Mackin-Ours

Mackin-Ours

Wooooooooooooohoooooooooo! Mackinac has been a major success! For sixteen straight years, Portage Northern has won Mackinac in sweeps, but this year we were the team to beat them! We took home an enormous 1st Place Horse trophy and a traveling Cup trophy! A special thank-you to all our coaches, alumni judges, and parents who graciously volunteered to support and chaperone this weekend. Also, a big thank-you to MSCI and the Grand Hotel for hosting this fabulous tournament. Out of 24 events, 17 broke semi-finals, and 10 broke finals. Please Congratulate:

YOUR TEAM MACKINAC COMPETITORS:

Jeffrey Maldaver - Duo Sales

Jake Yun - Duo Sales

Maria Berishaj - Ghost Stories

Julian Rivers - Ghost Stories

Brigid Fitzpatrick - Ghost Stories

Andres Garcia - Prose

Shayna Roble - Prose

Joseph Ogundu - Declamation

YOUR SEMI-FINALISTS FOR THE MICHIGAN SPEECH COACHES INCORPORATED SPRING INDIVIDUAL EVENTS TOURNAMENT:

Sydney McKinstrey - Declamation - 13th Place

Grace Veenstra - Ghost Stories - 12th Place

Joshua Garretson - Prose - 11th Place

Michaela Kekel - Ghost Stories - 11th Place

Mia Clawson/Baily Katich - Duo Sales - 10th Place

Ivory Hoang - Pocket Informative - 8th Place

Nick Anderson - Pocket Informative - 7th Place (One point from finals!!)

YOUR FINALISTS FOR THE MICHIGAN SPEECH COACHES INCORPORATED SPRING INDIVIDUAL EVENTS TOURNAMENT:

Layla Noormarji - Prose - 7th Place

Kendall Coden - Declamation - 6th Place

Brandon Burnett - Prose - 5th Place

Takumi Alguire - Declamation - 4th Place

Claire Murphy - Ghost Stories - 4th Place

Rozzie Bloch - Pocket Informative - 3rd Place

Emma Murphy - Declamation - 2nd Place

Jessica Borin/Lauren Frane - Duo Sales - 2nd Place

James Bond 007 [Noah Miller, Julian Palmer, Jon George, & Sam Bloch] (Goldfinger) - Multiple - 2nd Place (Tie for first broken by judges honor)

Ryan Tate - Declamation - FIRST PLACE (With Straight 1’s and Only One 2!)

If you see any of these guys in the hall, make sure you congratulate them! If you would like to see complete scores please go to http://ie.hirelesmana.com/tabs.php?tourn=mackinac2014 More info to come on this years WLW Forensics Picnic/Banquet!

Happy Forensicatin'!

~WLW Forensics

States = Conquered

Wooooooooooooohoooooooooo! States was a tremendous journey and a phenomenal competition! As always an enormous thank you to the Wright family for supporting Jillian and the team, as well as the Alguires! Also thank you to our tag-along helpers; Rozzie Bloch, Baily Katich, and Mia Clawson. Furthermore, we are very proud of Taylor Dalton and her hard work in the tabs room, representing WLW Forensics well! Also a HUGE thank you to Callie and James for judging and supporting as usual! Moreover, thank you to everyone who helped set up awards. Lastly, thank YOU competitors for your hard work and dedication to bring you to such an amazing tournament.
Please Congratulate:

YOUR TEAM MICHIGAN INTERSCHOLASTIC FORENSICS ASSOCIATION STATE TOURNAMENT COMPETITORS:

Jessica Borin - Extemporaneous
Layla Noormarji - Duo 9/10
Maria Berishaj - Duo 9/10

YOUR TEAM MICHIGAN INTERSCHOLASTIC FORENSICS ASSOCIATION STATE TOURNAMENT SEMI-FINALISTS:

Kendall Coden - Broadcasting - 12th Place
Jillian Wright - Prose - 10th Place
Emma Murphy/Claire Murphy - Duo 9/10 - 9th Place
Shantanu Deshmukh - Impromptu - 8th Place

And finally, your finalists!

YOUR TEAM MICHIGAN INTERSCHOLASTIC FORENSICS ASSOCIATION STATE TOURNAMENT FINALISTS:

Takumi Alguire - Extemporaneous - 5th Place
Lauren Frane - DI - 5th Place
Jon George - Impromptu - 4th Place
Brandon Burnett - Poetry - 2nd Place
Noah Miller - Storytelling- 2nd Place
Sam Bloch - Storytelling - FIRST PLACE (STATE CHAMPION)

If you see any of these guys in the hall, make sure you congratulate them! It is a tremendous accomplishment to even make it to the state tournament so please congratulate these guys with the highest respect! Pre-lim scores can be found here: http://themifa.org/sites/themifastore.com/files/Prelim%20Tab%20Sheets%20Class%20A.pdf
Breaks can be found here:
http://themifa.org/sites/themifastore.com/files/Break%20Round%20Tab%20Sheets%20Class%20A_0.pdf

ONE LAST THING!! If you are a semi-finalist please come to Bevs room Monday or Tuesday to pick up your semi-finalist plaques! Also, team meeting Tuesday regarding Mackinac!

Happy Forensicatin'!
~WLW Forensics