2008-2009 Tournament Results

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

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
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
NCFL National Qualifiers
February 7, 2009 Look Who's Going To Nationals!
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Manchester - Lasagna Debate
January 31, 2009
January 31, 2009
Nahuel Fefer & Jonathan Schmidt - 1st Place - Public Forum Debate
Morgan Seiler & Jonathan Schmidt - 5th Place - Public Forum Debate
Morgan Seiler & Jonathan Schmidt - 5th Place - Public Forum Debate
Columbia University
January 23-25, 2009
Newton South - 4th Place
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)
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)

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
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

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
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

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
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

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
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

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
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
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 |

Yale University
September 26-28, 2008
September 26-28, 2008