Debate Results -- 2011-12

 

Congressional Debate

All-State Team
Dominic Belmonte (Captain) – Lincolnshire Stevenson HS
Kirthi Bellamkonda – Naperville Central HS
Moriah Mulroe – Arlington Heights Hersey HS
Angela Ribaudo – Oak Park Fenwick HS
Alex Foster – Highland Park HS
Cairo Lewis – Oak Park Fenwick HS
Ty Nocita – Arlington Heights Hersey HS
Christina Lorey – Wheeling HS
Sarah Bier – Schaumburg HS
Jared Molk – Highland Park HS

State Champion – Jared Molk – Highland Park HS - Coached by Pat Cannon, Jennifer Firer, Kathy Tenus
State Runner-Up – Noah Whinston – Evanston Township HS – Coached by Jeffrey Hannan, Ben Berkman, Dan Jennis

Lincoln-Douglas Debate

All-State Team
Kali Froh (Captain) - Schaumburg HS
Evan Blum – Barrington HS
Michael Maley – Buffalo Grove HS
Aru Singh – Schaumburg HS
Kayla Huber – Buffalo Grove HS
Sarah Merchant – Barrington HS
Palak Patel – Schaumburg HS
Bushra Shams – Palatine Fremd HS
Mark Gensburg – Barrington HS
Erik Baker - Evanston Township HS

State Champion – Kali Froh – Schaumburg HS – Coached by Darrell Robin, Carl Schwartz, Colleen Singer, Katie Ksiazek, Sam Haque
State Runner-Up – Emanuel Dallas – Evanston Township HS – Coached by Jeffrey Hannan, Ben Berkman, Dan Jennis

Policy Debate

All-State Team
Nathaniel Sawyer (Captain) - Northbrook Glenbrook North HS
Donald Grasse - Flossmoor Homewood-Flossmoor HS
Marcel Roman – Chicago Whitney Young HS
Margaret Strong - Flossmoor Homewood-Flossmoor HS
Rachel Boroditsky - Northbrook Glenbrook North HS
Nathan Rothenbaum – Oak Park and River Forest HS
Tom Trieu – Chicago Northside HS
Hannah Nasser - Chicago Whitney Young HS
Marc Jacome – Glenview Glenbrook South HS
Rufus Coates-Welsh – Flossmoor Homewood-Flossmoor HS

State Champion – Marcel Roman & Hannah Nasser – Chicago Whitney Young HS – Coached by Jeff Scheur, David Bell
State Runner-Up – Rachel Boroditsky & Nathaniel Sawyer – Northbrook Glenbrook North HS - Coached by Michael Greenstein, Mary Gregg, Alex Pappas

Public Forum Debate

All-State Team
Megan Von Borstel (Captain) – Orland Park Sandburg HS
William Shih - Fremd HS
Spencer Michelson - Winnetka New Trier HS
Tom Targosz - Orland Park Sandburg HS
Trevor Thoma – Winnetka New Trier HS
Alex Burzinski - Orland Park Sandburg HS
Osman Jamil – Libertyville HS
Josh Skwarczyk - Orland Park Sandburg HS
Evelina Yarmit – Highland Park HS
John Buchanan – Wilmette Loyola Academy

State Champion – Josh Skwarczyk & Megan Von Borstel – Orland Park Sandburg HS – Coached by Lainee McGraw, Scott McGraw
State Runner-Up – David Brandfonbrener & Jonathan Shenkman – Winnetka New Trier – Coached by PJ Samorian, Aaron Vinson, Jeremy Selesner, Kevin Quinlan, Brent Strom, Zul Kapadia

Thanks to Illinois Wesleyan University, which was our gracious host for the fourth consecutive year.  A good time was had by all!