:00 pm	Test proctors administer seven (7) academic tests
12:15 pm	Super Quiz proctor training followed by lunch and the Super Quiz
1:00 pm	Lunch for judges and students
2:00 pm	All judges and proctors are invited to watch the final event of the competition - the Super Quiz - held in the high school theater
NOTE: HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS CANNOT BE JUDGES AND/OR PROCTORS

Please Volunteer Now!

Volunteer to assist with one or more of these opportunities now!  Your help is appreciated!  Click here to complete a "GAD Volunteer" form online

Click here to find out about the special Volunteer activities and events.  Please contact the PAGE GAD Volunteer Coordinator, Dee Rule at 770-499-3670, 678-938-9593 or drule2@kennesaw.edu if you have questions.