Speech and Debate Team
Students qualify for nationals, excel at states
Thirtee Ransom Everglades’ speech and debate students qualified for the National Speech and Debate Tournament during a pair of district qualifiers in late February and early March. Meanwhile, a young team of RE speech and debate students excelled at the Florida Forensic League Varsity State Tournament.
Ten RE students – only one senior – advanced to final rounds of the varsity state tournament at Feb. 29-March 1 at Olympia High in Orlando. See full results below.
The national championship takes place in June in Albuquerque, N.M. Debate coach and faculty member Kate Hamm directed the RE qualifiers and helped organize the first qualifying tournament Feb. 22 at RE, which was originally scheduled for Miami Beach Senior High. Those results, and the results from a March 7 qualifier, are also below.
Note: This story was updated on March 9.
The national championship takes place in June in Albuquerque, N.M. Debate coach and faculty member Kate Hamm directed the RE qualifiers and helped organize the first qualifying tournament Feb. 22 at RE, which was originally scheduled for Miami Beach Senior High. Those results, and the results from a March 7 qualifier, are also below.
Note: This story was updated on March 9.
RE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIERS
Dramatic interpretation
Alba Uriarte ’22 and Sol Cuello Robert ’22
Varsity Public Forum
Andre Joseph ’22 and Nicole Rodriguez ’21
Zach Marcus ’22 and Noah Gold ’22
Humorous Interpretation
Danny Jackson ’21
International Extemporaneous
Clara Villalba ’22
Domestic Extemporaneous
Joan Joseph ’21
Informative Speaking
Alex Dray ’21
Noah Zaldivar ’22
Original Oratory
Noah Zaldivar '22
Congressional Debate
Dashiell DeStefano '22
Alex Dray '21
Zoe San Martin '20
Dramatic Interpretation of Literature
Sol Cuello Robert '22
Alba Uriarte '22
STATE TOURNAMENT RESULTS
Danny Jackson '21: Second place, Humorous Interpretation of Literature
Jessica Weinstein '22: Semifinalist, Humorous Interpretation of Literature
Mather Davidson '22: Semifinalist, Informative Speaking
Alexandra Henriquez '22: Semifinalist, Program of Interpretation
Alexandra Henriquez '22: Semifinalist, Dramatic Interpretation of Literature
Danny Amron '21 and Liza Dill '21: Quarterfinalists in Public Forum Debate
Nicole Rodriguez '22 and Dori Schurr '20: Quarterfinalists in Public Forum Debate
Noah Gold '22 and Zach Marcus '22: Semifinalists in Public Forum Debate
Champion Top Speaker Award in Public Forum Debate: Liza Dill '21
Third Place Top Speaker Award in Public Forum Debate: Dori Schurr '20
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Founded in 1903, Ransom Everglades School is a coeducational, college preparatory day school for grades 6 - 12 located on two campuses in Coconut Grove, Florida. Ransom Everglades School produces graduates who "believe that they are in the world not so much for what they can get out of it as for what they can put into it." The school provides rigorous college preparation that promotes the student's sense of identity, community, personal integrity and values for a productive and satisfying life, and prepares the student to lead and to contribute to society.