About Miss Starbeck

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Teaching communication is Rebecca Starbeck's passion. She also wants to perpetuate a passion for learning.  Having spent over a decade and a half as a coach and instructor, she appreciates the challenge of working with bold, outgoing students, as well as reluctant or shy students. Classes are filled with laughter, encouragement and challenges as students grow in skill.

Mock Trial  
  • Teacher Coach of Orange County’s Four-time Championship Mock Trial Team (2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16)
  • Coached two students awarded as CRF Orange County “Orator of the Year” (2012-2013 and 2013-2014)
  • Currently co-coaching mock trial (2019-2020 and 2020-2021) at Veritas Classical Academy
Publications
  • One of twelve coaches featured in the book, Coaching a Club (by Kim Anderson, Monument Publishing) (Rebecca Starbeck Nogy)
Homeschool Speech and Debate
  • Coached multiple trophy winners including four national champions (Open Interpretation-2009, Impromptu-2012 and Lincoln Douglas Value Debate-2010, Lincoln Douglas Value Debate-2013 )
  • Currently coaching FIRE Debate Team (2014-present)
  • Coached/taught through Saddleback Christian Academy SCARLET (2003 to 2014)
Constitutional Rights Foundation of Orange County (CRF-OC) 
  • Serving as a member of the Mock Trial Committee (2012-2017)
Awards
  • Constitutional Rights Foundation of Orange County’s 2015 Teacher Coach of the Year (for her work with Mock Trial students)
Strengths
  • Teaching/coaching/engaging with humor
  • Creativity in brainstorming approaches and solutions
  • Engaging and encouraging those who are reluctant
  • Team building
Additional Experiences
  • Employed nearly 20 years by Kingsfield Church (responsibilities included coordinating Kingsfield Children’s Church for grades K-5)
  • Past Program Director of a group home facility for abused, abandoned or neglected children (specializing in behavior modification; ’87-’96)
  • Past competitor on the Orange Coast College Forensics Team
  • Experienced coach in multiple leagues: ACSI, Stoa, NCFCA, CRF-OC, OCDL (2003 to present)
General Background
  • Mother of three (two sons and one daughter, all married)
  • Students call her "Miss Starbeck" (not Mrs., not Ms.) 
  • 64 years young 
  • Creative and perhaps a little quirky :) 
  • An introvert who fakes being an extrovert and values both type of individuals
  • Pet peeves include: spiral ring notebook paper (kids leave the inner tear-offs everywhere but in the trash); pets being named with people names ("Hi! I'm Roxie!" "Oh! That's my dog's name!"); when people are late but have Starbucks in their hand!  :)