Speech and debate team takes 2nd place in overall sweepstakes in first invitational of the year
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The speech and debate team competed in their first invitational of the year in October 2018 at Parkway West High School. The Talking Rams took 2nd place in overall sweepstakes.
United States Extemporaneous Speaking Grace Hu - 4th Hale Masaki - 5th International Extemporaneous Speaking Max Kornfeld - 1st Fayzan Ali - 5th Novice Extemporaneous Speaking Chris Chen - 3rd Novice Original Oratory Marissa Mathieson - 2nd Samuel Chen - 4th Michael Cao - 5th |
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Dramatic Interpretation
Ethan Willick - 5th Informative Speaking Max Kornfeld - 2nd Gabe DiAntonio - 3rd Sam Hiken - 5th Athena Vinch - 6th Duo Interpretation Grace Hu and Anna Reis - 6th Program Oral Interpretation Jackson Bry - 5th |
Congressional Debate
Connor Ross - 6th Novice Congressional Debate Aidan Oiknine - 1st Daniel Xu - 2nd Leif Schuster - 3rd Ryan Tung - 6th Public Forum Debate Donovon Moore and Connor Ross - 2nd |
Novice Public Forum Debate
Michael Cao and Samuel Chen - 1st Nevin Song and Ryan Tung - 2nd Chris Chen and Avi Kamath - 3rd Policy Debate Eli Goldstein and Kevin Tan - 1st Gabe DiAntonio and Grace Hu - 2nd Sam Hiken and Hale Masaki - 3rd Ari Gottesman and William Xie - Quarterfinalists |
Talking Rams take 1st place in sweepstakes at Oakville Autumn Congress
The speech and debate team competed in their first tournament of the year in September, 2018. The team took 1st place in sweepstakes at Oakville Autumn Congress.
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Permanent Presiding Officers
Donovon Moore William Xie Melody Zhang |
1st Place
Ayush Ajmani Gabe DiAntonio Hale Masaki |
2nd Place
Phani Chintakunta Sam Hiken Max Kornfeld |
Ladue Speech & Debate qualifies six students for Nationals
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The speech and debate team competed in the Eastern Missouri District Speech and Debate Tournament during the weekend of March 1-3, 2018. The team took 7th in Speech Sweepstakes, 1st in Congress Sweepstakes, 1st in Debate Sweepstakes, and 2nd in Overall Sweepstakes. Six students qualified for the national tournament in Fort Lauderdale this summer.
NATIONAL TOURNAMENT QUALIFIERS
Ladue Horton Watkins High School Principal Brad Griffith was selected as the 2018 Eastern Missouri District Principal of the Year. Ladue faculty Deb Lund, Monica Bowman, Janet Duckham, Sarah Kirksey, and Chris Geisz attended the tournament to judge. |
Emily Bell (class of 2012) was selected as the recipient of the 2018 Eastern Missouri District Alumni Achievement Award!
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Full tournament results are below. Some students actually qualified to the national tournament in multiple events; however, students can only compete in one event at the national tournament.
Lincoln-Douglas Debate - Albert Liu - 1st place and District Champion, national qualifier - Noor Rahman - 2nd place, national qualifier Policy Debate - Max Kornfeld and Olivia Liu - 3rd place, national qualifiers Public Forum Debate - Levi Dyson and Edward Wu - 2nd place, national qualifiers Congressional Debate - Senate - Edward Wu - 2nd place, national qualifier Congressional Debate - House #1 - Levi Dyson - 1st place and District Champion, national qualifier Congressional Debate - House #2 - Albert Liu - 1st place and District Champion, national qualifier International Extemporaneous Speaking
- Max Kornfeld - 3rd place, national qualifier Original Oratory - Sunny Lu - 5th place Duo Interpretation - Daniel Chayet and Ethan Willick - 5th place |
Ladue Speech & Debate makes a big impression Marquette Tournament
Congressional Debate
Noor Rahman - 5th place Edward Wu - 7th place and Permanent Presiding Officer Championship Lincoln-Douglas Debate Noor Rahman - Quarterfinalist |
The speech and debate team competed in our last invitational tournament of the regular season this past weekend. The team took 3rd place out of 37 schools.
Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking Hale Masaki - 1st place International Extemporaneous Speaking Olivia Liu - 3rd place Informative Speaking Cindy Wang - 5th place Duo Interpretation Jackson Bry and Eli Goldstein - 1st place Program Oral Interpretation Jackson Bry - Semifinalist Sunny Lu - Semifinalist Lincoln-Douglas Debate
Diora Ton - Quarterfinalist Championship Policy Debate Sam Hiken and Hale Masaki - Semifinalists Championship Public Forum Debate Donovon Moore and Connor Ross - Quarterfinalists |
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Public Forum Debate
Athena Vinch and Melody Zhang - 1st place and UNDEFEATED. ** This is only the 2nd time Athena and Melody have competed at the varsity level! Ari Gottesman and William Xie - Quarterfinalists
Athena Vinch and Melody Zhang - 1st place and UNDEFEATED. ** This is only the 2nd time Athena and Melody have competed at the varsity level! Ari Gottesman and William Xie - Quarterfinalists
Every year the Marquette Speech and Debate Team gives out the I Speak for Others Award to a student who uses his or her voice to advocate for a better world. This year, Ladue's Levi Dyson was awarded the I Speak for Others Award for his work to create understanding across religions in the Saint Louis area.
Senior Edward Wu on earns his Degree of Premier Distinction
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Congratulations to Senior Edward Wu on earning his Degree of Premier Distinction. Throughout his four years on the Talking Rams team, Edward has earned over 1,500 points and this places him in the top 1% of speech and debate competitors in the country. The Degree of Premier Distinction is the highest degree level a student can attain in the National Forensic League, the honor society of the National Speech and Debate Association. The Degree of Premier Distinction is a reflection of Edward's work ethic, dedication to the team, and competitive excellence. Edward is currently the team president and, for the second year in a row, is the co-coordinator for Public Forum Debate and Congressional Debate. On the weekend of January 12-13, 2018, Edward and his partner placed 1st in a Public Forum Debate tournament and was named Conference Champion in Congressional Debate.
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Speech and Debate team place 5th in sweepstakes at the Jefferson High School Capital Classic
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The speech and debate team competed in the Capital Classic hosted by Jefferson City High School the weekend of January 26-27, 2018. The team took 5th place in sweepstakes -- over 30 schools competed in this tournament, including 3 teams that regularly win school awards at the national tournament.
Informative Speaking Cindy Wang (10), Semifinalist Original Oratory Catherine Liao (09), Semifinalist Dramatic Interpretation Audrey Wang (12), 6th place Congressional Debate Edward Wu (12), 1st place Levi Dyson (12), 3rd place Ayush Ajmani (10), Semifinalist Sahana Raju (12), Semifinalist Open Lincoln-Douglas Debate Ope Falako (12), Quarterfinalist Championship Lincoln-Douglas Debate Albert Liu (12), Quarterfinalist Championship Policy Debate Phani Chintakunta (10) and Max Kornfeld (12) - 1st place Championship Public Forum Debate Levi Dyson (12) and Edward Wu (12) - 1st place |
Speech and Debate team rack up wins in the GSL Speech Association's Conference Tournament #3
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The speech and debate team competed in the Greater Saint Louis (GSL) Speech Association's Conference Tournament #3 January 12-13, 2018. The tournament was the final tournament of the conference series and conference awards were handed out in addition to tournament awards.
TEAM AWARDS - Overall Conference Champions (for the fourth year in a row and the sixth time in seven years!!) - Debate Sweepstakes, 1st place - Congressional Debate Sweepstakes, 1st place - Interpretation Sweepstakes, 3rd place |
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INDIVIDUAL CONFERENCE AWARDS
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TOURNAMENT #3 AWARDS
PROSE READING
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DOMESTIC EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING
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Speech and Debate finished first overall at Francis Howell/Troy tournament
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The speech and debate team competed in the Francis Howell North Events Round Robin and Troy Debate Round Robin this weekend. The team placed 3rd in events, 1st in debate, and 1st overall.
Tournament highlights:
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EVENTS
Foreign Extemporaneous Speaking Fayzan Ali (10) - 6th place Origina Oratory Cassie Beisheim (10) - 3rd place Sunny Lu (10) - 4th place Radio Speaking Levi Dyson (12) - 3rd place Program Oral Interpretation Jackson Bry (10) - 5th place Sunny Lu (10) - 3rd place Informative Speaking Cindy Wang (10) - 1st place Novice Extemporaneous Speaking Gabe DiAntonio (09) - 1st place Grace Hu (09) - 2nd place Anna Reis (09) - 3rd place Novice Original Oratory Lauren Xie (09) - 4th place |
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DEBATE
Novice Lincoln-Douglas Debate Anna Reis (09) - 1st place and undefeated Novice Policy Debate Gabe DiAntonio (09) and Grace Hu (09) - 2nd place and undefeated Novice Public Forum Debate Jake Gerardi (12) and Aidan Morley (12) - 1st place Lincoln-Douglas Debate Albert Liu (12) - 1st place and undefeated Policy Debate Sam Hiken (11) and Hale Masaki (11) - 1st place Public Forum Debate Levi Dyson (12) and Edward Wu (12) - 1st place and undefeated Jackson Bry (10) and Sahana Raju (12) - 4th place |
Talking Rams compete in their first conference tournament of the season
Radio Speaking
Anna Zhong (10) - finalist Poetry Reading Hale Masaki (11) - 5th place Prose Reading Olivia Liu (11) - 2nd place Kevin Tan (10) - 3rd place Congressional Debate Edward Wu (12) - 1st place Levi Dyson (12) - 2nd place Albert Liu (12) - 5th place and Permanent Presiding Officer |
The speech and debate team competed in their first conference tournament of the season. The team also hosted the tournament The Talking Rams send their appreciation to the Ladue faculty and staff for continuing to share their space with the debate team. Ladue took on this tournament after the original host canceled a few weeks before the tournament so they are very thankful to be part of such a supportive community!
Student achievements
Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking Hale Masaki (11) - 1st place ** Hale was ranked 1st by every judge! International Extemporaneous Speaking Sam Hiken (11) - 3rd place Gavin Giuliani (10) - 4th place Fayzan Ali (10) - 5th place Original Oratory Olivia Liu (11) - 2nd place Storytelling Eli Goldstein (10) - 7th place Lincoln-Douglas Debate
Connie Chen (10) - Semifinalist Policy Debate Olivia Liu (11) and Hale Masaki (11) - Semifinalists Eli Goldstein (10) and Kevin Tan (10) - Semifinalists Public Forum Debate Levi Dyson (12) and Edward Wu (12) - Semifinalists |
Speech and Debate team takes first place in Sweepstakes
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The speech and debate team competed in the Oakville Autumn Congress tournament this past weekend. The team took 1st place in Sweepstakes!
Students listed placed in their chambers: Albert Liu (12) - Permanent Presiding Officer Levi Dyson (12) - 1st place Brendan Yang (10) - 1st place Sahana Raju (12) - 2nd place Edward Wu (12) - 2nd place |
Great success for Speech and Debate team in first tournament of the season
The speech and debate team competed in the first tournament of the season on Saturday, September 30th.
Here are the results from the competition:
Here are the results from the competition:
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VARSITY DUET IMROVISATION
- Cassie Beisheim & Sunny Lu - 1st place, tournament champions **Cassie & Sunny were ranked 1st in every round of the tournament! - Ope Falako & Claire Golden - 5th place VARSITY IMPROMPTU SPEAKING - Fayzan Ali - 5th place - Anna Zhong - 6th place |
VARSITY EXTEMPORANEOUS DEBATE
- Sam Hiken - 3rd place NOVICE IMPROMPTU SPEAKING - Gabe DiAntonio - 1st place, tournament champion - Huamin Gao - 3rd place NOVICE EXTEMPORANEOUS DEBATE - Jake Gerardi - 1st place, tournament champion **Jake was undefeated in the tournament! - Derek Raymond - 5th place |
Ladue Speech and Debate team compete in the MSHSAA State Tournament at Missouri State
Talking Rams win big at the Eastern Missouri District Tournament
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The speech and debate team competed in the Eastern Missouri District Tournament this past weekend! The team took 2nd place in Speech Sweepstakes, 1st place in Congressional Debate Sweepstakes, 1st place in Debate Sweepstakes, and 1st place in Overall Sweepstakes! Aramis Rickey was named the District Student of the Year! Aramis was nominated for his leadership, dedication to the team, his belief in ethical debate, and for holding our entire team to a higher standard. Aramis will now go on to represent Eastern Missouri in the National Student of the Year competition. Ladue qualified 11 students to the National Speech and Debate Association's National Tournament! We'll be traveling to Birmingham in June for a week of speech and debate competition! Individual accomplishments are listed below. |
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Congressional Debate - Senate
Edward Wu - 3rd place, National Qualifier Congressional Debate - House 2 Levi Dyson - 2nd place, National Qualifier Congressional Debate - House 3 Albert Liu - 1st place & District Champion, National Qualifier Informative Speaking Fatima Sheriff - 5th place Duo Interpretation Connie Dong and Michelle Liu - 6th place |
Humorous Interpretation
Ande Siegel - 1st place & District Champion, National Qualifier Original Oratory Olivia Liu - 4th place, National Qualifier Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking Patrick Naughton - 3rd place, National Qualifier Hale Masaki - 4th place, National Qualifier International Extemporaneous Speaking Noah DiAntonio - 1st place & District Champion, National Qualifier Aramis Rickey - 3rd place, National Qualifier Maya Mutic - 4th place Max Kornfeld - 6th place, National Qualifier |
Policy Debate
Noah DiAntonio and Maya Mutic - 2nd place, National Qualifier Patrick Naughton and Aramis Rickey - 3rd place, National Qualifier Olivia Liu and Hale Masaki - 4th place Max Kornfeld and Noor Rahman - 5th place |
1st place in debate sweepstakes and 1st place overall in Oakville and Eastern Missouri competitions
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The speech and debate novices competed in the Oakville Novice Events Round Robin and Eastern Missouri Novice Debate Round Robin. They took 1st place in debate sweepstakes and 1st place overall.
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EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING
Nevan Giuliani - 2nd place ORIGINAL ORATORY Cindy Wang - 2nd place RADIO SPEAKING Katie Shaw - 3rd place Fayzan Ali - 4th place INTERPRETATION Kathryn Xu - 4th place PROSE INTERPRETATION Kathryn Xu - 4th place POETRY INTERPRETATION Jackson Brry - 2nd place |
CONGRESSIONAL DEBATE
Shaun Carr - 1st place Ayush Ajmani - 2nd place Brendan Yang - 3rd place Chris Naing - 4th place Fatima Sheriff - 5th place LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATE Fayzan Ali - 3rd place POLICY DEBATE Gavin Giuliani and Eli Goldstein - 1st place Phani Chintakunta and Daniel Jung - 4th place Simi Singh and Sanjana Tatikonda - 5th place PUBLIC FORUM DEBATE Fatima Sheriff and Kathryn Xu - 1st place Jackson Bry and Sahana Raju - 2nd place Nevan Giuliani and Chris Ye - 3rd place Philip Adams and Raj Paul - 4th place Ayush Ajmani and Shaun Carr - 5th place |
Talking Rams travel to Bradley University for competition
Nine members of the speech and debate team traveled to Bradley University to compete in the George Armstrong Heart of Illinois Speech Invitational. This tournament was their toughest of the semester and is only offered to varsity members. This year was the team's best performance at the tournament in the past six years. This is the first time any students from Ladue have placed in individual sweepstakes!
HUMOROUS INTERPRETATION
Ande Siegel (10th) - 6th place
RADIO SPEAKING
Ande Siegel (10th) - Semifinalist
IMPROMPTU SPEAKING
Patrick Naughton (12th) - Semifinalist
DUO INTERPRETATION
Noah DiAntonio (12th) and Patrick Naughton (12th) - 4th place
Olivia Liu (10th) and Hale Masaki (10th) - 6th place
EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING
Noah DiAntonio (12th) - 4th place
Pranay Peddinti (12th) - 6th place
Max Kornfeld (10th) - Semifinalist
Patrick Naughton (12th) - Semifinalist
INDIVIUDAL SWEEPSTAKES
Noah DiAntonio (12th) - 3rd place
Patrick Naughton (12th) - 4th place
HUMOROUS INTERPRETATION
Ande Siegel (10th) - 6th place
RADIO SPEAKING
Ande Siegel (10th) - Semifinalist
IMPROMPTU SPEAKING
Patrick Naughton (12th) - Semifinalist
DUO INTERPRETATION
Noah DiAntonio (12th) and Patrick Naughton (12th) - 4th place
Olivia Liu (10th) and Hale Masaki (10th) - 6th place
EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING
Noah DiAntonio (12th) - 4th place
Pranay Peddinti (12th) - 6th place
Max Kornfeld (10th) - Semifinalist
Patrick Naughton (12th) - Semifinalist
INDIVIUDAL SWEEPSTAKES
Noah DiAntonio (12th) - 3rd place
Patrick Naughton (12th) - 4th place
Talking Rams compete in Greater Saint Louis Speech Association's Conference Tournament #2
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The speech and debate team competed in the Greater Saint Louis Speech Association's Conference Tournament #2 this past weekend! A special thank you to teacher Monica Bowman for coming out to judge!
DOMESTIC EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING Patrick Naughton, 3rd Pranay Peddinti, 5th Hale Masaki, 6th FOREIGN EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING Maya Mutic, 1st Aramis Rickey, 2nd Max Kornfeld, 4th ORIGINAL ORATORY Olivia Liu, 1st Audrey Wang, 6th |
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RADIO SPEAKING
Audrey Wang, 2nd DRAMATIC INTERPRETATION Ande Siegel, 2nd DUO INTERPRETATION Olivia Liu and Hale Masaki, 3rd Jackson Bry and Eli Goldstein, 4th Connie Dong and Michelle Liu, 5th Noah DiAntonio and Patrick Naughton, 6th POETRY READING Jackson Bry, 4th |
CONGRESSIONAL DEBATE
Albert Liu, 5th Levi Dyson, 6th Edward Wu, Permanent Presiding Officer LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATE Ope Falako, 2nd POLICY DEBATE Patrick Naughton and Aramis Rickey, 1st * The only undefeated team in the tournament Olivia Liu and Hale Masaki, 2nd Noah DiAntonio and Maya Mutic, 3rd |
Talking Rams place 1st place in debate sweepstakes and 2nd place in overall sweepstakes
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The speech and debate team competed in the Francis Howell North Events Round Robin and the Francis Howell Central Debate Round Robin this past weekend. The team took 1st place in debate sweepstakes and 2nd place in overall sweepstakes!
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VARSITY FOREIGN EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING
Akshay Govindan, 6th place VARSITY ORIGINAL ORATORY Olivia Liu, 2nd place OPEN DUO INTERPRETATION Olivia Liu and Hale Masaki, 6th place OPEN RADIO SPEAKING Sahana Raju, 2nd place NOVICE ORIGINAL ORATORY Cassie Beisheim, 1st place * Cassie was ranked first in every round! Kevin Tan, 2nd place |
VARSITY LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATE
Albert Liu, 2nd place * Albert was undefeated in the tournament! VARSITY POLICY DEBATE Noah DiAntonio and Maya Mutic, 1st place * Noah and Maya were undefeated in the tournament! NOVICE LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATE Aishwarya Kumar, 6th place NOVICE POLICY DEBATE Kevin Tan and Brendan Yang, 2nd place Simi Singh and Sanjana Tatikonda, 3rd place Gavin Giuliani and Eli Goldstein, 6th place NOVICE PUBLIC FORUM DEBATE Jackson Bry and Sahana Raju, 2nd place |
Speech and Debate competes in first conference tournament of the year
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The speech and debate team competed in their first conference tournament of the year the weekend of October 21-22 .
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DUO INTERPRETATION
- Jackson Bry and Eli Goldstein, 3rd place - Olivia Liu and Hale Masaki, 5th place - Olivia DeHaven and Bernice Trapp, 7th place |
STORYTELLING
- Ope Falako, 6th place |
2nd place in overall sweepstakes in the Parkway Classic
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The speech and debate team competed in the Parkway Classic hosted by Parkway West High School in October. The team took 2nd place in overall sweepstakes.
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NOVICE RADIO SPEAKING
- Lilly Tung - 3rd place - Angela Liu - 6th place DUO INTERPRETATION - Olivia Liu and Hale Masaki - 1st place NOVICE DUO INTERPRETATION - Jackson Bry and Eli Goldstein - 1st place - Michelle Liu and Malavika Kumaran - 2nd place - Olivia DeHaven and Bernice Trapp - 5th place |
NOVICE INTERPRETATION
- Joel Willick - 3rd place NOVICE PROSE/POETRY READING - Sunny Lu - 3rd place - Kathryn Xu - 5th place CONGRESSIONAL DEBATE - Albert Liu - Finalist - Panth Shah - Finalist - Journey Smith - Finalist |
NOVICE CONGRESSIONAL DEBATE
- Brendan Yang - 3rd place LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATE - Audrey Wang - 2nd place NOVICE POLICY DEBATE - Eli Goldstein and Gavin Giuliani - 3rd place NOVICE PUBLIC FORUM DEBATE - Fatima Sheriff and Kathryn Xu - 4th place |
Oakville Autumn Congress proves successful for Talking Rams
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The speech and debate team competed in the Oakville Autumn Congress in October and placed 2nd overall.
Shaun Carr - 2nd place Levi Dyson - Permanent Presiding Officer Ope Falako - 2nd place Albert Liu - Permanent Presiding Officer |
Speech and debate team compete in first tournament of the year
The speech and debate team competed in our first tournament of the year, the Greater Saint Louis Speech Association's Pre-Season Invitational. 11 new team members competed in their first tournament and 12 team members won awards.
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VARSITY EXTEMPORANEOUS DEBATE
Levi Dyson - 3rd place VARSITY IMPROMPTU SPEAKING Panth Shah - 1st place Audrey Wang - 2nd place Faris Ali - 3rd place |
NOVICE DUET IMPROVISATIONAL ACTING
Cassie Beisheim and Sunny Lu - 1st place Jackson Bry and Eli Goldstein - 3rd place NOVICE EXTEMPORANEOUS DEBATE Ayush Ajmani - 1st place Connie Chen - 2nd place Shaun Carr - 6th place NOVICE IMPROMPTU SPEAKING Fayzan Ali - 6th place |
Speech and debate team compete in MSHSAA Speech, Debate, and Theatre State Tournament
Simi Falako - 2nd place in Original Oratory
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Noah DiAntonio and Maya Mutic - quarterfinalists in Policy Debate
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Jacob Granick and Bobby Zitzmann - 9th in Public Forum Debate
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Noah DiAntonio and Maya Mutic - Policy Debate
Jacob Granick and Bobby Zitzmann - Public Forum Debate Gabbie Burton and Noah DiAntonio - Duet Acting |
Simi Falako - Original Oratory
Kieran Mulligan - Storytelling Kyrollos Shenouda - Prose Reading |
Ladue's Talking Rams qualify thirteen students to the national tournament
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The speech and debate team competed in the Eastern Missouri District Tournament! The team took 2nd place in Speech Sweepstakes, 1st place in Congress Sweepstakes, 1st place in Debate Sweepstakes, and 1st place in Overall Sweepstakes!
Simi Falako was named the Eastern Missouri District Student of the Year! She will not represent Ladue and Eastern Missouri in the National Student of the Year contest! Jerome Gregory (class of 2013) was named the Eastern Missouri District Alumnus of the Year! He was recognized for his continued commitment to supporting the Eastern Missouri speech and debate community and his success in competing at the collegiate level. |
Ladue qualified THIRTEEN students to the national tournament! Please join me in congratulating the students who will represent Ladue and Eastern Missouri at the National Speech and Debate Association National Tournament in Salt Lake City, Utah in June!
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Gabbie Burton - Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking
Simi Falako - Original Oratory Jacob Granick and Bobby Zitzmann - Public Forum Debate Hanlu Jin - Congressional Debate, House Noah DiAntonio and Maya Mutic - Policy Debate |
Kieran Mulligan - Informative Speaking
Patrick Naughton and Aramis Rickey - Policy Debate Rasika Sant - International Extemporaneous Speaking Panth Shah - Program Oral Interpretation Edward Wu - Congressional Debate, House |
Talking Rams take 1st place in sweepstakes for the second tournament in a row
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The speech and debate team competed in their last regular season invitational this past weekend at Marquette High School. The team took 1st place in sweepstakes for the second tournament in a row!
A special congratulations to Jackie Wong who was recognized with the 2016 I Speak for Others Award. The award is given annually to a speech and debate competitor in recognition of speaking and acting to make the world a better place. Jackie was recognized for her many hours of community service, her dedication to empowering women in STEM, and her commitment to making her community a better place. |
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United States Extemporaneous Speaking
- Patrick Naughton, 2nd place - Gabbie Burton, 4th place International Extemporaneous Speaking - Maya Mutic, 5th place - Faris Ali, Semifinalist - Huayu Gao, Semifinalist - Aramis Rickey, Semifinalist Original Oratory - Simi Falako, 1st place - Audrey Wang, 5th place Informative Speaking - Kieran Mulligan, 2nd place Radio Speaking - Henok Getahun, Semifinalist - Felix Hu, Semifinalist Humorous Interpretation - Ope Falako, Semifinalist Duo Interpretation - Hale Masaki and Kelly Phung, 2nd plce - Gabbie Burton and Noah DiAntonio, 3rd place 
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Storytelling
- Kieran Mulligan, 3rd place - Aly Francone, 5th place Prose Reading - Kyrollos Shenouda, 3rd place Congressional Debate - Bobby Zitzmann, 2nd place and Permanent Presiding Officer - Edward Wu, 3rd place - Albert Liu, Finalist Lincoln-Douglas Debate - Audrey Wang, 1st place Policy Debate - Max Kornfeld and Noor Rahman, 2nd place - Hale Masaki and Kelly Phung, 3rd place Public Forum Debate - Henok Getahun and Ashwin Govindan, 3rd place Championship Public Forum Debate - Levi Dyson and Edward Wu, 4th place 
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Speech and debate team place 1st in team sweepstakes in a tournament of 28 schools
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United States Extemporaneous Speaking
- Noah DiAntonio, Semifinalist - Simi Falako, Semifinalist - Patrick Naughton, Semifinalist International Extemporaneous Speaking - Rasika Sant, 1st place - Faris Ali, Semifinalist Original Oratory - Simi Falako, Semifinalist Storytelling - Aly Francone, Semifinalist |
Congressional Debate
- Bobby Zitzmann, 1st place - Hanlu Jin, 2nd place and Permanent Presiding Officer - Jacob Granick, 6th place - Levi Dyson, Finalist - Kieran Mulligan, Finalist - Edward Wu, Finalist Championship Lincoln-Douglas Debate - Albert Liu, 4th place Regular Lincoln-Douglas Debate - Audrey Wang, 4th place Championship Public Forum Debate - Kieran Mulligan and Rasika Sant, 4th place Open Policy Debate - Patrick Naughton and Aramis Rickey, 1st place - Noah DiAntonio and Maya Mutic, 2nd place - Olivia Liu and Noor Rahman, 3rd place |
A special note of congratulations to the policy teams who swept 1st, 2nd, and 3rd and were the only undefeated teams in preliminary rounds. This is the second tournament in a row that the varsity policy teams have closed out and we are so proud of them!
Ladue Speech & Debate Named Conference Champions again
The Ladue Talking Rams were named conference champions the weekend of January 15-16, 2016. The team took 7th place in Interpretation Events, 1st in Congressional Debate, 1st in Public Speaking Events, and 1st in Debate. For the fourth time in five years, the team also brought home the Conference Championship trophy. With the exception of three seasons, Ladue has held the trophy since 1994.
The speech and debate team competed in the third, and final, conference tournament of the year this past weekend at Ritenour High School. A special thank you went to Eric Hahn from the team, for coming out to judge the first round of debate on Friday.
The speech and debate team competed in the third, and final, conference tournament of the year this past weekend at Ritenour High School. A special thank you went to Eric Hahn from the team, for coming out to judge the first round of debate on Friday.
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DOMESTIC EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING
- Patrick Naughton - 1st place - Gabbie Burton - 4th place - Simi Falako - 6th place FOREIGN EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING - Rasika Sant - 2nd place - Maya Mutic - 3rd place - Aramis Rickey - 6th place ORIGINAL ORATORY - Simi Falako - 3rd place DUO INTERPRETATION
- Gabbie Burton and Noah DiAntonio - 3rd place PROSE READING - Kyrollos Shenouda - 5th place ORIGINAL ORATORY - Simi Falako - 2nd place RADIO SPEAKING - Jackie Wong - 5th place |
HUMOROUS INTERPRETATION
- Ope Falako - 4th place DUO INTERPRETATION - Maya Mutic and Patrick Naughton - 2nd place - Gabbie Burton and Noah DiAntonio - 3rd place DOMESTIC EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING
- Patrick Naughton - 1st place & Conference Champion (t) - Gabbie Burton - 3rd place - Simi Falako - 5th place FOREIGN EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING - Rasika Sant - 2nd place - Aramis Rickey - 4th place CONGRESSIONAL DEBATE - Kieran Mulligan - 3rd place (t) - Bobby Zitzmann - 3rd place (t) - Albert Liu - 5th place (t) - Hanlu Jin - 5th place (t) |
CONGRESSIONAL DEBATE
- Hanlu Jin - 2nd place and Permanent Presiding Officer - Kieran Mulligan - 4th place - Albert Liu - Super Session LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATE - Simi Falako - Semifinalist - Audrey Wang - Semifinalist POLICY DEBATE - Noah DiAntonio and Maya Mutic - 1st place - Patrick Naughton and Aramis Rickey - 2nd place PUBLIC FORUM DEBATE - Kieran Mulligan and Rasika Sant - Semifinalists LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATE
- Simi Falako - 1st place and Conference Champion - Rasika Sant - 4th place (t) POLICY DEBATE - Patrick Naughton and Aramis Rickey - 2nd place - Noah DiAntonio and Maya Mutic - 4th place PUBLIC FORUM DEBATE - Jacob Granick and Kieran Mulligan - 3rd place (t) |
Speech & Debate - Oakville and Parkway North
Oakville Novice Events Round Robin
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Parkway North Novice Debate Round Robin (with Tushar!)
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ORIGINAL ORATORY
Ande Siegel - 4th place RADIO SPEAKING Aly Francone, 4th place Charlie Yeldham, 5th place Ande Siegel, 6th place EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING Akshay Govindan, 2nd place Hale Masaki, 3rd place Max Kornfeld, 4th place Louisia Yang, 5th place |
LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATE
Claire Golden, 3rd place POLICY DEBATE Max Kornfeld and Noor Rahman, 2nd place Oliviua Liu and Louisia Yang, 3rd place Hake Masaki and Kelly Phung, 4th place PUBLIC FORUM DEBATE Akshay Govindan and Felix Hu, 5th place |
Team alumnus, Tushar Raj (class of 2015), came to Parkway North to support the team - we're happy to share that he is loving Minnesota and had a wonderful first semester!
Talking Rams come up big at Bradley University
.The traditional "Go Rams" picture taken at every tournament with Ladue Alum Jerome Gregory '13 jumping in to take part in a favorite team tradition!
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Ten members of the speech and debate team traveled to Bradley University for their annual speech invitational this past weekend. This will be our most difficult tournament of the season - it is the largest tournament in which we will compete, all students entered four events, many tried multiple new events, and this is our only national tournament of the semester.
Simi Falako, Maya Mutic, and Patrick Naughton were semi-finalists in Extemporaneous Speaking. Jacob Granick and Kieran Mulligan were finalists in Sports Broadcasting. Kieran placed 5th and Jacob earned 3rd place. Additionally, we saw Ladue alumni Jerome Gregory (2013), Hannah Snidman (2015), and Cal Weisman (2015) -- it was definitely a highlight of the trip to see Ladue alumni! |
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DOMESTIC EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING
- Patrick Naughton - 2nd place - Gabbie Burton - 5th place FOREIGN EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING - Aramis Rickey - 4th place ORIGINAL ORATORY - Simi Falako - 2nd place - Noah DiAntonio - 4th place RADIO SPEAKING - Huayu Gao - 5th place DUO INTERPRETATION - Gabbie Burton and Noah DiAntonio - 4th place |
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CONGRESSIONAL DEBATE
- Kieran Mulligan - 2nd place - Bobby Zitzmann - 4th place & Permanent Presiding Officer - Albert Liu - 5th place - Jacob Granick - Finalist - Edward Wu - Finalist - Levi Dyson - Finalist |
LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATE
- Simi Falako - 3rd place POLICY DEBATE - Patrick Naughton and Aramis Rickey - 2nd place PUBLIC FORUM DEBATE - Gabbie Burton and Kyrollos Shenouda - 3rd place |
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The speech and debate team had another great weekend of competition! We competed at the Francis Howell North Events Round Robin on Friday and the Brentwood Debate Round Robin on Saturday. We took 1st place in debate sweepstakes at Brentwood!
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Please congratulate the following students when you see them.
DOMESTIC EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING Gabbie Burton - 2nd place Patrick Naughton - 3rd place FOREIGN EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING Aramis Rickey - 5th place ORIGINAL ORATORY Simi Falako - 4th place HUMOROUS INTERPRETATION Renee Colby - 4th place DUO INTERPRETATION Gabbie Burton & Noah DiAntonio - 3rd place Maya Mutic & Patrick Naughton - 5th place |
PROSE READING
Kyrollos Shenouda - 6th place NOVICE ORIGINAL ORATORY Audrey Wang - 3rd place LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATE Huayu Gao - 3rd place NOVICE LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATE Audrey Wang - 4th place POLICY DEBATE Maya Mutic & Patrick Naughton - 5th place PUBLIC FORUM DEBATE Kieran Mulligan & Bobby Zitzmann - 1st place & only undefeated team Levi Dyson & Edward Wu - 3rd place Jacob Granick & Rasika Sant - 5th place Gabbie Burton & Kyrollos Shenouda - 6th place |
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The Greater Saint Louis Speech Association (GSL) is the local speech and debate organization. The GSL provides educational and competitive opportunities for students as well as providing advocacy and support for speech and debate teams in the Saint Louis area. Each year Ladue competes in the GSL Conference Championship series. Students compete in three tournaments throughout the year and earn points toward the conference titles. Conference titles are awarded to individuals and teams. Last year Ladue had three individual conference champions and swept all five divisions of team championships.
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DOMESTIC EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING
Simi Falako - 1st place Gabbie Burton - 3rd place Kyrollos Shenouda - 4th place FOREIGN EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING Rasika Sant - 1st place ORIGINAL ORATORY Simi Falako - 1st place RADIO SPEAKING Rasika Sant - 2nd place |
PROSE READING
Kyrollos Shenouda - 2nd place CONGRESSIONAL DEBATE - Bobby Zitmann - 2nd place - Albert Liu - 6th place - Edward Wu - Finalist LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATE Rasika Sant - 1st place Simi Falako - 2nd place PUBLIC FORUM DEBATE Jacob Granick and Kieran Mulligan - 1st place Kyrollos Shenouda and Bobby Zitzmann - 2nd place Gabbie Burton and Oishi Paul - 3rd place |