Congrats to Gabe Gonzalez(NSF) the Harvard Champion in Humorous Interpretation and a finalist in Dramatic Interpretation
Kristina Donahue(Lyceum) and Bethany Schmidt (NSF) were finalists in Oratory
Bethany Schmidt(NSF), Brittney Squier(InterProd), Dallas McKinney(InterProd) and Raina Enand(NSF) were finalists in DUO
Congratulations to Gabe Gonzalez for winning Emory in Dramatic Performance!
Our 2007 Alumni, from over 19 different states, are not just showing achievement in a couple of events, they are showing championship success in ALL EVENTS. Here is just a sample of what NSF students have accomplished over the past couple of months:
Gabe Gonzalez: 1st HI and 1st DI at Yale, 1st in HI and 1st in DI at Blue Key, 1st in HI and 3rd in DI, ASU 1st in HI, DI, Prose, Round Robin Champion and Overall Champion in Individual Events.
Jonathan Friedman: 1st at Glenbrooks in PFD, 2nd at ASU in PFD and 1st at Crestian in PFD!
Dania Toth and Aaron Rogoff: Octofinals in PFD at Emory!
Tad Ewald and Andee Mazzei: Octofinals in PFD at Emory!
Patty Forston: Blue Key Finalist in OI and Crestian Finalist in OI
Hannah Gorfinkel: Crestian Semi-Finalist in HI
Kathryn Cotten: 2nd at ASU in DI
Paige Sager: 3rd in HI at ASU
Katy Taylor: Finalist in OO
Bethany Schmidt: 4th in Oratory at ASU
Daniel DeCiccio: TOC bid recipent in Lincoln Douglas Debate at Blue Key
Ariana Renfro: Elimination Round Participant in Lincoln Douglas Debate at Blue Key
Bryan Wilder: Elimination Round Participant in Lincoln Douglas Debate at Blue Key and Double Octofinalist in LD at Crestian
Brad Johnson: 2nd in DI at Crestian, Semi-finalist in DUO
Texana Day and Bella Ilagan, Crestian Finalists in DUO
Bo Lint: Champion at GMU, Finalist at Blue Key in Congress and Finalist at Crestian in Congress
Danneile Davis: Finalist at Yale and GMU
Billy Magenheimer, Finalist in HI at Crestian
If you have an achievement to add, please email jenny@summitdebate.com and we will add you to the list!
Mike Vigars, formerly from Christian Brothers Academy in New York and currently the coach at Trinity Prep in Florida will be joining our faculty and offering his direction in Congress. Mike Vigars runs Congress at several national and regional tournaments, and his students have been successful on the national circuit in all events and his expertise in Congress has made him one of the country’s top congress coaches. Check back in the next few days for more additions to our Congress faculty and program information, as we make the finishing touches on our 2008 Championship Student Congress Program!
Summit Debate will be offering scholarships at several tournaments this year, including the Dowling Paradigm, Myers Park, ASU, Crestian and Harvard. These scholarships will be applied to the student’s final institute payment. For more information on scholarships and how they can be used at any of our institutes, please contact us.
