CONTROL – Club of Champions!!!
CONTROL finished the year as the TOP Speech and Debate Team in the Country!!!
We acknowledge that the goals of CONTROL Speech and Debate far exceed what happens at individual tournaments. That said, we participate in a competitive sport and it is biblical to recognize excellence.
In a testimony to God’s grace, and to all of our wonderful parents and students, CONTROL has become the MOST SUCCESSFUL CLUB in the history of Christian Homeschool Forensics!!!
CONTROL won four National Championships in Speech and the National Championship in Team Policy Debate at the National Invitational Tournament of Champions. This gives CONTROL an unprecedented 10 National Championships in Speech and its first National Championship in Debate. No other club has ever been so blessed. Jeriel Burke and Stephen Roe bested the best in the nation to take the Team Policy Debate National Championship! CONTROL Team Policy Debate finished with four teams in the top 26 in the Nation! (See TP results below.) Stephen Roe also won the National Championship in Open Interpretation! Caleb Taylor won two National Championships. He won the largest event in the tournament, beating out 115 other competitors to win the title in Impromptu speaking! Giovanna Cabrera teamed with Caleb to win the National Championship in Duo Interpretation! Audrea Taylor, not to be outdone by her big brother, won the National Championship in Original Oratory! In addition to the five National Championships, the CONTROL team had many great finishes in many events demonstrating the club’s breadth and depth. CONTROL took home the trophy for the top Speech and Debate Team at the tournament. Stephen Roe finished as the Speech Sweepstakes Champion with Caleb Taylor finishing second, just a few points behind! Stephen finished number one as Tournament Champion and Caleb finished in third for Tournament Champion! The tournament results are detailed below:
Apologetics Jeriel Burke Quarterfinalist Stephen Kazules Quarterfinalist Abigail Roe Stephen Roe 4th Place Laine Savidge Claire Schalin Caleb Taylor Quarterfinalist Camille Weisman 7th Place Frank Wyer
Dramatic Interpretation Giovanna Cabrera 2nd Place
Duo Interpretation CONTROL finished 1st, 2nd, and 3rd!!! Jarah Burke – Stephen Roe 2nd Place Giovanna Cabrera – Caleb Taylor 1st Place Aaron Krive – Camille Weisman 3rd Place
Expository David Hutchinson Semifinalist
Humorous Interpretation Giovanna Cabrera 4th Place Stephen Roe 2nd Place Caleb Taylor Semifinalist Impromptu Angela Asgekar Evan Buck Jeriel Burke Quarterfinalist David Hutchinson GraceMarie Lambert Joshua Meihaus Quarterfinalist Abigail Roe Quarterfinalist Stephen Roe 3rd Place Claire Schalin Semifinalist Audrea Taylor Caleb Taylor 1st Place
Open Interpretation Giovanna Cabrera Semifinalist Stephen Roe 1st Place Caleb Taylor 3rd Place
Original Oratory
GraceMarie Lambert Semifinalist Laine Savidge Audrea Taylor 1st Place Caleb Taylor
Persuasive Stephen Kazules 4th Place Audrea Taylor Semifinalist Caleb Taylor 2nd Place
Lincoln Douglas Debate Angela Asgekar 15th Place Laine Savidge Camille Weisman
Team Policy Debate Jarah Burke 30th Speaker 26th Place Team Frank Wyer 27th Speaker
Jeriel Burke 1st Place Team Stephen Roe 24th Speaker
Aiden Gilmore Joshua Meihaus
David Hutchinson 13th Place Team Claire Schalin
Erin McConlogue 28th Speaker 6th Place Team Meaghan McConlogue
Marathoners – Qualifying Five or More Speeches to NITOC Aaron Krive (5 Events, also competing for Frontline) Caleb Taylor (7 Events)
IronMen – Qualifying Five or More Speeches and Debate to NITOC Stephen Roe (5 Events plus Team Policy Debate)
Picket Fence Award Winners Giovanna Cabrera (4 in Prelims) Stephen Roe (1 in Prelims, 1 in Quarters, and 1 in Semis) Caleb Taylor (5 in Prelims)
Speech Sweepstakes 20th Camille Weisman 6th Giovanna Cabrera 4th Aaron Krive 2nd Caleb Taylor 1st Stephen Roe
Tournament Champions 3rd Caleb Taylor 1st Stephen Roe
Club Championships Speech - CONTROL Combined Speech and Debate - CONTROL
Congratulations to all of our CONTROL students and their families. We believe God will use the skills you have learned and practiced this year to advance His Kingdom!!!
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