PA states

[A-Hoff]

who's going? (if you guys know yet), and what event?

I myself will be there for Extemp Comm (my HI *does not* go over well at locals, unfortunately.)

who else?

[AfRiCaNHI]

Freeze!!!!!! Are you Amy Hoffman? Must be. Well, congrats on Harvard! Please don't take this rudely, but I'm glad you're not going in HI (that's a complement.) Now I have a chance at second.

Yeah my name is Tope Abegunde and I'm from the philly area and we had our quals today, so here's what I have for District 12:

HI:
1st- Nick Fox-Holy Ghost Prep-"Bullets Over Broadway."
2nd-Tope Abegunde-Truman-"Batboy"

DI:
1st-Mike Frawley-Holy Ghost Prep-"Scaramouche Jones"
2nd Brianna Tillo-Truman-"Steele Magnolius"

Duo:
1st-Ryan Martin/Bronne Bruzgo-Holy Ghost Prep-"Revolt of the Beavers"
2nd-Tom Reedman/Hannah Beers-Pennsbury-"Ummmmmmmmmm"

Extemp:
1st-Mike Hoffman-Holy Ghost Prep
2nd-Tony Romm-Truman

Persuasive:
1st-Mike Murray-Holy Ghost Prep
2nd-Dan Edwards-Holy Ghost Prep

Poetry:
1st-Michael Gaughan-Holy Ghost Prep
2nd-Eric Leist-Holy Ghost Prep

Prose:
1st-Steve Yost-Holy Ghost Prep
2nd-David Sciolla-Holy Ghost Prep

Extemp Comm:
1st-Nick Menta
2nd-Ghostie

that's all for now, folks

[AfRiCaNHI]

I myself will be there for Extemp Comm (my HI *does not* go over well at locals, unfortunately.)

Let me tell ya, it's not just Pittsburgh. No matter what HI you do, or how great you are, you will always get a crackhead judge in PA. Don't believe me? Go to the PHSSL website (http://www.susqu.edu/phssl/Communicator/04May.pdf) and see how different and skewed the rankings are.

[A-Hoff]

Duo:
1st-Ryan Martin/Bronne Bruzgo-Holy Ghost Prep-"Revolt of the Beavers"


holy crap, it that that the "nazi beaver" piece?


and yea, this is amy hoffmann, and thanks! haha, PHSSL is hella lame. wPA in particular is infamous for having easily offended conservative "mommy-judges" though, I think. I can't count how many local tournaments my ranks have been something like 1-1-7, with the 7 ballot comments being like, "MAKING FUN OF RELIGION IS NOT COOL, KBYE". it's slightly disheartening.

oh well. Good luck at states!

[SniffyGuy]

Yeah, Amy, those people that say you're making fun of religion are dumb. You're just making fun of televangelism... and they deserve it 8)

[A-Hoff]

thanks Jeff...yeah, it's hella lame. My district is known for being conservative, and people still flip out at it, despite the fact that I even explicitly say I'm not mocking religion in my intro.... :? whatever.

guess that's what happens when you've got a risky piece in a conservative district :roll: Hopefully at camp this summer I'll find a piece that works both at locals and national stuff.

[AfRiCaNHI]

Duo:
1st-Ryan Martin/Bronne Bruzgo-Holy Ghost Prep-"Revolt of the Beavers"


holy crap, it that that the "nazi beaver" piece?

Yeah, that's them. Can't wait to see them in finals.


PHSSL is hella lame. wPA in particular is infamous for having easily offended conservative "mommy-judges" thoughi

You think that's bad. I have judges telling me that "Batboy" is very offensive. And, as a begginer, I did "The Hardy Boys and the Mistery of where Babies come from." Yeah, that was no picknick. Northern PA judges are the most leanient. Ah, but they can't rank well.

I need to move to another state.
How are the NJ judges, Jeff?

[AfRiCaNHI]

I have some distric 11 stuff. All of the people above are from the ever popular distric 12. Now, for 11:

HI:
Chris Schultz-LaSalle
Ruem Tam-LaSalle

DI:
Geri Brown-Perkiomen Valley
Jimmy Sinott-LaSalle

Ext:
Joe Kaputsnick-St. Joe's Prep
?

Duo:
2 St. Pius X kids

Persuasive:
Anthony Phillips-LaSalle
Emily Domineske-Gwynedd Mercy Acacdemy

[Rachel]

Does anyone have any PF results from those districts? Wondering if Ghost or St. Joes qualed anyone. I know from my district 8, in PF its my partner and I from Southern Lehigh and a team from Myers.

[Twh2004]

to answer the pfd question, i know in district 12 the two teams to qualify were from truman (deck/fox) and im pretty sure ghost. (unsure of names, the truman kids are from my school). no idea on 11, but im willing to bet a joes team got in, they like pfd unlike the rest of pennsylvania, it seems

[Rachel]

Thanks for the info. I was assuming ghost would qual one. The st joes guys are strong but I know atleast one of them is skipping states so we'll see. How many districts are there in PA?

[AfRiCaNHI]

to answer the pfd question, i know in district 12 the two teams to qualify were from truman (deck/fox) and im pretty sure ghost. (unsure of names, the truman kids are from my school). no idea on 11, but im willing to bet a joes team got in, they like pfd unlike the rest of pennsylvania, it seems

I'm pretty sure that the other 12 was actually a Neshaminy team, Tony.

And Rachel, do you have any speech results from your district?

[Rachel]

Im not too sure on most of my districts stuff. I know in duo it was a team from Notre Dame doing "Auditions", the other two schools i cant remember but it was "The Producers" and one about the DMV. I know Prose, is a girl from my school. Other than that Im really not positive. From my school its just us in PFD and the one girl in Prose. Do you think that ghost didnt qual a PFD team?

[A-Hoff]

PF for our district:

1. Chidiac/Zhang
2. ???


woo

[Rachel]

What school is that?

[A-Hoff]

haha, duh, sorry. That'd be Mt. Lebanon

[AfRiCaNHI]

Do you think that ghost didnt qual a PFD team?

I wouldn't bet on it, but that's what our PFD team told us. I know that they didn't qual 2, though.

[Rachel]

Thanks for that. I think you were right. Talked to people about it at Natl quals.

[tooirishtofunction]

any hi/di/duo results from the western side of the state?

[bowserbob2]

Pittsburgh results:

HI: Andrew Freeman (Mt. Lebanon)
Anna Reilly (Mt. Lebanon) THE Onion

DI: Moira Foihr (Mt. Lebanon) She said yes
Joyelle Freeman

DUO: Yessler, Barasch (Mt. Lebo) ER
McNaly, Nair (Upper St. Clair) Everyone's gonna die

Poetry: Rob Metzler (Bethel Park) Taylor Mali
Jess Bastians (Mt. Lebo) Wussy boy

Prose: Alison Koval (Mt. Lebo)
Anish Mathur (USC)
Extemp: Paul Katz (Lebo)
Ben Moore (Lebo)
Ravi Mehta (USC)
Comm: Hart Ford Hodges (LEBO)
Amy Hoffman (Lebo)
Cross Ex: Who Cares
LD: Ralph Crivello (BP)
Jackie Cabonar (BP)
Pers.: Love girl (Lebo)
Lazy guy (Lakeview Christian)
Inform: WW2 girl (Bethel Park)

^*Not positive on all results*^

[Ryan]

Pittsburgh results:
DI: Joyelle Freeman
She's doing 'The trial of one short-sighted Black woman versus Mammy Louise and Safreeta Mae' right?

[A-Hoff]

yep, Joy does "the trial..."

and also andrew freeman's piece is "Stagolee"

and "love girl" from mt. lebo is Jessica Winschel

and hoffmann has two n's, thankyaverymuch.


but I think those quals are correct

[KatetheGreat16]

From District 4

LD Debate
1st-Rodney Nelson (Kiski Prep)
2nd-John Dumnich (Greensburg Salem)
3rd-Randall Dye (Trinity)
I only know the first place winners for the following....
Public Forum Debate
Molly Green and Christina Gongaware (Norwin)
Extemp. Katie Townsend (Norwin)
Extemp. Commentary Aldo Prosperi (Greater Latrobe)

[AfRiCaNHI]

Thanks for that. I think you were right. Talked to people about it at Natl quals.

Wait. You're in the Valley Forge District? What school?

[Rachel]

Wait. You're in the Valley Forge District? What school?

I'm from Southern Lehigh

[tooirishtofunction]

predictions for state finals?

[Ryan]

Southern Lehigh's Rachel Urban and Laura Zabeli - UPenn Champs, Vassar RR Runnerups, NFL Qualified and TOC RR Qualified.

[bowserbob2]

Does anyone know if there is anyone else doing taylor mali in poetry???

[AfRiCaNHI]

Wait. You're in the Valley Forge District? What school?

I'm from Southern Lehigh

I'm going to take a wild guess and say.......... Rachel Hovarth?


Does anyone know if there is anyone else doing taylor mali in poetry???

Not in my area.

[Ryan]

I'm going to take a wild guess and say.......... Rachel Hovarth?
Tope, you're hopeless. Utterly hopeless...

[Rachel]

I'm going to take a wild guess and say.......... Rachel Hovarth?
Tope, you're hopeless. Utterly hopeless...

Yeah, Its Rachel Urban. I do Public Forum.

[AfRiCaNHI]

Ah, yes. Congrats on making it to NFLs for the second time.

[Rachel]

Ah, yes. Congrats on making it to NFLs for the second time.

Thanks

[AfRiCaNHI]

Three weeks left, is everybody ready. I know I'm not. I haven't done my piece since CFL quals and never want to do it again. And also, I am curious as to how big the stage for finals is (I was told it was in an auditorium). I'm not making any implications, just curious.

[A-Hoff]

hah, my HI is done FOREVER, yess.

however, I now have to prepare for extemp comm, which means speaking on ridiculous topics and......



FILING.


woot woot fun times oh yay. :roll:

[jdcongresscapt]

Wow, I am sorry. You were awesome at Harvard.
And, speaking as an extemper myself, it is not that bad. FILING IS FUN! FILING IS FUN! I am so sorry

[A-Hoff]

haha, thanks. and yeah, it's not *so* bad....I guess.....

[bowserbob2]

Hoffmann,
From one speechie to another, you going to final congress with Lebo, and if you are, do you think you'd want to support me, (Rob Metzler from Bethel Park) in the house?? I know you don't really know me that well so let me begin.

Hello! My name is Robert Thomas Metzler, I currently reside in Bethel Park and am a Virgo. I enjoy long walks on the beach and candle lit dinners. I started doing forensics in 9th grade when I did Duo. I am now a junior and my main event is still Duo. The piece I did this year was Shakespeare Abridged (AAAAAH Never Again). Me and my partner sucked. Because we sucked so bad, my coach felt sorry for me and put me in congress.

Now that I know you and you know me. WILL YOU PLEASE VOTE 4 ME???

Pretty please with a cherry on top.

I probably sound desperate...well I am.

I'll probably see you at states. I qualled in Poetry. (The highlight of my forensics season) Do you feel sorry for me??? What's that you say...yes! Then vote for me out of sympathy or pity. Spread the word. You can talk to any of your duos about how bad my duo this year sucked.
Thanks a bunch!

P.S. I just realized that there is a good chance you are not going to final congress. I probably wasted the last 15 minutes of my life typing this big long rant. It's OK though, because I have nothing better to do with my time... I am such a loser :oops:

[bowserbob2]

Anyone else other than Amy Hoffman disregard the previous message

[AfRiCaNHI]

hah, my HI is done FOREVER, yess.

Oh no ya don't! Online, I (blackiovalli612) asked you if you would perform for me at states and you said yes. Yup. So, one more, for the show.

[EbolaZaire]

Anybody reading this going to States in Congress?

[AfRiCaNHI]

My teammate Kyle Serfas will be there. Why? Question? Or just curiosity.

[A-Hoff]

hah, my HI is done FOREVER, yess.

Oh no ya don't! Online, I (blackiovalli612) asked you if you would perform for me at states and you said yes. Yup. So, one more, for the show.

you are terrible. I hatechoo.


as for you, robert my aspiring congressperson, I'm afraid I missed it. ah well.

[AfRiCaNHI]

Countdown, 7 days to competition. Let's do this. Who's gonna final it what, do you think?

HI:
Nick Fox-Holy Ghost Prep-"Bullets Over Broadway"
Anna Riley-Mt. Lebanon-"The Onion's Finest Reportings"
Andrew Freeman-Mt. Lebanon-"Stagolee"
Daniel Strawser-Shikellamy-"The Onion"
Tope Abegunde-Truman-"Batboy"
Katie Gimino-Shikellamy-"My Big Fat Greek Wedding"

DUO:
Ryan Martin/Bronne Bruzgo-Holy Ghost Prep-"Revolt of the Beavers"
Tom Reedman/Hannah Beers-Pennsbury-"Therac 25"
Ryan Albertson/Sarah Brambach-Shikellamy-"The Shadow Box"
Yessler/Barasch-Mt. Lebanon-"ER"
McNaly/Nair-Upper St. Clair-"Everyone's gonna die"
Guy/Girl-Some school-"How to become a Villain"

DI:
Mike Frawley-Holy Ghost Prep-"Scaramouche Jones"
Brianna Tillo-Truman-"Steele Magnolias"
Moira Foihr-Mt. Lebanon-"She said yes"
Joyelle Freeman-Mt. Lebanon-"The trial of one short-sighted Black woman versus Mammy Louise and Safreeta Mae"
Sarah Stonier-Dallastown-"The Exhonerated"

hmmmmm that's all I really know anything about.

[bowserbob2]

Thanks anyway Hoffman. I still qualified. :D Good luck at states in extemp comm. I wish all of you the best of luck at states.

[AfRiCaNHI]

I wish everyone the best luck at states. Just 4 days!!

[AfRiCaNHI]

Also, out of curiosity, what hotel is everyone staying at?

[bowserbob2]

I think most of the schools from Pittsburgh will be chillin' at the holidae inn.

(as chingy puts it)

[AfRiCaNHI]

Haha, well said.

[Rachel]

Anyone back yet with results?

[AfRiCaNHI]

OK, let's see what I remember (which isn't much):

PFD:
1st-Woody and his partner-St. Joe's Prep

LD:
1st-Michael Hoffman-Holy Ghost Prep

CX:
1st-Adam Hertzog/Steve something-Susquehanock
2nd- Josh Lachewitz/Stephanie Luczajko

DI:
1st-Michael Frawley-Holy Ghost Prep-"Scaramouche Jones"
2nd Joyelle Freeman-Mt. Lebanon-"The trial of one short-sighted Black woman versus Mammy Louise and Safreeta Mae"
4th-Moira Foihr-Mt. Lebanon-"She said yes"
5th-Sarah Stonier-Danville-"The Exhonorated"

HI:
1st-Nick Fox-Holy Ghost Prep-"Bullet's Over Broadway"
2nd-Andrew Freeman-Mt. Lebanon-"Stagolee"
3rd-Daniel Strawser-Shikellamy-"Oedi"
FYI-all the semifinalists that did "Batboy" rocked.......... i'll stop moping now

Duo:
1st-McNaly/Nair-Upper St. Clair-"Everyone's gonna die"
2nd-Bronne Bruzgo/Ryan Martin-Holy Ghost Prep- "Mojo Mickybo"

Prose:
1st-Steve Yost-Holy Ghost Prep
4th-Diedre Brett-St. Pius X

Poetry:
3rd- Eric Leist-Holy Ghost Prep

Persuasive:
1st-Gabriella Garcia-Gwunedd Mercy Academy
2nd-Daniel Edwards-Holy Ghost Prep

I think Amy Hofmann got like 3rd in Comm. Good job, everybody!

[A-Hoff]

yeah, I got 4th in comm. man, I totally would've won too, if I hadn't given a completely ****-TASTIC speech final round. I got all ones and twos in prelims and semis.... and yeah, how is "saving the democratic party" a challenge to democracy? yeah that's what I thought.

PS. while I'm in whining mode, Anna C. Reilly totally should have won, but got the shaft because of some lame PHSSL rule. just FYI.
</ bitter >.

ANYWAY, also, Ben Moore (MtL) got 1st in Extemp, and Jesse Bastiaens (MtL) got first in poetry. Allison Koval (MtL) got 3rd in prose. and yea that's all I got.

[EbolaZaire]

Liz Stickney (Dallastown) got 3rd in persuasive and Jacob Smith (Dallastown) got 3rd in Extemp. That's all I have to add.

[Rachel]

Does anyone know if PHSSL ends up putting full results online anywhere?

[bowserbob2]

www.phssl.org

go to tournament restults... I'm not sure if they're posted yet

[NatKath5]

Also:

PFD
2nd Place - Marty McCoy & Kathy Ouyang (Northern Allegehney)
Woody's partner was Dooly



HGP Won sweeps (no suprise)

[NatKath5]

Full Public Forum Results:
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Quarterfinals:

AE221 Mercyhurst Prep's Danny Borgia & Phil Trochowski defeat DA217 Norwin's Christina Gongaware & Molly Green (3-0 Decision)


BN201 North Allegheny's Kathy Ouyang & Marty McCoy defeat HG211 Meyers' Jess Mosley & Brittany Mugallis (3-0 Decision)


KH220 Unionville's Viktor Adalsteinsson & Jason Trigg defeat KD223 Henderson's Torrey Gallagher & Erik Henkel (3-0 Decision)


LH207 St. Joseph's Prep's Tim Dooley & Bill Woody defeat AE222 Mercyhurst Prep's Michall Mogavero & Rowland Yang (3-0 Decision)
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Semi-finals

BN201 North Allegheny's Kathy Ouyang & Marty McCoy defeat KH220 Unionville's Viktor Adalsteinsson & Jason Trigg (2-1 Decision)


LH207 St. Joseph's Prep's Tim Dooley & Bill Woody defeat AE221 Mercyhurst Prep's Danny Borgia & Phil Trochowski (2-1 Decision)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Final Round

LH207 St. Joseph's Prep's Tim Dooley & Bill Woody defeat BN201 North Allegheny's Kathy Ouyang & Marty McCoy (3-2 Decision)

2005 PHSSL State Champions in Public Forum Debate
LH207 - St. Joseph's Prep's Tim Dooley & Bill Woody




(wow all the quarterfinal rounds had the same decisions, same with the two semi's)

Congrats to all! :D

[Rachel]

NatKath, Do you know how many there were in PFD? What school are you from?

[NatKath5]

there were 24 pfd teams at phssl

and i'm from Bellwood to answer your question

do you normally do pfd?

[tooirishtofunction]

HGP Won sweeps (no suprise)

it looked like Mt. Lebanon would've won if a couple of their big names hadn't been screwed over.

[Rachel]

Yeah Im from Southern Lehigh. I was supposed to be there, but like another post said, my partner was sick and so I didnt get there.

[A-Hoff]

HGP Won sweeps (no suprise)

it looked like Mt. Lebanon would've won if a couple of their big names hadn't been screwed over.

yeah man. If Anna C hadn't been DQed, I'd gotten my act together in final round and Paul Katz had qualified to finals, we totally could have taken it. But next year's a whole new ballgame with Fox and Frawley gone...

and in the vein...

MTL SENIORS 06: THE YEAR HGP EATS IT.

[AfRiCaNHI]

yeah man. If Anna C hadn't been DQed,

That kinda made me mad


I'd gotten my act together in final round commentary
Commentary finals topics were ****ty as ****

and Paul Katz had qualified to finals
I think I crapped my pants when he didn't final

But next year's a whole new ballgame with Fox and Frawley gone...
You're telling me! I have hit them both at every tournament, with the exception of two (which I won, because they weren't there). Southeast PA is mine next year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


and in the vein...

MTL SENIORS 06: THE YEAR HGP EATS IT.
They'll get eaten by Truman. Aw man, we actually tied them at one tourney. But, with Frawley, Fox, Edwards and Heaslip gone, Ghost is that much weaker. HST, class of '06! The year Ghost gets brutally ravaged!!!!