A.C. Davis Competition

Hawk Tawk kicked off the year in great style in competition at A.C. Davis High School in Yakima on Saturday, November 4. Due to conflicts with other school events, only seven returning team members and two novices were able to compete. Two other novices came to observe.

            Despite the small numbers, Chiawana was dominant in speech events, taking the first place sweepstakes trophy in that category, as well as first place for small (fewer than 10 competitors) team. We also swept the category in Open Tall Tales. You know you’ve “arrived” when the other teams complain about your team getting all the trophies.

Coach's Excellence Award:
Saige Johnson

 Individual finishes are as follows:

FIRST PLACE:

· Audra Totten, Novice Expository Speaking

· Baylee Easterday, Open Extemporaneous Speaking [perfect score]; 

· Baylee Easterday, 1st, Open Tall Tales [perfect score];

· Baylee Easterday, 1st, Open Impromptu Speaking [perfect score];

· Baylee Easterday, 1st, Open Interpretive Reading; 

· Baylee Easterday, 1st, Open Congress. 

**While Baylee generally comes home with five trophies, this is the first time that all five have been first-place trophies.

· Caleb Hernandez, Open Editorial Commentary [perfect score];

· Caleb Hernandez and Ford Powers Open Public Forum Debate *

*Props to Ford, who got home very late Friday night from playing football in Spokane and was on the bus at 6 a.m. Saturday for this tournament!]

· Jacob Talsmat, Top Presiding Officer, Open Congress

SECOND PLACE

· Ford Powers, 2nd, Open Tall Tales;

· Jacob Talsmat,  2nd, Open Extemporaneous Speaking;

· Malene Garcia, 2nd, Open Expository Speaking;

THIRD PLACE

· Ford Powers, 3rd Open Editorial Commentary

· Jacob Talsmat, 3rd, Open Congress; Top Presiding Officer, Open Congress

· Malene Garcia, 3rd, Open Tall Tales

· Monica Winn, 3rd, Open Dramatic Interpretation