New Jersey States' 2010

[Pressthecot]

Any predictions for States this year?

[remiss]

The Ridge Kids (vogel, pai, etc.) for Extemp. Weinflash for OO. Is Dan Knapp going?

[mnjspeechie12]

I would hope that Dan's going to states, but from what I've seen/heard he hasn't gone to any NFLs yet!
And I must say, oratory's been so small and consistent that I doubt there's going to be any real surprises when it comes to finals. However, even if for some reason it's not the consistent breakers that make it, I've seen a lot of great speeches in prelims, so anybody who breaks to finals is sure to be good.

[remiss]

OO in NJ seems to be really wishy-washy so far... like, there isn't a distinct difference between the speeches. Wasn't it really really tough last year though?

[mnjspeechie12]

OO in NJ seems to be really wishy-washy so far... like, there isn't a distinct difference between the speeches.

Not sure what you mean by this... are you saying that the speeches are all the same, or no one of them really stands out as being incredible? Care to clarify?

[remiss]

What I meant was, they're not same topicwise, but in terms of quality it's really even. I mean, you probably stand out, but last year weren't there distinct OOers that always just destroyed?

[mnjspeechie12]

Oh I gotchya. & Yea I know last year there were the 3 Harvard finalists, but I didn't do much of oratory last year though so I'm not sure about the competition as a whole.

[remiss]

Cool beans.

[musixZirconium]

DI has been consistent, but always difficult. There are some great pieces out there. If Summit and Ridge are definitely major contenders.

[GMIFER1234]

OO-
Sarah Weinflash and Dan Knapp are top 2......
Other possible finalists in no particular order-
Hannah Berg- Milburn
Christopher Grimaldi- Freehold
Sophie Nguyen- Freehold
Jade Scangrello- Montville
Emma Sibbilia- Timothy Christian
Jilon Li- Ridge
Ridhima Argawal- Ridge
Dark Horses- No Particular Order
Logan Mcgowan- Pingry School
Matt Blake- The Hun School
Tobi Coker- Montville
Priyanka Thakar- Ridge

Please tell me if I am forgetting anyone.....