2007-2008 Forensics Season Results
Boone County "I See Speech People" Invitational Speech Tournament
11/3/2007
Team: 2nd Place
Champions:
Hunter Kendrick Extemporaneous Speaking, Impromptu Speaking, and Original Oratory
Sebastian Pyrek Extemporaneous Commentary
Amanda Moler/Kyle Snapp Improvisational Duo.
Individuals:
Sebastain Pyrek 2nd Extemporaneous Speaking and Impromptu Speaking
Corinne Baskin 2nd Broadcasting
JamieMohan2nd Declamation, 4th Extemporaneous Commentary, and 4th Extemporaneous Speaking
Ali Gautier 7th Declamation
Maggie Tirey 4th Dramatic Interpretation
Kyle Snapp 5th Dramatic Interpretation
Anderson Salinas/Courtney Wood 4th Duo Interpretation
Amanda Moler 3rd Humorous Interpretation
Matthew Brewsaugh 6th Humorous Interpretation
Jared Rehberg 6th Impromptu Speaking
Tucker Arnett/Matthew Brewsaugh 6th Improve Duo
John Liu 4th, Original Oratory
Rhianna Miles 6th Original Oratory
Jane Morrison 7th Original Oratory
Candace Mullins 4th Poetry
Courtney Wood 6th Solo Acting
Natalie Wood 3rd Storytelling
Emma Moore 4th Storytelling
Western Kentucky University Big Red Invitational
11/10/2007
Team: 1st Place
Champions:
Hunter Kendrick Extemporaneous Speaking and Oratory
Anderson Salinas/Courtney Wood Duo Interpretation
Jamie Mohan Declamation
Amanda Moler Humorous Interpretation
Individuals:
Emma Moore 2nd Broadcasting and 6th Storytelling
Corinne Baskin 5th Broadcasting and 3rd Poetry
Kyle Snapp 6th Dramatic Interpretation
Sebastian Pyrek 2nd Extemporaneous Speaking and 2nd Impromptu Speaking
Jamie Mohan 5th Extemporaneous Speaking
Rhianna Miles 6th Extemporaneous Speaking and 5th Original Oratory
Sami Rivard 3rd Impromptu Speaking
Jared Rehberg 4th Impromptu Speaking
Nora Weston 5th Impromptu Speaking
Caitlyn DeAraujo/Natalie Wood 2nd Improve Duo
Ali Gautier 4th Declamation
Tanner Burks 5th Declamation
Evan Avery 3rd Prose
Anderson Salinas 4th Prose
John Liu 2nd Solo Acting
Ashley Howe 4th Solo Acting
Natalie Wood 4th Storytelling
WKU Alumni Invitational Tournament 11/10/2007
Team: 1st Place
Champions:
Hunter Kendrick Extemporanous Speaking and Original Oratory
Anderson Salinas/Courtney Wood Duo Interpretation
Sebastian Pyrek Impromptu Speaking
Caityln DeAraujo/Natalie Wood Improve Duo
Individuals:
Corinne Baskin 4th Broadcasting
Kyle Snapp 2nd Dramatic Interpretation
Jamie Mohan 2nd Extemporaneous Speaking and 3rd Declamation
Sebastian Pyrek 3rd Extemporaneous Speaking
Nora Weston 2nd Humorous Interpretation
Matthew Brewsaugh 6th Humorous Interpretation
Jared Rehberg 4th Impromptu Speaking
John Liu 2nd Original Oratory
Rhianna Miles 5th Original Oratory
Lydia Pope 2nd Declamation
Tanner Burks 5th Declamation
Candace Mullins 3rd Poetry
McKay Nelson 4th Poetry
Ashley Howe 5th Poetry and 3rd Solo Acting
Evan Avery 3rd Prose
Anderson Salinas 4th Prose
Natalie Wood 2nd Storytelling
Emma Moore 5th Storytelling
Grant County Home of the Braves Speech Tournament 12/1/2007
Team: 2nd Place
Champions:
Sebastian Pyrek Impromptu
John Liu Oratory
Individuals:
Jane Morrison 2nd Oratory and 2nd Broadcasting
Rhianna Miles 4th Oratory
Corinne Baskin 6th Broadcasting
Jamie Mohan 4th Declamation, 6th Congress and 7th Extemporaneous Speaking
Anderson Salinas 2nd Dramatic Interpretation and 4th Prose
Maggie Tirey 4th Dramatic Interpretation
Anderson Salinas/Courtney Wood 2nd Duo Interpretation
John Liu 7th Prose
Sebastian Pyrek 2nd Congress
Amanda Moler 1st Humorous Interpretation
Nora Weston 7th Humorous Interpretation and 7th Congress
Caitlyn DeAraujo/Natalie Wood 2nd Improv Duo
Evan Avery 5th Prose
Natalie Wood 3rd Storytelling
Additionally, over the weekend of November 30 to December 2, Danville High senior Hunter Kendrick competed at two tournaments held at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. At the Patriot Games, an open invitational featuring schools from around the country, Kendrick placed 2nd in Extemporaneous Speaking. Later, at the Extemporaneous Speaking, Kendrick placed third in a field of ten competitors invited from around the nation to compete in nine head-to-head contests
Lexington Henry ClaySpeak of the Devil
1/5/2008
Team: 2nd
Champions:
Sebastian Pyrek Extemporaneous Speaking and Impromptu Speaking
Amanda Moler Humorous Interpretation
Kyle Snapp/Amanda Moler Improv Duo
Anderson Salinas/Courtney Wood Duo Imterpretation
Anderson Salinas Dramatic Interpretation
Ashley HoweSolo Acting
Individuals:
Ashley Howe 2nd Poetry
Joe Will/Ashley Howe 2nd Duo Interpretation
Jane Morrison 4th Broadcasting and in Declamation
Corinne Baskin 6th Broadcasting
Kyle Snapp 5th Dramatic Interpretation and 3rd in Solo Acting
Courtney Wood 6th Dramatic Interpretation
Jamie Mohan 2nd in Declamation
Lydia Pope 8th in Declamation
Jared Rehberg 5th Extemporaneous Speaking
Nora Weston 5th in Humorous Interpretation
Natalie Wood 5th Storytelling
Caitlyn DeAraujo/Natalie Wood 2nd Improve Duo
Tucker Arnett/Matthew Brewsaugh 5th Improve Duo
Katie Ward 3rd in Prose
Evan Avery 5th Solo Acting
Barkley Forum at Emory University
1/25-27/2008
Individuals:
Hunter Kendrick 3rd Extemporaneous Speaking
Amanda Moler 4th Dramatic Interpretation
John Liu semifinals Original Oratory
Sebastian Pyrek semifinals Extemporaneous Speaking
Jamie Mohan quarterfinals Extemporaneous Speaking
Anderson Salinas quarterfinals Dramatic Interpretation
East Jessamine Speech Bowl
1/26/2008
Team: 5th Place
Individuals: Maggie Tirey 6th Dramatic Interpretation
Katie Ward 4th Prose
Kellie McMurry 6th Prose
Ashley Howe 4th Solo Acting
Natalie Wood, 4th in Storytelling
Danville High School won the Bluegrass Regional tournament of the Kentucky High School Speech League on Saturday (February 9), placing first with 135 points over 2nd place Paul Laurence Dunbar (96) and 3rd place Lafayette (95). East Jessamine and Henry Clay placed 4th and 5th in the contest, the state-qualifying tournament for the twenty-four county Bluegrass Region, which was held at Lexington's Lafayette High School.
Two students from Danville High School won honors at the Harvard Invitational Debate and Speech Tournament held February 16-18 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Senior Hunter Kendrick advanced to the semifinals, or top twelve, in both Extemporaneous Speaking and Original Oratory. Sebastian Pyrek also advanced in Extemporaneous Speaking, placing in the Octofinals (top 48).
CFL Districts
Danville High School won the Kentucky Catholic Forensic League Louisville Diocese tournament on Saturday (March 1). This is the twelfth straight win for the speaking Admirals at this event, the annual qualifier for the Grand Nationals held Memorial Day Weekend, this year in Appleton, Wisconsin. Ten DHS students advanced to represent Kentucky at the National contest: Jamie Mohan, 3rd (Declamation); Nora Weston, 3rd (Dramatic Performance); Kyle Snapp, 5th (Dramatic Performance); Anderson Salinas and Courtney Wood, 3rd (Duo Interpretation); Logan Anderson and Candace Mullins, 5th (Duo Interpretation); Hunter Kendrick, 1st (Extemporaneous Speaking); Sebastian Pyrek, 2nd (Extemporaneous Speaking); John Liu, 3rd (Original Oratory). Additionally, Ashley Howe, Joe Will, Rhianna Miles, and Jared Rehberg advanced to the final rounds in their events but did not advance to the national tournament by placing in the top five.
KESDA FORUM
3/7-8/2008
Team: 1st Place
Champions:
Hunter Kendrick: Persuasive/Extemp/After-Dinner/Congress/ Pentathlon
Amanda Moler: Humorous Interp
Kyle Snapp: Storytelling
Individuals:
Hunter Kendrick 4th, Group Interp; Semis, Impromptu
Evan Avery: 6th, Poetry
Matt Baskin: Quarters, Broadcasting; Outstanding Novice, Prose and Improv Duo
Matthew Brewsaugh: 5th, Group Interp
Tanner Burks: Semis, Declamation
Caitlyn DeAraujo: 5th, Improv Duo
Ali Gautier: Semis, Declamation; Outstanding Novice, Duo Interp
Ashley Howe: 5th, Poetry; Semis, Duo Interp; Quarters, Prose
John Liu: 3rd, Persuasive; 5th, Informative; 4th, Group Interp
Kellie McMurry: Quarters, Broadcasting
Rhianna Miles: Semis, Informative
Jamie Mohan: 2nd, Declamation; 6th, Congress
Amanda Moler: 5th, Dramatic Interp; Semis, Improv Duo
Emma Moore: 2nd, Informative; 6th, Broadcasting; 6th, Storytelling; 5th, Group Interp
Jane Morrison: 4th, Broadcasting; Semis, Persuasive
Candace Mullins: Quarters, Poetry
Alvaro Perez: Quarters, Improv Duo
Kathleen Pope: Semis, Improv Duo and Informative
Jackman Ochs: Outstanding Novice in Improv Duo
Lydia Pope: Semis, Storytelling
Sebastian Pyrek: 2nd, Extemp; 6th, After-Dinner; 4th, Group Interp; Semis, Improv Duo
Jared Rehberg: advanced to Super Congress
Ethan Robinson: Outstanding Novice, Duo Interp
Anderson Salinas: 2nd, Humorous Interp; 3rd, Poetry; 4th, After-Dinner; 5th, Group Interp; Semis, Duo Interp and Storytelling
Kyle Snapp: 6th, Humorous Interp; Semis, Dramatic Interp and Improv Duo
Cole Steber: Outstanding Novice, Extemp
Maggie Tirey: Quarters, Improv Duo
Katie Ward: Quarters, Improv Duo
Michael Ward: Quarters, Improv Duo
Nora Weston: 5th, Group Interp; Semis, Humorous Interp and Poetry
Joe Will: Semis, Duo Interp; Quarters, Broadcasting
Courtney Wood: Semis, After-Dinner and Duo Interp
Natalie Wood: 3rd, Storytelling; 5th, Improv Duo; 5th, Group Interp; Semis, After-Dinner
627 Danville
610 Rowan CHS
447 Grant CHS
387 Boone CHS
227 Ryle HS
209 Kentucky Country Day
140 June Buchanan
139 Hazard
119 East Jessamine (tied with Hunter Kendrick!)
102 Connor HS
Kentucky High School Speech League State Speech Tournament
3/13-15/2008
Team: 1st Place
2nd KHSSL State Debate Tournament
Champions:
Kyle Snapp Dramatic Interpretation
Sebastian Pyrek Extemporaneous Speaking
Amanda Moler Humorous Interpretation
Hunter Kendrick Impromptu Speaking
Individuals:
Jamie Mohan 2nd Declamation
Anderson Salinas 3rd Dramatic Interpretation
Ashley Howe and Joe Will 5th Duo Interpretation
Hunter Kendrick 2nd Extemporaneous Speaking
Jamie Mohan 3rd Extemporaneous Speaking
Amanda Moler and Kyle Snapp 2nd Improvisational Duo
John Liu 3rd Original Oratory
Natalie Wood 2nd Storytelling
Semifinals:
Jane Morrison Broadcasting
Lydia Pope Declamation
Maggie Tirey Dramatic Interpretation
Logan Anderson/Candace Mullins Duo Interpretation
Anderson Salinas/Courtney Wood Duo Interpretation
Matthew Brewsaugh Humorous Interpretation
Nora Weston Humorous Interpretation
Sebastian Pyrek Impromptu Speaking
Jared Rehberg Impromptu Speaking
Hunter Kendrick Original Oratory
Rhianna Miles Original Oratory
Ashley Howe Poetry
Candace Mullins Poetry
Ashley Howe Solo Acting
Emma Moore Storytelling
Anderson Salinas Storytelling
Debate: Sebastian Pyrek 1st Student Congress
Anderson Salinas 5th
Jamie Mohan placed 6th
Hunter Kendrick quarterfinals Varsity Lincoln-Douglas Debate
Jared Rehberg Super Congress
Kyle Snapp Super Congress
Cole Steber Super Congress
Nora Weston Super Congress
Danville High School qualified eight students to the National Forensic League Grand Nationals in Las Vegas during the Kentucky National Forensic League District Tournament held March 21 and 22 at Centre College. DHS was also named the school sweepstakes winner at the tournament, its fourth state title in as many weeks. This is the first time a Kentucky high school has won all four titles in the same year, or ever. DHS previously captured its third Kentucky High School Speech League title at WKU March 13-15, its first ever KESDA Forum Championship March 6-8, and its eleventh straight Kentucky Catholic Forensic League title on March 1.
DHS senior Sebastian Pyrek was named the winner of the Susan Moore Congress Scholarship and also the District Student of the Year during the contest. Moore was the coach at Scott County High for 32 years and aparliamentarian at the National Student Congress for over twenty years. Pyrek placed first in International Extemporaneous Speaking and the Senate as well as second in United States Extemporaneous. He will compete in International in Las Vegas. Teammates Hunter Kendrick and Jamie Mohan also brought home three awards from the contest. Kendrick, first in United States Extemporaneous and in House 1 of Student Congress, chose to compete for Kentucky in International Extemp,in which he placed second to Pyrek, at Nationals. Jamie Mohan placed second in House 2 and in Public Forum Debate, which he will take to Nationals with partner Cole Steber; Mohan was also third in United States Extemporaneous.
Also advancing to Las Vegas from DHS are Amanda Moler, first in Humorous Interpretation; Anderson Salinas, second in House 1; and the Public Forum Debate team of Rhianna Miles and Jared Rehberg, who won their first debate tournament with an undefeated record.
APPLETON, WI: Fourteen Kentucky entries advanced out of preliminary rounds into the awards rounds at the 57th Annual National Catholic Forensic League Grand National Speech and Debate Tournament held this year in Appleton, Wisconsin, May 24 and 25. Five thousand students and teachers, winners of sixty-five local contests around the country, participated in the event. Kentucky's competitors represented the Louisville Archdiocese in the tournament's six speech and four debate contests.
Each event held preliminary rounds for over two hundred thirty competitors on Saturday. The top forty-eight in each event advanced to the octofinals on Sunday. Semifinalists (the top 12) were Mike Bartlett (Scott County/Student Congress) and Martha Hellman (Louisville Assumption/Extemporaneous Speaking). Six Kentucky entries broke to Quarterfinals (the top 24): Alexandra Nord (Ryle/Declamation), Bobby Spalding (Graves County/Declamation), Austin Ramsey (Calloway County/Declamation), LeeAnn Kenney and Grant Wallace (Grant County/Duo Interpretation), Molly Shoulta (Louisville Kentucky Country Day/Oral Interpretation of Literature), and Lauren Wolfe (North Oldham/Oral Interpretation of Literature). Advancing to Octofinals (the top 48) were Tory Cooney (Louisville Assumption/Declamation), Derek Leach (Ryle High/Dramatic Performance), Hunter Kendrick and Sebastian Pyrek (Danville/Extemporaneous Speaking), John Liu (Danville/Original Oratory), and Will Blackford (Calloway County/Original Oratory).
For more information, consult the national organization's website: www.ncfl.org.
The Admiral Forensics team has capped off a record setting year in competition by representing DHS with excellent performances at the National Forensics League's Grand National Tournament. The tournament was held earlier this month in Las Vegas. The event is the worlds largest speech and debate tournament with students from 942 high schools competing.
Three students from the Danville team advanced in the competition with the best showing coming from Hunter Kendrick. Kendrick placed fourth in International Extemporaneous Speaking. Anderson Salinas advanced to the semi-final of the student congress, before being eliminated and Sebastian Pyrek advanced to the Octofinals (top 60) before being eliminated from competition.