Speech and Debate Team Wins Award Honoring Late Faculty Member
Hawken's Speech and Debate Team recently competed in the Cleveland
District of the Ohio High School Speech League's District tournament,
winning district champion in Public Forum debate and Policy Debate and
winning best overall school in Lincoln Douglas Debate. The team also
placed second overrall in team sweepstakes over teams from Gilmour,
Hathaway Brown and University School.
Hawken's Lincoln Douglas Team received the Dr. Larry Banks Lincoln Douglas Award as the first place school at the district in Lincoln Douglas Debate. The award named for the former Hawken faculty member was started by the Cleveland District in 1998 to honor Dr. Banks's retirement from Hawken and his many years of dedication to Lincoln Douglas debate in the Cleveland District and in the State.
"It was especially fitting that Hawken won the award this year since Larry Banks passed away last week," said team coach Bob Shurtz.
Congratulations to these students who were selected as alternates to the State tournament:
Katie Goldston – United States Extemporaneous Speaking
Phil Lee – International Extemporaneous Speaking
Randi Michel – Original Oratory
Ellen Krantz – Impromptu
Paige von Mehren and Myron Zhang – Public Forum Debate
Congratulations to the following State Qualifiers in Speech:
Lindsay Kopit – Dramatic Interpretation
Jen Wenz – Oratorical Interpretation
Maddie Strohl – United States Extemporaneous Speaking
And special congratulations to Sam Skove – District Champion in Oratorical Interpretation.
Congratulations also goes to the following State Qualifiers in Debate:
Alex Ferris, Angela Primbas, and Nate Dickey-White - Lincoln Douglas Debate
Ari Sunshine and Mike Gwin - Public Forum Debate
Mike Eby and Spencer Hobson - Policy Debate
Dylan Herts and Drew Macklis had previously qualified for states in Policy Debate.
Special congratulations also goes to:
Ozan Cubukcu and Raj Mainthia - District Champions in Public Forum Debate
Jim Goldston and Michael Laks - District Champions in Policy Debate
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Hawken's Lincoln Douglas Team received the Dr. Larry Banks Lincoln Douglas Award as the first place school at the district in Lincoln Douglas Debate. The award named for the former Hawken faculty member was started by the Cleveland District in 1998 to honor Dr. Banks's retirement from Hawken and his many years of dedication to Lincoln Douglas debate in the Cleveland District and in the State.
"It was especially fitting that Hawken won the award this year since Larry Banks passed away last week," said team coach Bob Shurtz.
Congratulations to these students who were selected as alternates to the State tournament:
Katie Goldston – United States Extemporaneous Speaking
Phil Lee – International Extemporaneous Speaking
Randi Michel – Original Oratory
Ellen Krantz – Impromptu
Paige von Mehren and Myron Zhang – Public Forum Debate
Congratulations to the following State Qualifiers in Speech:
Lindsay Kopit – Dramatic Interpretation
Jen Wenz – Oratorical Interpretation
Maddie Strohl – United States Extemporaneous Speaking
And special congratulations to Sam Skove – District Champion in Oratorical Interpretation.
Congratulations also goes to the following State Qualifiers in Debate:
Alex Ferris, Angela Primbas, and Nate Dickey-White - Lincoln Douglas Debate
Ari Sunshine and Mike Gwin - Public Forum Debate
Mike Eby and Spencer Hobson - Policy Debate
Dylan Herts and Drew Macklis had previously qualified for states in Policy Debate.
Special congratulations also goes to:
Ozan Cubukcu and Raj Mainthia - District Champions in Public Forum Debate
Jim Goldston and Michael Laks - District Champions in Policy Debate
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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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