Florida Public Service Association

Brain Bowl

The BRAIN BOWL Competitive Event is intended to stimulate and motivate students to participate in teams to test their knowledge on various topics and situations in public service education programs from Criminal Justice 1, FPSA, and Parliamentary Procedures.

Bulletin Board Display

To encourage Introduction to teaching students to apply the basic skills and knowledge of developing an effective bulletin board display.

CPR

To instruct Public Service students in the safe and effective use of Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation, i.e. C.P.R.

Criminal Case Analysis

To encourage Public Service Education students to improve their ability on how a criminal justice system flows through the criminal justice system, begjnning from the commission of a crime to the defendant's release from a correctional facility.

Criminal Incident

To encourage criminal justice students to improve their problem-solving, decision-making, and oral and written communication skills in the area of a criminal investigation.

Extemporaneous Speaking

To encourage Public Service Occupation students to improve their ability in organizing and presenting information about an assigned topic in an extemporaneous manner.

Firearms

To instruct Criminal Justice Operations students in the safe and legal use of firearms. To improve their cognitive, emotional and physical skills required for Marksmanship Training and Firearms Safety.

Forensic Investigation

To encourage Criminal Justice students to improve their ability in properly searching a crime scene, diagramming the scene, photographing the scene, and securing evidence, and properly documenting the investigation for the possibility of future use in court.

Incident Report Writing

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Job Seeking Skills

To encourage Public Service Education students to develop and/or refine the skills necessary to apply for and obtain employment.

Mr. and Miss Public Service

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Obstacle Course

To encourage public service students to develop physical coordination and endurance by participation in a fitness obstacle course which simulates physical tasks that a law enforcement officer might encounter in emergency situations.

Parliamentary Procedure

The Parliamentary Procedure event is designed to develop leadership ability and the opportunity to develop the basic principles of Parliamentary Procedure by conducting a simulated business meeting. This event is based on team rather than individual competition; therefore, members learn the importance of cooperation and working together through competitive performance.

Poster Display

To encourage Public Service students to improve their ability to (1) analyze and interpret Public Service issues, and to (2) express and communicate this interpretation with a creative visual display.

Prepared Speaking

To encourage Public Service students to improve their skills in speaking and their abilities in organizing and presenting facts or information about a topic related to a specific theme.

Scrapbook

The purpose of the Outstanding Scrapbook is to plan yearly activities in keeping with the goals and purpose of FPSA as described in FPSA Handbook and provide the opportunity: (1) to encourage the development of local club activities that benefit the student, the school, and the community. (2) To provide documentation of the chapter's activities at the local level. (3) To give recognition to those chapters that fulfill these aims and purposes to the highest degree.

Talent Show

To showcase your chapter, to inform, or to entertain and to develop your leadership skills.

Traffic Accident Report Writing

To improve Criminal Justice students' ability to write proper reports of traffic accidents and to introduce other Public Service students to the world of law enforcement and its consequences.

Traffic Stop

To encourage criminal justice students to improve their ability to conduct a proper traffic stop, recognize officer safety skills, promote good interpersonal skills (human relations skills) and how to properly write a uniform traffic citation.

Volleyball

To encourage fitness and good health as needed by the Public Service profession. To demonstrate good personal fitness and good health.