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  • Home
  • About
    • Contact
    • Staff + Council
    • Employment
    • Elections
    • History
  • Events
    • Debate >
      • Debate Committee
      • Pappas Invitational
      • Debate State Finals
      • PF @ MSCI
      • Past Events / Results
    • Individual Events >
      • IE Committee
      • Punxatourney
      • IE Regionals
      • IE State Finals
      • IE Past Events / Results >
        • 2024 IE State Finals
    • Middle Level >
      • ML Individual Events >
        • ML Committee
        • ML Fall Event
        • ML Spring Tournament
        • Past ML Events/Results
      • ML Debate
      • ML Theatre
    • Theatre >
      • Theatre Committee
      • One Act Play Festival
      • Districts / Regionals
      • State Festival
      • Past Festivals / Results >
        • State Theatre Festival 2024
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individual events
What is Individual Events? IE (aka Forensics) is comprised of twelve distinct events split broadly into two branches - Interpretation categories and Public Address categories. In Interpretation categories, students perform the work of another author. In Public Address categories, students are the authors of the material which they present.  
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Interpretation (Interp) categories include:
Dramatic Interpretation
Program Oral Interpretation
Prose Interpretation
Poetry  Interpretation
Storytelling
Duo Interpretation
Multiple Interpretation

Public Address (PA) categories include:
Broadcasting
Duo Commentary
Extemporaneous
Impromptu
Informative
Oratory
Sales

9/10 Categories
On a 5-year rotating basis, one category from each branch (Interp & Public Address) also will have a "9/10" section, open only to freshmen and sophomores. The rotation is:
2024-25     Extemp & Poetry
2025-26     Oratory & Prose
2027-28     Sales & Dramatic Interp
2028-29     Impromptu & Story
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Speech Activities - Relevant portions of our "rule book", SPEECH ACTIVITIES for all MIFA events can be found under the "Resources" tab.  
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In addition, MIFA presents the Diana Rose Award, recognizing the hard work and sacrifice of coaches of Individual Events in Michigan. Details. Nomination Form. 
Recipients: 
2024-2025 - John Rutherford, W.E. Groves
2023-2024 - Amy Urbanowski- Nowak, Birch Run High School
2022-2023 - Paige Caldwell, Henry Ford II High School
2021-2022 - Danielle Tier, Bloomfield Hills High School
​2020-2021 - Ruth Kay, Detroit Country Day
​2018-2019 - Douglas Bevier, Walled Lake Western High School
2017-2018 - Zoz Compagnari, Avondale High School
2016-2017 - Becca Weissman, Avondale High School
2015-2016 - Charlie Rinehart, Oakland University/HFII High School
2014-2015 - Sarah Clancy, The International Academy
2013-2014 - Phyllis Minor, Flint Powers High School


2024-2025 Season: Key MIFA Dates & Forms
Jan 25, 2025 Punxatourney @ Holt High School
March 22, 2025 Last Chance IE Invitational @ TBD

Apr 12, 2025 IE Regional Window @ Various 
- Regional details will be posted on the IE Regionals page
May 2 & 3, 2025 IE States @ Saginaw Valley State University
​- Details will be posted on the IE States page
Visit the Speech Activities Rules page and the IE Resources page for more information and current school year updates. 
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List of Invitational Tournaments
Are you hosting an invitational tournament?  
Send details HERE so we can put it on THE calendar! 
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Traveling to an upcoming tournament? Check out MIFA's pre-arranged hotel blocks and rates. 
Travel Questions? Contact Becca Weissman, Business Manager
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MIFA
30238 Spring River Dr. Southfield, MI 48076
[email protected]     734.352.7401
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