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2017-2018 State Coach of the Year & Regional Coaches<br />
of the Year These individuals were selected through<br />
nominations and elections at the regional level. The<br />
Board of Directors selects the statewide honoree from<br />
among the list of regional winners. All seven will be<br />
honored at the State Championship Awards <strong>Program</strong>.<br />
Nominees<br />
Dario Camara has been involved in Speech and Debate, especially in Lincoln<br />
Douglas Debate, since his freshmen year of high school back in 1996. During<br />
college, Dario was the assistant coach in Speech and Debate at Ridge High<br />
School in New Jersey. When he moved down to Florida, Dario coached both<br />
at Royal Palm Beach High School and Christopher Columbus High School<br />
before landing at Western High School. While in Florida, Dario has been a<br />
2017 NSDA Educator of the Year finalist, the Art Deco and Palm Beach regional<br />
state coach of the year, coached several champions in Speech, Congress<br />
and PF at national tournaments including NCFL and NSDA. Western High<br />
School was one of the top 10 schools at the 2017 NSDA Nationals,. On his off<br />
days, Dario serves at the director of the SFCFL (Broward/Dade), Vice President<br />
of the Florida Forensic League, host of the 2015 NCFL Nationals, host<br />
committee of the 2018 NSDA National tournament.<br />
Dario Camara<br />
Western HS<br />
Marna Weston<br />
Oak Hall HS<br />
Gainesville Oak Hall School’s Marna Weston was coached by NFL Hall of<br />
Fame coach, Dale McCall at Twin Lakes High School in West Palm Beach. In<br />
high school, he was a Florida NFL District Champion in Policy Debate and<br />
a Florida Forensics <strong>Program</strong> (old FFP) State Champion in Lincoln Douglas<br />
Debate. Marna currently coaches middle school through college debate<br />
divisions. His team members at University of Florida and Oak Hall. The City<br />
of Gainesville recognized his commitment to multiculturalism and diversity<br />
in 1991 & 2015. He coached the Spring 2002 <strong>FFL</strong> State Champions in Current<br />
Issues Debate & Policy Debate, and the 2017 <strong>FFL</strong> Novice State Policy Debate<br />
runner up. As Moderator of the Saint Augustine Catholic Forensic League<br />
(SACFL), he introduced middle school participation into CFL locals 5 years<br />
ago to promote NJFL participation. This is his first <strong>FFL</strong> Coach of the Year<br />
Nomination.<br />
Ms. Apryl Taylor is the head coach from the Osceola County School for the<br />
Arts. She has been in the Speech and Debate community for 5 years, starting<br />
at Liberty High School. Ms. Taylor has worked closely with other coaches<br />
to bring Speech and Debate back to Osceola County. She participates in the<br />
CFDI, NFCFL, and <strong>FFL</strong>. Ms. Taylor also serves as Treasurer on the board for<br />
the NFCFL. She loves helping new coaches and teams. In terms of what debate<br />
means to her- well, EVERYTHING! Speech and Debate has brought Ms.<br />
Taylor closer to her students and her community. It has shown her the power<br />
of students’ voices. She loves seeing them be advocates for others and feels it is<br />
the best method to train the future leaders of this country.<br />
Apryl Taylor<br />
Osceloa Country School for the Arts
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