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The National Christian Forensics and Communications Association offers 10 speech events in 3 categories: 
 

Platform

Limited Preparation

Interpretations 
 
 

The Platform Category has 3 Events:

Persuasive

Original Oratory

Expository 
 
 

A Persuasive speech is an original speech intended to

persuade the audience to adopt a particular point of view

or course of action. 
 

Persuasive Finalists:

1. Nassir Aboreden

2. Nick Aquart

3. John Fechtel

4. MaryKate Parker

5. Andrew Day

6. Blake Meadows

7. Leanne Livingston

8. Logan Peralta 
 

Semi Finalists in Persuasive, in Alphabetical Order:

Mary Claire Birdsong

Brittney Deolivereira

Brandon McWaters

Melissa Ray

Vincent Smith

Judith Stewart

James Van Eerden

Steven Warren 
 
 

An Original Oratory is an original speech given on any

topic the speaker chooses.  
 

Original Oratory Finalists:

1. Katherine Bradshaw

2. Andrew Day

3. Christian Fernandez

4. Ardee Coolidge

5. Adam Bueltel

6. Nassir Aboreden

7. James Van Eerden

8. Vincent Smith 
 

Semi finalists in Original Oratory in Alphabetical Order:

Tess Carr

Daniel Ledon

Blake Meadows

Joshua Minchin

Joy Minchin

MaryKate Parker

Hannah Stimson

Caroline Swenson 
 

An Expository speech is a platform speech which “exposes" or explains a particular topic through the use of visual aids.  
 

Expository Finalists:

1. Tess Carr

2. Christian Fernandez

3. Logan Peralta

4. John Fechtel

5. Brandon McWaters

6. Lila Capps 
 

Semi finalists in Expository in Alphabetical Order:

Rayna DeReus

Patrick Ingoldsby

Daniel Ledon

Katherine Martin

Marissa Phillips

Maggie Ruvira 
 

The Limited Preparation Category has 3 Events: 
 

Apologetics

Impromptu

Extemporaneous 
 

Apologetics is a limited preparation event in which the speaker is given four minutes to prepare a six-minute speech on a topic related to defending his/her faith.

Apologetics Finalists:

1. Vincent Smith

2. Andrew Day

3. James Van Eerden

4. Kaitlyn Johnston

5. Blake Meadows

6. Melissa Ray

7. Joshua Minchin

8. Robin Scofield 
 

Semi finalists in Apologetics in Alphabetical Order:

Daniel Brookins

Adam Bueltel

John Fechtel

Janie Little

John David McLean

Joy Minchin

Mallory Phillips

Andrew Vertz 
 

Impromptu is a limited preparation speech in which the speaker is given two minutes to prepare a five-minute speech on a randomly drawn topic.

Impromptu Finalists:

1. John David McLean

2. Ardee Coolidge

3. Ashley Scripka

4. Judith Stewart

5. Audrey Robinson

6. John Fechtel

7. Lindsey Robinson

8. Amanda Hearn 
 

Semi finalists in Impromptu in Alphabetical Order:

Andrew Aquart

Amy Burns

Kayla Cardwell

Eric Kays

Seth Kays

Brandon McWaters

Joy Minchin

Steven Warren 
 

Extemporaneous speaking is a limited preparation event where the speaker is given a limited amount of time to prepare a speech on a current event topic. 
 

Extemporaneous Finalists:

1. Ardee Coolidge

2. James Van Eerden

3. Garret DeReus

4. Nassir Aboreden

5. Leslie Nelson

6. Amy Burns

7. Lindsey Robinson

8. Audrey Robinson 
 

Interpretation Category has 4 Events:

Dramatic Interp

Duo Interp

Humorous Interp

Open Interp 
 

A Dramatic Interpretation creatively explores and develops the intellectual, emotional, and artistic embodiment of a single work of literature for performance.

Dramatic Interpretation Finalists:

1. Judith Stewart

2. Amy Burns

3. Adam Bueltel

4. Daniel Tarasiuk

5. Robin Scofield

6. Andrew Day 
 

Semi finalists in Dramatic Interpretation in Alphabetical Order:

Mary Claire Birdsong

Kayla Cardwell

Rayna DeReus

Kaitlyn Johnston

Leanne Livingston

Steven Warren 
 

A Duo Interpretation creatively explores and develops the intellectual, emotional, and artistic embodiment of a single work of literature for dual performance.

Duo Interpretation Finalists:

1. Aboreden/Aboreden

2. McClean/McWaters

3. Ray/Tarasiuk

4. Minchin/Minchin

5. Meadows/Meadows

6. Parker/Peralta

7. Fechtel/Warren

8. Aquart/Aquart 
 

Semi finalists in Duo Interpretation in Alphabetical Order:

Bradshaw/Capps

Cardwell/Warren

Carr/Coe

Gorenflo/Losiak

Kays/Kays

Van Eerden/Van Eerden 
 

A Humorous Interpretation creatively explores and develops the intellectual, emotional, and artistic embodiment of a single work of literature for performance.

Humorous Interpretation Finalists:

1. Nick Aquart

2. Seth Kays

3. David Fastenau

4. Jesse Namour

5. Melissa Ray

6. Brandon McWaters

7. Logan Peralta

8. Andrew Baisden 
 
 

Semi finalists in Humorous Interpretation in Alphabetical Order:

Amy Burns

Jacob Dean

Christian Fernandez

Daniel Ledon

Taylor Masella

Timothy Warren 
 

An Open Interpretation is an inclusive interpretive event which enables students to present a wide variety of literary styles and sources.

Open Interpretation Finalists:

1. Judith Stewart

2. Andrew Day

3. Janie Little

4. Ardee Coolidge

5. MaryKate Parker

6. Kayla Cardwell

7. Melissa Ray

8. Amy Burns 
 

Semi finalists in Open Interpretation in Alphabetical Order:

Nassir Aboreden

Nicholas Aboreden

Katherine Bradshaw

Emily Byrd

Andrew Fahrion

Christian Fernandez

Joshua Minchin

Vincent Smith 
 

Sweepstakes awards are given to students that competed in a minimum of 3 speech events at this tournament we had 63 sweepstakes students.

1. Andrew Day

2. Nassir Aboreden

3. Ardee Coolidge

4. Melissa Ray

5. Judith Stewart

6. James Van Eerden

7. John Fechtel

8. Brandon McWaters

9. Nick Aquart

10. John David McLean

  1. MaryKate Parker
  2. Logan Peralta
  3. Amy Burns
  4. Christian Fernandez
  5. Blake Meadows

16. Vincent Smith

17. Adam Bueltel

18. Daniel Tarasiuk

19. Joy Minchin

20. Joshua Minchin 
 
 

NCFCA offers 2 styles of debate:

Lincoln Douglas

Team Policy

Lincoln Douglas:

Speaker Awards

1. Ardee Coolidge

  1. Eric Kays
  2. Brandon McWaters
  3. Andrew Day
  4. Brittney Deoliveira
  5. Nassir Aboreden
  6. Blake Meadows
  7. Andrew Vertz
 
 

Finalists in Lincoln Douglas Debate:

1. Andrew Day

2. Nassir Aboreden 
 

Semi Finalists in Lincoln Douglas Debate:

  1. Eric Kays
  2. Blake Meadows
 
 

Quarter finalists in Lincoln Douglas Debate in Alphabetical Order

Ardee Coolidge

Brittney Deoliveira

Brandon McWaters

Caleb Shoulders 
 

Team Policy

Speaker Awards

1. Ashley Scripka

  1. Caroline Byrd
  2. Steven Warren
  3. John Fechtel
  4. Garret DeReus
  5. John David McLean
  6. Tristan Stimson
  7. Daniel Call
 
 

Finalists in Team Policy Debate: 

1. Byrd/DeReus

2.  Livingston/McLean
 

Semi Finalists in Team Policy Debate:

  1. Nelson/Scripka

4. Call/McCord 
 

Quarter finalists in Team Policy Debate in Alphabetical order

Cartee/Van Eerden

Fechtel/Warren

Hendrickson/Scripka

Passaretti/Smith