SPEECH & DEBATE READY FOR STATES AFTER DOMINATING PERFORMANCE AT FINAL BCFL TOURNAMENT
Please congratulate the following Dons for their award-winning performances this past Saturday at the final Baltimore Catholic Forensics League (BCFL) Tournament of the season hosted by Reservoir High School:
Luke Scaletta
Gold Medal in Extemporaneous Speaking (perfect score)
Gold Medal in Impromptu Speaking (perfect score)
Gold Medal in Oral Interpretation of Literature (perfect score)
Silver Medal in Children’s Literature
Gold Medal in Impromptu Speaking (perfect score)
Gold Medal in Oral Interpretation of Literature (perfect score)
Silver Medal in Children’s Literature
Gio Steckel & Alex Pongchit
Gold Medal in Policy Debate (undefeated record)
Gold Medal in Policy Debate (undefeated record)
Gio Steckel
Gold Medal Speaker in Policy Debate
Alex Pongchit
Bronze Medal Speaker in Policy Debate
Jacob Shomali
Silver Medal in Extemporaneous Speaking
Will LaMoure
Gold Medal in Impromptu Speaking
Joey Ghirardelli
Silver Medal in Dramatic Performance
Silver Medal in Oral Interpretation of Literature
Gold Medal in Individual Sweepstakes (triathlon)
Jude Baffoe-Bonnie & Joey Ghirardelli
Honorable Mention in Duo Interpretation
Jon Pejo
Silver Medal in Oral Interpretation of Literature
Silver Medal in Children’s Literature
Anthony Price
Silver Medal in Oral Interpretation of Literature
Silver Medal in Original Oratory
Silver Medal in Individual Sweepstakes (triathlon)
Robert Vail
Honorable Mention in Lincoln-Douglas Debate
Owen Garcia also made his team debut!
This tournament marks the conclusion of the regular season. Qualifiers for the state championship on March 25 will be announced later this week.
In other Loyola Speech & Debate news, mathematics teacher Andrew Monteleone was elected tournament director of the Baltimore Catholic Forensic League this year, and he has done an outstanding job organizing all of the local tournaments and keeping them running smoothly.
Also, Dr. Steve Moss, who has been helping out with the program this year, was appointed chair of the final round of dramatic performance at February’s Harvard National Invitational. This tournament featured thousands of students and hundreds of schools from across the country.
