Category: Tournament Results

Tournament Update: Overland Candlelight Invite

11/17/2014

On Saturday, November 15th, 13 members of the Eaglecrest Speech & Debate Team competed at Overland High School for our first varsity tournament of the year! Our competitors ranged in experience--from several veteran seniors to some novices who competed for the first time. That's one of the things I love most about our competitions now that we are into our main competitive season--our entire team, no matter their experience level, has time to get to know each other, compete, and watch rounds to learn and improve.

Our competitors entered in a variety of events this weekend, and many were competing in events that were new to them. The following students were recognized for their performance over the course of the tournament:

Abigail Allyn, '17--broke to her first finals, took 6th place in Impromptu
Jade Felthoven, '18--Superior in Original Oratory
Jailene Ledesma, '16--Superior in Poetry
Charlotte Lartson, '17 & Ben Berry, '17--Superior in Improvisational Pairs
Simon Menso, '15 & Colin McGuire, '15--Superior in Improvisational Pairs
Casey Lambert, '16--Excellence in Congress, best speaker nomination

I'd like to acknowledge our other competitors from this tournament, as well: Alex Kuehn ('16) in Poetry, Bailee Jones ('18) in Poetry, Jake Sappwood ('18) in LD, Simon Menso ('15) in National Extemp, Ngozi Idiaka ('17) in Foreign Extemp, Paris Grigsby ('18) in Impromptu, Ben Berry ('17) in Drama, and Charlotte Lartson ('17) in Drama.

I couldn't be happier with the results of our first tournament. Not only did they have fun and get to know new people, our competitors earned a combined total of nearly 150 NFL points. We now welcome five new members to the NFL Honor Society, as they have earned their degree of merit: Jade Felthoven, Ben Berry, Charlotte Lartson, Bailee Jones, and Casey Lambert.

To all of our competitors--well done! I'm looking forward to what the rest of our season holds for us!

--Ms. McCulloch

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And So It Begins...

10/13/2014

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On Saturday, October 11, 2014, our competitive season officially began when we attended the Overland Novice tournament. We had six novices competing in their very first tournament, with five varsity members there to help support them and judge rounds.

Though they were understandably nervous, I was so pleased to see smiles on each and every on of their faces after each round, and the resounding consensus was that Speech and Debate was fun!

After three rounds of competition, our team made an excellent showing at the awards ceremony. Based on their performances during their three rounds, the following students were recognized:

Jade Felthoven, '18, Excellence in Original Oratory
Ben Berry, '17, Superior in Dramatic Interpretation
Kenna Kluckhohn, '18, Excellence in LD (1-2 record)
Paris Grigsby, '18, Superior in LD (2-1 record)
Bailee Jones, '18, Superior in Congress, nominated for Best Speaker

I'm so proud of the hard work that these novices put into preparing for their first tournament! Clearly, it paid off. I can't wait to see what the rest of the season holds for them!

I'd also like to extend a special thank you to the varsity members who came to judge. When they weren't judging rounds, they went to observe and support our novices and made sure our newest competitors knew what was happening as the tournament progressed. Thank you to Jordanne Stobbs-Vergara ('15), Kiana Phillips ('15), Olivia Howard ('16), Danielle Newton ('16), and Abigail Allyn ('17). With their leadership and guidance over the course of the tournament, I know our novices felt more at ease.

We're off to a great start! I know we're going to have an awesome year!

--Ms. McCulloch

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Tournament Update: Overland Candlelight Invite

And So It Begins...

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