For the first time in team history the Talking Royals qualified students to the National Forensics League National Tournament in Birmingham, Alabama this June.
Allie Kirk and Abby Jones - Duo Interpretation - District Champs
Lizzie Engle and Shane Hurst - Duo Interpretation
Bethany Quigg going as 1st Alternate in Humorous Interpretation
Ben Pykare - District Finalist - 5th place finish in U.S. Extemperaneous Speaking
In Speech and Debate action the Talking Royals were at the 82nd Annual Ohio High School State Tournament in Mason, Ohio. An excellent tournament was had by all. Moving to Quarter Final rounds were Danielle Parker and Victoria Benyo in Prose and Poetry Reading, Bethany Quigg in Humorous Interpretation and Abby Jones and Allie Kirk in Duo Interpretation. Chris Keslar and Andrew Turscak talked their way to the semi-finals in Student Congress. In Public Forum Debate Joell Maisano and Mitch Prentis made team history by being the first debate team to make it out of the preliminiary rounds and into finals before bowing out. The highlight of the tournament was when, for the second year in a row, CVCA sent a Duo Interpretation team into the Championship Round. Placing 4th in the State was the Duo Interpreation team of Lizzie Engle and Shane Hurst. Congratulations to the entire team for a weekend well done.
Dale Schilling
Talking Royals Advisor
The following students qualified for the State Tournament:
Victoria Benyo
Julia Benyo
Lizzie Engle
Shane Hurst
Abby Jones
Chris Keslar
Allie Kirk
Joell Maisano
Elyse Morse
Mitch Prentis
Danielle Parker
Ben Pykare
Bethany Quigg
Andrew Turscak
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