WCHS Speech

Winston Churchill High School Speech and Oral Interpretation Team

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SPRING WOODS/MEMORIAL SWING
#SpUpdate

WCHS took on Houston at our biggest and most challenging tournament of the year so far!

1st in POI & 1st in OO!

7 other Final placings
Another qual to State, 2 Quals to the NIETOC and to the UK-TOC!

@WCHSDebate @bloomer_sa #GoChargers

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Also congrats to not one, but TWO(!!) WC Speech and Debate students on homecoming honors!

Freshman Sandy Groves won the freshman vote

…and Senior Madeline Pundt was crowned HOMECOMING QUEEN

👑👸👑👸👑👸👑👸👑👸

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5 Extemporaneous Speakers
➡️ 4 Finalists
➡️➡️ 2 first place finishes
➡️➡️➡️ 1 pretty sweet sweepstakes award!

Yeah, we'd say it was a pretty good MacArthur tournament along with @WCHSDebate

@bloomer_sa #GoChargers

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—2022-2023—

How it Started How it Ended

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Huerta/Stone’s run ends as the 17th team in the country after a debate against our close friends from the Kinkaid School.

What a year it has been for them. They qualified to elims at every national tournament they attended so it’s only fitting they did it at their last one too

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Thank you @SpeechDebateSC for coming to recruit @WCHSDebate and @WCHSInterp today!

It was an awesome opportunity for students to get more information about scholarships and the team!

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And Finally out of 12 qualifying spots in the district, Churchill takes 6 or half of the spots that will move on to UIL region, securing DISTRICT 28 SWEEPSTAKES!!!
#GoChargers
@bloomer_sa
@WCHSDebate

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On the Interp side, we continue to rock and advanced 5 students to finals at #UIL districts. 3 in prose 2 in poetry!

We also have three regional qualifiers!
Madison Butcher, 3rd in Prose
Emma Abbott, 2nd in Prose
Alicia Trevino, 2nd in Poetry

@WCHSDebate
@bloomer_sa
#GoChargers

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Churchill speech slays in extemp at the #UIL district competition. Taking 3 of the 6 qualifying spots for UIL Region.

Mya Alexander got 3rd in IX
Madeleine Priest got 2nd in IX

Noah Chao-Detiveaux is top in the District with a first in PX!

#GoChargers @bloomer_sa

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Congratulations to Churchill debater, Makayla Ramos, for receiving the NEISD Blossom Scholarship for Future Educators this morning.

It was an honor for you to invite me to be here for your award.

Plus, @bloomer_sa gets to be featured in one of our candid photos!

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TFA State starts today!

This is the largest state tournament in the country and features over 1400 students from 173 high schools. Different from UIL where students are classified by school size, students will be competing against all schools big and small, public and private!

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WC Speech and Interp qualified 3 Churchilldren to #NSDA Nationals!

Emma Abbott in OO
Noah Chao-Detiveaux in OO
Alex Treviño in POI

Karen Mancilla is the Central Texas District first alternate in OO & Skye Sibille is first Alternate in POI

#RoadToNatls #GoChargers #NSDSlay

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Nats qualifiers are done and WC qualified 8 students to nationals!

Huerta/Stone and Davis/King in CX

Emma Abbott and Noah Chao-Detiveaux in OO

Madeleine Priest in Congress

Alex Trevino in POI

Plus sophomore teams Chenevert/Priest and Ingram/Mackay are alternates in CX and PF

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After 5 long days of debate the Cal Round Robin and Berkeley Tournament are over!

DK finished in the round of 16

HS finished in the round of 32

All the sophomores won at least two debates at their first in-person national tournament.

Lots of debates, friends, and good food!

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Cal Berkeley updates from the West Coast!

Both Huerta/Stone and Davis/King are debating in the double-octafinals (top 32) this morning.

Davis/King were 5-1 in prelims and is the 8th overall seed

Huerta/Stone went 4-2 in prelims and are the 22nd seed

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Fits goin hard in Harvard Yard, good experiences for the juniors and Emma Abbott makes it to OO octos!
@WCHSDebate #GoChargers

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AAAANNNND WE'RE BACK
@WCHSDebate
#GoChargers

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We’re so proud to award Honorary Membership to the National Forensics League to @susanfreeves who has done so much to help support WC Speech and Debate long after her own children were done competing!

Congratulations and thank you!!

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Extemp Final Round Results!!

In Informative Speaking:

Garrett Schroeder 3rd 🥉 Advances to Region Meet
Gordie O'Rorke 5th
Caroline McGuire 6th

In Persuasive Speaking:

Conner Jacobson 1st 🥇 Advances to Region Meet

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the hits start coming and they don't stop coming!

Analysia Hernandez wins district in Poetry Interpretation!
Jeremy Kohler gets 2nd in Poetry
Campbell Mace-Meador gets 5th in Poetry

Sophia Soave wins district in Prose Interpretation!
Brody Drake gets 6th in Prose as well