2009-10 Accomplishments
Sept. 18 & 19 Blue Valley Northwest
4th place, Open Division, Paul Meissbach (’11) and Mariah Schwager (’11), 4-1 win/loss, 21 speaker points
Sep. 19 Washburn Rural
9th place, Novice Division, Mattie Casad (’10) and Tommy Kitchen (’12), 4-1 win/loss, 24 speaker points
Sept. 24 & 25 Shawnee Mission Northwest
1st place, Sweepstakes Award, 15 accumulated wins
3rd place, Novice Division, Kiely Mosiman (’11) and Orion Dollar (’11), 4-1 win/loss, 20 speaker points
6th place, Novice Division, Lauren Barr (’11) and Nicole Burkhart (’11), 4-1 win/loss, 21 speaker points
9th place, Open Division, Nate McFadden (’10) and Hannah Lusk (’11), 4-1 win/loss, 22 speaker points
Oct. 2 & 3 Olathe Northwest
3rd place, Novice Division, Ali Yilmaz ('12) and Jake VonFeldt ('12), 4-1 win/loss, 21 speaker points, semifinalists
4th place, Novice division, Mattie Casad ('10) and Tommy Kitchen ('12), 4-1 win/loss, 21 speaks, quarterfinalists
Oct. 9 & 10 Shawnee Mission North
4th place, Varsity Division, Sami Robbins (’10) and Hannah Lusk (’11), 3-2 win/loss, 24 speaker points
Oct. 10 Shawnee Mission South
6th place, Novice Division, Lauren Barr (’11) and Nicole Burkhart (’11), 4-1 win/loss, 19 speaker points
9th place, Novice Division, Kiely Mosiman (’11) and Orion Dollar (’11), 4-1 win/loss, 20 speaker points
Oct. 17 Piper
8th place, Open Division, Sami Robbins (’10) and Hannah Lusk (’11), 3-2 win/loss, 24 speaker points
Oct. 23-24 Topeka West
2nd place, Sweepstakes Award, 17 wins
1st place, Novice Division, Ali Yilmaz (’12) and Jake VonFeldt (’12), 5-0 win/loss, 15 speaker points
1st place, Junior Varsity Division, Erica Demby (’10) and Molly Olson-Kelly (’11), 7-1 win/loss
4th place, Junior Varsity Division, Lauren Barr (’11) and Nicole Burkhart (’11), 4-2 win/loss, quarterfinalists
3rd place, Open Division, Paul Meissbach (’11) and Jordan Payne (’10), 4-2 win/loss, semifinalists
2nd place speaker award, Paul Meissbach (’11)
Oct. 31 Olathe South
Honorable Mention, Novice Division, Kayla Hicks (’12), hybrid team, 4-1 win/loss, 22 speaker points
Nov. 6-7 Shawnee Heights
3rd place, Junior Varsity, Nicole Burkhart (’11) and Carlee Hermann (’10), 5-2 win/loss, semifinalists
Hon. Mention, Novice Division, Mikaela Shelton (’12), hybrid team, 4-1 win/loss, 22 speaker points
Nov. 13-14 Shawnee Mission West
2nd place, Sweepstakes Award
1st place, Stud Novice Division, Kiely Mosiman (’11) and Orion Dollar (’11), 7-1 win/loss
4th place, Novice Division, Kayla Hicks (’12) and Megan Tunget (’12), 4-2 win/loss, quarterfinalists
4th place, Novice Division, Kelsey McBride (’12) and Willie Johnson (’12), 4-2 win/loss, quarterfinalists
Nov. 13-14 Shawnee Mission East
4th place, Varsity Division, Paul Meissbach (’11) and Mariah Schwager (’11), 4-3 record, quarterfinalists
5th place, Junior Varsity Division, Hannah Lusk (’11) and Jake VonFeldt (’12), 3-3 record, octofinalists
5th place, Junior Varsity Division, Tony Martin (’11) and Julia Payton (’10), 3-3 record, octofinalists
Nov. 20-21 Topeka High
3rd place, Open Division, Paul Meissbach (’11) and Mariah Schwager (’11), 5-2 win/loss, semifinalists
Nov. 21 DeSoto
11th place, Open Division, Tony Martin (’11) and Julia Payne (‘l0), 4-1 win/loss, 24 speaker points
Nov. 21 Bishop Miege
6th Place, Novice Division, Kayla Hicks (’12) and Kailey Wingert (’12), 4-1 win/loss record, 20 speaker points
Dec. 5 & 6 Lawrence High School
Hosted the Lawrence Invitational, 129 teams, 3 divisions, 173 community volunteer judges.
Dec. 11 & 12 East Kansas NFL District Qualifying tournament
1st place, Qualifier Division, Paul Meissbach (’11) and Mariah Schwager (’11), 6-1 record, National Qualifier
4th place, Qualifier Division, Sami Robbins (’10) and Hannah Lusk (’11), 5-2 record
1st place, Novice Division, Kiely Mosiman (’11) and Orion Dollar (’11), 5-0 record
4th place, Novice Division, Jake Von Feldt (’12) and Ali Yilmaz (’12), 4-1 record, 22 speaker points
10th place, Novice Divison, Andrew Stussie (’12) and Megan Tunget (’12), 4-1 record, 25 speaker points
1st place Sweepstakes trophy, 11 wins
Dec. 18 & 19 KSHSAA 6A Regional Tournament
2nd Place, 8-2 win/loss record, 21 ballots, State qualifier
Affirmative - Paul Meissbach ('11) and Mariah Schwager ('11)
Negative - Sami Robbins ('12) and Hannah Lusk ('11)
Jan. 15 & 16 Sunflower Novice Championships
5th place, Kiely Mosiman (’11) and Orion Dollar (’11), 4-2 win/loss record, octofinalist.
June 13 - 18 National Speech and Debate Tournament, Park Hill School District, Kansas City, MO
6 ballots out of twelve, top 112 teams in the nation, Paul Meissbach ('11) and Mariah Schwager ('11)