Milton’s Speech and Debate Team members are off to a strong year, with students receiving awards and honors at regional competitions. At the Lincoln-Sudbury tournament on December 4, Milton placed second overall in points earned. The individual results from Lincoln-Sudbury are as follows:
Children’s Literature
Sonia Pande—6th place and Top Novice
Congressional Debate
Emilia Raviola—Finalist
Rhys Adams—3rd place and Top Novice
Dramatic Performance
Alexa Burton—2nd place
Fernando Paiz—1st place
Extemporaneous Speaking (Varsity)
Samantha Berk—6th place
Safina Abrimova—5th place
Extemporaneous Speaking (Novice)
Vickie Mao—Honorable Mention
Impromptu
JP Giglio—5th place
Novice Oral Interpretation
Tiana Sandefur—6th place
Eli Berk—4th place
Play Reading
Eli Berk—Top Novice
Callum Hegarty—3rd place
Alexandra Wilson—1st place
Program Oral Interpretation
Alexa Burton—1st place
Radio Broadcasting
Amelia Simoneau—4th place and Top Novice
Public Forum Debate (Varsity)
Speaker Awards
Annaka Schmults—9th place
Annaka Schmults and Chloe Li—Quarterfinalists
Public Forum Debate (Novice)
Speaker Awards
James McEvoy—8th place
Teddy Choe—7th place
Anton Badushov—6th place
Simon Picotte—1st place
Anton Badushov and Tom Tang—Quarterfinalists
James Bradner and Simon Picotte—Semifinalists
Grant Morishita and Teddy Choe—2nd place
In addition, several students received awards and honors at November’s Gracia Burkill Memorial Tournament:
Children’s Literature
Celia Greer—6th place and top novice
Congressional Debate
Sonya Martin—10th place
Rhys Adams—3rd place and top novice
Dramatic Performance
Fernando Paiz—1st place
Extemporaneous Speaking (varsity)
Valerie Gu—3rd place
Extemporaneous Speaking (novice)
Claire Salvato—4th place
Play Reading
Melody Chen—7th place
Abby Rochelle—4th place
Prose Reading
Zharah Greenidge—5th place
Public Forum Debate (varsity)
Annaka Schmults and Chloe Li—3rd place overall, 2nd and 3rd place speaker points award
Public Forum Debate (novice)
Isaac Ming and Isabella Alba—2nd place overall, tied for 5th place speaker points award
The following Milton students received a 1 rank or a win:
Rhys Adams
Celia Greer
Fernando Paiz
Valerie Gu
Claire Salvato
Abby Rochelle
Esme Campbell
Melvin Joseph
Zharah Greenidge
Annaka Schmults and Chloe Li
Isaac Ming and Isabella Alba