BROOKINGS The National Speech and Debate Association has announced that Carrie Oorlog of Brookings High School is a winner of the Diamond Coach Award, recognizing a professional career that combines excellence and longevity in speech and debate education. This is her second Diamond Award.
Since 1925, the National Speech & Debate Association has been recognizing student and coach achievements in speech and debate. Coaches earn points in the national honorary through team participation, student achievement, public service, and leadership work.
To earn a Diamond Award, a coach must be a member of the National Speech & Debate Association for at least five years.
Coaches earn additional awards with more points earned in the honor society.
All Diamond Award winners will be recognized at the worlds largest academic competition, the National Speech & Debate Tournament, in the Des Moines, Iowa. area in June 2024. More than 10,000 students, coaches, and parents from across the nation attend the National Tournament every year.
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