Forensics Kicks Off Season

Over the past two weeks, the East forensics teams took part in three competitions at Olathe South, Lansing and St. Thomas Aquinas. In those two weeks, the team took home 42 medals and two sweepstakes awards. At the Jan. 30 tournament at St. Thomas Aquinas, East took third in sweepstakes out of 16 schools. The team also took third at last weekend’s tournament at Olathe South.

Full Results:

Olathe South Tournament
Bhavish Dinakar — second in Lincoln-Douglas debate

Parker Mitchell — fourth in Lincoln-Douglas debate

Henry Walter — eighth in Lincoln-Douglas debate

Nick Massa — fifth in Novice Lincoln-Douglas debate

Ali Dastjerdi — fourth in Congressional debate- Senate

Shrushti Mehta — first in Congressional debate- House

Trenton Hawes — sixth in Congressional debate- House

Denny Rice — second in Congressional debate- Novice House

Matthew Trecek — fifth in Novice Original Oration

Mary Beth Eddy — first in Novice Informative

Reami Boone — fifth in Novice Informative

Reami Boone — fifth in Novice Extemp

Jacob Robers — first in Novice Humorous Interpretation

Cynthia Smith — first in Novice Dramatic Interpretation

Cynthia Smith and Mary Beth Eddy — first in Novice Duo Interpretation

Brena Levy and Kate Higgins — second in Duo Interpretation

Josh Fowler and Bhavish Dinakar — sixth in Duo Interpretation

Henry Walter — first in Humorous Interpretation

Becca Zeiger — eighth in Humorous Interpretation

Claire Gibbs — first in Informative

Nina Andersen — fifth in Informative

Bhavish Dinakar — first in Impromptu

Molly Pratt — sixth in Original Oration

Ali Dastjerdi — first in Foreign Extemp

Henry Walter and Shrushti Mehta — fourth in Public Forum Debate

Lansing Tournament
Hazel Carson — first in Novice House

Joey Gasperi — fifth in House

Trenton Hawes — sixth in House

St. Thomas Aquinas Tournament
Becca Zeiger — fourth in Humorous Interpretation

Josh Fowler — third in Dramatic Interpretation

Catherine Beasley — fifth in Dramatic Interpretation

Josh Fowler — sixth in Poetry Interpretation

Brena Levy and Kate Higgins — third in Duo Interpretation

Brena Levy — third in Informative

Jack Eddy — third in Impromptu

Denny Rice — fourth in Foreign Extemp

Harrison Quick — sixth in Foreign Extemp