On Saturday, Nov. 11, the Lincoln Southwest speech team competed at Papillion La-Vista (Papio) and the debate team competed at Norfolk.
Speech placed third and debate won overall, with many individuals receiving awards as well.
In novice Lincoln-Douglas, freshman Jaida Amar was a semifinalist and Amar was also 6 place speaker.
“I felt surprised but also accomplished that I was so successful during this tournament,” Amar said. “I know I can do even better in the future.”
In speech, both novice and varsity helped in getting third at Papio, including freshman Danielle Ibe-Ikechi, who won novice Poetry.
“It was definitely very surreal to win my event because I didn’t expect to win. I did really bad in my first tournament,” Ibe-Ikechi said. “It was the motivation I needed to step up my game.”
Awards
Novice Congress – freshman Mikah Ristow (4) and freshman Addison Watchorn (6)
Varsity Congress – junior Spencer Krenk (1), junior Elizabeth Falcone (3), senior Jack Watermolen (5) and junior Rawan Al-Ajeel (6)
Varsity Lincoln-Douglas – senior Richard Nguyen (2 and top speaker)
Varsity Public Forum – junior Cole Wilkason and senior Lewis Tran (2) and senior Kyzz Azucena and junior Carly Wieseler (semifinalists). Wilkason was 4 place speaker and Wieseler was 6.
Novice Oratory – junior Elle Walker (1)
Novice Dramatic Interpretation – freshman Audrey Haugen (2) and freshman Lyra Walsh (5)
Novice Humorous Interpretation – freshman Addison Carlson (2) and sophomore Preston Gonzales (5)
Novice Poetry – freshman Lilly Wirth (3), freshman Amy Yuan (4) and freshman Leela Kononoff (6)
Novice Informative – freshman EvaJoy Nielsen (6)
Varsity Duo Interpretation – senior Jack Anderson and junior Brooklyn Bruggeman (1) and junior Mason Farmer and sophomore Brooklyn Shoemaker (5)
Varsity Extemporaneous Speaking – Anderson (3)
Varsity Informative – sophomore Claire Timperley (4) and junior Jordyn Davis (6)
The next speech tournament is at Pius X on Saturday, Nov. 18 and will begin at 9 a.m. The next debate tournament is at Millard South on Saturday, Nov. 18. and will begin at 9 a.m.
