NFL NATIONALS 2004

[mbareddog]

Well, everyone, it's been a fun year. Good luck to everyone competing, and maybe I'll run into some of you in Salt Lake. I will personally try to find time to update via this thread. For everyone else, let's keep this as THE NFL's thread, so as to minimize searching for results, etc.

Thanks.

-Jamie

[mbareddog]

it's purdy out here.

[xxLusciousZechxx]

Hot ****, good luck everyone.

Kick ***, FO.net folks.

[lilmcd86]

well, i made it. i saw sniffyguy (jeff) earlier. i have a massive headache. babies shouldn't be allowed on planes. on every flight there is at least one crying baby. but hey it's cool, i'm here now. so yeah, let me at least try to get some sleep. :P

oh yeah one more thing, for all UTNIF/FFIers: when/where are we going to have warmups?!

[debsterz]

OOOO!!!! Warm-ups is a must! :D Well, I know that East High School is the happenin place to be for all HIers and DIers, not sure about DUO.

Maybe there, in some big open space. I'm sure if just some of us start "Ride that Pony" or "Let me see your butt" others are bound to join in!

-Debbie

[aqua4n6]

if any of you guys have access to a computer while there (and obviously some of you do) I want results! :-D

[Ryan]

Don't worry. Results will come quickly.

[JoeleDaCuban]

Ok.... well Im ready..... when is the first break (for IE) ?!?!?

[Ryan]

I believe that breaks are announced at the Schwan's Party Zone - Tuesday at 6PM. They started round 1 45-60 minutes late, so the whole schedule may be off by then.

[geniusash]

PZ and DG represent L-town!

[Ryan]

EVENT CODES

US Extemp Codes:
Logan Scisco is U124
Kate Rice is U204
Max Wolson is U210
Liz Kraut is U212
Jamie Berk is U225
Weston Elkins is U262
James Hohmann is U278
Varun Akula is U279
Ania Amador is U280

Foreign Extemp Codes:
Josh Bone is F197

Duo Interp Codes:
Ryan Sulak & Marc Hoffenberg are D137
Phil Tizzani & James Cattaneo are D210

Original Oratory Codes:
Justin McGeary is Y132

Dramatic Interp Codes:
Josh Blum is A137
Kelly Bahlke is A194
Austin McDonald is A229

[sta7]

Justin McGeary- Y132
Josh Blum- A137
Marc and Ryan- B137

[Megan]

Could someone look for Kylie Betzner (HI),Cody Stipes (Congress), and Stacy Yoder(OO)'s codes for me? It would be much appreciated!

[lilmcd86]

the first cuts will be announced tomorrow night at the schwan's party thingamadooger.

[Its Alive]

GODSPEED, NOBLE FLORIDIANS.

[sta7]

Is this the video laser party? That thing is harcore, I did not go last year.

One recommendation is to look before the party where postings are, atleast for certain events. In case you're too cool to go--which is very easy--you can assure that you broke and be back in a quick minute.

[aqua4n6]

Could someone look for Kylie Betzner (HI),Cody Stipes (Congress), and Stacy Yoder(OO)'s codes for me? It would be much appreciated!

going with that theme...can someone look up Will Cole (DI) and Colleen Skemp (DI) for me?

[sta7]

You can't exactly look people's codes up. You have to actually ask them or somebody who knows their code.

[JoeleDaCuban]

I just got word that postings are at about 10 o clock (just like CFL nats) which is at 12 eastern time! (**** the world)!

[Ryan]

Interesting duo round (5):
Phil Tizzani & James Cattaneo (2nd at Crestian / 2nd at Blue Key) hit Rob Keech & Kathleen Hession (1st at Crestian) and also Iqwak Bhurji & Yue Tu (2nd at Cali States / 5th at Berkeley) - tough prelim round

[JoeleDaCuban]

all i have to say is... wow

[rubberducky1234]

does anyone the codes of people from spanish river: justin stone (hi) logan ury (oo) or jeff and steve (duo)

[KY_Extemper]

Well I know I said my post under the extemp topic was my last but I guess I was mistaken b/c I've never had one of my roomates bring a laptop before. Anyway, as far as whether I will break or not is right up into the air. The analysis was pretty good and the speaking/fluency deal was fine but I messed up three of my questions over these six rounds and anything is possible. I guess if it doesn't work out I can do commentary, lol.

USX looks to have a pretty competitive field with Varun Akula, Kate Rice, Anish Mitra, Courtney Otto (winner of CFL), Liz Kraut, and many different others. Should be fun the rest of the week and I'll probably post again before all is said and done.

By the way, I can't believe how wide the roads are here.

[lilmcd86]

i will do my best to match up the advancing codes w/ the names for DI and HI

[sweetkimmi1]

GOOD LUCK LOGAN! WOOOO! Tell courtney, brice, and everyone i said howdy! DON"T FORGET TO TELL DAWN AND ZEKE THE MESSAGE!!

[Ryan]

First breaks are out (Top-60) for duo. The only other events that have been posted are the debate events.

So far, I just know that Phil & James and Rob & Kathleen broke in duo. The Little Mermaid from ICW did not break, as well as Jeff & Steve from Spanish River.

[JoeleDaCuban]

The agony! The agony!!!!

Why won't they just post DI and HI already?!?!

[JoeleDaCuban]

Here's the duo top 60....

102
106
110
118
127
128
129
135
138
147
148
152
153
155
156
157
162
163
172
173
174
180
181
185
186
192
193
194
195
197
198
200
201
203
205
210
214
216
218
221
229
230
231
233
234
235
238
239
240
251
255
261
264
274
277
281
288
292
301
304

[Ryan]

Monique and Kelly broke in DI!!!

Every Holy Ghost broke! Eagan's Soccer Mom also broke in duo. David and Me'Lisa broke.

Varun Akula and Noah Gentele both broke in extemp.

Alex Weisman, Rachel Bevitz, Ryan Ruby and Jeff Moscaritolo broke in HI.

Robert Smith broke in OO.

[JoeleDaCuban]

Alex Weisman broke....

But Debbie didn't break.... :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :cry: :cry: :cry: :( :cry:

[Megan]

Do you all know if Kylie Betzner (HI),Cody Stipes (Congress), and Stacy Yoder(OO) broke?

[chapstickisgood]

YEAH! Cora Bryan and Cory Stewart's "Torch Song Trilogy" broke!!!

[lilmcd86]

top 60 for DI:
107-shakespeare for my father
109
117
118-nocturne
126
132-cesar (garcia)
138
139
144
145
146
150-leslie
153
159
160
163
165-deaf day
166-the laramie project
171
181
182-from the mississippi delta
183
184
194
196
198
200
201
202-for colored girls who've considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf
207-the exonerated
208
210
211
212
214
221
227 telephone man (garrett from houston)
229 i might be edgar allan poe (ME!!!!) :D
233
240
242
246
247
248
252
253
254
260
270
272
273
274
282
284
287
289
297
298
299
316

these all should be correct, i copied them myself, but if i screwed up somewhere, sorry!

[xxLusciousZechxx]

Woot woot Gulf Coast DI!

"Nocturne" is Justin Blacklock from Gregory-Portland.

Cesar Garcia is doing... "Cesar"... He's from PSJA.

Also...

Cody Kirkpatrick ("Wigfield", UT Champ (HI), TX State Champ (HI), top three at all league tournaments) did not break out of prelims...

Holy****ing****.

[lilmcd86]

top sixty for HI:
109
110
111
127
129
138
139
140
145
146
148
150
152
156
159
162
166
174
177
181
182
187
193
196- the wizard of aids (rachel bevitz)
197
199
201
202
206
212
213
215 more aesop's (oh so slightly) updated fables
218
221
225
230
231
239
241
243
244
247
250 actor! (joel keelor)
253
264
269 someday i'd like to travel to all the places my luggage has ever been (alex weisman)
271 night of the living dummy (andy heald)
276
282
284
285
287
288
289
291
296
298
300
301
308 god (justin stone)

[sweetkimmi1]

COngrats Garrett! Go kick some butt...well someone tell him I said that.

[DCdisco]

What about the other Eagan Duo, Travis Boettcher and Andrew Samuel, doing "Jelly's Last Jam"? Did they break? Or was Soccer Mom the only Duo from Eagan that broke??? jw....since Jelly has consistently been better than Soccer Mom, since Natalie left.

[aqua4n6]

congrats to all those who broke! does anyone know if Colleen (Heart of a Dog) or Will (some coma piece) broke in DI?

[chapstickisgood]

What I know...

From Eastview (MN)-

Cory Stewart and Cory Bryan DUO "Torch Song Trilogy"
Scott Peterson HI "June Groom"
James Hohmann DX
Ishanaa Rambachan IX

From Eagan-

Natalie Sintek HI "Ruthless"
Ryan Johnson and Elodie Lee DUO "Soccer Mom..."


That's all I know from Eagan, besides the fact that their two DI's didn't break. I just talked to Natalie and she wasn't sure about the rest of her teammates because she is sick in her hotel room with some sort of food poisoning. I'll let you guys know if I find out anything else.

[chapstickisgood]

Ok just kidding! As soon as I hit submit Nat texted me and said that Jelly's Last Jam did break.

[Ryan]

What's with the awesome HIers getting sick. First Andy with the flu, now Natalie with food poisoning. It's a conspiracy I tell ya!

[rubberducky1234]

does any1 know if lauren erlich broke in di or logan ury in oo?

[Beiluj]

Does anyone know if that really good Beattie/Lorentz duo, the Witches, broke?

[BASpeaker]

Does anybody knokw when they'll post the next breaks?

[Cinderella]

does any1 know if lauren erlich broke in di or logan ury in oo?

lauren was second alt...

[Ryan]

Kelly Bahlke and Monique Robinson both broke to Quarters in DI.
Nick Fox broke to Quarters in HI.
Dan Edwards & Joe Mease broke to Quarters in Duo.
Kevin Bushek & Mike Frawley dropped.
Alex Weisman, Ryan Ruby, and Rachel Bevitz dropped, as well as every FL duo.
ICW's Urinetown and Eagan's Soccer Mom dropped.
Logan Scisco dropped in US Extemp.

[lilmcd86]

quarterfinalists for HI:
109
110
111
139
148
150
156
166
182
199
202
213
215more aesop's (oh so slightly) updated fables
218
225
239
241
243
250 actor! (joel keelor)
269 wakefield (brian tichnell)
271 night of the living dummy (andy heald)
285
287
288
291
296
298
301
308 god (justin stone)

[lilmcd86]

quarterfinalists for DI:
107-shakespeare for my father
109
117
118-nocturne
126 boys next door
132-cesar (garcia)
145
146
150-leslie
163
166-the laramie project
181
183
184
194
198
200
202-for colored girls who've considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf
208
210
212
214 paul robeson
248
252 paul robeson
260
270
272
273
287
316

[DCdisco]

anyone know how Natalie Sintek is doing? is she gonna make it out of there alive? lol, my sister is nervous for her, cuz Natalie is her HI goddess :lol: hahaha.

[aqua4n6]

how many more breaks are there left? I have no idea how this works, lol.

[lilmcd86]

semifinalists will most likely be announced tonight.

[aaron]

Ahhh I hate waiting to hear the results. I am sad to hear that Logan dropped in extemp as he is from my school and I was hoping he would make it farther. I believe "The Boys Next Door" is Ben Ocshner from Rowan county. Does anyone know how Ashley Litsey is doing in DI?

[Lauren]

Brice, from Larue Co. told my friend Lauren that Ashley didnt break at all, but as you can see. its gone through a couple people so I dont really know if its accurate or not. :wink:

[sweetkimmi1]

How is brice and otto doing? Does anyone know about the rowan county kids?

[aaron]

SOMEBODY JUST POST A WHOLE KY REPORT!!! :shock: I must know...

[Lauren]

I would call Brice but I think they are still competing...they are two hours behind us.

[aqua4n6]

someone post an Illinois report! :shock: oh wait, I'm the only kid here from IL...just kidding.

[chapstickisgood]

DC-

Natalie is doing great. I talked to her this morning and she was in super high spirits and having a lot of fun. She told me she doesn't care how she does because she just wants to have fun. So she says.... lol. :D

[aaron]

Does anyone know if Sami Kregstein's duo has broken or not?

[Megan]

do you all know about any Indiana folks?

[xxLusciousZechxx]

I just heard that Justin Blacklock ("Nocturne") advanced to semi-finals in DI.

If this is true, that means that break lists are out.

Bring 'em.

[KY_Extemper]

Well today was quite the crummy day for myself. Pretty embarrassing to go to the final round and win it last year and get knocked out in octo-finals here. I'm also pretty embarrassed about being a non-factor at both NCFL and here at NFL but I guess it just wasn't meant to be that way. I thought round 7 was pretty solid and round 8 was pretty iffy but I guess my prediction to maybe break in 30th position didn't quite come to fruition. So sorry out there to anyone who was rooting for me, predicted me to go far, yada, yada, yada, because I know I let you down and I sincerely apologize. My speaking has just slid off the depths of the earth after Barkley Forum and we never have been able to quite get it back. Anyway, see you all later.

-Logan Scisco

[Ryan]

Nick Fox broke and is Holy Ghost's last still in. Results are coming in slowly for semis.

[Beiluj]

Is duo or HI out yet?

[Ryan]

Yes they are.

[Josiahzacks]

.....?

[sweetkimmi1]

Logan we love you and we are still cheering for you in impromptu! GOO LOGAN! YEAH CRISCO!!

For Ky the semis are:

Jordan OO
Otto USX
Chad Reese Senate

Quarters:
Willy Wonka DI

Octos:
Logan USX
Brice IX

No duos or HIs broke. We still love you Dawn, Zeke, and congress folks!

[BASpeaker]

Does anyone have access to the Duo semis postings? I just heard Michael Jones and Samantha Stewart from Brentwood Academy broke, but would love to see who else is still in. VBI doesn't have it on their site.

[chapstickisgood]

Did you guys hear that Kevin Troy dropped after quarters?? Ouch...

[aqua4n6]

let's make with the DI semis :D

[DCdisco]

Did you guys hear that Kevin Troy dropped after quarters?? Ouch...

lol.....never liked the Munchkin anyhow....

[xxLusciousZechxx]

Will we (those plastered to the computer screen waiting for results) be treated to semis breaks tonight?

Just so I know whether I should keep checking FO every two seconds or not...

Thanks.

[sweetkimmi1]

yeah someone just post, please for the love of god! hahah i have to see the di semis i am going to cry. hahahahha.

[DCdisco]

we are a sad, pathetic bunch, we are....... :P

also, someone PLEASE tell me that DI code 107 is NOT the "shakespeare for my father" from Harvard finals.....or i might throw up. she was awful.

[sweetkimmi1]

Yeah this is funny. So how is the weather up in minn? hahah while we wait we can chat!

[DCdisco]

eh.....could be worse......it was about 70 today, but it was overcast........we've had SO much rain! we're taking after seattle, for goodness sake!

but yeah......CAN SOMEONE PLEASE FIND SOME RESULTS? PLEASE?

[superboink]

How is cali doing in nats??? with all the result postings im not sure w/c is cali and w/c not... congratz to everyone who broke!

[Josiahzacks]

we are a sad, pathetic bunch, we are....... :P

also, someone PLEASE tell me that DI code 107 is NOT the "shakespeare for my father" from Harvard finals.....or i might throw up. she was awful.

It's not, she didn't qualify.


Some Boston results, courtesy of funky chicken:

Semis- Ongoing
Josh Bone (FX-or IX, whatever), Sophie Kargman (DI), Scott Chaloff (OO), Sami Kriegstein and Christina Ros (Duo)

Quarters-
Lisa Campell (HI)

Octos-
Alyssa King (DX- or USX whatever), Ngozi Anidi (DI)

[billabong]

Does anyone know who from Texas is still in?

[aaron]

Can ANYONE post some semi's?

[sta7]

Check victory Briefs. Looks like Josh Bone isn't in semis.

[aaron]

Ok here are the current results, thanks to Victory Briefs:

DUO

Section 1
128
155
214
147
234
110
277

Section 2
261
231
194
240
251
200
185

HI

Section 1
285
243
148
287
201
271
225

Section 2
288
182
218
301
202
241
250

DI

Section 1
107
252
132
109
210
212
260

Section 2
117
181
118
200
248
214
282

OO

Section 1
245
273
169
138
121
233
225

Section 2
274
278
199
146
226
187
220

[aqua4n6]

copied from VB:

DUO

Section 1
128
155
214
147
234
110
277

Section 2
261
231
194
240
251
200
185

HI

Section 1
285
243
148
287
201
271
225

Section 2
288
182
218
301
202
241
250

DI

Section 1
107
252
132
109
210
212
260

Section 2
117
181
118
200
248
214
282

OO

Section 1
245
273
169
138
121
233
225

Section 2
274
278
199
146
226
187
220

[aqua4n6]

^^anyone know who these people are?? lol.

[sweetkimmi1]

For HI:
250-Actor! Joel Keelor
271-Andy Heald
Nick Fox (don't know code)

Does anyone know about Natalie?

For DI:
107-Shakespeare for my father (not from harvard finals)
118-Nocturne Justin Blacklock
132-Cesar (Garcia)
214-Paul Robeson
252-Paul Robeson
Sophie (don't know her code)

[FunkyChicken]

Check victory Briefs. Looks like Josh Bone isn't in semis.

Whaa?...you LIE!! I'm pretty sure that he's in semis. I talked to him last night, and unless Josh is a pathological liar (which I can't see him as), then he made it.

[Pacifica]

Check victory Briefs. Looks like Josh Bone isn't in semis.

If you look in the Northeast thread, I could swear that Bone broke to semis, I really think that maybe there was a misprint on VBD. From what they have though, it looks like Bone and Kendler and Wang dropped in quarters...

Edit: Tina beat me, and I still think VBD is wrong.

[sweetkimmi1]

Logan said that Josh and Ron semi last night too. So who ever is in charge of VBD you better get it right. just kidding hahah sorry this is funny. Drama goin on in the drama board, but about extemp semi finalists.

[Ryan]

FINALS!
Joel and Andy both dropped in HI Semis. Lisa Weiner dropped in OO Semis.
I have no clue, based on codes that I have, who is in HI Finals.
In DI finals: 118 Justin Blacklock doing Nocturne and 252 Paul Robeson are both in. Can anyone verify that the 252 Paul Robeson is ICW's Barry Vaxter?

[xxLusciousZechxx]

Yay Justin!

That's my Duo partner!

Woot woot!

Oh, I so called it.

[Pacifica]

Yay, in New England Josh Bone (IX), Ron Kendler (IX) and I think Scott Chaloff (OO) broke to finals, I'm not sure about interp... Congress clears would be MUCH appreciated :)

[Beiluj]

Yea! The "Witches," Beattie/Lorentz is in duo finals! Does anyone know if Phil Bridge ("Great Ideas") is in humor finals?

[Ryan]

FINALS CODES

DUO
147
194
214
234
261
277

DI
109
118
181
252
260
287

HI
148
182
201
202
241
301

OO
146
187
199
225
245
273

[Ryan]

U.S. EXTEMP
103 CA - Miramonte - Daniel Berring
109 KY - Kentucky Country Day - Courtney Otto
204 IA - Iowa City West - Kate Rice
227 NE - Lincoln East - Anish Mitra
278 MN - Eastview - James Hohmann
289 MO - Blue Springs - Spencer Harris

FOREIGN EXTEMP
106 MA - Newton South - Ron Kendler
182 CA - Bellarmine - Karan Bhople
197 MA - Milton Academy - Josh Bone
204 CO - Durango - Scott Cheesewright
231 WY - Sheridan - Brandon Halseide
266 MN - Eastview - Ishanaa Rambachan

[chrispac]

anyone know who these peopel are??????

[Lauren]

Yay for Courtney!!

[aqua4n6]

anyone know who these peopel are??????

I second that!! I must know if Will Cole or Colleen Skemp broke in DI!!!

[Ryan]

Half of the DI finals round is comprised of Texas guys. Justin Blacklock and D'Angelo Lacy are confirmed in. Can anyone confirm anything?

[aaron]

Does anyone know if Jordan Baeker from Danville HS is in OO finals???

[tooold4this]

Half of the DI finals round is comprised of Texas guys. Justin Blacklock and two other guys (one very possibly D'Angelo Lacy). Can anyone confirm anything?

D' Lacy from Creekview is in DI finals.

[xxLusciousZechxx]

The other is the person that got second at TX States in DI.

And Erica Dasher is in finals for HI.

[Ryan]

Erica Dasher is confirmed in finals. Sintek was confirmed in semis. Can someone confirm that she made finals?

[lilmcd86]

HI:
148- some girl "kick me"
182- apollo from TX "once upon a wolf"
201- natalie sintek- "ruthless"
202- some guy "fables?"
241- erika dasher- "the onion"
301- some guy "click, clack, moo cows that type"

it's a little disappointing...tonight's finals won't be as entertaining as they could have been. i really think that joel keelor's "actor!" and andy heald's "night of the living dummy" should have gone in place of "kick me" and "moo cows". but hey, that's nats for ya. at least natalie is in there. i saw her this morning. now i realize why everyone was freaking out about her. awesome performance. i look forward to see her again as well as apollo, erika, and the guy doing "fables".

[xxLusciousZechxx]

Lakeisha Randle is in finals for DI.

[sweetkimmi1]

Awh that is a shame for joel and andy! The longhorns are still standing proud!

Is there any word on DI or duo?

so far DI finals:

Lakeisha Randle
D'angelo Lacy
Justin Blacklock

so far DUO:
witches
277 Torch Song Trilogy

[xxLusciousZechxx]

301- some guy "click, clack, moo cows that type"


Isn't that FO's very own Princeton?!

[Ryan]

Can anyone confirm that Princeton Armstrong from Colorado (FOL's Wide Open Spaces Mod) made HI finals doing "giggle,giggle, quack, click, clack moo, cows that type"?

[chapstickisgood]

Minnesota Update!

Duo:
277 Cora Bryan & Cory Stewart -Eastview- "Torch Song Trilogy: Widows and Children First" YEAH!!!!!!!

HI:
Natalie Sintek- Eagan "Ruthless"
Abhrajeet Roy- Eagan

DX:
James Hohmann- Eastview (4th Pinecrest, 6th Harvard)

IX-
Ishanaa Rambachan- Eastview (3rd at Harvard, 6th at Pinecrest)

[xxLusciousZechxx]

For Duo it's...

1. "The Witches," Beattie/Lorentz
2. "Torch Song Trilogy: Widows and Children First" Bryan/Stewart

We need Duo updates...

[aqua4n6]

HI:
148- some girl "kick me"


there was probably more than one "kick me" there, but I know buffalo grove qualified their HI (lauren vinopal) which was "kick me". but what do I know.

[chapstickisgood]

I just got off the phone with Cory Stewart and he told me that two other duos he knows of in finals are:

"Having Our Say"

and

"An Infinate Ache"

[laurenm4388]

Hey does anyone k ow any updates on the KY extempers? i only know bout Otto and Scisco... what about Acree andBone? could somebody please tell me?
thanks!
Lauren

[Ryan]

So Having Our Say is probably the one from Logan.
Which Infinite Ache is that?

[sweetkimmi1]

What about sami's duo?

[sweetkimmi1]

Oh does anyone know oratory?

Brice dropped after octos.
and Bone is from Boston.
The other extemper didn't break.

[laurenm4388]

sorry i knew bone was from boston i just have heard lots about him from brice acree... sorry bout that! thanks for letting me know bout all that stuff tho!
YAY FOR COURTNEY!!
She's my hero! KCD for life!
okay im going a bit extreme

[chapstickisgood]

I heard that Apple Valley's Sarah Gauche is in finals for OO... not positive, though.

[aqua4n6]

DI final? please? :(

[Kickit1187]

When is the awards ceremony?

[FunkyChicken]

more importantly, NAMES?!?!?!?!?!?!

[chapstickisgood]

Awards Ceremony is tomorrow at 6 pm Utah time.

[Ryan]

HI Finals just ended. From what I'm hearing, it sounds like Natalie and Apollo pulled out very strong performances. Congrats to all the finalists.

[aqua4n6]

can't someone find out the names behind the 6 codes in the DI final?

[aqua4n6]

VB says they found out names of all finalists - but it doesn't look like they did...unless they mean just for LD (which might be the case).

[sweetkimmi1]

I got a text from one of my friends that Sami did not break to finals in duo which is a shame. And sophie got 12th in DI.

[Ryan]

HI Finals:
Natalie Sintek doing Ruthless
Erika Dasher doing The Onion Presents our Dumb Century
Apollo Bradley doing Once Upon a Wolf
Princeton Armstrong doing Giggle, Giggle, Quack, Click, Clack Moo, Cows That Type
Lauren Vinopal doing Kick Me
Abhrajeet Roy doing Fables

Duo Finals:
An Infinite Ache
The Torch Song Trilogy: Widows and Children First
Having Our Say
The Witches
Batboy
An Adult Evening with Shel Silverstein

From what I'm hearing, it was an incredible round with all the pieces really deserving to be there.

DI Finals:
D'angelo Lacy doing Paul Robeson
Hugh Kennedy doing Love, Valor, Compassion
Justin Blacklock doing Nocturne
Jesse Myerson doing The Exonerated
Some girl doing The Angel in Philadelphia
Some girl doing Pretty Fire

[xxLusciousZechxx]

I believe Pretty Fire from DI finals is Lakeisha Randle.

[chrispac]

is the Infinite Ache DUO an asian guy and asian girl wearing red (maybe) from leland high school?

[xxLusciousZechxx]

Does anyone know about Prose and Poetry finals?

I know that my school has someone in Prose finals (Mary Markey - "Dog Loves A Bone"), but no news on anyone else.

Also, last I heard, FO's favorite smart-***, Jesus (Chris Reinacher), was in semis for Prose, any word on how he did?

Yay for GP taking two to finals.

Congrats again to everyone that competed, no matter how far you did (or didn't) go.

[aqua4n6]

how do you perform "Paul Robeson"? is he performing like a biography or something he wrote or what?

[Ryan]

US EXTEMP

6th - Spencer Harris, Blue Springs MO
5th - Anish Mitra, Lincoln East HS, NE
4th - Daniel Berring, Miramonte HS, CA
3rd - Courtney Otto, Kentucky Country Day KY
2nd - Kate Rice, Iowa City West IA
1st - James Hohmann, Eastview MN

FINAL ROUND WINNER - Courtney Otto, Kentucky Country Day, KY

INTERNATIONAL EXTEMP

6th - Brandon Halseide Sheridan HS WY
5th - Ron Kendler Newton South HS MA
4th - Scott Cheesewright, Durango HS CO
3rd - Josh Bone, Milton Academy MA
2nd - Kuran Bhople, Bellarmine College Prep CA
1st - Ishanaa Rambachan Eastview HS, MN

WINNER OF THE FINAL ROUND - Ishanaa Rambachan, Eastview HS, MN

ORIGINAL ORATORY

6th - Scott Chaloff, Milton Academy MA
5th - Sarah Gauche, Apple Valley HS MN
4th - Maggie Killacky, Downers Grove South HS IL
3rd - Ben Unanowo, James Logan HS CA
2nd - Saeed Jones, Lewisville HS TX
1st - Liz Fox, Chesterton HS IN

WINNER OF THE FINAL ROUND - Saeed Jones, Lewisville HS TX

HUMOROUS INTERPRETATION

6th - Lauren Vinopal, Buffalo Grove HS IL
5th - Abhrajeet Roy, Eagan HS MN
4th - Apollo Bradley, San Antonio Churchill TX
3rd - Princeton Armstrong, Denver East HS CO
2nd - Erica Dasher, Westside HS TX
1st - Natalie Sintek, Eagan HS MN (11 STRAIGHT 1's in FINALS)

DRAMATIC INTERPRETATION

6th - Jesse Myerson, Hendrick Hudson NY
5th - Justin Blacklock, Gregory Portland HS TX
4th - No'a Ravella, Kameimeiha HS Hawaii
3rd - Carla Crystal, Duncanville HS TX
2nd - Hugh Kennedy, Moorhead HS MN
1st - D'Angelo Lacy, Creekview HS TX

DUO INTERPRETATION

6th - Cory Stewart and Cora Bryan, Eastview HS MN
5th - Leland HS CA - The Infinite Ache
4th - Kamen Edwards and Alice Weisner, Klein HS TX
3rd - Latoya Johnson and partner, James Logan HS CA
2nd - Tyler Beattie and Jennifer Lorentz, Brookfield East HS WI
1st - Fabian Guzman and Tyler Langdon, Plymouth HS IN

SENATE

Top Presiding Officer

Shawn Notman, Nova HS FL

9th - Jacob Vial, Pontiac Township HS IL
8th - Carlos Meja, John F. Kennedy HS CA
7th - Joseph Kerns, Holy Ghost Prep, PA
6th - John Sciuto, Christian Brothers Academy NY
5th - Brandon Russell, Brookhaven HS, MS
4th - Riva Litman, Danville Monte Vista, CA
3rd - Adam Gaya, Fairport NY
2nd - Sean Notman, Nova HS FL
1st - Matthew Futch, Nova HS FL

HOUSE

Top Presiding Officer - TJ Schrum, Blue Valley HS KS

9th - Jessica Cooper, Miramonte HS CA
8th - Megan During, Topeka West HS KS
7th - Rob Thomas Wichita East HS KS
6th - TJ Schrum, Blue Valley HS KS
5th - Jason Griffith, Northridge HS CO
4th - Julia Kamenetsky, Davenport IA
3rd - Matthew Turetzky, Nova HS FL
2nd - Cristos Theopholos, Miramonte HS CA
1st - Josh Weiss, Lake Brantley HS FL

PUBLIC FORUM

6th - Mark Blanton and Tom Witzak, Brebeuf Jesuit, IN
5th - Alexander and Mia, West Lafayette HS, IN
4th - Jessica and Steven, Neosho HS, MO
3rd - Miriam and Abigail, Pattonville HS MO
2nd - Dane Sorensen and Jeffrey Walls, Eastview High School MN
1st - Emma Bentley and Patrick Carver, Springfield Parkview

STORY TELLING

6th - Christine Derrick... IN
5th - Jodi, Brookings, SD
4th - Emily Hanson, Roseville HS, MN
3rd - Junior, VA
2nd - Nathan Robinson, Bob Jones Academy, SC
1st - Ben Adams, Bob Jones Academy, SC

IMPROMPTU

6th - Ania Amador Lake Highland Prep, FL
5th - Big Spring HS, TX
4th - Ronald Miller, MN
3rd - Ed, Dobson HS, AZ
2nd - Paul Katz, Mt. Lebanon, PA
1st - Megan Lowden, Aubrey HS


PROSE READING

6th - Michael Kaufman, Remington HS, KS
5th - Molly Schintler, Iowa City West IA
4th - Anan Arosak, Downers Grove North HS
3rd - Mary Markey, TX
2nd - Shannon Mitchell, TN
1st - Adam Sharples, Liberty MO

POETRY READING

6th - Liam Higgins, Iona Prep NY
5th - Kevin Foote, Lamar Consolidated TX
4th - Kathleen Fletcher, Westlake TX
3rd - Shane Allen, AZ
2nd - Adam Sharples, Liberty MO
1st - Jesse Gall, BGA TN

EXPOSITORY

6th - Nicole Schneider, Field Kinley HS CO
5th - Natalie Self, Downers Grove North IL
4th - David Green
3rd - Jenny Yi, AZ
2nd - Meghan Kelly, Sacred Heart HS MA
1st - Blake Jones, Dixon

EXTEMP COMMENTARY

6th - Neal Manning, St. Andrews MN
5th - Sierra Levitt, Range View HS CO
4th - Austin Lewis, El Dorado NM
3rd - O'Brien, Bishop
2nd - Bonan Zhou, James Logan HS CA
1st - Ryan Hamilton, Chapparal HS NV

LINCOLN-DOUGLAS

6th - Dan Widis, Myers Park North Carolina
5th - Tatiana Cottam Immaculate Heart CA (Go VBI)
4th - Mike Frick Heritage Hall OK
3rd - Dan Boada North Allegheny PA
2nd - Christopher Lin, Bellarmine College Prep CA
1st - Jed Glickstein, Edina High School MN

POLICY DEBATE

6th - Ralph and Tim, Ball HS TX
5th - David and Alexander, Bellarmine College Prep CA
4th - Mark Kelly and Bryce, Brophy Prep, AZ
3rd - Jake Ziering and Mike Rosencrans, Glenbrook North HS IL
2nd - College Prep RS CA
1st - Glenbrook North High School

POLICY SPEAKER AWARDS

6th - Tyler Will, Rocky Mountain CO
5th - Michael Rosencrans, Glenbrook North HS IL
4th - Sarah, Pueblo Centennial High School CO
3rd - Matthew Wallace, Downing Catholic HS
2nd - Robert Mills, CO
1st - Jake Ziering, Glenbrook North HS IL

INTERNATIONAL LEGISLATIVE DEBATE

George Washington Chamber -
POs - Argentina, United States (IA)

Winners -
Argentina
China
United States (IA and TX)

Abraham Lincoln Chamber -
POs - Argentina, United States

Winners -
Argentina
Russia
United States (Kristin Olsen of Arroyo Grande HS - Go West Los Angeles District... and Munster HS)

Theodore Roosevelt Chamber -
POs - Zimbabwe, United States (MO)

Winners -
Russia
Moldova
United States (MO and Leland HS, CA - Go California Coast District)

Thomas Jefferson Chamber -
POs - China and United States (Apple Valley MN, Jenny)

Winners -
China
Haiti
United States (Apple Valley HS and SC)

LINCOLN FINANCIAL VIDEO SPEECH CONTEST...

2nd - Lauren Baker, Dixon County HS, TN
1st - Brent Schumacher, Charles A. Russell HS, MT

[xxLusciousZechxx]

3rd place for Prose is Mary Markey.

And congrats Kevin!

Way to represent FO, Mr. Foote.

[xxchampionxx]

thanks

[sweetkimmi1]

Okay this is really weird, but awesome! For the past three years an UTNIFer has won Poetry at NFL. Way to go Jesse!!!!

Congrats to all! (WOO to Erika, Josh, Ron aka "my favorite extemper", scott, and jesse on finaling. Sorry if I forgot someone!)

And it is Kentucky's second year to win the US extemp final round! WOO HOO! Awesome job lil otto.

[tooold4this]

D' Angelo Lacy DI champ.. .aren't you glad you quit football?!!

[aqua4n6]

analysis of final rounds...go! :D

[thecrazypirate]

i didnt see the final duo round, but i did see all the pieces earlier in the tournament, and i feel that the only one really worthy probably was Having Our Say. BatBoy really just wasnt that good at all, NO IDEA how it won. The Witches, on second thought is a justifiable final rounder, they were really well done, i just didnt get into it as much as others probably did. an infinite ache was alright, i liked it, not sure about finals though. Shel Silverstein had good movement, and good energy and thats all. they had no characters and the script was incredibly immature. torch song trilogy just wasnt very impressive. it seemed that anything acted out with a hint of goofiness in it(aside from shel silverstein which im convinced advanced just on the basis of being shel silverstein) dropped FAR too early. ICW The Little Mermaid was probably the best duo i saw and they didnt even advance out of prelims.



HI finals were all worthy of being there, but youre going to have a hard time convincing me that the onion from finals is better then Robert Bergin from Bellarmine's, and he didnt advance past octos.

some really good HIs though. ruthless was fantastic. i really liked princeton's. and fables was hilarious when i saw it in semis, but i think the large forum hurt him.


anyway, im not bitter about not breaking because i was too goofy for the judges or anything.


hope all who attended had fun and did well. congrats to the winners.

[dmcordon9]

I was just wondering if anyone out there might have names and pieces of semifinalists in all IE's. Thanks

[chrispac]

Robert Bergin's The Onion is one of the BEST and FUNNIEST HIs I have EVER seen....

The Infinite Ache along with Having Our Say are two of the best dramatic duos I have ever seen, however, Infinite Ache seems to be a piece with better stage presence in smaller rooms. (short skinny asian people)

[chrispac]

HOW FAR DID THEY GET?:

The Big Bang (Ikwaq Bhurgi and Yue Tu), Leland High School
Pierre Clark?, Logan High School
Chris Reinacher, Arroyo Grande

[xxLusciousZechxx]

Chris made it to octos in Prose.

[lilmcd86]

pierre made it only to quarters. i was disappointed. i was really looking forward to seeing him, but i never hit him.

i think that was THE hardest duo round to judge that i have ever seen. usually i am able to pick out which i love and which i hate, but each one of them shined in their own special way.
i don't remember laughing as hard as i did at a duo like i did when i saw batboy. while it may be a little overdone. i was very impressed with their timing, characterizations, the cutting of the piece, and the overall feel of them just having fun. it made me miss what i loved most about high school forensics: funny duo.
i was thoroughly impressed w/ the infinite ache. i felt almost the whole spectrum of emotions. their characters were believable, and their chemistry was great. i had a flash of seeing them in the top three at least, but i guess the judges forgot about them in all the midst of the great duos.
the thing that i think was very interesting about the adult shel silverstein duo, is that it was real interpretation. i don't think i will ever look at meat and potatoes the same way again.
the witches was the eye and ear candy of the bunch. the sound and visual effects managed to keep my attention while at the same time it didn't get on my nerves. and best of all, they did my fav. trick about voicing for the other person. when the witch screamed, it had me rolling.
having our say had great characterization. once again, there was indubitable chemistry.
the porch story trilogy was very intriguing. i've never seen the piece before and it had me very interested. the characters were easy to identify with and you can feel a certain something for each of them.

in short, all of them were great. they all deserved to be there. i wish i could say the same about HI and DI, but "that's the way it goes." regardless, i am very proud of everyone i got to meet this past week. andy, i will never forget your performance in semis. it was unforgettable.

[Jesus]

HOW FAR DID THEY GET?:

The Big Bang (Ikwaq Bhurgi and Yue Tu), Leland High School- OCTOS
Pierre Clark?, Logan High School- QUARTERS
Chris Reinacher, Arroyo Grande- OCTOS...and screwed

[TexasDebater]

Jesus...what was your prose piece?

and its Megan Loden* from Aubrey in Impromptu. i thought Sandip Gupta from Plano East was also in Impromptu finals?

[oratorychica]

oratory national champion is Liz Fox from Chesterton Indiana, not someone from somewhere. word.

[Ryan]

Don't worry about it. Liz Fox was added to the front page of the site correctly yesterday.

[vertigo_dx]

KY people: Lauren M, Lauren F, Kim, Aaron, etc - thanks for the support, guys. We had a good time but wish you had been there - look forward to seeing everyone next year, and congrats to everyone who competed!

Have an awesome summer! :)

[Megan]

Liz Fox totally deserved her 1st place. I saw her at many meets this year, and her piece was...stunning. Absolutely wonderful. I never felt bad getting second to her.. :D

[Megan]

Oratorychica- are you from Indiana?

[geniusash]

What was Liz Fox's topic?

[Megan]

I can't remember.....I was always in awe of her...

[oratorychica]

yes I am from indiana, and now that the season is over I can reveal that I am the Liz Fox. And my title was Counterfeit Curls and Culture, about our fake attitudes and being afraid to be ourselves.

[Ryan]

Was it a secret? I thought your e-mail address kind of gave it away. And congrats by the way.

[gshock04]

Hey Lizzy...once again, congrats on winning Natls. you rock my socks off.

- Saeed Jones

yeah, that's right, i got to moonwalk in the tabernacle

[oratorychica]

SAEED! You are awesome. That round was close wasn't it? its nice to read a comment from someone who didn't think I sucked so thanks to all! let this be a lesson, one need not compete national circuit to be competative. word.

[Owokere]

Congrats Liz you had an excellent speech by far the best if heard all year.

And you controlled that fianl round Saeed...

Im glad I had compete with all of you and wish you all the best

Oh and I'll see you this fall Saeed at school.

Ben

[Megan]

Liz, you are absolutely amazing...Good luck in college!

Megan

[oratorychica]

I love you Ben and Megan! and as far as awesome speeches, Ben all I have to say is YEAH! (too bad I can't say it like you do)

[sharpstick5]

LIz I remember seeing your oratory at Bradley, you were awesome then as you are awesome now. I wish you the best of luck at Notre Dame. Besides that you are really very nice to talk to a little boy like me from missouri. Congratulations.

[jackvincennesum]

Just wanted to say congratulations to all the oratory finalists, as I see that many of them are on this forum. An excellent round. I only wish I sat closer, as the acoustics in the tabernacle weren't the best (ironic, isn't it?) I know my orator learned so much from all of you, and she said the ones she spoke to in her octo round were truly gracious and professional. Hopefully she'll be up there in the future. Thanks again and good luck!

[gshock04]

okay...who isn't going to Western Kentucky University in the fall? Man, that team...umm, our team is going to be invincible.
Adam, Ben, and Myself...i smell a dream team.

[trcanimation]

you can add the nat'l expository champion blake jones to the list of WKU team members.

[James Tsuei]

Saeed, your speech was positively the most powerful piece I've ever had the privelege of watching (rivaling Tin-Yun's Two at a Time). I was in your round 10 (the really loose round in which everyone was joking around), and when you finished and we all walked out, I knew you'd won the round and I hadn't a chance to break any further. But I didn't care, because your ending absolutely awe-inspiring. I was tempted to close my eyes during your speech near the end, and I found that many audience members during final round actually did so. I was a little eerie, seeing so many people with their eyes closed in the tabernacle.

Ben's piece would have been fantastic, were it not for the less-than-good acoustics of the tabernacle. Nonetheless, I think he did a fantastic job on delivery. I noticed that the more distinct tie-in to Reverend King relative to earlier versions of the speech, and I thought that was a good move. Personally, I miss the references to the movie "Drumline". Ultimately, though, an excellent job - beyond anything I could ever hope to do.

Once again, congratulations!

On a different note: Chris, I have the picture I took of you and your friends when we were filing into the big Bravenel Hall thing.

One small gripe: the asian-oriental presence in the NFL final rounds was nonexistent. With the exceptions of Mike Joshi in a supp. event and Leland's Sarah Tseng and John Oh (I'm buying the duo final round for Sarah Tseng! ^^), I didn't see any other oriental performers in any of the final rounds. Maybe it has something to do with our stature, posture, and physiological limitations... we're shorter, thinner, and rarely have the marvelously persuasive baritones that Saeed and Ben possess. And we're not really that great in forensics, overall.

[Ryan]

On behalf of Forensicsonline.net, I'd like to extend a request to the finalists from this year that if any of you would be interested, we at the site would love to present your speeches on one area of the site as an educational aid to present and future orators who want to see what the best are like but never got to go to nationals. If any of you are interested, just send a PM my way.

Thanks,
Ryan

[Ryan]

Nflonline.org just posted the semis and finals rankings for NFL Nationals. You can find them all here: http://www.nflonline.org/Admin/FormFiles/Results%20Booklet%20for%20NFL.pdf

[Chewie]

No you can't.

National Forensic League
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[Ryan]

That was posted half a year ago. Since then, they have changed the full NFL website/system.

[Chewie]

But...it was...I thought...it was never my intention to...goddammit.

Sorry, I'm an ***. I misread this thread as having a new post, when it obviously did not. Sorry.