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Results 2018

January 26 & 27, Lansing

  • 1st place, Impromptu Speaking, Chisato Kimura, state qualifier
  • 1st place, Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking, Chisato Kimura, state qualifier
  • 2nd place, Humorous Interpretation, Jack Malin, state qualifier
  • 3rd place, Program of Oral Interpretation, Violet Belt
  • 3rd place, Congressional Debate - House, Jaylyn Banks
  • 4th place, Lincoln-Douglas Debate, Amelia Vasquez
  • 5th place, Informative Speaking, Amelia Vasquez
  • 5th place, Lincoln-Douglas Debate, Haylee Rose
  • 5th place, Congressional Debate - Novice House, Joel Rose
  • 5th place, Congressional Debate - Novice House, Brandon Thimmesch
  • 6th place, Original Oration, Chisato Kimura

 

February 9, Olathe West

  • 4th place, Lincoln-Douglas Debate, Banner Williams
  • 6th place, Congressional Debate - Novice House, Sam Greene

 

February 10, Topeka West

  • 1st place, Program of Oral Interpretation, Jared Cote'
  • 3rd place, Humorous Interpretation, Jack Malin
  • 4th place, Program of Oral Interpretation, Violet Belt

 

February 16, Olathe South

  • 1st place, Extemporaneous Speaking (novice), Joe Leuschen
  • 1st place, Informative Speaking - 7 minutes (novice), Joe Leuschen
  • 2nd place, Extemporaneous Speaking (novice), Rachel Krambeer
  • 2nd place, Duo Interpretation (novice), Connor Ireland & Gage Orr
  • 2nd place, Informative Speaking - 7 minutes (novice), Abdullah Ahmed
  • 3rd place, Congressional Debate - Senate, Chisato Kimura
  • 3rd place, Extemporaneous Speaking (novice), Amanda Earnhart
  • 3rd place, Original Oration (novice), Yadira Gonzales
  • 4th place, Wren Nikodym, Informative Speaking - 7 minutes (novice)
  • 4th place, Congressional Debate - novice house, Tony Racy
  • 5th place, Extemporaneous Speaking (novice), Abdullah Ahmed
  • 5th place, Duo Interpretation (novice), River Foster & Joel Rose
  • 5th place, Informative Speaking - 7 minutes (novice), Sophie Bracker-Sturm

 

February 16, Topeka High

  • 2nd place, Lincoln-Douglas Debate, Amelia Vasquez
  • 5th place, Lincoln-Douglas Debate, Vera Petrovic

 

February 17, Sumner Academy

  • 1st place, Sweepstakes Award
  • 1st place, Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking, Chisato Kimura, state qualifier
  • 1st place, Original Oration, Chisato Kimura, state qualifier
  • 1st place, Informative Speaking - 7 minutes, Amelia Vasquez, state qualifier
  • 1st place, Prose Interpretation, Jared Cote', state qualifier
  • 1st place, Impromptu Speaking, Will Yanek
  • 2nd place, Foreign Extemporaneous Speaking, Jared Cote', state qualifier
  • 2nd place, Duo Interpretation, Jared Cote' & Evan Ordiway, state qualifier
  • 2nd place, Dramatic Interpretation, Tristan Chavez, state qualifier
  • 2nd place, Humorous Interpretation, Jack Malin
  • 2nd place, Prose Interpretation, Ellie Bates, state qualifier
  • 2nd place, Poetry Interpretation, Ellie Bates, state qualifier
  • 2nd place, Impromptu Speaking, Chisato Kimura, state qualifier
  • 3rd place, Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking, Amelia Vasquez
  • 3rd place, Duo Interpretation, Sophie Bracker-Sturm & Jasper Mumford
  • 3rd place, Informative Speaking - 7 minutes, Sophie Bracker-Sturm
  • 4th place, Foreign Extemporaneous Speaking, Tony Racy
  • 4th place, Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking, Will Yanek
  • 4th place, Original Oration, Sarah Krambeer
  • 4th place, Poetry Interpretation, Sarah Krambeer
  • 4th place, Impromptu Speaking, Ellie Bates
  • 5th place, Foreign Extemporaneous Speaking, Vanya Racy
  • 5th place, Duo Interpretation, Lakota Levandowski & Orion Spencer-Speirer
  • 5th place, Impromptu Speaking, Jalyn Banks
  • 6th place, Foreign Extemporaneous Speaking, Bryce Smith
  • 6th place, Poetry Interpretation, Jasper Mumford
  • 6th place, Impromptu Speaking, Vanya Racy

 

February 23, Shawnee Mission North

  • 1st place, Lincoln-Douglas Debate, Haylee Rose
  • 3rd place, Lincoln-Douglas Debate, Vanya Racy
  • 3rd place, Congressional Debate - Senate, Chisato Kimura
  • 3rd place, Congresional Debate - House, Claire Howard
  • 4th place, Lincoln-Douglas Debate, Vera Petrovic
  • 5th place, Congressional Debate - House, Abdullah Ahmed

 

February 24, Shawnee Mission Northwest

  • 1st place, Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking, Vera Petrovic, state qualifier
  • 2nd place, Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking, Chisato Kimura, state qualifier
  • 3rd place, Original Oration, Chisato Kimura
  • 5th place, Dramatic Interpretation, Lex Moulton
  • 6th place, Program of Oral Interpretation, Violet Belt

 

February 24, Silver Lake

  • 5th place, Prose Interpretation, Eli Mardis

 

March 2 & 3, Olathe Northwest

  • 1st place, Congressional Debate - House, Chisato Kimura
  • 2nd place, Duo Interpretation, Jared Cote' & Evan Ordiway, state qualifier, FCI qualifier, NIETOC bid
  • 2nd place, Congressional Debate - Novice, Brandon Thimmesch
  • 3rd place, Domestic Exptemporaneous Speaking, Chisato Kimura, state qualifier
  • 3rd place, Congressional Debate - House, Nikki Aqui
  • 4th place, Original Oration, Chisato Kimura, state qualifier
  • 4th place, Congressional Debate - Novice, Sam Greene
  • 6th place, Impromptu Speaking, Chisato Kimura, state qualifier
  • 6th place, Lincoln-Douglas Debate, Amelia Vasquez
  • 7th place, Lincoln-Douglas Debate, Haylee Rose

 

March 9 & 10, Free State

  • 2nd place Sweepstakes
  • 1st place, Domestic Extemporaneousl Speaking, Vera Petrovic, state qualifier, FCI qualifier
  • 1st place, Prose Interpretation, Lex Moulton, state qualifier
  • 1st place, Program of Oral Interpretation, Sarah Krambeer
  • 1st place, Congressional Debate - Novice, Abdullah Ahmed
  • 2nd place, Original Oration, Sarah Krambeer, state qualifier
  • 2nd place, Prose Interpretation, Ellie Bates, state qualifier, FCI qualifier
  • 2nd place, Congressional Debate - Novice, Joel Rose
  • 3rd place, Informative Speaking (7 minutes), Sophie Bracker-Sturm, state qualifier
  • 3rd place, Duo Interpretation, Sophie Bracker-Sturm & Jasper Mumford
  • 3rd place, Congressional Debate - Novice, Tony Racy
  • 4th place, Impromptu Speaking, Banner Williams, state qualifier
  • 4th place, Congressional Debate - Senate, Chisato Kimura
  • 5th place, Foreign Extemporaneous Speaking, Rachel Nikolov
  • 5th place, Humorous Interpretation, Aurelia Balcazar
  • 5th place, Congressional Debate - Senate, Haylee Rose
  • 5th place, Congressional Debate - Novice, Claire Howard
  • 6th place, Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking, Nikki Aqui
  • 6th place, Impromptu Speaking, Will Yanek
  • 6th place, Prose Interpretation, Karenna Peterson
  • 6th place, Poetry Interpretation, Gavin Jones
  • 6th place, Congressional Debate - House, Nikki Aqui

 

March 16, Manhattan Non-Qualified Only

  • 1st place, Impromptu Speaking, Nikki Aqui, state qualifier
  • 2nd place, Prose Interpretation, Rachel Krambeer, state qualifier
  • 3rd place, Domestic Exptemporaneous Speaking, Nikki Aqui
  • 4th place, Lincoln-Douglas Debate, Haley Rose
  • 5th place, Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking, Jaiden Younger
  • 5th place, International Extemporaneous Speaking, Tony Racy
  • 6th place, Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking, Amanda Earnhart

 

March 24, Shawnee Mission West

  • 2nd place, Duo Interpretation, Jared Cote' & Evan Ordiway, state qualifier

 

 March 30-31, Shawnee Mission East

  • 1st place, Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking, Vera Petrovic, state qualifier
  • 2nd place, Congressional Debate - Novice, Tony Racy
  • 3rd place, International Extemporaneous Speaking, Chisato Kimura, state qualifier
  • 3rd place, Original Oration, Sarah Krambeer, state qualifier
  • 3rd place, Congressional Debate - Senate, Chisato Kimura
  • 3rd place, Congressional Debate - House, Vera Petrovic
  • 3rd place, Impromptu Speaking, Vera Petrovic, state qualifier
  • 5th place, Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking, Amelia Vasquez
  • 6th place, Original Oration, Chisato Kimura
  • 6th place, Duet Acting, Lakota Levandowski & Orion Spencer-Speirer
  • 6th place, Prose Interpretation, Lex Moulton
  • 6th place, Congressional Debate - House, JaLyn Banks

 

March 31, DeSoto

  • 2nd place, Sweepstakes Award
  • 1st place, Humorous Interpretation, Jack Malin, state qualifier
  • 2nd place, Extemporaneous Speaking, Nikki Aqui, state qualifier
  • 2nd place, Duo Interpretation, Ellie Bates & Jack Malin, state qualifier
  • 2nd place, Impromptu Speaking, Nikki Aqui, state qualifier
  • 2nd place, Prose Interpretation, Ely Mardis, state qualifier
  • 2nd place, Poetry Interpretation, Gavin Jones, state qualifier
  • 3rd place, Poetry Interpretation, Ely Mardis, state qualifier
  • 3rd place, Extemporaneous Speaking, Frances Williams
  • 4th place, Impromptu Speaking, Rachel Nikolov
  • 4th place, Poetry Interpretation, Ellie Bates
  • 5th place, Duo Interpretation, Sam Greene & Geri Meredith
  • 5th place, Humorous Interpretation, Aurelia Balcazar
  • 5th place, Impromptu Speaking, Carson Redmond
  • 6th place, Extemporaneous Speaking, Joel Rose
  • 6th place, Impromptu Speaking, Banner Williams

 

April 6, Topeka (Non-qualified)

  • 1st place, Poetry Interpretation, Claire Howard, state qualifier
  • 1st place, Impromptu Speaking, Rachel Nikolov, state qualifier
  • 2nd place, Foreign Extemporaneous Speaking, Frances Williams, state qualifier
  • 2nd place, Duo Interpretation, Sophie Bracker-Sturm & Jasper Mumford, state qualifier
  • 2nd place, Dramatic Interpretation, Aurelia Balcazar, state qualifier
  • 3rd place, Foreign Extemporaneous Speaking, Rachel Nikolov
  • 4th place, Duo Interpretation, Lakota Levandowski & Orion Spencer-Speirer
  • 4th place, Prose Interpretation, Noah Stussie
  • 4th place, Impromptu Speaking, Orion Spencer-Speirer
  • 5th place, Foreign Extemporaneous Speaking, Bryce Smith
  • 5th place, Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking, Ryan Soehlke
  • 5th place, Dramatic Interpretation, Rachel Krambeer
  • 5th place, Impromptu Speaking, Claire Howard
  • 6th place, Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking, Aurelia Balcazar
  • 6th place, Lincoln-Douglas Debate, Sami Turner
  • 6th place, Poetry Interpretation, Aurelia Balcazar
  • 6th place, Impromptu Speaking, Connor Ireland

 

April 6-7 East Kansas District Qualifier - Congressional Debate

  • 3rd place, Sweepstakes
  • Best Bill, Carbon Cap and Trade, Chisato Kimura
  • National Qualifier, Congressional Debate - Senate, Chisato Kimura
  • Super Session, Congressional Debate - House, Vera Petrovic

 

April 7, Bishop Miege

  • 1st place, Humorous Interpretation, Jack Malin, state qualifier
  • 3rd place, Duo Interpretation, Ellie Bates & Jack Malin
  • 4th place, Duet Acting, Derek White & Andrew Anderson
  • 4th place, Informative Speaking (7 minute), Sami Turner
  • 4th place, Impromptu Speaking, Ellie Bates
  • 5th place, Informative Speaking (7 minute), Joe Leuschen
  • 6th place, Duo Interpretation, Sophie Bracker-Sturm & Jasper Mumford
  • 6th place, Program of Oral Interpretation, Violet Belt
  • 6th place, Poetry Interpretation, Gavin Jones

 

April 13-14, Piper

  • 3rd place, Sweepstakes
  • 1st place, Program of Oral Interpretation, Sarah Krambeer
  • 2nd place, Original Oration, Sarah Krambeer, state qualifier
  • 2nd place, Impromptu Speaking, Nikki Aqui, state qualifier
  • 2nd place, Program of Oral Interpretation, Violet Belt
  • 2nd place, Lincoln-Douglas Debate, Sami Turner
  • 3rd place, Informative Speaking (7 minutes), Sami Turner, state qualifer
  • 3rd place, Poetry Interpretation, Violet Belt, state qualifier
  • 3rd place, Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking, Nicole Aqui
  • 5th place, Poetry Interpretation, Jazlyn Morales, state qualifer
  • 5th place, Duet Acting, Connor Ireland & Gage Orr
  • 6th place, Lincoln-Douglas Debate, Vanya Racy 
  • 6th place, Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking, Will Yanek
  • 6th place, Informative Speaking (10 minutes), Allison Appelhanz

 

April 20-21, NSDA National Qualifier at Shawnee Mission East

  • 2nd place, Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking, Vera Petrovic, National Qualifier
  • 5th place, Lincoln Douglas Debate, Amelia Vasquez
  • 5th place, Duo Interpretation, Jared Cote' & Evan Ordiway
  • 6th place, Lincoln Douglas Debate, Haylee Rose
  • 6th place, Humorous Interpretation, Jack Malin
  • 6th place, Duo Interpretation, Ellie Bates & Jack Malin

 

April 28, Forensics Coaches' Invitational at Free State

  • 1st place, Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking, Chisato Kimura
  • 2nd place, Original Oratory, Chisato Kimura
  • 5th place, Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking, Vera Petrovic

 

May 4-5, KSHSAA 6A State Championship at Olathe North

  • 6th place, Sweepstakes Award
  • 1st place, Original Oratory, Chisato Kimura
  • 2nd place, Lincoln Douglas Debate, Haylee Rose
  • 4th place, Duo Interpretation, Jared Cote' & Evan Ordiway
  • 4th place, Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking, Chisato Kimura
  • 5th place, Prose Interpretation, Ellie Bates
  • 6th place, Original Oratory, Sarah Krambeer
  • 6th place, Poetry Interpretation, Jazlyn Morales

 

May 11-13, National Individual Events Tournament of Champions at Denver East HS

  • 33rd place, Duo Interpretation, Jared Cote' & Evan Ordiway
  • 49th place, Original Oratory, Chisato Kimura 

 

June 15-19, NSDA National Speech and Debate Tournament at Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

  • Top Speaker, World Schools Debate, Vera Petrovic
  • Top 16, World Schools Debate, East Kansas Team incl. Haylee Rose & Vera Petrovic