Washburn Rural High School Forensics

2004-2005 Season

Click here for pictures from various forensics activities

Click here for a tentative schedule of tournaments for the ’04-’05 season

(pssst….I’ll get these link up and running as soon as I can….)

Results from the 2003-2004 season

Special Announcements: NATIONAL QUALIFIERS!!!

· Brian Thurbon will represent Washburn Rural in Salt Lake City in Lincoln Douglas Debate

This page is dedicated to the students of the WRHS forensics squad who have worked very hard this season. Below are the students who recieved medals as well as the tournaments they attended.

** = indicates the students who qualified for the State Championship Tournament

Omaha Westside 1/16

Chelsea Montgomery – 6^th place Humorous Interpretation of Literature

Blue Valley Northwest: 1/31

**Derek Campbell 2^nd place Dramatic Interpretation of Literature

Mike Thompson 5^th place Original Oration

Nicole Brown – 4^th place Informative

Alyssa Clavelli – 6^th place Informative

**Denise Williams – 2^nd place Informative

Seaman: 2/13 – 2/14

Derek Campbell – 6^th Dramatic Interpretation of literature

Denise Williams – 5^th place International Extemporaneous Speaking

Denise Williams – 4^th place Informative speaking

Eric Rose – 1^st place Informative Speaking

Cori Ast – 3^rd place Original Oration

Mike Thompson – 2^nd place Original Oration

Derek Campbell – 2^nd place Poetry

Marysville: 2/21

Skyler Smeltzer – 6^th Dramatic Interpretation of Literature

Shivani Karia – 4^th place Informative Speaking

**Le Ann Kearney – 3^rd place Poetry

Lawrence Freestate 2/20

Brett Defries 1^st place Lincoln Douglas Debate

Justine Amos – 5^th place Senate

Denise Williams 4^th place House

Patrick Artzer – 6^th place Novice House

Desmond Henry – 2^nd place Novice House

Jacob Hamilton – 2^nd place Novice House

Lawrence High School: 2/21

Chelsea Montgomery 4^th Humorous Interpretation of Literature

Justine Amos 6^th Original Oration

**Denise Williams – 1^st place Informative Speaking

Derek Campbell & Chelsea Montgomery 4^th DUO Interp

Topeka High: 2/27 – 2/28

Chelsea Montgomery – 5^th place Humorous Interpretation of Literature

Luci Spencer – 3^rd place Dramatic Interpretation of literature

Brenna Erickson – 5^th place Dramatic Interpretation of Literature

Elise Higgins – 5^th place International Extemporaneous Speaking

Abbey Seidl & Laura Koger -3^rd place Duet Acting

Eric Rose – 5^th place Informative Speaking

Cori Ast 6^th place Original Oration

LeAnn Kearney – 6^th place Poetry

Osage City: 2/28

**Alyssa Clavelli 2^nd place Informative Speaking

**Caroline Zeller – 1^st place Informative Speaking

Clinton Medovich – 6^th place Original Oration

Silver Lake: 3/6

Justine Amos – 4^th place Senate

Lane Pope 1^st place House

Alissa Moran 4^th place house

Mike Thompson 5^th place House

Denise Williams – 3^rd place House

Desmond Henry – Outstanding P.O.

Blake Shipley – 6^th place Novice House

Patrick Artzer – 5^th place Novice House

Brian Thurbon – 2^nd place Novice House

Cori Ast 6^th place Original Oration

Sante Fe Trail 3/6

Alyssa Clavelli 5^th place Infromative Speaking

**Abbey Seidl 1^st place Informative Speaking

Justine Amos 5^th place Original Oration

Clinton Medovich 6^th place Original Oration

**Justine Amos 2^nd place Prose

Kristin Gaskell 6^th place Dramatic Interpretation of Literature

Lansing: 3/13

Jon Kready 5^th place Humorous Interpretation of Literature

**Jon Kready 2^nd place Dramaric Interpretation of Literature

**Chelsea Montgomery & Derek Campbell 2^nd place DUO Interp

Clinton Medovich 4^th place Original Oration

Ami Rughani 6^th place Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking

Elise Higgins 4^th place International Extemporaneous Speaking

**Taylor Petty 1^st place International Extemporaneous Speaking

LeAnn Kearney 6^th place Poetry

**Derek Campbell 3^rd place Informative Speaking

**Caroline Zeller 1^st place Informative Speaking

Topeka West: 3/12 – 3/13

Justine Amos – 1^st place Senate

Cori Ast – 6^th place Senate

Mike Thompson 3^rd place house

Ami Rughani – 6^th place house

Denise Williams – 2^nd place house

Brian Thurbon – 4^th place House

Patrick Kearney – 6^th place house

Brenna Erickson – 5^th place Dramatic Interpretation of Literature

Justine Amos – 4^th place Original Oration

Manhattan: 3/19 –3/20

Alissa Moran 5^th place Senate

Lane Pope 1^st place Senate

Elise Higgins 5^th place house

Denise Williams Outstanding P.O.

Cori Ast 2^nd place House

Eric Shumaker Outstanding P.O.

Brenna Erickson 4^th place Dramatic Interpretation of Literature

**Natalie Long & Berry Holsten 2^nd place Duo Interp

Jana Brooks 5^th place Prose

Cori Ast 5^th place Original Oration

NFL Public Forum and Lincoln Douglas National Qualifier 4/2

Brian Thurbon 2^nd place – National Qualifier

Emporia: 4/2 – 4/3

Denise Williams 7^th place house

Lane Pope 3^rd place house

Mike Thompson 5^th place house

Brandon Gunn 4^th place Novice House

Steven Bunker 6^th place Novice House

**Luci Spencer 1^st place Dramatic Interpretation of Lieterature

Mike Thompson 3^rd place Original Oration

Ami Rughani 6^th place Original Oration

St Thomas Aquinas 4/3

Derek Campbell 5^th place Dramatic Interpretation of Literature

**Derek Campbell & Chelsea Montgomery 1^st place Duo Interp

** Berry Holston & Natalie Long 2^nd place Duo Inerp

**Derek Campbell 1^st place Informative Speaking

**Derek Campbell 1^st place Prose

**Derek Campbell 3^rd place Poetry

Derek Campbell 1^st place PENTATHALON (enter 5 events)

Hayden 4/6

**Mike Thompson 1^st place Original Oration

Cori Ast 5^th place Original Oration

**Denise Williams 2^nd place Original Oration

**Luci Spencer 1^st place Dramatic Interpretation of Literature

**Chelsea Montgomery 2^nd place Humorous Interpretation of Literature

Le Ann Kearney 5^th place Humorous Interpretation of Literature

Mike Thompson & Brandon Gunn 3^rd place Duet Acting

Tonganoxie 4/17

**Haley Mitchell 1^st place Dramatic Interpretation of literature

Ben Cohen 4^th place Dramatic Interpretation of Literature

**Brandon Gunn 3^rd place Prose

Kiley Gottschalk 6^th place Original Oration

**Mike Thompson 1^st place Original Oration

**Mike Thompson 1^st place Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking

Brandon Gunn 4^th place International Extemporaneous Speaking

Flint Hills District Tournament for National Foresnsics League: 4/16 – 4/17

Denise Williams 7^th place in Original Oration

Chelsea Montgomery 5^th place in Humorous Interpretation of Literature

Flint Hills District Tournament for Student Congress: 4/22 – 4/23

Justine Amos 5^th place in House

STATE CHAMPIONSHIP: 5/1

NATIONAL FORENSIC LEAGUE TOURNAMENT

Thanks for the great season!!