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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.  Sarah MacIntosh

2.  John Fechtel

3. Courtney Gray

4.  Blake Meadows

5.  Brandon McWaters

6.  Bailey Dabbs

7.  Victoria Cuneo

8.  Chelsea Ham 
 

Semi Finalists in Persuasive in Alphabetical Order:

Andrew Day

Emma Dunphy

Leanne Livingston

Haley Meadows

Vincent Smith

Steven Warren 
 

An Original Oratory is an original speech given on any

topic the speaker chooses.  
 

Original Oratory Finalists:

1.  Katherine Bradshaw

2.  Vincent Smith

3.  Alexandra Hebdon

4.  Charli Mills

5.  Mallory Jones

6.  Josiah Bausum

7.  Andrew Day

8.  Taylor Bambas 
 

Semi finalists in Original Oratory in Alphabetical Order:

Cason Black

Nathan Carson

Jacob Dean

Kelcee Griffis

Elaine Hammett

Blake Meadows

Jocelyn Ridenour

Chapman Woolington 
 

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

Expository Finalists:

1.  Brandon McWaters

2.  John Fechtel

3.  Jack Goza

4.  Price Baker

5.  Michelle Bentz

6.  Christopher Goza

7.  Joshua McLean

8.  Lydia Guinn 
 

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.  Janie Little

2.  Victoria Rentschler

3.  Stephen Menesick

4.  Andrew Day

5.  John Fechtel

6.  Victoria Cuneo

7.  Vincent Smith

8.  John David McLean 
 

Semi finalists in Apologetics in Alphabetical Order: 
 

Hillary Cooper

Emma Dunphy

Will Dunphy

Jack Goza

Amalia Lynde

Katherine McNair

Ethan Milukas

Steven Warren 
 

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.  Ashley Scripka

3.  Alexandra Hebdon

4.  Leanne Livingston

5.  John Fechtel

6.  Lillian Otieno

7.  Eric Kays

8.  Brandon McWaters 
 

Semi finalists in Impromptu in Alphabetical Order:

Taylor Bambas

Hillary Cooper

Victoria Cuneo

Jacob Dean

Emma Dunphy

Kelcee Griffis

Sarah MacIntosh

Grace Taylor 
 

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.  Stephen Menesick

2.  Alexandra Hebdon

3.  Janie Little

4.  Leslie Nelson

5.  Andrew Baisden

6.  Jack Goza 
 

Semi finalists in Extemporaneous in Alphabetical Order:

Victoria Cuneo

Amalia Lynde

Ryan Parker

Grace Taylor 
 

The 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.  Andrew Day

2.  Leanne Livingston

3.  Timothy Warren

4.  Kayla Cardwell

5.  Mary Claire Birdsong

6.  Courtney Gray 
 

Semi finalists in Dramatic Interpretation in Alphabetical Order: 
 

Taylor Bambas

Chelsea Ham

Victoria Rentschler

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.  Cardwell/Warren

2.  Biddle/Detwiler

3.  McLean/McWaters

4.  Meadows/Meadows

5.  Fechtel/Warren

6.  Rentschler/Rentschler

7.  Kays/Kays

8.  Black/Black 
 

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.  Price Baker

2.  Brandon McWaters

3.  Kyle Biddle

4.  Joshua Schow

5.  Timothy Warren

6.  Kayla Cardwell 
 

Semi finalists in Humorous Interpretation in Alphabetical Order:

Andrew Baisden

Ryan Baisden

Seth Kays

Rachel McGinnis

Charli Mills

John David Woolington 
 

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.  Andrew Day

2.  Janie Little

3.  Katherine Bradshaw

4.  Kayla Cardwell

5.  John David Woolington

6.  Vincent Smith

7.  Charli Mills

8.  Taylor Bambas 
 

Semi finalists in Open Interpretation in Alphabetical Order:

Mary Claire Birdsong

Will Dunphy

Andrew Fahrion

Christopher Goza

Kember Griffis

Elaine Hammett

Sarah MacIntosh

Timothy Warren 
 

Sweepstakes awards are given to students that competed in a minimum of 3 speech events at this tournament we had 46 sweepstakes students.

1.  Brandon McWaters

2.  John Fechtel

3.  Andrew Day

4.  Kayla Cardwell

5.  Janie Little

6.  Alexandra Hebdon

7.  John David McLean

8.   Timothy Warren

9.   Vincent Smith

10.  Leanne Livingston

11.  Blake Meadows 
 

NCFCA offers 2 styles of debate:

Lincoln Douglas

Team Policy 
 

Lincoln Douglas:

Speaker Awards

1.  Vincent Smith

2.  Andrew Day

3.  Janie Little

4.  Blake Meadows 
 

Finalists in Lincoln Douglas Debate:

1. Vincent Smith

2. Janie Little 
 

Semi Finalists in Lincoln Douglas Debate:

  1. Brandon McWaters

4.  Andrew Day 
 
 

Team Policy

Speaker Awards

1. Leslie Nelson

  1. Ashley Scripka
  2. Franklin McGuire
  3. Andrew Lonon
  4. Timothy Sarazen
  5. Leanne Livingston
  6. Charli Mills
  7. Jacob Dean
  8. James Aluri
  9. John Fechtel
  10. Victoria Unthank
  11. Andrew Schirmer
  12. Val Apthorp
  13. Emma Dunphy
  14. John David McLean
  15. Andrew Baisden

The following teams are advancing to the Regional Invitational with a 4/2 record. 
 

Carson/Warren

Cash/Groppe

GozaJ/MilukasS

 

Finalists in Team Policy Debate:

1.  Hebdon/Menesick 

2.  DiPrima/Mills
 

Semi Finalists in Team Policy Debate:

3.  Livingston/McLean

4.  Aluri/Cooper 
 

Quarter finalists in Team Policy Debate:

5.  Lonon/Sarazen

6.  McNair/Taylor

7.  Rentschler/Rentschler

8.  Caiello/Schirmer 
 

Octa finalists in Team Policy Debate in Alphabetical order:

Baisden/Dean

Campbell/Campbell

Fechtel/Warren

Hendrickson/Scripka

McGuire/McGuire

Nelson/Scripka

Stansberry/Wood

Unthank/Unthank