The Talking Rams competed in the third, and final, tournament of the Greater Saint Louis Speech Association’s Conference Tournament Series on January 12th and 13th at Ritenour High School. At the conclusion of the tournament, the conference awards were also announced.
For the fourth year in a row, and the sixth time in seven years, the Talking Rams were named the Overall Conference Champions! The team also placed 1st in Debate Sweepstakes and 1st in Congressional Debate Sweepstakes, along with placing 3rd in Interpretation Sweepstakes.
In addition to the team awards, several individual students were recognized during the conference awards.
– Olivia Liu (11) – Conference Champion in Prose Reading & 3rd in Original Oratory
– Sunny Lu (10) – 3rd in Poetry Reading
– Ande Siegel (11) – 2nd in Interpretation
– Fayzan Ali (10) – 2nd in International Extemporaneous Speaking
– Max Kornfeld (11) – 3rd in International Extemporaneous Speaking
– Edward Wu (12) – Conference Champion in Congressional Debate
– Albert Liu (12) – Conference Champion in Lincoln-Douglas Debate
– Audrey Wang (12) – (tied) 3rd in Lincoln-Douglas Debate
– Phani Chintakunta (10) and Max Kornfeld (11) – 2nd in Policy Debate
– Gabe DiAntonio (09) and Olivia Liu (11) – 3rd in Policy Debate
– Levi Dyson (12) and Edward Wu (12) – 2nd in Public Forum Debate
Awards were also given out for the third conference tournament, and several team members were recognized for their achievements!
PROSE READING
– Olivia Liu (11), 1st
– Noor Rahman (12), 6th
POETRY READING
– Sunny Lu (10), 1st
– Ope Falako (12), 4th
INTERPRETATION
– Ande Siegel (11), 1st
RADIO SPEAKING
– Anna Zhong (10), 4th
– Jackson Bry (10), 6th
ORIGINAL ORATORY
– Olivia Liu (11), 3rd
– Sunny Lu (10), 4th
– Cassie Beisheim (10), 5th
DOMESTIC EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING
– Gabe DiAntonio (09), 4th
INTERNATIONAL EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING
– Max Kornfeld (11), 3rd
– Fayzan Ali (10), 4th
CONGRESSIONAL DEBATE
– Sahana Raju (12), 1st
– Levi Dyson (12), 2nd
– Edward Wu (12), 5th
LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATE
– Audrey Wang (12), 1st
– Albert Liu (12), 2nd
POLICY DEBATE
– Phani Chintakunta (10) and Max Kornfeld (11) – 2nd
– Gabe DiAntonio (09) and Olivia Liu (11) – Semifinalists
PUBLIC FORUM DEBATE
– Levi Dyson (12) and Edward Wu (12) – 1st