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Speech and Debate Team Finds Success at First Tournament
The Gilmour Academy speech and debate team earned a fourth-place team award at the Austintown Early Tournament, with four individual champions and 10 first-time competitors!
Tournament Champions
- Thomas Daly '27 — 1st place, LD Debate
- Colton Cutwright '28 — 1st place, Declamation
- Julie Quintana '32 — 1st place, Middle School Extemp Debate
- Sophia Woodhouse '31 — 1st place, Middle School Oratory
Additional Top Finishers
- Carson Weaver* '32 — 2nd place, Middle School Extemp Debate
- Victoria Sisak '31 — 2nd place, Middle School Oratory
- Isabel Jeckering '28 — 2nd place, Original Oratory
- Isabella Woodhouse '30 and Eloise Ryan* '30 — 3rd place, Public Forum Debate
- Sebastian Lobo* '31 — 3rd place, Middle School Oratory
- Isabel Schumacher '30 and Lucy Ross* '30 — 4th place, Public Forum Debate
- Matthew Lewis '27 — 4th place, Congressional Debate
- John Mele '28 — 4th place, Impromptu Speaking (IX)
- Boutros Gemayel '31 — 4th place, Middle School Congressional Debate
- Parker Franks* '29 — 5th place, Declamation
- Katharine Rennison* '29 — 6th place, LD Debate
* First-time competitor
Congratulations to the entire team on a great start to the season!
Thank You to Our Volunteers
Thank you to the parents of Colton Cutwright, Austin Zhu, Julie Quintana, Victoria Sisak and Boutros Gemayel, as well as Thomas Daly’s grandfather, for judging. We also appreciate everyone who has provided snacks for practices!
You don’t need to have a student on the team to volunteer. To get involved, contact Carol Ryan at ryanc@gilmour.org.
