The National Tournament is the time of year when the best of the best converge at a single site in America to determine the ultimate bragging rights of becoming the National Champion. This tournament is held each June, and competition lasts 5 days. Each year, a different city in this great country has the honor of hosting this grand tournament. The following students earned the right to attend this tournament, and this page is a tribute to that accomplishment.
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Brendan Scheidt ~ District Champion in Duo Interpretation
Brendon Wooldridge ~ District Champion in Duo Interpretation
Will Benich ~ District Champion in Dramatic Interpretation
Cassie Garcia ~ Cross-Examination Debate
Stefanie Casdorph ~ Cross-Examination Debate
Trisha Garcia ~ District Champion in Dramatic Interpretation
Kayla Young ~ District Champion in Foreign Extemporaneous Speaking
Kristin Hamling ~ Dramatic Interpretation
Kayla Young & Jordan Lindell ~ District Champions in Cross Examination Debate
John Peetz & Shaughnessy McDaniel ~ District Champions in DUO
John Peetz ~ Humor (2nd Alt.)
Seth Alkire ~ Student Congress (House)
Mason Smith ~ District Champion in Humor & DUO (going in Duo)
John Peetz ~ District Champion in DUO
Shaughnessy McDaniel ~ Humor (1st alt, but Mason qualifying in Duo pulls Shaughnessy into a qualifying position in Humor... Thanks Mason!)
Kristin Hoff ~ 3rd alternate ~ Student Congress (Senate), Qualified in Cross Examination Debate
Brad Klingenberg ~ Qualified in Cross Examination Debate and Foreign Extemp, chose CX
Molly Fahey~ DUO
Mason Smith ~ DUO
Zach Herin ~ District Champion in Drama
Mallory Taylor ~ Drama
Kristin Hoff - Student Congress (Senate), Semi-Finalist in Expository Speaking at Nationals
Bryan Reckard - Original Oratory
Molly Fahey - Humor, Quarter-Finalist in Poetry at Nationals
Zach Herin - Drama
Jessica Lucas - DUO
Wade Norby - DUO
Moria Borys - District Champion in DUO
Jeff Eyser - District Champion in DUO
Molly Fahey - Original Oratory
Chandra Wicke - District Champion in DUO
Jon Beam - District Champion in DUO
Moria Borys - DUO
Jeff Eyser - DUO
Elizabeth Berman - Drama
Moria Borys - DUO
Jeff Eyser - DUO
Jennifer Wede - Student Congress (House)
Michael Mirzakhani - Drama
Micah North-Shea - Humor
Trey Bator - Humor
Jessica Storck - DUO
Michael Mirzakhani - DUO
Richard Hallquist - National Extemp
Will Acosta Trejo - Humor Octa-Finalist
Kevin Johnston - Humor Quarter-Finalist
Nick Bode - DUO
Trey Bator - DUO
Darcey Roberts - District Champion in DUO
Andrew Dalby - District Champion in DUO
Justin Rangel - Student Congress (Senate)
Richard Hallquist - National Extemp
Kevin Johnston - Humor - 10th Place at Nationals
Nick Bode - DUO
Trey Bator - DUO
No GCHS students qualified this year.
No GCHS students qualified this year.
Gavin Mayer - Humor - Octa-Finalist at Nationals
Ann Rickhoff - District Champion in Drama - 2nd Place at Nationals
Jason Fortner - Cross Examination Debate
Scott Hansen - Cross Examination Debate
Ann Rickhoff - Humor - Quarter-Finalist at Nationals
Jason Fortner - Cross Examination Debate
Scott Hansen - Cross Examination Debate
Ann Rickhoff - District Champion in Drama
John Jarkow- Humor
