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Results

2008-2009 Tournament Results


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NFL Nationals
June 14-19, 2009
Birmingham, Alabama


Lucky Liyanage - Semi-finalist - Extemp Commentary
Alex Tolkin - Semi-finalist - Impromptu
David Schlenker - Quarter-finalist - Original Oratory 


NCFL Nationals
23-24 May 2009
Albany, New York

Chrissy Amendola - 3rd Place - Prose & Poetry Reading

Alex Brodsky - 4th Place - Prose & Poetry Reading
Lucky Liyanage - Semi-finalist - Extemporaneous Speaking
Jolie Yu - Quarter-finalist - Declamation
Alex Tolkin - Quarter-finalist - Extemporaneous Speaking

Nate Yeo - Octa-finalist - Extemporaneous Speaking

Melanie Rucinski - Octa-finalist - Original Oratory 


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State Finals
Debate: March 28, 2009
Speech: April 4, 2009
Newton South - 1st Place
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2009 STATE CHAMPIONS!
Chrissy Amendola - 2nd Place - Poetry Reading 

Alex Brodsky - 2nd Place - Prose Reading 

Alex Brodsky & Mark Galinovsky - 2nd Place - Duo Interp 

Alex Tolkin - 2nd Place - Varsity Extemp 

Bill Humphrey & Ben Tolkin - 2nd Place - Public Forum Debate 

Jolie Yu - 3rd Place - Declamation 

Nate Yeo - 3rd Place - Varsity Extemp

Melanie Rucinski - 3rd Place - Original Oratory 

Maddy Schulman - 5th Place - Dramatic Interpretation 

Justin Kieran - 5th Place - Varsity Extemp 

Greater Tuna - 5th Place - Multiple Reading (Amendola, Lebovits, Neff, Schulman & Schlenker) 

Harry Neff - 6th Place - Dramatic Interpretation 

Sarah Wanger - Semi-finalist & Top Novice - Prose Reading 

Becca Goldstein - Semi-finalist - Prose Reading

Annie Humphrey - Semi-finalist - Children's Literature Reading 

Jackie Lebovits - Semi-finalist -Children's Literature Reading 

Jonathan Schmidt & Nahuel Fefer - Semi-finalist - Public Forum Debate 

Lauren Ashbrook - Top Novice - Original Oratory


March Merriness
March 21, 2009
Newton South - 1st Place

Maddy Schulman - 1st Place - Dramatic Interpretation 

Lauren Ashbrook - 1st Place & Top Novice - Original Oratory 

Chrissy Amendola - 1st Place - Poetry Reading

David Schlenker - 1st Place - Freeze Improv 

Alex Brodsky & Mark Galinovsky - 1st Place - Duo Interpretation

Chrissy Amendola & Eric Leist - 1st Place - Alumni Duo 

Stephanie Li - 2nd Place - Student's Revenge 

Tong Tong - 2nd Place - Prose Reading

Harry Neff - 2nd Place - Freeze Improv 

Chrissy Amendola - 2nd Place - Dramatic Interpretation
Alex Brodsky & Kim Vanaman - 2nd Place - Alumni Duo 

Jackie Lebovits - 3rd Place & Top Novice - Children's Literature Reading 

Karen Shibuya - 3rd Place & Top Novice - Varsity Extemp 

Melanie Rucinski - 3rd Place - Original Oratory

Justin Kieran - 3rd Place - Tabloid Extemp 

Julia Vanaman - 4th Place - Children's Literature Reading

Allie Haber - 4th Place - Humorous Interpretation

Harry Neff - 4th Place - Dramatic Interpretation 

Jeremiah Davis - 4th Place - Novice Extemp 

Daniel Bender Stern - 4th Place & Top Novice - Poetry Reading 

Alex Brodsky - 4th Place - Prose Reading

Julia & Brooke Vanaman - 4th Place - Alumni Duo 

Lucy Ye - 4th Place - Freeze Improv 

Shan Shao - 5th Place - Declamation 

Bev Fu - 5th Place - Novice Reading 

Rina Friedberg - 6th Place - Children's Literature Reading

Nicole Kestenberg - 6th Place - Humorous Interpretation

Annie Humphrey - 6th Place - Novice Reading 

Jocelin Weiss - 6th Place - Original Oratory 

Sidrah Baloch - 6th Place - Prose Reading

Allie Glickman - 6th Place - Impromptu Sales 

Rachel Rosenbaum - 7th Place - Original Oratory 

Nicole Kestenberg - Top Novice - Prose Reading


NFL National Qualifiers
New England District
March 13-14, 2009

Newton South Qualifiers 
In Original Oratory 

David Schlenker

In U.S. Extemp 

Nate Yeo

Lucky Liyanage

In International Extemp 

Alex Tolkin

Justin Kieran
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The "Rescheduled" Holly Festival
March 7, 2009
Newton South - 1st Place


Double-Entry Awards
2nd place: Harry Neff 

2nd place: Maddy Schulman 

4th place: Daniel Bender Stern 

4th place: Jackie Lebovits 

4th place: Alex Tolkin 

5th place: Jen Loew

1st place & Top Novice - Jackie Lebovits - Children's Literature 

1st place - Maddy Schulman - Drama Audition 

1st place - Daniel Bender Stern - Programmed Poetry 

1st place - Chrissy Amendola - Extemp Children's Lit 

1st place - Julia Spector - Novice Reading 

1st place - Jocelin Weiss - Prose Reading 

2nd place - Karen Shibuya - Novice Extemp 

2nd place - David Schlenker - Original Oratory 

2nd place - Julia Vanaman - Novice Reading 

2nd place - Justine Lassar - Original Poetry 

3rd place - Alex Tolkin - Varsity Extemp

3rd place - Jackie Horowitz - Drama Audition 

4th place - Maddy Schulman - Dramatic Interp 

4th place - Nate Yeo - Varsity Extemp

4th place - Rachel Leshin - Play Reading 

4th place - Harry Neff - Programmed Poetry 

4th place - "The Gossip Girls" - TV News Team (R. Friedberg, J. Loew & A. Sage) 

4th place - Alex Brodsky - Extemp Children's Lit

4th place - Alex Brodsky - Poetry Reading 

5th place - Shan Shao - Declamation 

5th place - Brooke Vanaman - Original Poetry 

5th place - Sarah Wanger - Prose Reading 

6th place - Harry Neff - Dramatic Interpretation

6th place - Justin Kieran - Varsity Extemp

7th place - Tara Misra - Children's Literature Reading 

Honorable Mention - Alex Brodsky - Impromptu 

Honorable Mention - Melanie Rucinski - Original Oratory 

Honorable Mention - Tong Tong - Prose


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Mardi Gras
February 28, 2009
Newton South - 1st Place
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1st Place - Varsity Extemp - Alex Tolkin 
1st Place - Prose Reading - Becca Goldstein 
 2nd Place - Varsity Extemp - Lucky Liyanage 

2nd Place - Prose Reading - Sidrah Baloch 

2nd Place - Team Improv - Alex Brodsky & Harry Neff 

2nd Place - Original Oratory - David Schlenker 

2nd Place - Multiple - "Greater Tuna" (Amendola, Neff, Grossman, Schulman, Schlenker) 

3rd Place - Dramatic Interp - Harry Neff 

3rd Place - Lyrical Poetry - Jackie Horowitz 

3rd Place - Varsity Extemp - Justin Kieran 

4th Place- Prose Reading - Jackie Horowitz

5th Place - Poetry Reading - Daniel Bender Stern 

6th Place + Top Novice - Children's Literature Reading - Jackie Lebovits 

6th Place - Poetry Reading - Jackie Lebovits

6th Place - Public Forum Debate - Morgan Seiler & Thomas Li 

7th Place + Top Novice - Humorous Interp - Allie Haber

7th Place - Play Reading - Charlotte Sall



Semi-finalists 
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     Children's Literature Reading - Rachel Rosenbaum
     Children's Literature Reading - Rina Friedberg
     Novice Reading - Sarah Miller
     Poetry Reading - Alex Brodsky 
     Poetry Reading - Laura Haime


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Harvard University
January 14-16, 2009

Under the embargo Cuba's economy hasn't fared very well,
President Bush's response? "Go to H*ll!"
But new presidents are a suggestion,
For us to ask the question:
Can Barack and Raul thaw the icy relations that existed between George and Fidel?

Alex Tolkin - 2nd Place - Extemporaneous Speaking


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NCFL National Qualifiers
February 7, 2009
Look Who's Going To Nationals!
In Extemp
Justin Kieran
Lucky Liyanage
Alex Tolkin
Nate Yeo

In Original Oratory
Lauren Ashbrook
Melanie Rucinski
David Schlenker
In Declamation
Jolie Yu

In Oral Interp (Prose/Poetry)
Chrissy Amendola
Alex Brodsky

In Public Forum Debate
Morgan Seiler & Thomas Li
Bill Humphrey & Ben Tolkin


Manchester - Lasagna Debate
January 31, 2009
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Nahuel Fefer & Jonathan Schmidt - 1st Place  - Public Forum Debate
Morgan Seiler & Jonathan Schmidt - 5th Place  - Public Forum Debate

Columbia University
January 23-25, 2009
Newton South - 4th Place
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Finalists
David Schlenker - 3rd Place - Original Oratory
Nate Yeo - 4th Place - Extemporaneous Speaking 

Chrissy Amendola - 6th Place - Dramatic Performance



Semi-Finalists

Bill Humphrey & Ben Tolkin - Public Forum Debate (Top 4 PF teams) 

Alex Tolkin - Extemporaneous Speaking

Jackie Lebovits - Oral Interpretation

Harry Neff - Dramatic Performance

Quarter-Finalists

Justin Kieran - Extemporaneous Speaking
Allie Haber - Dramatic Performance

Alex Brodsky - Oral Interpretation

Octa-Finalists

Morgan Seiler & Jonathan Schmidt 
- Public Forum Debate (Top 16 PF teams) 



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Newton South
January 10, 2009
Newton South - 2nd Place










Harry Neff - 1st Place - Storytelling 

Alex Brodsky - 1st Place - Prose Reading 

Chrissy Amendola - 2nd Place - Poetry Reading 

Becca Goldstein - 2nd Place - Prose Reading

Jocelin Weiss - 2nd Place - Storytelling 

David Schlenker - 2nd Place - Original Oratory 

Jolie Yu - 3rd Place - Declamation 

Greater Tuna - 3rd Place - Multiple Reading 

Julia Vanaman- 3rd Place - Novice Reading 

Bill Humphrey & Ben Tolkin - 3rd Place - Public Forum Debate 

Annie Humphrey - 4th Place & Top Novice - Children's Literature 

Nate Yeo - 4th Place - Varsity Extemp 

Lucy Ye - 5th Place - Storytelling

Justin Kieran - 5th Place - Varsity Extemp 

Nicole Kestenberg - 6th Place & Top Novice - Humorous Interp 

Karen Shibuya - 6th Place - Novice Extemp 
S
han Shao - 6th Place - Declamation 

Sammie Gross - 6th Place - Dramatic Interpretation 

Catherine Martlin - 6th Place - Novice Reading 

Tong Tong - 6th Place - Prose Reading

Wenqi Feng - 6th Place - Original Oratory 

Rachel Leshin - 7th Place - Play Reading 

Sarah Wanger - Semi-finalist & Top Novice - Prose Reading 

Allie Haber - Semi-finalist - Novice Reading 

Sarah Miller - Semi-finalist - Novice Reading 

Jocelin Weiss - Semi-finalist - Prose Reading 

Mark Galinovsky - Semi-finalist - Prose Reading 

Stephanie Li - Top Novice - Original Oratory


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Lincoln-Sudbury "Aloha" Tournament
December 6, 2008
Newton South High School - 1st Place

Mark Galinovsky - 1st Place - Poetry Reading 
Jackie Horowitz - 1st Place - Prose Reading 

Lucky Liyanage - 1st Place - Varsity Extemp 

David Schlenker - 1st Place - Dramatic Interp 

Becca Goldstein & David Schlenker - 1st Place - Duo Interpretation 

"The Lassars" - 1st Place - Improv Multiple

Alex Brodsky - 2nd Place - Prose Reading 

Nate Yeo - 2nd Place - Varsity Extemp 

Harry Neff - 2nd Place - Dramatic Interp 

Yin (Beverly) Fu - 2nd Place - Novice Reading 

Maddy Schulman - 2nd Place - Play Reading

Melanie Rucinski - 2nd Place - Original Oratory 

Justin Kieran - 3rd Place - Varsity Extemp 

Daniel Bender Stern - 3rd Place & Top Novice - Children's Literature 
Stephanie Li - 3rd Place & Top Novice - Original Oratory
Chrissy Amendola - 4th Place - Dramatic Interp 
Alex Brodsky - 4th Place - Poetry Reading 
Jolie Yu - 4th Place - Prose Reading 
Allie Glickman - 5th Place - Prose Reading 
Laura Haime - 5th Place - Poetry Reading 
Sammie Gross - 5th Place - Dramatic Interp

Mark Galinovsky - 5th Place - Humorous Interp 
Alyssa Sage - 5th Place - Play Reading

Harry Neff - 5th Place - Impromptu 

Rachel Leshin - 6th Place - Play Reading
Annie Humphrey - 6th Place - Children's Literature 
Shan Shao - 6th Place - Declamation 
Jen Loew - Honorable Mention - Novice Reading 
Rachel Rosenbaum - Honorable Mention - Children's Literature 

Rina Friedberg - Honorable Mention - Children's Literature

Jocelin Weiss - Honorable Mention - Prose Reading


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Gracia
November 15, 2008

Tong Tong - 2nd Place - Prose Reading 

Bill Humphrey & Ben Tolkin - 2nd Place - Public Forum Debate 

Becca Goldstein & Nate Yeo - 3rd Place - Public Forum Debate

Karen Shibuya - 3rd Place - Novice Extemp 

Jackie Horowitz - 4th Place - Prose Reading

Lucky Liyanage - 4th Place - Varsity Extemp

Melanie Rucinski - 4th Place - Original Oratory 

Chrissy Amendola - 5th Place - Dramatic Interp

Shan Shao - 5th Place - Declamation

Sidrah Baloch - 6th Place - Prose Reading

Justin Kieran - 7th Place - Varsity Extemp 

Rachel Rosenbaum - 7th Place - Children's Literature


Team Members receiving Certificates for winning at least 1 round (2 in debate)

Sidrah Baloch, Nahuel Fefer, Wenqi Feng, Becca Goldstein, Jaclyn Horowitz, Bill Humphrey, Justin Kieran, Lily Konowitz, Thomas Li, Lucky Liyanage, Rachel Rosenbaum, Melanie Rucinski, Jonathan Schmidt, Morgan Seiler, Shan Shao, Karen Shibuya, Ben Tolkin, Tong Tong, Ellie Wood, Nate Yeo & Jolie Yu



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Dighton-Rehoboth
November 8, 2008
Newton South High School - 3rd Place
















Tong Tong - 1st Place - Prose Reading
Alex Tolkin - 1st Place - Varsity Extemp
Daniel Bender Stern - 1st Place & Top Novice - Children's Literature
Alex Brodsky & Harry Neff - 1st Place - Team Improv 

Jolie Yu - 2nd Place - Prose Reading 

Nate Yeo - 2nd Place - Varsity Extemp 

Karen Shibuya - 2nd Place - Novice Extemp 

Bill Humphrey & Ben Tolkin - 2nd Place - Public Forum Debate 

Becca Goldstein - 3rd Place - Prose Reading 

Chrissy Amendola - 3rd Place - Dramatic Interp 

Lucky Liyanage - 3rd Place - Varsity Extemp

Jackie Lebovits - 3rd Place - Children's Literature 

Jocelin Weiss - 4th Place - Prose Reading 

Shan Shao - 4th Place - Declamation

Melanie Rucinski - 4th Place - Original Oratory 

Rina Friedberg - 5th Place - Children's Literature 

Andrew Mendes & Jonathan Schmidt - 5th Place - Public Forum Debate 

Stephanie Li - 6th Place & Top Novice - Original Oratory 

Lauren Ashbrook - 7th Place - Original Oratory 

Annie Humphrey - 7th Place - Children's Literature

Justin Kieran - Honorable Mention - Varsity Extemp 

Nicole Kestenberg - Top Novice - Prose Reading


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Revere "Early Pumpkin"
October 28, 2008
Newton South High School - 3rd Place










Alex Brodsky - 1st Place - Prose Reading 
Jackie Lebovits - 3rd Place - Children's Literature 
Rebecca Pyun - 3rd Place & Top Novice - Declamation 
Daniel Bender Stern - 4th Place - Children's Literature 
Lucky Liyanage - 4th Place - Varsity Extemp 
David Schlenker - 4th Place - Dramatic Interp 
Justin Kieran - 5th Place - Varsity Extemp 
Mark Galinovsky - 5th Place - Humorous Interp 
Karen Shibuya - 5th Place - Novice Extemp 
Jolie Yu - 5th Place - Prose Reading 
Tara Misra - 6th Place - Children's Literature 
Chrissy Amendola - 6th Place - Dramatic Interp 
Stephanie Li - 6th Place & Top Novice - Original Oratory 
Jocelin Weiss - 6th Place - Prose Reading 
Shan Shao - Honorable Mention - Declamation 
Nicole Kestenberg - Top Novice - Prose Reading


Novice Tournament 

October 11, 2008
at Milton Academy

1st Place - Medal Recipents
Novice Extemporaneous Speaking

Danny Gifford

Oratorical Performance (Declamation)

Rebecca Pyun

Poetry Reading

Rina Friedberg

Tara Misra

Rachel Rosenbaum
Prose Reading

Julia Vanaman

James Hammond

Olivia Kennis

Nicole Kestenberg

Sarah Wanger

Public Forum Debate

Thomas Li & Nahuel Fefer


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Yale University
September 26-28, 2008


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