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Results

Results: 2011-2012

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SENIORS at STATES
Back: Annie Humphrey, Jackie Lebovits, Gil Avramovich, Daniel Bender Stern, Stephanie Li
Front: Julia Spector, Andrew Grusby

NFL Nationals
11-15 June 2012
Indianapolis, Indiana

   Stephanie Li - Original Oratory
                          Impromptu
   Gil Avramovich - International Extemp
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NCFL Nationals
26-27 May 2012
Baltimore, Maryland

Double-Octos
   Public Forum Debate
           Hattie Gawande ('14) & Dan Ehrlich ('14)

Octos
   Duo Interp
          Jackie Lebovits ('12) & Daniel Bender Stern ('12)
   Extemporaneous Speaking
          Gil Avramovich ('12)
   Oral Interp
          Annie Humphrey ('12)
          Jonathan Kirshenbaum ('15)
   Original Oratory
          Nikita Roy ('14)

Quarters
   Original Oratory
         Dipal Nagda ('13)
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Back: Alan Tannenwald ('01), Jasper Primack, Hattie Gawande, Charlie Li ('08), Jackie Lebovits, Daniel Bender Stern, Annie Humphrey, Gil Avramovich, Siddhi Krishna ('08)
Front: Mr. & Mrs. Honeyman, Jonathan Kirshenbaum, Dipal Nagda, Dan Ehrlich, Nikita Roy

States
31 March 2012
NSHS - 2nd Place overall
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FIRST PLACE
Stephanie Li - Impromptu

SECOND PLACE
Daniel Bender Stern - Dramatic Performance
Daniel Bender Stern & Jackie Lebovits - Duo Interpretation
Jonathan Kirshenbaum - "Double Speak" award

THIRD PLACE
Gil Avramovich - Extemporaneous Speaking
Jonathan Isenstein - Radio Broadcasting
Julia Spector - Impromptu
Julia Spector - "Double Speak" award

FOURTH PLACE
Jackie Lebovits - Prose Reading
Stephanie Li - "Double Speak" award

FIFTH PLACE
Taylor Beidler - Dramatic Performance
"Ruthless" - Multiple Reading
     Serena Allegro, Nikki Caminetsky, Sam Fidler, Stephanie Foster, Karen Weinstock
Daniel Bender Stern - Poetry Reading
Jonathan Kirshenbaum - Prose Reading
Dan Ehrlich - 5th Place Speaker Award - Public Forum Debate

SIXTH PLACE
Tuleeka Hazra - Extemporaneous Speaking
Jess Dagg - Poetry Reading

SEVENTH PLACE
Yasmin Yacoby - Play Reading

HONORABLE MENTION
Anjali Oberoi - Extemporaneous Speaking
Jackie Lebovits - Poetry Reading

SEMI-FINALISTS
Annie Humphrey - Prose Reading
Dan Ehrlich & Tobi Henzer - Public Forum Debate (top 4 teams)

QUARTER-FINALISTS
Hattie Gawande & Keith Henzer - Public Forum Debate (top 8 teams)

TOP NOVICE
Albert Lee - Extemporaneous Speaking
Mira Li - Poetry Reading
Jonathan Kirshenbaum - Prose Reading
Jonathan Isenstein - Radio Broadcasting

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Seniors at States
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Whether the weather be cold or whether the weather be hot,
we'll be together whatever the weather whether we like it or not!
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Speech Captains
Stephanie Li, Annie Humphrey, Jackie Lebovits, Daniel Bender Stern, Gil Avramovich

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March Merriness
17 March 2012
NSHS - 1st Place overall


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Karen Lourence
Winner: Needham Parent Award
FIRST PLACE
Taylor Beidler - Dramatic Performance
Gil Avramovich - Varsity Extemp
Sam Fidler - Freeze Improv
Stephanie Li - Impromptu Sales Pitch
Annie Humphrey & Erin Phillips (Chelmsford) - Mixed Duo

            SECOND PLACE
            Yasmin Yacoby - Dramatic Performance
            Jasper Primack - Varsity Extemp
            Julia Spector - Impromptu
            Nicholas Kieran - Impromptu Sales Pitch
            Stephanie Li - Original Oratory
            Caroline Zola - Prose Reading
            Jasper Primack - Tabloid Extemp

            THIRD PLACE
            Albert Lee - Varsity Extemp
            Julia Spector - Play Reading
            Daniel Bender Stern - Poetry Reading
            Annie Humphrey - Prose Reading
            Gil Avramovich - Tabloid Extemp

            FOURTH PLACE
            Emma Spector - Children's Literature Reading
            Karen Weinstock - Novice Reading
            Tobi Henzer & Dan Ehrlich - Public Forum Debate
FIFTH PLACE
Henry Yun - Varsity Extemp
Anjali Oberoi - Tabloid Extemp
Caroline Zola & Rebecca Driscoll (Chelmsford) - Mixed Duo

SIXTH PLACE
Josh Carney - Varsity Extemp
Tuleeka Hazra - Tabloid Extemp
Daniel Bender Stern & Tori Cullen (Shrewsbury) - Mixed Duo

SEMI-FINALISTS
Michelle Tian - Prose Reading
Andrew Grusby - Prose Reading
Jonathan Kirshenbaum - Prose Reading

HONORABLE MENTION
Anjali Oberoi - Varsity Extemp
Dipal Nagda - Original Oratory

TOP NOVICE
Nicholas Kieran - Impromptu Sales Pitch
Sam Fidler - Freeze Improv
Stav Hinenzon - Original Oratory
Jasper Primack - Tabloid Extemp


Mardi Gras
3 March 2012
NSHS - 6th Place overall
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Finalists
  Gil Avramovich - 2nd Place - Varsity Extemp
  Karen Weinstock - 3rd Place - Novice Reading
  Nikita Roy - 3rd Place - Original Oratory
  Andrew Grusby - 5th Place - Prose Reading
  Tuleeka Hazra - 5th Place - Impromptu
  Jackie Lebovits - 5th Place - Dramatic Performance
  Jonathan Isenstein - 5th Place & Top Novice - Radio Broadcasting

Semi Finalists
  Annie Humphrey - Prose Reading
  Jonathan Kirshenbaum - Prose Reading
  Mira Li - Prose Reading
  Julia Spector - Impromptu

Quarter Finalists

  Rebecca Williams - Prose Reading

Honorable Mention
  Stephanie Foster - Dramatic Performance
  Hayley Goldstein - Children's Literature
  Mika Gross - Children's Literature
  Tuleeka Hazra - Varsity Extemp
  Annie Humphrey - Poetry Reading
  Jasper Primack - Varsity Extemp
  Emma Spector - Children's Literature
  Rebecca Williams - Children's Literature

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NCFL National Qualifiers
11 February 2012

These team Members will be traveling to Baltimore for Nationals in May
  Daniel Ehrlich & Hattie Gawande - Public Forum Debate
  Gil Avramovich - Extemp
  Jasper Primack - Extemp
  Dipal Nagda - Original Oratory
  Nikita Roy - Original Oratory
  Annie Humphrey - Oral Interp (Prose/Poetry reading)
  Jonathan Kirshenbaum - Oral Interp (Prose/Poetry reading)
  Jackie Lebovits & Daniel Bender Stern - Duo Interp



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NFL National Qualifiers
3-4 February 2012


Qualified from 
Newton South

Stephanie Li
Original Oratory

Gil Avramovich 
International Extemp


Revere
January 28, 2012
Newton South - 1st Place Overall
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                                                                                                      FIRST PLACE
                                                               Jae Seung Lee & Han Zhang - Public Forum Debate
                                                               Daniel Bender Stern & Jackie Lebovits - Duo Interp
                                                               Yasmin Yacoby - Novice Reading
                                                              "Mean Girls" - Multiple Reading - Lebovits, Nahar, Tian, Bender Stern, E. Spector, Humphrey

SECOND PLACE
Sam Fidler - Novice Reading
Hattie Gawande - 2nd Speaker - Public Forum Debate
Jasper Primack - Extemporaneous Speaking
Andrew Grusby - Prose Reading
Julia Spector - Impromptu
Molly Pushner  - Novice Extemp

THIRD PLACE
Jackie Lebovits - Poetry Reading
Zephy Chang & Sophie HIll - Public Forum Debate
Reagan Colnon - 3rd Speaker - Public Forum Debate
Daniel Bender Stern - Original Oratory
Gil Avramovich - Extemporaneous Speaking
Jonathan Kirshenbaum - Impromptu

FOURTH PLACE
Hattie Gawande & Keith Henzer - Public Forum Debate
Julia Spector - Play Reading
Annie Humphrey - Prose Reading
Jonathan Isenstein - Radio Broadcasting
Nikki Caminetsky - Novice Reading
Zach Willert - Extemporaneous Speaking
Mika Gross - Children's Literature Reading


FIFTH PLACE
Astha Agarwal - Declamation
Ethan Kestenberg & Reagan Colnon - Public Forum Debate
Tobi Henzer - 5th Speaker - Public Forum Debate

SIXTH PLACE
Hannah Nahar  - Original Literature
Emma Gomez-Rivas - Play Reading

Courtney Foster - 7th Place - Poetry Reading
Janice Tso - Honorable Mention - Declamation

Semi-Finalists in Prose Reading
   Jonathan Kirshenbaum
   Mira Li 
   Rebecca Williams
   Caroline Zola

Top Novices
   Sophie Hill - Public Forum Debate
   Mira Li - Poetry Reading
   Mira Li - Prose Reading



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Columbia University
January 21-22, 2012
Newton South
         5th Place Overall

                                             2nd Place - DUO - Jackie Lebovits & Daniel Bender Stern
                                             3rd Place - Oral Interp - Jackie Lebovits
                                             4th Place - Original Oratory - Daniel Bender Stern
                                             5th Speaker - Public Forum Debate - Keith Henzer

Semi-Finalists
Gil Avramovich - Extemporaneous Speaking
Daniel Bender Stern - Oral Interp
Daniel Bender Stern - Dramatic Performance

   Quarter Finalists
   Jonathan Kirshenbaum - Oral Interp
   Jasper Primack - Extemporaneous Speaking
   Nikita Roy - Original Oratory
   Annie Humphrey - Oral Interp

Big Lex
13-14 February 2012

Keith Henzer - 9th Speaker (out of 186 speakers) 

Octa Finalists
  Keith Henzer & Hattie Gawande

Double-Octa Finalists
  Oliver Xie & Dana Michlin
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Hosts: Caroline, Henry & Dipal
Newton South "African Safari"
7 January 2012
NSHS - 3rd Place overall

Finalists
Daniel Bender Stern & Jackie Lebovits - 1st Place - Duo Interpretation
Julia Spector - 2nd Place - Impromptu
Nikki Camenetsky - 2nd Place - Children's Literature Reading
Daniel Bender Stern - 2nd Place - Original Oratory
"Mean Girls" - 2nd Place - Multiple (T. Beidler, D. Bender Stern, J. Dagg, H. Nahar, E. Spector, M. Tian) 
Nikita Roy - 3rd Place - Original Oratory
Gil Avramovich - 3rd Place - Varsity Extemp
Rebecca Williams - 4th Place & Top Novice - Prose Reading
Stephanie Li - 5th Place - Original Oratory
Hayley Goldstein - 5th Place - Children's Literature Reading
Jess Dagg - 6th Place - Poetry Reading
Sam Fidler - 6th Place - Novice Reading
Emma Spector - 6th Place - Children's Literature Reading
Josh Carney - 6th Place - Varsity Extemp
Rebecca Williams - 7th Place - Children's Literature Reading
Annie Humphrey - 7th Place - Poetry Reading

Semi-Finalists
  Annie Humphrey - Prose Reading
  Jonathan Kirshenbaum - Prose Reading
  Stephanie Li - Impromptu
  Shawheen Rezaei - Impromptu
  Emma Sander - Prose Reading
  Michelle Tian - Prose Reading
Honorable Mention
  Tuleeka Hazra - Varsity Extemp
  Stav Hinenzon - Original Oratory  
  Anjali Oberoi - Varsity Extemp
  Yasmin Yacoby - Play Reading
Top Novices
  Itamar Levy-Or - Varsity Extemp
  Jonathan Kirshenbaum - Poetry Reading

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Holly Festival at Natick High School
17 December 2011
NSHS - 1st Place overall!

Tuleeka Hazra - 1st Place - Novice Extemp
Sam Fidler - 1st Place - Novice Reading
Daniel Bender Stern - 2nd Place - Drama Audition
Mira Li - 2nd Place - Novice Reading
Jackie Lebovits - 2nd Place - Storytelling
Taylor Beidler - 3rd Place - Dramatic Performance
Sophie Cash - 3rd Place - Children's Literature Reading
Jackie Lebovits & Daniel Bender Stern - 3rd Place - Duo
Gil Avramovich - 3rd Place - Varsity Extemp
Tuleeka Hazra - 3rd Place - Impromptu
Albert Lee - 3rd Place - Novice Extemp
Caroline Zola - 3rd Place - Prose Reading
Emma Gomez-Rivas - 4th Place - Children's Literature Reading
Julia Spector - 4th Place - Impromptu
Jasper Primack - 4th Place - Novice Extemp
Dipal Nagda - 4th Place - Original Oratory
Jess Dagg - 4th - Storytelling
Nikki Caminetsky - 5th Place - Children's Literature Reading
Tobi Henzer - 5th Place - Group Discussion
Emma Sander - 5th Place - Prose Reading
Hayley Goldstein - 6th Place - Children's Literature Reading
Itamar Levy-Or - 7th Place - Novice Extemp

Double-Entry Awards
  Daniel Bender Stern - 1st Place
  Tuleeka Hazra - 3rd Place

Honorable Mentions
  Stephanie Li - Original Oratory
  Jackie Lebovits - Poetry Reading
  There's No Debate! - T.V. News Team 
                    (Keith Henzer, Sachin Srivastava, Jae Seung Lee, Reagan Colnon)
Top Novices
  Albert Lee - Original Poetry
  Yasmin Yacoby - Play Reading
  Jonathan Kirshenbaum - Poetry Reading

Lincoln-Sudbury
10 December 2011
NSHS - 3rd Place overall
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            1st Place - Poetry Reading - Daniel Bender Stern
            2nd Place - Varsity Extemp - Gil Avramovich
            2nd Place - Impromptu - Stephanie Li
            2nd Place - Novice Extemp - Itamar Levy-Or
            2nd Place - Prose Reading - Caroline Zola
            3rd Place - Novice Extemp - Jasper Primak
            3rd Place - Poetry Reading - Jackie Lebovits
            3rd Place - Prose Reading - Daniel Bender Stern
            4th Place - Original Oratory - Stephanie Li
            4th Place Speaker - Public Forum Debate - Hattie Gawande
            5th Place - Children's Literature - Sophie Cash
            5th Place - Original Oratory - Nikita Roy
            5th Place & Top Novice - Jonathan Kirshenbaum - Prose Reading

6th Place & Top Novice - Albert Lee - Varsity Extemp
6th Place - Original Oratory - Dipal Nagda
6th Place - PFD - Keith Henzer & Reagan Colnon

Semi-finalist - Poetry Reading - Courtney Foster
Semi-finalist - Prose Reading - Annie Humphrey
Semi-finalist - Prose Reading - Michelle Tian
Semi-finalist - Prose Reading - Andrew Grusby

Honorable Mention - Children's Literature - Rebecca Williams
Honorable Mention - Varsity Extemp - Josh Carney
Honorable Mention - Varsity Extemp - Zach Willert

Gracia Burkill Tournament
at Natick High School
12 November 2011
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                     1st Place - Tuleeka Hazra - Novice Extemp
                     2nd Place - Daniel Bender Stern - Prose Reading
                     2nd Place - Stephanie Li - Impromptu
                     3rd Place - Zach Willert - Varsity Extemp
                     4th Place - Gil Avramovich - Varsity Extemp
                     4th Place - Julia Spector - Play Reading 
                     4th Place - Courtney Foster - Poetry Reading
                     5th Place - Taylor Beidler - Dramatic Performance
                     5th Place - Albert Lee - Novice Extemp
                     5th Place - Dipal Nagda - Original Oratory
                     6th Place & Tob Novice - Jae Seung Lee - Impromptu

                     Semi-Finalist & Top Novice - Sam Fidler - Prose Reading
Awards for a 1st Place in a Round
  Taylor Beidler - Dramatic Performance
  Gil Avramovich - Varsity Extemp
  Zach Willert - Varsity Extemp
  Albert Lee - Novice Extemp
  Tuleeka Hazra - Novice Extemp
  Dipal Nagda - Original Oratory
  Hannah Nahar - Poetry Reading
  Courtney Foster - Poetry Reading
  Julia Spector - Poetry Reading
  Michelle Tian - Prose Reading
  Sam Fidler - Prose Reading
  Daniel Bender Stern - Prose Reading
  Shawheen Rezaei - Impromptu
  Stephanie Li - Impromptu
  Jae Seung Lee - Impromptu

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Dighton-Rehoboth
October 29, 2011
NSHS - 4th Place Overall

       1st Place - Daniel Bender Stern & Jackie Lebovits - DUO
       1st Place - Tuleeka Hazra - Novice Extemp
       2nd Place - Gil Avramovich - Varsity Extemp
       2nd Place - Shawheen Rezaei - Impromptu
       3rd Place - Emma Spector - Children's Literature Reading
       4th Place - Sophie Cash - Children's Literature Reading
       4th Place - Jackie Lebovits - Poetry Reading
5th Place - Jess Dagg - Poetry Reading
6th Place - Albert Lee - Novice Extemp
7th Place - Jess Dagg - Dramatic Performance

Semi-Finalist - Mira Li - Prose Reading
Semi-Finalist - Jonathan Kirshenbaum - Prose Reading

Manchester-Essex
October 28-29, 2011

Quarter-Finalists:  Hattie Gawande & Keith Henzer (TOC bid)

Novice Tournament
October 15, 2011
Sacred Heart High School
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         Medal Winners for earning a "1" in a round  
         Nikki Caminetsky - Prose Reading   
         Sophie Cash - Prose Reading    
         Max Cooper - Prose Reading         
         Sam Fidler - Prose Reading         
         Emma Gomez-Rivas - Play Reading
         Andrew Grusby - Prose Reading         
         Jonathan Kirshenbaum - Prose Reading         
         Albert Lee - Extemporaneous Speaking
         Mira Li - Prose Reading
         Emma Sander - Prose Reading
         Emma Spector - Prose Reading
         Yasmin Yacoby - Play Reading
Medal Winners for winning at least 2 out of 3 debate rounds
Zephy Chang & Jae Seung Lee
Dennis Phan & Sophie Hill
Dana Michlin & Ethan Kestenberg
Eli Lerner & Reagan Colnon

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Yale University

September 23-25, 2011


Daniel Bender Stern & Jackie Lebovits
     4th Place - Duo Interp

Quarter Finalists
     Michelle Tian - Oral Interp
     Caroline Zola - Oral Interp
     Jackie Lebovits - Oral Interp

Triple Octafinalists
     Hattie Gawande & Dan Ehrlich - 
Public Forum Debate

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