SPEECH & DEBATE CAPTURES SECOND PLACE AT PENNSBURY FALCON INVITATIONAL
This past weekend, Loyola Speech & Debate captured 2nd place in the Speech Sweepstakes out of 65 schools from 11 states at the Pennsbury Falcon Invitational in Pennsylvania. Please congratulate the following students for their award-winning performances:
Anthony Price
Semifinalist in Dramatic Performance
Will LaMoure
Semifinalist in Impromptu Speaking 5th Place in Declamation 4th Place in Interp/Rhetoric Individual Sweepstakes
Luke Scaletta
Champion in Prose Reading 4th Place in Poetry Reading
Joey Ghirardelli
Semifinalist in Prose Reading
Luke Scaletta & Will LaMoure
Champions in Duo Interpretation
Casey Piparo & Tre Barr
5th Place in Duo Interpretation
Jonathan Bollinger
5th Place in Congressional Debate Top Presiding Officer Award
As a result of his strong performance, Jonathan Bollinger earned a bid to the Tournament of Champions at the University of Kentucky in April. Also, Luke Scaletta became the first Don since Nick Bateman in 2008 to win multiple championships at this tournament.
The team only has three more competitions before the Baltimore Catholic Forensics League (BCFL) State Championship at Catonsville High School on March 25.