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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
   
Will all Persuasive semi-finalists please line up (pre-determined location)
   
A Persuasive speech is an original speech intended to persuade the audience to adopt a particular point of view or course of action.
   
Semi Finalists in Persuasive in Alphabetical Order:
   
  Luke Fox
  Leanne Livingston
  Sarah MacIntosh
  Blake Meadows
  Haley Meadows
  Melissa Ray
  Audrey Robinson
  Steven Warren
   
   
Persuasive Finalists:
   
8 Vincent Smith
7 Stephen Menesick
6 John Fechtel
5 Andrew Day
4 Nick Aquart
3 James Van Eerden
2 Ardee Coolidge
1 Mary Claire Birdsong
   
Will all Original Oratory semi finalists please line up (pre-determined location)
   
An Original Oratory is an original speech given on any topic the speaker chooses.
   
Semi finalists in Original Oratory in Alphabetical Order:
   
  Nick Aquart
  Ardee Coolidge
  Jacob Dean
  Charli Mills
  Vincent Smith
  Will Thetford
   
   
   
Original Oratory Finalists:
   
8 Danae Canna
7 James Van Eerden
6 Katherine Bradshaw
5 Alexandra Hebdon
4 John David McLean
3 Blake Meadows
2 Adam Bueltel
1 Andrew Day
   
   
Will all Expository finalists please line up (pre-determined location)
   
An Expository speech is a platform speech which "exposes" or explains a particular topic through the use of visual aids.
   
Expository broke directly to finals
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Expository Finalists:
   
8 Yesuto Shaw
7 Victoria Rentschler
6 Joshua McLean
5 Christina Thomas
4 Landon Frame
3 John Fechtel
2 James McLelland
1 Brandon McWaters
   
   
   
The Limited Preparation Category has 3 Events:
   
   
  Apologetics
   
  Impromptu
   
  Extemporaneous
   
   
Will all Apologetics semi finalists please line up (pre-determined location)
   
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.
   
Semi finalists in Apologetics in Alphabetical Order:
   
  Hillary Cooper
  Austin Couden
  Andrew Fahrion
  John Fechtel
  Katherine McNair
  Blake Meadows
  Haley Meadows
  Vincent Smith
   
Apologetics Finalists:
   
8 Ardee Coolidge
7 Janie Little
6 Adam Bueltel
5 Daniel Tarasiuk
4 John David McLean
3 Steven Warren
2 Stephen Menesick
1 Andrew Day
   
   
Will all Impromptu semi finalists please line up on (pre-determined location)
   
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.
   
Semi finalists in Impromptu in Alphabetical Order:
   
  Ardee Coolidge
  Victoria Cuneo
  Garret DeReus
  Eric Kays
  Leanne Livingston
  Blake Meadows
  A'shayla Passaretti
  Audrey Robinson
   
Impromptu Finalists:
   
8 Grace Taylor
7 Hillary Cooper
6 Alexandra Hebdon
5 Andrew Aquart
4 John David McLean
3 Melissa Ray
2 Ashley Scripka
1 James Van Eerden
   
   
   
Will all Extemporaneous semi finalists please line up on (pre-determined location)
   
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.
   
Semi finalists in Extemporaneous in Alphabetical Order:
   
  Mary Claire Birdsong
  Tori Beth Black
  Janie Little
  Ryan Parker
  Cameron Rentschler
  Audrey Robinson
   
   
   
Extemporaneous Finalists:
   
8 Victoria Rentschler
7 Lindsey Robinson
6 Matt Hendrickson
5 Ardee Coolidge
4 Garret DeReus
3 Stephen Menesick
2 Alexandra Hebdon
1 James Van Eerden
   
   
The Interpretation Category has 4 Events:
   
   
  Dramatic Interp
   
  Duo Interp
   
  Humorous Interp.
   
  Open Interp.
   
   
Will all Dramatic Interp. semi finalists please line up on (pre-determined location)
   
A Dramatic Interpretation creatively explores and develops the intellectual, emotional, and artistic embodiment of a single work of literature for performance.
   
Semi finalists in Dramatic Interpretation in Alphabetical Order:
   
  Kayla Cardwell
  Eric Kays
  Vincent Smith
  Timothy Warren
   
   
   
   
   
Dramatic Interpretation Finalists:
   
   
   
6 Andrew Day
5 Leanne Livingston
4 Adam Bueltel
3 Andrew Aquart
2 Melissa Ray
1 Christina Thomas
   
Will all Duo Interp. semi finalists please line up on (pre-determined location)
   
A Duo Interpretation creatively explores and develops the intellectual, emotional, and artistic embodiment of a single work of literature for dual performance.
   
Semi finalists in Duo Interpretation in Alphabetical Order:
   
  Apthorp/Apthorp
  Aquart/Aquart
  Black/Black
  Countryman/Fox
  Marcy/Torve
  Meadows/Meadows
   
   
   
Duo Interpretation Finalists:
   
8 Robinson/Robinson
7 Fechtel/Warren
6 Schow/Schow
5 Ray/Tarasiuk
4 Dean/Westmark
3 Cardwell/Warren
2 McLean/McWaters
1 Poisson/Poisson
   
Will all Humorous Interp. semi finalists please line up on (pre-determined location)
   
A Humorous Interpretation creatively explores and develops the intellectual, emotional, and artistic embodiment of a single work of literature for performance.
   
Semi finalists in Humorous Interpretation in Alphabetical Order:
   
  Andrew Baisden
  Luke Brake
  Emily Byrd
  TJ Nelson
  Caleb Safley
  Joshua Schow
   
   
   
Humorous Interpretation Finalists:
   
8 Kayla Cardwell
7 Seth Kays
6 Jacob Dean
5 Charli Mills
4 Nick Aquart
3 Timothy Warren
2 Brandon McWaters
1 Melissa Ray
   
Will all Open Interp. semi finalists please line up on (pre-determined location)
   
An Open Interpretation is an inclusive interpretive event which enables students to present a wide variety of literary styles and sources.
   
Semi finalists in Open Interpretation in Alphabetical Order:
   
  Cooper Alexander
  Bailey Dabbs
  Jacob Dean
  Andrew Fahrion
  Chiannon Harvey
  Sam Little
  Charli Mills
  Vincent Smith
   
Open Interpretation Finalists:
   
8 Kayla Cardwell
7 Audrey Robinson
6 Emily Byrd
5 Nick Aquart
4 Katherine Bradshaw
3 Janie Little
2 Andrew Day
1 Lydia Poisson
   
Sweepstakes
   
Sweepstakes awards are given to students that competed in a minimum of 3 speech events at this tournament we had 15 sweepstakes students.
   
   
   
   
   
   
15 Andrew Aquart
14 Kayla Cardwell
13 Steven Warren
12 Janie Little
11 John Fechtel
10 Alexandra Hebdon
9 Adam Bueltel
8 Stephen Menesick
7 Ardee Coolidge
6 Nick Aquart
5 Brandon McWaters
4 John David McLean
3 Melissa Ray
2 James Van Eerden
1 Andrew Day
   
   
   
NCFCA offers 2 styles of debate:
   
  NCFCA Lincoln Douglas and Team Policy debate encourages a conversational style of debate and utilizes judges from the community (as well as debate coaches and teachers) in order to ensure that competitors learn how to communicate to a general audience.
   
   
  Lincoln Douglas
   
  The Lincoln Douglas debate format of one-on-one debating, is named after the famous debates between Stephen Douglas and Abraham Lincoln.  Although Douglas and Lincoln debated matters of policy, the core of their advocacy always involved a clash of values.  Thus, in NCFCA, Lincoln Douglas debate resolutions are always constructed to create a clash of competing values rather than the adoption of a specific policy.
   
   
Lincoln Douglas:
   
   
Speaker Awards
   
8 Blake Meadows
7 Brandon McWaters
6 Nick Aquart
5 Eric Kays
4 Janie Little
3 Andrew Aquart
2 Andrew Day
1 Ardee Coolidge
   
   
Will all Lincoln Douglas Quarter finalists please line up on (pre-determined location).
   
Quarter finalists in Lincoln Douglas Debate in Alphabetical Order
   
  Andrew Aquart
  Nick Aquart
  Ardee Coolidge
  Daniel Tarasiuk
   
   
Semi Finalists in Lincoln Douglas Debate:
   
4 Eric Kays
3 Caleb Shoulders
   
   
Finalists in Lincoln Douglas Debate:
  Would the two finalists please step on stage
   
   
2 Brandon McWaters
1 Blake Meadows
   
   
   
Team Policy
   
  In policy debate, competitors either advocate or oppose a resolution that calls for a change in policy regarding a current political issue.  During a round of debate, a team of two debaters will advocate the resolution by proposing a specific plan to accomplish the goal stated in the resolution while another team of two debaters will oppose the resolution and the specific plan of the first team.
   
   
Team Policy
   
Speaker Awards
   
16 Steven Warren
15 Katherine McNair
14 Vincent Smith
13 A'shayla Passaretti
12 Stephen Menesick
11 David Scripka
10 Caroline Byrd
9 Alexandra Hebdon
8 James Van Eerden
7 John Fechtel
6 Matt Hendrickson
5 James Aluri
4 Leslie Nelson
3 Leanne Livingston
2 John David McLean
1 Ashley Scripka
   
   
   
Will all Team Policy Octa finalists please line up on (pre-determined location).
   
Octa finalists in Team Policy Debate in Alphabetical order:
   
  Cartee/Van Eerden
  DiPrima/Mills
  Fechtel/Warren
  Hendrickson/Scripka
  McNair/Taylor
  Passaretti/Smith
  Safley/Safley
  Schow/Schow
   
Quarter finalists in Team Policy Debate:
   
8 Rentschler/Rentschler
7 Hebdon/Menesick
6 Baisden/Dean
5 Aluri/Lane
   
   
   
   
   
   
Semi Finalists in Team Policy Debate:
   
4 Byrd/DeReus
3 Livingston/McLean
   
   
   
Finalists in Team Policy Debate:
   
  Would the finalists please step on stage
   
2 Nelson/Scripka
1 Aluri/Cooper