District 5/6 Regional State Qualifying Tournament

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Remember a couple of weeks ago, when I said we had the potential to win 10 of 11 regional titles?
I wasn’t far off.

 First, we repeated last year’s victory as a team, with our second regional championship title in a row—by tripling the second place team’s score. We have been either champion or runner up almost every year this program has existed.

 Second, every single person qualified for state in at least one event. Five are going in all three of their events.

 And, before I get to the results, I want to brag about Ford Powers, who is our newest recipient of the Academic All-American award for the National Speech and Debate Association, one of only seven in Washington so far this year. Malene Garcia is our second student to receive the highest possible degree in the NSDA, Premier Distinction. This is a real feat!

 We have students nationally ranked in their individual events, as well as two—Baylee at 57 and Malene at 582--on the All-American list (top 1% in the nation).

 Individual awards:

  • Audra Totten: Regional Champ in Expository Speaking, qualifier in Humorous Interpretation
  • Baylee Easterday: Regional Champ in Congressional Debate, Regional Champ in Impromptu Speaking, and Regional Champ in Extemporaneous Speaking. (Note: She was regional champ in Original Oratory two years ago, and Original Oratory and Dual Interpretation last year with Isaiah.)
  • Caleb Hernandez: Regional Champ in Duo Interpretation (with Ford Powers), qualifier in Interpretive Reading Elijah Moore: qualifier in Interpretive Reading
  • Eric Harrod: 2nd in Dual Interpretation, qualifier In Public Forum Debate and Original Oratory
  • Ford Powers: Regional Champ in Dual Interpretation (with Caleb Hernandez) and Regional Champ in Humorous Interpretation (Note: Ford and Caleb were regional champs in Duo two years ago.)
  • Harrison Higgins: qualifier in Humorous Interpretation
  • Isaiah Moore: Regional Champ in Interpretive Reading. (Note: Isaiah was champion in IR last year too, as well as in Duo Interp with Baylee.)
  • Jacob Talsmat: Top Presiding Officer in Congressional Debate, qualifier in Extemporaneous Speaking and Impromptu (Note: Technically, Jacob qualified for state in Congress also, but we are only allowed three entries per school, so he is not able to attend.)
  • Jaqueline Florian: qualifier in Expository Speaking
  • Leira Vargas Villafuerte: qualifier in expository Speaking
  • Linda Corona: qualifier in Expository Speaking and Humorous Interpretation
  • Linh Truong: qualifier in Impromptu and Congressional Debate
  • Malene Garcia: 2nd in Dual Interpretation, 3rd in Expository Speaking, qualifier in Public Forum Debate
  • Monica Winn: Regional Champ in Dramatic Interpretation, 3rd in Interpretive Reading (Note: Monica was champion in IR two years ago.)
  • Nadia Bachart: qualifier in Original Oratory
  • Nathaly Mendoza: qualifier in Dramatic Interpretation and Impromptu
  • Phuong Nguyen: qualifier in Expository Speaking
  • Quirino Quiroga: qualifier in Interpretive Reading
  • Saige Johnson: 3rd in Original Oratory, qualifier In Dramatic Interpretation
  • Trevor Schmitt: 2nd in Impromptu, qualifier in Congressional Debate

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