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