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Team Results
Large Team
1st 337 points James Madison Memorial
2nd 282 points Brookfield East
3rd 219 points Homestead
4th 197 points Kaukauna
5th 182 points Hartford Union
Small Team
1st 9.00 average 8 competitors West Bend East
2nd 9.00 average 6 competitors Algoma
Team Results
Large Team
1st 337 points James Madison Memorial
2nd 282 points Brookfield East
3rd 219 points Homestead
4th 197 points Kaukauna
5th 182 points Hartford Union
Small Team
1st 9.00 average 8 competitors West Bend East
2nd 9.00 average 6 competitors Algoma
Individual Results
Demonstration
1st (2A1) - Kaukauna - Bailee Krull
2nd JP (12A1) - Sheboygan South - Melissa Harms
3rd (1A1) - Muskego - Michelle Olson
4th (4A1) - Hartford Union - Jordan Radermacher
Finalist (7A1) - James Madison Memorial - Seama Rezai
Duo Interp
1st (26P1) - Appleton East - Kyle Krueger & Emily Ehlert
2nd (7P1) - James Madison Memorial - Matt Scales & Chris Tate
3rd (26P2) - Appleton East - Jeff Sheptoski & Katie Rogers
4th (10P2) - Brookfield East - Claire Andersen & Jon Weisse
Finalist (7P2) - James Madison Memorial - Toast Reinemann & Amber Scarbourgh
Finalist (26P3) - Appleton East - Shawn Moore & Elliot Johnson
Finalist (10P1) - Brookfield East - Chris Vosters & Meg Moshe
Extemp
1st (12B1) - Sheboygan South - Cyndi Benz
2nd JP (16B1) - Hortonville - Katie Shlepr
3rd (27B1) - Appleton West - Amanda Ebben
4th JP (26B1) - Appleton East - Caitlin Peterson
Finalist (9B1) - Sussex Hamilton - Mitch Keim
Finalist (7B2) - James Madison Memorial - Clare Ryan
Finalist (27B6) - Appleton West - Nathan Ruffolo
Finalist (6B2) - Sheboygan North - Tim Knoedler
Farrago
1st (7C1) - James Madison Memorial - Valerie Shen
2nd (10C2) - Brookfield East - Katherine Barnett
3rd (2C2) - Kaukauna - Sammy VanZeeland
4th (9C2) - Sussex Hamilton - Ryan Zahn
Finalist (26C4) - Appleton East - Kate Sinclair
Finalist (14C1) - Plymouth - Michael Steger
Four Minute
1st (6D1) - Sheboygan North - Erin Britton
2nd (7D2) - James Madison Memorial - Kaity Taylor
3rd (7D1) - James Madison Memorial - Andrew Gonzales
4th JP (2D1) - Kaukauna - Bailee Krull
Finalist (10D1) - Brookfield East - Caroline Klinker
Finalist (7D7) - James Madison Memorial - Sandy Krueger
Finalist (24D1) - Homestead - Megan Kress
Finalist (6D2) - Sheboygan North - Alice Zhao
Group Discussion
1st (20Y1) - Neenah - Osahon Okundaye
2nd (24Y2) - Homestead - Brittany
3rd jp (1Y1) - Muskego - Allan Wolfrum
4th (24Y1) - Homestead - Roman
Finalist (26Y1) - Appleton East - Heather Ruhl
Finalist (25Y1) - Algoma - Jered Siebald
Finalist (14Y1) - Plymouth – Genevieve
Group Interp
1st JP (26E1) - Appleton East - Hattie Berschausen, Maggie Schwanke & Emily Bissing-Olson
2nd (10E1) - Brookfield East - Justin Maggiori & Terri Mueller
3rd JP (7E1) - James Madison Memorial - Valerie Shin, Yang-lei Ye, and Lingran Kong
4th (2E1) - Kaukauna - Sammy VanZeeland, Chantel Jahnke, Ellie Bruecker
Finalist (2E2) - Kaukauna - Ben Cherkasky, Aubrey Giordana, Nick Weber, Samantha Kurutz
Finalist (6E1) - Sheboygan North - Allie Theune, Caitlin Whitty, Gavin Straun
Lincoln Douglas Debate
1st (20X1) - Neenah - Andy Kriha
2nd (7X1) - James Madison Memorial - Brendan Caldwell
3rd (29X1) - Winneconne - Brent Arnoldussen
4th (26X1) - Appleton East - Jenny Chu
5th (28X1) - Kimberly - David Carroll
Moments In History
1st (7F2) - James Madison Memorial - Samantha Harper
2nd (26F1) - Appleton East - Allie Busching
3rd (20F1) - Neenah - Nikki Goodman
4th (7F1) - James Madison Memorial - Namratta Seghal
Finalist (24F1) - Homestead - Leslie Martin
Finalist (3F1) - St Mary Central - Justin Bessette
Oral Interp
1st (26G2) - Appleton East - Olivia Wulf
2nd (26G1) - Appleton East - Sarah DeSalvo
3rd (10G5) - Brookfield East - Margaret Bedwell
4th (10G2) - Brookfield East - Chris Vosters
Finalist (12G1) - Sheboygan South - Kati McKnight
Oratory
1st (7H1) - James Madison Memorial - Albert Li
2nd (7H2) - James Madison Memorial - Nimratta Seghal
3rd (7H3) - James Madison Memorial - Sandy Krueger
4th JP (26H1) - Appleton East - Ruth Markwardt
Finalist (7H5) - James Madison Memorial - Laurel Hamers
Finalist (7H4) - James Madison Memorial - Andrew Gonzales
Play Acting
1st recip (4J5) - Hartford Union - Paul Stucker & Peter Hoeschle
2nd recip (7J1) - James Madison Memorial - Andrew Muir & Josh Tennebaum
3rd recip (26J1) - Appleton East - Brandon Ponschock & Maggie Wilson
4th (26J2) - Appleton East - Hannah Thompson & Alyssa Mulder
Finalist (7J2) - James Madison Memorial - Catlin Scales & Nick Bolen
Finalist (2J1) - Kaukauna - Tami Johnson & Scott Nason
Poetry
1st (7K2) - James Madison Memorial - Dhris Tate
2nd (17K1) - West Bend East - Erik Kermani
3rd (26K2) - Appleton East - Clair Zhuang
4th (26K1) - Appleton East - Leah Tabbert
Finalist (24K1) - Homestead - Breanna Hilby
Finalist (26K3) - Appleton East - Lindsay Powell
Finalist (2K2) - Kaukauna - Jenny Peotter
Prose
1st (7M2) - James Madison Memorial - Matt Scales
2nd (26M1) - Appleton East - Sarah DeSalvo
3rd (7M11) - James Madison Memorial - Collin Woodbury
4th (7M5) - James Madison Memorial - Fangfei Duan
Finalist (17M1) - West Bend East - Erik Kermani
Finalist (9M2) - Sussex Hamilton - Shantelle Kind
Finalist (7M14) - James Madison Memorial - Daniel Letierman
Finalist (10M2) - Brookfield East - Angela Limbach
Public Address
1st (24N2) - Homestead - Mina Bakhtiar
2nd (10N2) - Brookfield East - Michael Freitag
3rd (10N1) - Brookfield East - Kate Schalmo
4th (2N1) - Kaukauna - Laura Verbruggen
Finalist (24N3) - Homestead - Arjun Adusumilli
Radio
1st (7R1) - James Madison Memorial - Conner Hutchinson
2nd (25R1) - Algoma - Jacob Farley
3rd (10R4) - Brookfield East - Heidi Wacker
4th (7R2) - James Madison Memorial - Sam Zhu
Finalist (24R2) - Homestead - Bryan Chudnow
Finalist (6R1) - Sheboygan North - Cameron Fontaine
Solo Humorous
1st (26S3) - Appleton East - Emily Ehlert
2nd (7S1) - James Madison Memorial - Spencer O’Rourke
3rd (10S1) - Brookfield East - Justin Maggiori
4th (6S1) - Sheboygan North - Aristotle Leonhard
Finalist (7S3) - James Madison Memorial - Ben Mau
Solo Serious
1st (7T4) - James Madison Memorial - Sisi Brown
2nd (26T3) - Appleton East - Jenna Huebner
3rd (26T1) - Appleton East - Brandon Ponschock
4th (7T2) - James Madison Memorial - Collin Woodbury
Finalist (21T1) - Little Chute - Amelia Van Handel
Special Occasion
1st JP (7U4) - James Madison Memorial - Catherine Turng
2nd (10U1) - Brookfield East - Claire Palmer
3rd (7U2) - James Madison Memorial - Sarah Arbaje
4th (7U1) - James Madison Memorial - Sydney Peak
Finalist (7U3) - James Madison Memorial - Anna Svetnicka
Finalist (27U1) - Appleton West - Alex Frantz
Finalsit (22U1) - Oshkosh North - Marissa Blum
Storytelling
1st (26W1) - Appleton East - Gabi Valenti-Hein
2nd JP (7W1) - James Madison Memorial - Emma Cornwell
3rd (2W4) - Kaukauna - Aubrey Giordana
4th JP (4W2) - Hartford Union - Mike Burns
Finalist (24W1) - Homestead - Ben Kress
Finalist (10W1) - Brookfield East - Ashley Allen
Finalist (25W1) - Algoma - Leah Farley
Finalist (26W2) - Appleton East - Jeff Sheptoski
Student Congress
Washington House
Top Speaker – Laurel Mills – Sheboygan North
2nd speaker – Leah Tabbert – Appleton East
3rd speaker – Nathan Ruffolo – Appleton West
4th speaker – Caitlin Peterson – Appleton East
Best PO – Travis Glynn – New London
Jefferson House
Top Speaker – Shauna McFaul – New London
2nd speaker – Amanda Verbrick – Appleton East
3rd speaker – Jason Altekruse – Appleton West
4th speaker – Tim Knoedler – Sheboygan North
Best PO – Tim Knoedler – Sheboygan North
The Milwaukee Diocese of the National Catholic Forensic League held its national debate qualifying tournament on Saturday at Rufus King High School. Competition was held in Policy and Public Forum Debate; in Lincoln-Douglas, only five students were entered and so qualification to the Grand National Tournament was automatic. Results are available below the fold.
The Milwaukee Diocese of the National Catholic Forensic League held its national debate qualifying tournament on Saturday at Rufus King High School. Competition was held in Policy and Public Forum Debate; in Lincoln-Douglas, only five students were entered and so qualification to the Grand National Tournament was automatic. Results are available below the fold.
Policy Debate
There were eleven teams from six schools in the policy division. After four rounds, the top five teams qualified for Nationals.
Public Forum Debate
There were six teams from four schools in the public forum division. After four rounds, the top five teams qualified for Nationals.
(results will be added as soon as they become available to us; if you know them, please post a comment)
Lincoln-Douglas Debate
Only five students were entered in the Lincoln-Douglas division: two from Marquette, two from Rufus King, and one from Appleton East. As a result, all five qualify for Nationals.
After three rounds, a field that was once ten teams big has been narrowed down to five.
3-0
Sheboygan North KM
SPASH SM
2-1
Neenah OO
Appleton East CM
SPASH IW
Tomorrow:
The 3-0’s will debate one another. Both teams are due negative, so a random draw will determine sides. SPASH IW and Neenah OO will draw for a bye. The team that does not receive the bye will debate Appleton East CM.
After three rounds, a field that was once ten teams big has been narrowed down to five.
3-0
Sheboygan North KM
SPASH SM
2-1
Neenah OO
Appleton East CM
SPASH IW
Tomorrow:
The 3-0’s will debate one another. Both teams are due negative, so a random draw will determine sides. SPASH IW and Neenah OO will draw for a bye. The team that does not receive the bye will debate Appleton East CM.
The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) today announced the results of the Policy Debate topic balloting. Out of 38 votes cast by several states, the NFL, NCFL and NDCA, 32 were in favor of Alternative Energy: Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase alternative energy incentives in the United States. Some additional information about the topic follows… Read the rest of this entry »
The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) today announced the results of the Policy Debate topic balloting. Out of 38 votes cast by several states, the NFL, NCFL and NDCA, 32 were in favor of Alternative Energy: Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase alternative energy incentives in the United States. Some additional information about the topic follows…
The demand for energy worldwide is expected to grow over 50 percent by 2030, and most economies are fundamentally fossil-fuel based. International competition for these fossil fuels is growing intense and access to oil especially is often located in places that are geographically hard to reach and geopolitically challenging. The United States federal government needs to articulate a sound and sustainable energy policy that pursues alternative energy resources, so that it has access to available, sustainable, and secure sources that move the country away from its addiction to fossil fuels. Affirmative plans would require the use of incentives to promote alternative energy sources, including but not limited to solar, wind, geothermal, hydroelectric, and nuclear power, as well as, biofuels, hydrogen fuels, new technologies, and conservation measures. Negative approaches to the topic would include a number of case specific solvency debates, the problems and impacts of using government incentives, and many different disadvantage scenarios such as foreign policy implications of decreasing oil imports, collapse of economies such as those of the Middle East and Russia, and relations disadvantages, as well as, a good number of disadvantages specific to particular affirmative solutions. Counterplan ground might include states/private industry, as well as, international solutions, and critical argumentation might include capitalism and the environment. Current federal policy tends to support big oil and other fossil fuel companies; ultimately, our very civilization will pay a high price for our lack of oversight and action on the issue of energy.
Resolved: That Russia has become a threat to U.S. interests.
Resolved: That Russia has become a threat to U.S. interests.