29 Students Qualify for State Speech and Debate Tournament
Hawken speech and debate has qualified an impressive number of 29 students for the state tournament in March. Even more impressive is the depth of the qualifiers: 8 are seniors, 12 are juniors, 5 are sophomores, and 4 are freshman.
The Hawken Hawks competed Feb. 6 and 7 in the Cleveland District OHSSL Tournament at Berea-Midpark High School for the chance to represent Cleveland at the Ohio High School Speech League state championship tournament in March.
After an intense week of practice and preparation for the district tournament, Hawken students achieved amazing results, qualifying 29 students to the OHSSL State Championship Tournament in March -- 19 students in debate events and 10 students in speech events.
In Congressional Debate:
- Larry Fulton '15, Phillip Hedayatnia '16, and Tim Holman '16 were selected by coaches to represent Hawken at the OHSSL State Tournament
- Larry Fulton '15, Phillip Hedayatnia '16, and Tim Holman '16 were selected by coaches to represent Hawken at the OHSSL State Tournament
In Dramatic Interpretation:
- Mitchell Maly '16 qualified to the OHSSL State Tournament
- Nick Buchanan '17 is 2nd Alternate to the OHSSL State Tournament
- Mitchell Maly '16 qualified to the OHSSL State Tournament
- Nick Buchanan '17 is 2nd Alternate to the OHSSL State Tournament
In Expository Speaking:
- Kareem Danan '17 qualified to the OHSSL State Tournament
- Sauren Khosla '18 qualified to the OHSSL State Tournament
- Kareem Danan '17 qualified to the OHSSL State Tournament
- Sauren Khosla '18 qualified to the OHSSL State Tournament
In International Extemporaneous Speaking:
- Yvana Petros '15 qualified to the OHSSL State Tournament
- Michael Gerace '16 qualified to the OHSSL State Tournament
- Isaac Jacobson '16 qualified to the OHSSL State Tournament
- Yvana Petros '15 qualified to the OHSSL State Tournament
- Michael Gerace '16 qualified to the OHSSL State Tournament
- Isaac Jacobson '16 qualified to the OHSSL State Tournament
In Lincoln Douglas Debate:
- Swetha Kareti '15 qualified to the OHSSL State Tournament
- Jack Weisman '15 qualified to the OHSSL State Tournament
- Nicole Kastelic '16 qualified to the OHSSL State Tournament
- Zade Akras '18 qualified to the OHSSL State Tournament
- Swetha Kareti '15 qualified to the OHSSL State Tournament
- Jack Weisman '15 qualified to the OHSSL State Tournament
- Nicole Kastelic '16 qualified to the OHSSL State Tournament
- Zade Akras '18 qualified to the OHSSL State Tournament
In Oratorical Interpretation:
- Ava Levin '17 is 2nd Alternate to the OHSSL State Tournament
- Ava Levin '17 is 2nd Alternate to the OHSSL State Tournament
In Original Oratory:
- Dalia Tabachnik '17 qualified to the OHSSL State Tournament
- Alison Jin '15 is 1st Alternate to the OHSSL State Tournament
- Dalia Tabachnik '17 qualified to the OHSSL State Tournament
- Alison Jin '15 is 1st Alternate to the OHSSL State Tournament
In Prose/Poetry Reading:
- Catherine McLennan '18 qualified to the OHSSL State Tournament
- Catherine McLennan '18 qualified to the OHSSL State Tournament
In Policy Debate:
- Noah Charnas '16 and Derrick Liu '16 qualified to the OHSSL State Tournament
- Matthew Zhu '16 and Kevin Yu '17 qualified to the OHSSL State Tournament
- Noah Charnas '16 and Derrick Liu '16 qualified to the OHSSL State Tournament
- Matthew Zhu '16 and Kevin Yu '17 qualified to the OHSSL State Tournament
In Public Forum Debate:
- Max Schachere '15 and Aman Nair '15 qualified to the OHSSL State Tournament
- Olivia Fried '15 and Emily Hedlund '15 qualified to the OHSSL State Tournament
- James Swingos '16 and Devesh Modi '16 qualified to the OHSSL State Tournament
- Ammar Lone '17 and Ozan Ergungor '17 qualified to the OHSSL State Tournament
- Max Schachere '15 and Aman Nair '15 qualified to the OHSSL State Tournament
- Olivia Fried '15 and Emily Hedlund '15 qualified to the OHSSL State Tournament
- James Swingos '16 and Devesh Modi '16 qualified to the OHSSL State Tournament
- Ammar Lone '17 and Ozan Ergungor '17 qualified to the OHSSL State Tournament
In United States Extemporaneous Speaking:
- Anton Salem '16 qualified to the OHSSL State Tournament
- Andrew Gerace '18 qualified to the OHSSL State Tournament
- Josef Horwath '17 is 2nd Alternate to the OHSSL State Tournament
- Anton Salem '16 qualified to the OHSSL State Tournament
- Andrew Gerace '18 qualified to the OHSSL State Tournament
- Josef Horwath '17 is 2nd Alternate to the OHSSL State Tournament
Hawken's 29 qualifiers will head to Youngstown, OH March 5-7 to represent the School at the 2015 OHSSL State Championship Tournament
Go Hawks!
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Hawken Speech and Debate, State qualifiers
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Hawken Speech and Debate, full team
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Early Childhood, Lower, and Middle Schools, 5000 Clubside Rd, Lyndhurst, OH 44124
Birchwood School of Hawken, 4400 West 140th Street, Cleveland, OH 44135
Upper School, PO Box 8002 (12465 County Line Rd), Gates Mills, OH 44040
Mastery School of Hawken, 11025 Magnolia Dr, Cleveland, OH 44106
Gries Center, 10823 Magnolia Dr, Cleveland, OH 44106
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