Nationals 2009 Results

The Lakeville North Speech Team sent seven students to the National Forensic League National Tournament in Birmingham, Alabama. The competition ran from June 15 to June 19, and Lakeville North had competitors in five different main events. Coaches Liz Vieira and James Doyle accompanied the team on this trip.

Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking

Elisabeth White

Duo

Adam Bouchareb and Greta Besser - National Runners-up

Humorous Interpretation

Matt Mills

International Extemporaneous Speaking

Steven Elliott- Quarterfinalist (top 30)

Karen Zhou- Quarterfinalist (top 30)

Student Congress

Taylor Thomas- Semi-finalist in the Senate

 

Elisabeth White competed in the supplemental categories Expository and Extemporaneous Commentary.

Steven Elliott and Karen Zhou competed in the consolation category Impromptu.

 

 

 
State Tournament Results

Lakeville North had 14 finalists in Friday's state championship and crowned three new state champs.

2009 State Champions

  • Courtney Koletar - Informative Speaking
  • Karen Zhou - Extemporaneous Speaking
  • Dave Finseth and Ashley Mardell - Duo Interpretation

Other finalists were:

  • Charlie Stokes - Creative Expression - 2nd place
  • Steven Elliott - Extemporaneous Speaking - 2nd place
  • Adam Bouchareb - Original Oratory - 2nd place
  • Matt Mills - Humorous Interpretation - 4th place
  • Taylor Gjesdahl - Humorous Interpretation - 5th place
  • Erica Elias - Story Telling - 5th Place
  • Bryant Au - Great Speeches - 6th Place
  • Greta Besser - Serious Interpretation - Drama - 6th Place
  • Maddie Halvorson - Creative Expression - 8th place
  • Taylor Thomas - Original Oratory - 8th place
  • Meghan McGill - Serious Interpretation - Drama - 8th Place

You can view the complete results here.

It is another strong showing for Lakeville North. Congratulations to all the participants.

 
Lakeville North Success at National Qualifiers

 

At the National Qualifier Tournament, March 13-14h, the Lakeville North team qualified 6 competitors to the NFL National Speech Tournament in Birmingham, Alabama, this June.  These 6 include: Steven Elliott, Karen Zhou, Elizabeth White, Adam Bouchareb, Greta Besser, and Matt Mills.  Overall, the team qualified 8 slots to nationals, as Steven Elliott qualified in both International and Domestic Extemp. Speaking, Adam Bouchareb qualified in both Original Oratory and Duo, and Greta Besser qualified in both Drama and Duo.  Good luck to everybody at Nationals!

 


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