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. The 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. Bank`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 Cubuku and Raj Mainthia - District Champions in Public Forum Debate Jim Goldston and Michael Laks - District Champions in Policy Debate