After a season of intensive travel, West High speechies and debaters are left only with hoarse voices and trophies. Fortunately, they won quite a few trophies. Most recently, debate duo Jeffrey Ding ’12 and Liam Hancock ’12 finished fourth in this year’s Battle for the Baker, an award recognizing season-long excellence in debate. Here’s a recap of the end of the season.
The girls’ basketball players weren’t the only State champions last weekend. West’s speech and debate team fielded several champions of its own. Here are the complete results from the Iowa Forensic League State Tournament March 1-3:
Speech:
Humorous interpretation:
Paul Curry ’14 – State champion
Daniel Syed ’14– second place
Jack Christensen ’14– fourth place Ruolu Liu ’13– fifth place
Erin Kallsen ’13- semifinalist
Dramatic interpretation:
Luke Brooks ’12– State champion
Daniel Syed ’14– third place
Vicky Zhu ’13– fourth place
Original oratory:
Eleanor Marshall ’12– State champion
Rachel Ruback ’13 – semifinalist
Domestic extemporaneous speaking:
Jeffrey Ding ’12– fourth place
Liam Hancock ’12 and Hilah Kohen ’14- semifinalists
Oral interpretation:
Vicky Zhu ’13– fourth place
Erin Kallsen ’13, Harry Mitchell ’14 and Ruchira Laroia ’12– semifinalists
Duo interpretation:
Abby Walling ’15 and Olivia Sheff ’15; Luke Brooks ’12 and Paul Curry ’14 – semifinalists
Debate:
Policy debate:
Jeffrey Ding ’12 and Liam Hancock ’12 – State champions
Alex Klopp ’12 and Kai Yan ’14– semifinalists
Amelia Moser ’14 and Hilah Kohen ’14; Layla Siddig ’15 and Audrey Hopewell ’15 – octafinalists
Top speaker – Jeffrey Ding ’12
Second speaker – Liam Hancock ’12
Public forum debate:
Katie Lew ’12 and Eleanor Marshall ’12 – semifinalists
Rachel Ruback ’12 and Alex Nelson ’13 – quarterfinalists
Qualifiers for Speech & Debate Nationals:
Vicky Zhu ’13– dramatic interpretation
Luke Brooks ’12– dramatic interpretation
Paul Curry ’14– humorous interpretation
Eleanor Marshall ’12– original oratory
Rachel Ruback ’12 and Alex Nelson ’12– public forum debate
Jeffrey Ding ’12 and Liam Hancock ’12– policy debate
Alex Klopp ’12 and Kai Yan ’14 – policy debate
The National Forensic League National Tournament will be held June 10-15 in Indianapolis.
