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Bolingbrook High School Tournament of Dreams Speech Competition is Jan. 19

The Bolingbrook High School speech team will host the fifth annual Tournament of Dreams Saturday.

The Bolingbrook High School Speech Team will host the 5th annual Tournament of Dreams on Saturday, Jan. 19, celebrating the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Twenty-five teams from throughout the state will compete in 14 IHSA-sanctioned individual speech events including acting, poetry and a variety of public speaking categories. 

Competition rounds begin at 8, 9:30, and 11 a.m. Final Rounds are at 1:45 p.m.

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Admission is free and the public is invited. Door 17 on the school’s south side provides the best access for the event.

Concessions and Lunch will be available during the day in the BHS Cafeteria.

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A tournament information table will help visitors understand how to be a spectator and watch rounds of competition. All rounds are held in different classrooms. They are judged and scores are tabulated as the day concludes with a performance and awards assembly.   

More information is available by contacting Donna Franks-Tapley at franks-tapleyd@vvsd.org

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