(All of the Northern Oregon National Qualifiers; click for larger image)
LO sent 14 people to Nat Quals to compete in the various events (note: poetry, prose, ADS, parli, and impromptu are not national events). At the conclusion of the 3-day tournament, LO had qualified 3 people to nationals! They are:
Qualifying to Nationals:
- First in Lincoln-Douglas – Joel Kwartler
- Second in Humorous Interpretation – Hannah Lewman
- Second in Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking – Ammas Tanveer
Additionally, Hannah Lewman and Joel Kwartler took 3rd/Alternates in Duo interp.
The “district” for Nationals includes every school in North Oregon, and is thus much more competitive than the OSAA district for the state qualifying tournament. Of particular note: after 5 prelim rounds, Ammas was leading everyone in DX, and Joel Kwartler went undefeated in LD and thus byed through the final round.
Nationals will be held on June 15-20, 2014, in Overland Park, Kansas, and are run by the National Speech and Debate Association (previously known as the NFL, or National Forensic League).
