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News staff writer
April 12, 2006
The District 14 Speech and Debate district qualifying tournament
was Saturday, April 8, at Hood River Valley High School. Several
HRV speech team members qualified to compete at the state
tournament to be held April 20-22 at Linfield College in
McMinnville.
All first- and second-place finishers will represent District 14
at the state tournament.
Earning first place distinction for Hood River Valley were the
dual interpretation team of Lauren Merge and Dillon Slagle,
Susanna Gabay in Prose Reading and Ryan Young in radio
commentary.
Lauren Hay earned two first-place finishes in poetry reading and
in serious interpretation.
Earning first-place debate finishes were the Oregon style
cross-examination debate team of Kieran Lerch and Lauren Merge;
and Chase Drum in Lincoln-Douglas policy debate.
Second-place finishes went to the dual interpretation team of
Marian Gunderson and Madeline Gobbo, Kenan Heppe in radio
commentary, and Emma Spaulding in serious interpretation.
Debaters qualifying to go to the state tournament in second
place were the Public team of Bryce Dalbey and Matt Ribkoff; and
Lincoln-Douglas policy debater August Jackson.
Spencer Bailey and Anastasia Maletz also qualified for state in
student congress.
Third-place finishers, who will step in as alternates if one of
the designated competitors cannot attend, are Morgan Bell in
expository, Kenan Heppe in impromptu, Kelbe Thompson in both
poetry reading and serious interpretation and Teddy Meyer in
prose reading.
“The district tournament was a success for Hood River Valley in
every way,” said Hood River Speech Coach Regena Rafelson. “Not
only did several of our team members do well in their events,
but the community showed its support of competitive speech.
“Almost a hundred parents, community members, and school
district employees volunteered some or all day Saturday to help
judge, work in the tab room, or provide food and snacks for
judges.” |
