Forensics students ready for next test
By Trent Strunk
April 03, 2007
The Silver Lake High School forensics squad qualified 16 students to the Catholic Forensics League national tournament in Houston, Texas on May 25-27. They attended the Salina diocese qualifier at Junction City High School on March 16-17 and placed in the top five after six rounds of competition.The forensics squad placed second in sweepstakes, which is total school performance, behind Salina Central High School.
The following individuals qualified for the national tournament: Donnie Hanson, Courtney Brokaw, Michelle Taylor, and Trent Strunk in policy debate; Rachel Cross and Derek Holmer in public forum debate; Nick Miller and Laci Reamer in Lincoln Douglas debate; Christina Carter in extemporaneous speaking; Stephanie Magee in oral declamation; Shannon Lindstrom in original oratory; Ashley Hanson in dramatic interpretation; Marshall Wetta and Emy Ladner in duo interpretation; and Jayme Lindstrom and Stephanie Tosh in Oral Interpretation of Literature.
S. Lindstrom said that she was very happy that she qualified to the tournament and that some of her teammates did as well.
"I was really honored when I qualified to nationals this year because I had never qualified to nationals before, and it was exciting to have so many of us get qualified, too," she said.
Cross said that it was very stressful trying to get qualified as a freshman, but she's ecstatic that she has her squad's support.
"I am very excited to be qualified to nationals as a freshman. It was a little intimidating, but I worked hard in order to get there, and I hope to do okay when I'm there. I'm also excited to have so many people with me there, too," she said.
The other students at the qualifier who just missed getting to the national CFL tournament were Brooke Brennan, Cameron Lambert, Jordan Lambert, and Jill Lira.
With CFL behind the squad, they have now moved on to the NFL qualifiers listed below, which would afford students a trip to Wichita to face the toughest competition from across the country.
Here are some of the upcoming tournaments for the forensics squad:
Friday, April 13: LD and PFD at Topeka High
Friday, April 20 and Saturday, April 21: Individual Event at Washburn Rural
Wednesday, April 25 and Thursday, April 26: Student Congress At Emporia State University
Friday, May 4 and Saturday, May 5: State Festival and State Championship Tournament at Wichita East High School
Forensics students ready for next test
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