Orange County Academic Decathlon (OCAD) needs your support.
Do you want to help hard-working and dedicated students achieve their scholastic goals? Do you want to utilize your personal and professional skills in a fast-paced and engaging volunteer opportunity?
This premiere academic competition for high school students relies heavily on community members volunteering their time, professionalism, and care to serve as judges and proctors for its event season.
2023 OCAD Competition
Register as a Speech Judge here
Speech Judge Orientation will be held via Zoom on January 24, 2023 at 4:00 p.m.
Register as an Interview Judge here
Interview Judge Orientation will be held via Zoom on January 19th, 2023 at 4:00 p.m.
Register as a Super Quiz Proctor here
Volunteer role descriptions:
Interview Judge - As an Interview Judge, you will be placed on a team with two to three other community members to interview students (similar to a job interview) and evaluate their answers using the guidelines and scoring forms provided. All interviews will be done in person. All judges will attend a brief orientation on Zoom in the 1-2 weeks leading up to the event.
Speech Judge - As a Speech Judge, you will be placed on a team with two to three other community members to listen to students present speeches and evaluate them using guidelines and scoring forms provided. Speeches will be judged in person. All judges will attend a brief orientation on Zoom in the 1-2 weeks leading up to the event.
Super Quiz Proctor - As a Super Quiz Proctor, you will monitor and encourage a team of students in a lively competitive event in a gymnasium, including verifying student participation, distributing and collecting test materials.
Volunteers should be at least 18 years old and a high school graduate.
It is very important that all volunteers arrive promptly on competition day. If a volunteer becomes unavailable, it is critical that OCAD staff be contacted to avoid incomplete judging teams. A missing volunteer can delay the start of the competition.
For additional information, please contact Stephanie Thomas at 714-966-4316 or sthomas@ocde.us.
