Issue 16 - Wooster High School Speech and Debate

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This weekend, half of
State qualifier as well as a TOC
Wooster’s Speech and Debate
qualifier. Wooster's DUO’s and
Team headed over to Norton High
previous State qualifiers, Matt
School
to try for one more bid for
Lorentz and Evan Doan placed
the state tournament before the
once again, ending up in third
regular season ends.
place. In Original Oratory, Pierre
Team Wooster came in
Paul and Leah Sim placed
second place for
second and sixth respectively.
sweepstakes with many
Paul is a TOC qualifier as well
individuals placing as
as a previous State
well.
qualifier.
On the speech
Meanwhile in “debate
Reported
by:
side, Mary Grace
land”, Brianna Schmidt
Aleesha Vaughn
Gorman received
placed sixth in Lincoln
second place in
Douglas. Katie Mount
United States
placed fourth in Student
Extemp. Gorman is
Congress and was also
also a previous
awarded best PO.
State qualifier and
Kardulias and Gorman
has qualified to the
finished in sixth place
University of
in Public Forum.
Kentucky TOC.
Congratulations to
Esther Hart placed
all of the competitors who
third in Informative Speaking,
placed this weekend and
earning her fourth bid and
great job to everyone else who
becoming a State qualifier in
came and tried their best. Taking a
addition to her previous TOC Bid.
sweepstakes trophy home every
Camila Herrada Finished in
weekend, and prequalifying
seventh place in Program of Oral
seventeen individuals, Wooster's
Interpretation, and received her
Speech and Debate Team ended
third bid. Wil Gastier placed sixth
their regular speech season well.
in Humorous Interp earning
Now the team sets its sights on
another bid to the State
Little’s next weekend hoping to
tournament. Gastier is a previous
qualify more Wooster competitors!
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Meet the 2015-16 PreQualifiers
DUO INTERP
Matt Lorentz
(Sophomore)
Evan Doan
(Sophomore)
INFORMATIVE
Esther Hart
(Junior)
HI
DJ Petika
(Senior)
DECLAMATION
Shreya
Gurumurthy
(Senior)
DUO INTERP
Anna Qu
(Junior)
Adam Kirk
(Junior)
HI
Wil Gastier
(Junior)
DECLAMATION
Valerie
Anderson
(Junior)
PROGRAM of ORAL INTERP
Sarah Hopkins
(Junior)
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PF DEBATE
Alexander
Thompson
(Junior)
Scot Nielson
(Senior)
POLICY DEBATE
John Li
Jared Cassarly
(Junior)
(Senior)
US EXTEMP
Mary Grace Gorman
(Senior)
ORIGINAL ORATORY
Rachel Wood
(Junior)
ORIGINAL ORATORY
Pierre Paul
(Senior)