LOHS Debate

LO traveled to Pacific University to compete in the Hap Hingston Invitational. Unfortunately, the team did not place overall in sweepstakes (a number of seniors were unable to attend the tournament because of other conflicts). That doesn’t mean, however, that LO didn’t win a number of individual awards, including:

Debate

Second Varsity Policy – Andrew Samuelson and Sanders Li
Semifinalists Varsity Parliamentary – Shannon Fender and Chris Cave
Semifinalists Varsity Parliamentary – Ammas Tanveer and Max Groznik

Individual Events

First Varsity Poetry – Hannah Lewman
Third Varsity Oratory – Zohar Hoter
Third Varsity Radio – Ammas Tanveer
Fourth Varsity Oratory – Jamie Zimmerman
Fifth Varsity Dramatic Interp – Hannah Lewman
Fifth Varsity Prose – Hannah Lewman
Fifth Varsity Poetry – Meghana Mysore
Finalist Varsity Poetry – Anna Kulawiec
Semifinalist Varsity Impromptu – Max Groznik
Semifinalist Varsity Impromptu – Ammas Tanveer

Speaking Awards

First Varsity Policy – Andrew Samuelson
Third Varsity Parliamentary – Austin Weng

Individual Sweepstakes 3rd Place – Hannah Lewman (for excellence in multiple individual events)

Of Special Note: This was (senior) Chris Cave’s first tournament, as he joined to fill in for one of the seniors who could not attend.

As a team, LO had a terrific showing, taking second place overall with exactly 100 sweepstakes points (the first place team had 102, and the third place team had 66). This was thanks to:

Debate

Second Varsity Parliamentary Debate – Zohar Hoter and Austin Weng
Second Varsity Lincoln-Douglas Debate – Dan Tudorica
Undefeated (3-0) Varsity Parliamentary Debate: Shannon Fender and Joel Kwartler
Undefeated (3-0) Varsity Parliamentary Debate: Ammas Tanveer and Max Groznik

Individual Events:

First Varsity Poetry – Hannah Lewman
First Varsity After Dinner Speaking – Joel Kwartler
First Varsity Impromptu Speaking – Ammas Tanveer
Second Varsity Poetry – Anna Kulawiec
Second Varsity Impromptu Speaking – Chris Beltrone
Third Varsity Extemporaneous Speaking – Ammas Tanveer
Third Varsity Poetry – Meghana Mysore
Third Varsity Radio – Bill Feng
Fourth Varsity Original Oratory – Sarah Kwartler
Fourth Varsity Extemporaneous Speaking – Zohar Hoter
Fourth Varsity Storytelling – Hannah Lewman
Sixth Varsity Extemporaneous Speaking – Austin Weng

Speaking Awards:

Second Varsity Parliamentary – Zohar Hoter
First Novice Public Forum – Sarah Kwartler
Second Novice Public Forum – Jackson Dyal

Of Special Note: Lake Oswego closed out varsity poetry with the 1, 2, and 3 spots. We also had 3 of the 7 extemp finalists. In Parli, 3 LO teams were amongst the 5 “undefeated in prelims” teams, of which one was the first seed and the other two tied for third seed. Both partners of the Kwartler/Dyal novice public forum team were the top speakers in novice public forum debate.