08 Forensics Results

by Joe Glotzbach

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Northern Heights High School 2/2/08

Abby Frese-2nd Informative Speaking (state champs or festival qualifier)
Kelsey Smith-3rd Oratory Speaking
Stacie Glessner & Jessica Johnson-7th Improvised Duet Acting

Marion High School 2/14/08

Jana Miller-2nd Informative Speaking (state champs or festival qualifier)
Kelsey Smith-3rd Oratory Speaking
Shantel Adkins-3rd Solo Acting Humorous
Emily Frese-4th Oratory Speaking
Scott Heilman-6th Prose Interpretation
Taylor Elias-7th Solo Acting Humorous

Team placed 3rd in Sweeps

Osage City High School 2/23/08

Abby Frese-1st Informative Speaking (state champs or festival qualifier)
Dylan Booth/Keaton Shirley-3rd Improvised Duet Acting (state festival qualifiers)
Emily Frese-5th Oratory Speaking
Kelsey Smith-6th Oratory Speaking
Courtney Frye/Scott Heilman-6th Improvised Duet Acting

Team placed 6th in Sweeps

Herington High School 3/8/08

Scott Heilman-5th Poetry Interpretation
Taylor Elias-5th Solo Acting Humorous

Flint Hills League Tournament at West Franklin 3/31/08

Abby Frese-1st Informative Speaking (state champs or festival qualifier)
Kelsey Smith-2nd Oratory Speaking (state champs or festival qualifier)
Taylor Elias-4th Solo Acting Humorous
Alex Paul-4th Poetry Interpretation
Scott Heilman-5th Prose Interpretation
Courtney Frye/Elyse Hecht-5th Improvised Duet Acting
Emily Frese-5th Oratory Speaking

Team placed 4th in Sweeps

Centre High School 4/3/08
Abby Frese-2nd Informative Speaking    
Dylan Booth/Keaton Shirley-3rd Improvised Duet Acting
Taylor Elias-3rd Solo Acting Humorous
Kelsey Smith-4th Oratory Speaking
Shantel Adkins-5th Solo Acting Humorous
Emily Frese-5th Oratory Speaking
Jana Miller-5th Informative Speaking
Scott Heilman-6th Poetry Interpretation

Team placed 3rd in Sweeps

Regionals at Chapman 4/19/08
Shantel Adkins-I Ratings in Prose Intreptation and Solo Acting Humorous (state festival qualifier)
Taylor Elias-I Rating in Solo Acting Humorous (state festival qualifier)
Emily Frese-I Rating in Original Oratory (state festival qualifier)
Sabrina Barber-1 Rating in Poetry Interpretation (state festival qualifier)
Sarah Hornung-II Rating in Poetry Interpretation
Alex Paul-I Rating in Poetry Interpretation (state festival qualifier)

State Forensics is May 3rd.  
Students can qualify for either State Champs or State Festival depending upon how they qualify.  To qualify for State Champs, students must receive a 1st or 2nd place at a regular season tournament.  To qualify for State Festival, a student must medal at a tournament (the number of places that qualify for Festival depends upon the number of entries in that event) or receive a I rating at Regional Festival.  State Champs is generally reserved for seniors who have qualified at a regular season tournament.

State Champs at Wichita-5/3/08
Abby Frese-Informative Speaking-3 Round Scores were 5th, 3rd, & 2nd with a total of 10 points.  9 points broke into Semi-finals
Kelsey Smith-Original Oratory-3 Round Scores were 5th, 5th, & 3rd

State Festival at Kansas Wesleyan-5/3/08
Shantel Adkins-Prose Interpretation-III Rating & Solo Acting Humorous-I Rating
Sabrina Barber-Poetry Interpretation-II Rating
Dylan Booth/Keaton Shirley-Improvised Duet Acting-II Rating
Taylor Elias-Solo Acting Humorous-II Rating
Emily Frese-Original Oratory-I Rating
Jana Miller-Informative Speaking-I Rating
Alex Paul-Poetry Interpretation- II Rating