VICTORY at the Southside Invitational
On February 5, 33 MP students travelled to Southside High School in Greenville, SC for the last showdown of the season between North and South Carolina. With an incredible burst of team spirit, NC was finally victorious as Myers Park took home the coveted FIRST PLACE Southside “Tiger Trophy”. The mustangs were victorious over previous champions Riverside HS by a considerable margin of 20 points, as they accumulated a grand total of 86 for the tournament. Here’s everyone who placed, in their respective events:
Jason Fuller & Robert Havelka – CHAMPIONS, Public Forum Debate
Taruni Paleru & Jake Lampke – 2nd Place, Public Forum Debate
Mike Griggs & Ashley Thomas – 2nd Place, Duo Interpretation
Isabel Williams – 2nd Place, Impromptu Speaking
Bernadine Pierre and Meghan Dorn – 2nd Place, Extemp Duo
Ketan Chokshi – 2nd Place, Student Congress
Hannah Wang – 2nd Place, Novice Lincoln-Douglas Debate
Lane Fagan and Jake Raynor – 3rd Place, Extemp Duo
Jake Raynor – 3rd Place, Radio Speaking
Patrick Withrow – 4th Place, Extemporaneous Speaking
Patrick Withrow – 4th Place, Impromptu Speaking
Jay Merritt – 4th Place, Varsity Lincoln-Douglas Debate
Isabel Williams- 5th Place, Extemporaneous Speaking
Roma Sonik – 5th Place, Novice Lincoln-Douglas Debate
Mike Griggs – 7th Place, Humorous Interpretation
Mike Griggs – 8th Place, Oral Interpretation
Sibley Fillette – 9th Place, Oral Interpretation
One week after the Southside Invitational, the Public Forum team of Porter Nenon and Lauren Wiggins travelled to the Duke University Blue Devil Classic to compete against a challenging field of 20 experienced PF teams. They made it all the way to the semifinal round before falling to NCSSM, so please congratulate them on this accomplishment!
This weekend 28 MP debaters will travel to Boston for the Harvard National Tournament… check back for daily updates as the weekend goes on!