WPHS Speech and Debate Wins 43rd Consecutive State Championship

WVSDA State Speech and Debate Tournament Results

March 10 and 11, 2023

West Virginia University

Sweeps: 1st Place 

Mariana AlKhouri, 1st Lincoln-Douglas Debate

Rylin Russell, 1st Public Forum Debate, Best Overall Public Forum Speaker 

Laken Faulstick, 1st Duo Interpretation

MacKenzie Kret, 1st Public Forum Debate

Maliah Miskiewicz, 1st Humourous/Dramatic Interpretation

Ellie Reasbeck, 1st Informative Speaking

Carter Bauer, 1st Program Oral Interpretation; 6th Impromptu Speaking

Ciera Faulstick, 1st Duo Interpretation; 2nd Program Oral Interpretation

Logan Frazier, 1st Impromptu Speaking; 1st Oral Interpretation of Literature, 3rd Humorous/Dramatic Interpretation

Chloe Humway, 1st Original Oratory; 2nd Duo Interpretation

Grace Robertson-Villamagna, 1st Declamation, 2nd Prose Interpretation, 3rd Informative Speaking

Clare Seibert, 2nd Informative Speaking

Natalie Archer, 2nd Broadcasting; 5th place Congressional Debate

Ayden Cottrill, 2nd Humorous/Dramatic Interpretation; 2nd Extemporaneous Speaking; 5th Impromptu Speaking

Laykin Milton, 2nd Duo Interpretation; 4th Humorous/Dramatic Interpretation

Danielle Daugherty, 3rd Declamation

Brendan Loy, 3rd Broadcasting

Alex Fabrizo, 3rd Program Oral Interpretation

Kelsey Holeczy, 3rd Original Oratory

Taylor Andrews, 4th Prose Interpretation

Audrey Bennett, 4th Oral Interpretation of Literature

Grace O’Neil, 4th Extemporaneous Speaking; 6th place Congressional Debate

Julie Kelly, 4th Poetry Interpretation

Sophie White, 4th Broadcasting

Addison Wright, 4th Poetry Interpretation

Gianna Cipriani, 5th Declamation

Morgan Skariot, 5th Prose Interpretation

Evan Stingle, 5th Lincoln-Douglas Debate

Addy Perks, 6th Humorous/Dramatic Interpretation

Ariauna Friend, Semi-Final SPAR Debate

Alice Joseph, Semi-finalist Lincoln-Douglas Debate

Additional Members contributing to the team win: Grant Kenamond, Melody Campbell, Cameron Fullerton, Morgan Graski, Alex Tennant, Josaphine Vosvick, Jocelyn Shores, Abby Sheller, Summer Duerr-O’Bryant, and Annie McKinley.