The Early Bird got the Worm at the 2016 Early Bird Tournament

The Early Bird got the Worm at the 2016 Early Bird Tournament

The early bird got the worm at the 2016 Early Bird Tournament! Despite bringing only two entries, we still were champions in the small sweepstakes division, starting the 2016-2017 season with a bang. Special thanks to Callie Agius for spending her Saturday judging for us speech nerds. Out of 2 events, 2 broke finals!

Our finalists were:
Brendan Kramer - Storytelling - 2nd Place
Mitchell Kenrick - Dramatic Interp. - FIRST PLACE (Perfect Score!)

The tournament's scores can be found at https://4n6tab.com/tabulation.php?tourn=earlybird2016. Information about auditions is coming soon, so stay tuned!

 Happy Forensicatin'!

~WLW Forensics

WLW SMACKinac-ed the Competition at Mackinac!

WLW SMACKinac-ed the Competition at Mackinac!

This year's Mackinac tournament hosted over 700 people! We have become a force to be reckoned with in the state of Michigan and we are very proud. 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. In the Grand division WLW tied for second but fell to third on a coin flip. Out of 25 events, 10 broke semi-finals, 5 broke finals, and 2 won! Please Congratulate:

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

Isaiah Sepulveda - After Dinner Speaking - 13th Place
Devin Hister - Poetry Slam - 11th Place
Sydney Anderson - After Dinner Speaking - 9th Place

Laya Silverman - Character Study - 9th Place

Brigid Fitzpatrick/Haley Powell - Duo Historical Infomercial - 7th Place

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

Allyson Cooper - Character Study - 6th Place
Maya Banks/Sophia Lada - Duo Historical Infomercial - 5th Place
Clare Fitzpatrick/Peyton Naragon - Duo Historical Infomercial - 2nd Place
Sam Bloch/Brendan Kramer - Duo Historical Infomercial - FIRST PLACE
Titanic [Mitchell Kenrick, Alex "Bubba" Anthony, Chaz Scott-Pryszmont] - Mini-Multiple - FIRST PLACE

If you see any of these guys, make sure you congratulate them! If you would like to see complete scores please go to https://4n6tab.com/tabulation.php?tourn=msci2016mackinac More info to come on this years WLW Forensics Picnic!

 Happy Forensicatin'!

~WLW Forensics

WLW Foren(6), as in 6th in the State!

WLW Foren(6), as in 6th in the State!

States was a tremendous journey and a phenomenal competition! As always an enormous thank you to the Ziegelmans, Coopers, Silvermans, and Fitzpatricks for their support and parenting. Also thank you to the Hampton Inn and Central Michigan University for hosting and containing wacky forensics kids. Furthermore, we are very proud of Taylor Dalton and Jerrie Young and their hard work in the tabs room, representing WLW Forensics well! Also a HUGE thank you to Callie, Corcoran, and Krystin for judging and supporting as usual! Moreover, thank you to everyone who helped set up awards. THE WLW FORENSICS TEAM TOOK 6TH IN THE STATE! Lastly, thank YOU competitors for your hard work and dedication to bring us to such an amazing tournament. Out of 23 events, 9 advanced to semi-finals, and 5 advanced to finals.

Please Congratulate:

YOUR TEAM MICHIGAN INTERSCHOLASTIC FORENSICS ASSOCIATION STATE TOURNAMENT COMPETITORS:

Brigid Fitzpatrick - Oratory

Sarah Bingham - Oratory

Anthony Paz - Broadcasting

Sam Ziegelman - Informative

Sydney Anderson - Sales

Cinderella [Anthony Gaines, Ian Mills, Vrenanda Savaya, Karlee Orr, Sophia Lada, Liam Schlieck, Gyasi Gambrell, Tony Olshansky] - Multiple

Peyton Naragon - Prose 9/10

Laya Silverman - Prose 9/10

Allyson Cooper - Prose

Lexii Duell - Prose

Sachi Arora - Oratory 9/10

Clare Fitzpatrick - Storytelling

Brendan Kramer - Dramatic Interp.

Mitchell Kenrick/Nicholas Berishaj - Duo

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

Claire Murphy/Chaz Scott-Pryszmont - Duo - 12th Place

Sydney McKinstry - Impromptu - 8th Place

Maya Banks - Poetry - 8th Place

Evan Bauman - Oratory 9/10 - 8th Place

And finally, your finalists!

YOUR TEAM MICHIGAN INTERSCHOLASTIC FORENSICS ASSOCIATION STATE TOURNAMENT FINALISTS:

Maria Berishaj - Broadcasting - 6th Place

Emma Murphy - Extemporaneous - 5th Place

Layla Noormarji - Dramatic Interp. - 5th Place

David Hollowell - Poetry - 5th Place

Sam Bloch - Storytelling - FIRST PLACE (STATE CHAMPION)

If you see any of these guys, 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://www.themifa.org/uploads/2/9/8/7/29879971/2016_mifa_prelims_a.pdf

Breaks can be found here:

http://www.themifa.org/uploads/2/9/8/7/29879971/2016_mifa_breaks_a.pdf

ONE LAST THING!! A mandatory meeting on Tuesday for Mackinac participants and those interested in participating in the BRAX fundraiser!

Happy Forensicatin'!

~WLW Forensics

Sarah Banks Forensics Left Saginaw in Awe!

Sarah Banks Forensics Left Saginaw in Awe!

Such a truly splendid time with an enormous body of middle school competitors. Our first thank you goes to the students who helped judge and support the team; Devin Hister, Nayman Jumaah, Brendan Kramer, and David Hollowell. Our second thank you goes to the parents of many competitors for coming out to help support the team. Our third thank you goes to the team members who spent so much time coming to the middle school to help coach these students! Of course we can't forget the competitors themselves! Thanks to all you guys who put in the time and effort to make us what we can be! Out of 12 Entries: 6 Broke to Semis, and 3 broke to finals. Note some higher scores did not necessarily break finals due to several ties.

Congratulations go out to....

First Tournament: 

Ashleigh Holubeck-Gotts - Poetry

Courtney Hess - Poetry

Rishika Gottumukala - Impromptu

Venessa Sharp - Impromptu

Keerthi Morisetty - Informative

Semifinalists:

Venessa Sharp - Impromptu - 9th Place

Ainsley Mulder/Jillian Ciszewski - Duo - 4th Place

Emma Bevier - Storytelling - 4th Place

And your Sarah Banks Middle School STATE Finalists are...

Macy Hannan - Informative - 3rd Place

Madison Walther - Storytelling - 2nd Place

Gabby Mifsud - Poetry - 2nd Place

Please make sure you congratulate these guys!  In depth tabulations can be found here: http://ie.hirelesmana.com/tabs.php?tourn=mlspring16

Happy Forensicatin'
~WLW Forensics

Regionals 6 A-mazing!

Regionals 6 A-mazing!

Regionals 6A was a success in our book! We are very excited to be taking 23 state entries (Our most in years!), out of 27 entries total. We would first like to thank everyone who helped prepare the regional tournament at Walled Lake Western this year. A second thank you belongs to all the parents that came yesterday to support the team and serve the yummy food, including but not limited to; the Kramers, the Ziegelmans, the Blochs, the Harts, the Fitzpatricks, and the Silvermans. Also we would like to thank everyone on regional team, we appreciate your efforts and are proud of all of you!
Please Congratulate:

YOUR ALTERNATES FOR THE MICHIGAN INTERSCHOLASTIC FORENSICS ASSOCIATION STATE TOURNAMENT:

Nayman Jumaah - Extemporaneous
Cosmin Deshmukh - Impromptu

YOUR COMPETITORS FOR THE MICHIGAN INTERSCHOLASTIC FORENSICS ASSOCIATION STATE TOURNAMENT:
(The placements are seedings for the state tournament, these are only scores from the regional tournament NOT the state tournament)

Lexii Duell - Prose - 4th Place
Sarah Bingham - Oratory - 4th Place
Clare Fitzpatrick - Storytelling - 4th Place
Sam Ziegelman - Informative - 4th Place
Laya Silverman - Prose 9/10 - 4th Place
Allyson Cooper - Prose - 3rd Place
Anthony Paz - Broadcasting - 3rd Place
Sachi Arora - Oratory 9/10 - 3rd Place
Sydney Anderson - Sales - 3rd Place
Maya Banks - Poetry - 3rd Place
Emma Murphy - Extemporaneous - 2nd Place
Cinderella [Anthony Gaines, Ian Mills, Vrenanda Savaya, Karlee Orr, Sophia Lada, Liam Schlieck, Gyasi Gambrell, Tony Olshansky]  - Multiple - 2nd Place
Evan Bauman - Oratory 9/10 - 2nd Place
Peyton Naragon - Prose 9/10 - 2nd Place
Mitchell Kenrick/Nik Berishaj - Duo - 2nd Place
David Hollowell - Poetry - 2nd Place
Brendan Kramer - Dramatic Interp. - 2nd Place
Claire Murphy/Chaz Scott-Pryszmont - Duo - FIRST PLACE
Maria Berishaj - Broadcasting - FIRST PLACE
Sydney McKinstry - Impromptu - FIRST PLACE
Layla Noormarji - Dramatic Interp. - FIRST PLACE
Sam Bloch - Storytelling - FIRST PLACE
Brigid Fitzpatrick - Oratory - FIRST PLACE

 If you see any of these guys, make sure you congratulate them! If you would like to see complete scores please go to http://ie.hirelesmana.com/tabs.php?tourn=region6  ALSO LAST REMINDER this week we have a Tuesday after-school meeting regarding states, Mackinac, and more!

Happy Forensicatin'!
~WLW Forensics

We are the Warriors!

We are the Warriors!

What an amazing tourney with great hard work, great new fun, and very well run! This was a great day and thanks to our well-run tab team and awesome award ceremony, we definitely prove to be the most outstanding tourney of the year! Our first thank you goes off to the ever-amazing tech crew that helped make today run kind of smoothly! Without all their hard-work up in the booth we wouldn't be what we are! Our second thank you goes to the alums who helped judge, run tab, and all that jazz. Our third thank you goes to the Ziegelmans, Blochs, Fitzpatricks, Alguires, and all who helped run our awesome food stand and support the students! Another thank you goes to our base team members who scrambled around today in an effort to help accommodate the mass amount of people! Of course we can't forget the competitors themselves! Thanks to all you guys who put in the time and effort to make us what we can be, we are still the #1 tourney in the state! Out of 21 Entries: 3 Broke to Semis, and 3 broke to finals.
Congratulations go out to....

First Tournament:

Anna Lopez - Duo
Evelyn Tait - Duo
Julia Kassab - Impromptu
Emma Abbott - Impromptu
And your Walled Lake Western Finalists are...

Sachi Arora - Oratory 9/10 - 5th Place
Evan Bauman - Oratory 9/10 - 4th Place
Maria Berishaj - Broadcasting - 2nd Place

Please make sure you congratulate these guys! Also please remember if you are a member of our Regional Team that you need to be seen by a coach this Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Regionals is this Thursday at Walled Lake Western and we couldn't be any more excited to get the ball rolling for states! In depth tabs and placements can be found at http://ie.hirelesmana.com/tabs.php?tourn=2016wlw

Happy Forensicatin'
~WLW Forensics

What Rhymes With Novi? Piece of Pie!

What Rhymes With Novi? Piece of Pie!

This tournament was a piece of pie for our team, taking home two Novice State Finalists! The team would like to thank all the competitors that came out Saturday as well as the Abbos, Ladas, Orrs, Andersons, and Fitzpatricks for the awesome snacks and support! We don't have too many more thank you's for this week, but our alumni judges certainly deserve one. Another thank you goes to Collin Kuss for the mass amounts of time he has spent preparing our multiple. One last thank you goes to our Mr. Bevier for his constant hard work and dedication. Collectively we had 28 entries with 15 semi-finalists and 9 finalists. 
Please Congratulate:

First Tournament:

Derek Orr - Multiple
Anthony Gaines - Multiple
Liam Schlieck - Multiple

For the Novice States tournament, out of 12 entries, 6 broke semis and 2 broke finals!
Please Congratulate:

Your Novice State IE Semi-Finalists:

Ian Mack - Extemporaneous - 12th Place
Meaghan McNerney - Poetry - 11th Place
Nayman Jumaah - Extemporaneous - 10th Place
Brendan Kramer - Dramatic Interp. - 8th Place

Your Novice State IE Finalists:

Clare Fitzpatrick - Storytelling - 5th Place
Scott Shingleton - Poetry - 4th Place

Finishing with the Novi Open IE Tournament, out of 16 Entries, 9 Broke semis and 7 Broke finals!

Your Novi Open IE Semi-Finalists:

Emma Murphy - Extemporaneous - 8th Place
Cinderella [Anthony Gaines, Derek Orr, Vrenanda Savaya, Karlee Orr, Sophia Lada, Liam Schlieck, Gyasi Gambrell, Tony Olshansky] - Multiple - 5th Place

Your Novi Open IE Finalists:

Devin Hister/Mitchell Kenrick - Duo - 6th Place
Nicky Anderson - Dramatic Interp. - 5th Place
Anthony Paz - Broadcasting - 2nd Place
Claire Murphy/Chaz Scott-Pryszmont - Duo - 2nd Place
David Hollowell - Poetry - 2nd Place
Layla Noormarji - Dramatic Interp. - FIRST PLACE
Sammy Bloch - Storytelling - FIRST PLACE

If you see any of these guys soon, make sure you congratulate them! If you would like to see complete scores please go to http://ie.hirelesmana.com/tabs.php?tourn=msci2016novice for Novice, and http://ie.hirelesmana.com/tabs.php?tourn=msci2016invite for Novi Open. We are proud to have taken home two sweepstakes trophies: a 4th place in the Grand Division of Novice States, and a 3rd sweepstakes trophy in the Grand Division of the Open Invitational! ALSO LAST REMINDER Mackinac deposits are due Monday, March 30th. Also we ask that everyone have an idea very soon what you are planning to do for Mackinac, if you still have no clue, try calling your base team member.

Dexter Was Truly Delighted That WLW Was There!

Dexter Was Truly Delighted That WLW Was There!

What a tourney! I'm sure everyone had a great time at Dexter and hopefully made a new friend or two. Our first thank you goes off to our very helpful bus driver for transportation and luggage loading. Our second thank you goes to Mrs. Abbo for supporting the team with food and love. Other thank you's go to all of the judges that came out today, including our alum's. Of course we can't forget the competitors themselves! Thanks to all you guys who hauled your butts up and competed today! Out of 44 Entries: 10 Broke to Semis, and 5 broke to finals.
Congratulations go out to....

First Tournament:

Scott Shingleton - Poetry
Alexander Anthony - Prose
Jowan Rashid - Prose 9/10
Ian Mills - Broadcasting
Haley Powell - Oratory 9/10

Semifinalists:

Eli Sepulveda - Storytelling - 13th Place
David Hollowell - Poetry - 12th Place
Anthony Paz - Broadcasting - 11th Place
Clare Fitzpatrick - Storytelling - 10th Place
Maria Berishaj - Broadcasting - 7th Place

And your Walled Lake Western Finalists are...

Vrenanda Savaya - Storytelling - 6th Place
Sam Bloch - Storytelling - 5th Place
Maya Banks - Poetry - 4th Place
Sydney McKinstry - Impromptu - 4th Place
Layla Noormarji - Dramatic Interp. - 2nd Place

Please make sure you congratulate these guys! Just a couple of reminders, Base Team don't forget about the 8th grade parent night this Tuesday. All registration for Novi and the Novice tournament will be held Tuesday at the regular meeting. ALSO, in the Platinum Division, Walled Lake Western Forensics took a third place sweepstakes trophy home! In depth placements can be found at http://ie.hirelesmana.com/tabs.php?tourn=dexie2016

Happy Forensicatin'
~WLW Forensics

WLW Broke the Seal on the Cereal Box at Battle Creek Central

WLW Broke the Seal on the Cereal Box at Battle Creek Central

So interestingly enough Walled Lake Western broke conventions this weekend. WLW, or any east side team for that matter, had not competed at a west side tournament in a decade. Although we were tiny this weekend with a measly 7 events, we still managed to stun the west sides as best we could. Our first thank you goes out to the absolutely brilliant Krystin Frane who made this entire weekend possible by driving, serving as our sole coach, and providing love and support. Secondly an enormous thank you goes to the Fitzpatrick family for driving and for bringing the delicious bagels and water bottles. One last thank you goes to Brandon Burnett for stepping in for Taylor Dalton. Did I say one last thank you? The actual last one goes out to our competitors who woke up at 4 in the morning to drive 2 hours to Battle Creek Central. You will be pleased to know that although we were tiny, we were mighty! WLW shocked west siders by taking home a 2nd place sweeps trophy in the Cat Division! Out of 6 entries, 5 entries broke semis and 2 entries broke finals. Please congratulate:

Semi-Finalists:

Brendan Kramer - Dramatic Interp. - 10th Place

Layla Noormarji - Dramatic Interp. - 9th Place

Mitchell Kenrick/David Hollowell - Duo - 9th Place

Finalists:

Clare Fitzpatrick - Storytelling - 3rd Place

Sam Bloch - Storytelling - FIRST PLACE

Please make sure you congratulate these guys if you see them at school or in any other circumstance! All registration for the Dexter tourney will be confirmed Tuesday, but if you know you are not competing and are registered then tell a base team member ASAP. In depth placements of this tourney can be found at http://ie.hirelesmana.com/tabs.php?tourn=cerealcity

Happy Forensicatin'

~WLW Forensics

Even the Squirrels Had Their Fill of WLW at the Wolverine Tournament

Even the Squirrels Had Their Fill of WLW at the Wolverine Tournament

When we say Walled Lake Western cleaned the house we truly mean it! Demolishing the competition with a combined 355 sweepstakes points, we defeated even the next best team by 144 points. That's a lot! Another huge win for your WLW forensicators as we brought home a beautiful 1st place candy jar in the gold division. Our first thank you we'd like to send out goes to all the parents that came and supported their child and team yesterday. The second thank you specifically goes out to Mrs. Abbo, Mrs. Cooper, and Mrs. Bloch for bringing the snacks and hand-sanitizer! Moreover, we'd like to thank the many alumni and coaches who offered their services as judges for such a long day. You guys rock! One last brilliant thank you to the University of Michigan forensics team for hosting and doing their best to move the day forward. You will all be pleased to know that out of 37 entries, 37 BROKE TO SEMIS, and 23 BROKE TO FINALS! Please congratulate:

First Tournament:

Liam Haynes - Oratory

Lexi Duell - Prose

Meaghan McNerney - Poetry

Sarah Bingham - Oratory 9/10

Semi-Finalists:

Ian Mack - Extemporaneous - 13th Place

Nayman Jumaah - Extemporaneous - 12th Place

Gyasi Gambrell - Poetry - 12th Place

Garrett Freed - Extemporaneous - 11th Place

Meaghan McNerney - Poetry - 11th Place

Grace Veenstra - Impromptu - 11th Place

Eli Sepulveda - Storytelling - 11th Place

Liam Haynes - Oratory - 11th Place

Cosmin Deshmukh - Impromptu - 9th Place

Brigid Fitzpatrick - Oratory - 8th Place

Sydney Anderson - Broadcasting - 8th Place

Isaiah Sepulveda - Extemporaneous - 8th Place

Avi Bloch - Poetry - 8th Place

Lexi Duell - Prose - 8th Place

Finalists:

Vrenanda Savaya - Storytelling - 6th Place

Maria Berishaj - Broadcasting - 6th Place

Julian Abbo - Impromptu - 6th Place

Allyson Cooper - Dramatic Interp. - 6th Place

Joseph Ogundu/Devin Hister - Duo - 6th Place

Peter Fargo - Broadcasting - 5th Place

Hunter Montry - Informative - 5th Place

Brendan Kramer - Dramatic Interp. - 5th Place

Molly Bertalino - Prose 9/10 - 5th Place

Clare Fitzpatrick - Storytelling - 5th Place

Anthony Paz - Broadcasting - 4th Place

Sydney McKinstry - Impromptu - 4th Place

Sarah Bingham - Oratory 9/10 - 4th Place

Chaz Scott-Pryszmont/Claire Murphy - Duo - 4th Place

Jake Yun - Informative - 3rd Place

Layla Noormarji - Dramatic Interp. - 3rd Place

Sachi Arora - Oratory 9/10 - 3rd Place

Laya Silverman - Prose 9/10 - 3rd Place

Zoe Hart - Informative - 2nd Place

Mitchell Kenrick/Nik Berishaj - Duo - 2nd Place

Emma Murphy - Extemporaneous - FIRST PLACE

Sam Bloch - Storytelling - FIRST PLACE

Peyton Naragon - Prose 9/10 - FIRST PLACE

If you see any of these guys in the hall or outside of school, make sure you congratulate them! If you would like to see complete scores please go to http://ie.hirelesmana.com/tabs.php?tourn=wolverine2016. Also the team and coaches are still debating whether or not we will be attending the Frankemuth tournament on February 27th. If we do, please know registration will take place Tuesday and the drop deadline will be Wednesday before lunch. If you are interested, please weigh in to your base team member. We will keep you posted through Google Classroom.

Happy Forensicatin!
-WLW Forensics

WLW Left All the Other Teams Running at Birch Run!

WLW Left All the Other Teams Running at Birch Run!

What a tourney! I'm sure everyone had a great time at Birch Run and hopefully made a new friend or two. Our first thank you goes off to our very helpful bus driver, James, for transportation and luggage loading. Our second thank you goes to the Fitzpatricks, Baumans, Mrs. Cooper, Mrs. Fraisure, Mrs. Ziegelman, and Mrs. Silverman, for supporting the team with food and love. Another thank you goes out to our team cheerleaders for the day: Alex Anthony, Meaghan McNerney, Molly McNerney, and Jowan Rashid. Other thank you's go to all of the judges that came out today, including our alum's. Of course we can't forget the competitors themselves! Thanks to all you guys who hauled your butts up and competed yesterday! You will all be extremely ecstatic to hear that Walled Lake Western won the entire Birch Run tournament! We took home a beautiful 1st place trophy out of the large school division. Out of 33 Entries: 20 Broke to Semis, and 10 broke to finals.
Congratulations go out to....

First Tournament:

Zoe Hart - Informative
Hunter Montry - Informative
Chaz Scott-Pryszmont - Duo
Peyton Naragon - Prose 9/10

Semifinalists:

Allyson Cooper - Dramatic Interpretation - 13th Place
Vrenanda Savaya - Storytelling - 12th Place
David Hollowell - Poetry - 12th Place
Evan Ziegelman - Sales - 12th Place
Emma Murphy - Extemporaneous - 12th Place
Anthony Paz - Broadcasting - 12th Place
Sydney Anderson - Broadcasting - 11th Place
Maya Banks - Poetry - 10th Place
Laya Silverman - Prose 9/10 - 9th Place
Grace Veenstra - Impromptu - 7th Place

And your Walled Lake Western Finalists are...


Peter Fargo - Broadcasting - 6th Place
Cosmin Deshmukh - Impromptu - 6th Place
Maria Berishaj - Broadcasting - 4th Place
Layla Noormarji - Dramatic Interpretation - 4th Place
Devin Hister/Joseph Ogundu - Duo - 4th Place
Claire Murphy/Chaz Scott-Pryszmont - Duo - 3rd Place
Brendan Kramer - Dramatic Interpretation - 3rd Place
Evan Bauman - Oratory 9/10 - 2nd Place
Sam Bloch - Storytelling - FIRST PLACE
Mitchell Kenrick/Nik Berishaj - Duo - FIRST PLACE

Please make sure you congratulate these guys! Just a couple of reminders, Base Team don't forget about the meeting this week on Wednesday. All registration for U of M was already held, so if you need to drop or join this upcoming tournament please contact Bev or a base team member before Tuesday. In depth placements can be found at http://ie.hirelesmana.com/tabs.php?tourn=birchrun2016

Happy Forensicatin'
~WLW Forensics

WLW Weaved Through the Maple Leaves at the Maple Invitational

WLW Weaved Through the Maple Leaves at the Maple Invitational.

What an amazing tourney with great hard work, great new fun, and an enormous amount of new competition! Our first thank you goes to the alums who helped judge, run tab, and all that jazz. Our second thank you goes to Mrs. Abbo, Mrs. Sepulveda, Mrs. Silverman, the Ziegelmans, and Mr. and Mrs. Fitzpatrick for their support. An extra special shoutout to Mrs. Abbo for the delicious snacks! Of course we can't forget the competitors themselves! Thanks to all you guys who put in the time quickly to make us what we can be! Out of 28 Entries: 6 Broke to Semis, and 3 broke to finals.
Congratulations go out to....

First Tournament:
Vrenanda Savaya - Storytelling
Molly Bertalino - Prose 9/10
Laya Silverman - Prose 9/10
Eli Sepulveda - Storytelling
Ian Mack - Extemporaneous
Sydney Anderson - Broadcasting

Semi-Finalists:
Layla Noormarji - Dramatic Interp. - 10th Place
Emma Murphy - Extemporaneous - 11th Place
Anthony Paz - Broadcasting - 10th Place

Finalists:
Evan Bauman - Oratory 9/10 - 6th Place
Nik Berishaj/Mitchell Kenrick - Duo - 3rd Place
Sam Bloch - Storytelling - 2nd Place

Please make sure you congratulate these guys if you see them in the hall or at school! All registration for the Birch Run tourney will be held this Tuesday, but if you know you are competing then tell a base team member ASAP. In depth placements can be found athttp://ie.hirelesmana.com/tabs.php?tourn=maple16

Happy Forensicatin'

WLW Samurai Sliced the Competition at the Ninjatational!

WLW Samurai Sliced the Competition at the Ninjatational!

What an amazing tourney with great hard work, great new fun, and very well run! This was the WLW forensics team's first tournament of the season! Our first thank you goes to the alums who helped judge, run tab, and all that jazz. Our second thank you goes to Mrs. Abbo, Mrs. Cooper, and Mrs. Orr for their support. Of course we can't forget the competitors themselves! Thanks to all you guys who put in the time quickly in one week to make us what we can be! You will all be pleased to know that in sweepstakes we brought a 3rd place trophy home in the Samurai division! Out of 13 Entries: 6 Broke to Semis, and 3 broke to finals.
Congratulations go out to....

First Tournament:

Nathan Jumaah - Dramatic Interp.
Nayman Jumaah - Extemporaneous
Brendan Kramer - Dramatic Interp.
Garrett Freed - Extemporaneous

Isaiah Sepulveda - Extemporaneous

Karlee Orr - Poetry

Allyson Cooper - Dramatic Interp. 

Cosmin Deshmukh - Impromptu

Your Walled Lake Western semi-finalists are...

Brendan Kramer - Dramatic Interp. - 12th Place

Karlee Orr - Poetry - 9th Place

David Hollowell - Poetry - 8th Place

And your Walled Lake Western Finalists are...

Julian Abbo - Impromptu - 6th Place

Nik Berishaj/Mitchell Kenrick - Duo - 5th Place

Sam Bloch - Storytelling - 4th Place

Please make sure you congratulate these guys if you see them in the hall or at school! All registration for the Birch Run tourney will be held next Tuesday, but if you know you are competing then tell a base team member ASAP. In depth placements can be found at http://ie.hirelesmana.com/tabs.php?tourn=ninjatational2016

Happy Forensicatin'

WLW Makes It at Their Own Marathon

First the team would like to shout out a huge thank you to everyone who contributed to our marathon! Also we would like to thank David Hollowell for his consistent hard work at tab!. Furthermore, the team would like to thank all the competitors that came out to our mock tournament. We know it was a long away but you guys braved it and for that a thank you is definitely in order.

Please Congratulate Your Marathon Winners:

After Dinner Speaking:
Eli Sepulveda - 3rd Place
Cosmin Deshmukh - 2nd Place
Anthony Paz - 1st Place

Duo Historical Infomercial:
Brigid Fitzpatrick/Ann Shaji - 3rd Place
Nik Berishaj/Mitchell Kenrick - 2nd Place
Tony Olshansky/Emma Murphy - 1st Place

2015/2016 Presidential Candidate Declamation:
Layla Noormarji - 3rd Place
Sydney McKinstry - 2nd Place
Sam Bloch - 1st Place

Duo Poetry:
Derek Orr/Gyasi Gambrell - 3rd Place
Meaghan McNerney/Chassidy Snyder - 2nd Place
Maya Banks/Grace Veenstra - 1st Place

Holiday Storytelling:
Vrenanda Savaya - 3rd Place
Fusae Ebe - 2nd Place
Clare Fitzpatrick - 1st Place

Single Dramatic Interpretation:
Kelsey Miller - 3rd Place
Claire Murphy - 2nd Place
Maria Berishaj - 1st Place

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 https://4n6tab.com/tabulation.php?tourn=wlwmarathon2016. Also we ask that everyone have an idea by Tuesday what they are planning to do, if you still have no clue try calling your base team member.

Happy Forensicatin!
-WLW Forensics