New Jersey Orators chapters meet in partnering schools, churches, colleges, corporate training facilities, and libraries. In practice workshops, volunteer coaches practice with youth weekly throughout the school year. Annual competitions and community presentations, managed by the executive board members, allow them to hone their skills. There are over 200 volunteer coaches and over 100 volunteer judges, timekeepers, and assistants who help operate this program smoothly, annually.
CHAPTER | GROUP | DAY/TIME | LOCATION | LEAD COACHES |
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Easton, PA Founded 2010 | Platinum | MON 6:30-7:30 PM | Greater Shiloh Church 403 Pastor Fred Davis Street | To Be Assigned |
Freehold, NJ Founded 2002 | Platinum | SAT 10:00 - 11:00 AM | To be determined | To Be Assigned |
Lakewood, NJ Founded 1999 | Purple | MON 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 2022-2023 Virtual Programming – Zoom Harmony Ministries 401 Chestnut St. Lakehurst, NJ 08733 | Evelyn Hargrove |
Morris County, NJ Founded 2013 | Platinum | SAT 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM | Morristown Neighborhood House 12 Flagler St. Morristown, NJ | To Be Assigned |
Neptune, NJ Founded 2001 | Purple | THUR 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Neptune Middle School 2300 Heck Ave. | June Overbey |
Newark I, NJ Founded 1995 | Purple | SUN 3:00 PM- 4:00 PM | Zion Hill Baptist Church 152 Osborne Terrace Newark, NJ | Deborah Duhart-Ball |
Newark II, NJ Founded 1995 | Purple | MON 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM | New Horizons Community Charter School 45-59 Hayes Street Newark, NJ | Tylesha Williams Angela Williams |
New Brunswick, NJ Founded Unknown | Purple | SAT 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | New Brunswick High School 1000 Somerset St. | Charmaine Moreland |
Nutley/Hillside, NJ Founded 1998 | Platinum | THUR 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Hillside High School 1085 Liberty Avenue | To Be Assigned |
Orange, NJ Founded 2010 | Platinum | MON 6:00 PM- 7:00 PM | St. Matthew AME Church 336 Oakwood Avenue Memorial Hall | Shuwanna Sapp-Greene |
Perth Amboy, NJ Founded 1992 | Platinum | TUES 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 2022-2023 Virtual Programming - Zoom Cathedral International Church 272 Madison Avenue | Pamela Banks-Johnson |
Piscataway I, NJ Founded 1986 | Purple | TUE 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM | Combined w/Piscataway | |
Piscataway I & II, NJ Founded 1994 | Platinum | TUE 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM | Martin Luther King Elementary School 5205 Ludlow Street | To Be Assigned |
Plainfield, NJ Founded 1997 | Platinum | MON 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM | Plainfield High School 950 Park Avenue Rm 100 | Janet Amankwah |
Red Bank, NJ Founded 2011 | Purple | WED 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM | St. Thomas Episcopal Church 26 Sunset Avenue East | To Be Assigned |
Scotch Plains, NJ Founded 1998 | Purple | THUR 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM | YMCA - Scotch Plains/Fanwood 1340 Martine Avenue | To Be Assigned |
Somerset, NJ Founded 1985 | Platinum | WED 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM | Sampson G. Smith School 1649 Amwell Road | Sandra Hoedemaker |
South Orange/Maplewood Founded 2016 | Platinum | TUES 6:30 PM- 7:30 PM | First Baptist Church 3rd Street House 67 South Orange, NJ | Dr. Adunni Anderson |
Steelton, PA Founded 2010 | Platinum | UNKNOWN | To be determined | To Be Assigned |
Trenton, NJ Founded 2011 | Purple | MON 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM | Greater Mt. Zion AME Church 34 Pennington Ave, Trenton | Robert Fuller |
Union, NJ Founded 2016 | Platinum | THURS 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM | Connecticut Farms Presbyterian Church 888 Stuyvesant Avenue | Velinda Harjono |
Willingboro/Burlington, NJ Founded 2006 | Purple | TUES 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Burlington Board of Ed Hopkins Building, Door #18 700 Jacksonville Road Burlington, NJ | Joyce Payne |