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Where do I go?Pairings are online here!Student Lounge: CafeteriaJudge Lounge: Media CenterJudge Food: 212 Tabroom: 517Extemp Prep IX: 550 DX: 542Awards: PAC

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Welcome Letter...............................................................4Tournament Personnel ............................................5President’s Letter .........................................................6Novice State Information.........................................7Schedule ..........................................................................10Civility Code ...............................................................12Coach of the Year Nominees ............................14Regional Qualifiers .................................................16Awards Program..........................................................24

Welcome students, parents, coaches, judges and guests! The Timber Creek Speech and Debate Team is honored to host the 2018 Florida Forensic League Varsity State Championship. This year, we come together on the National Speech and Debate Education Day as a community to celebrate the power and beauty of forensics. We come togther at a time when the impor-tance of respectful and informed discourse is more important than ever. We come together at a time when our combined voices have the power to change the world. This weekend, we highlight the best of speech and debate in our large and diverse state, and our team is thrilled that you are here! While you are here, there is more to Orlando than theme parks. Con-sider exploring our local neighborhoods. The East Orlando area is home to the University of Central Florida and many college-friendly restaurants. The Winter Park area is not far and boasts some unique boutique stores and restaurants on Park Avenue. The Mills 50 District is home to some lovely museums and fantastic ethnic eateries. Consider exploring downtown Orlando, riding a swan boat on Lake Eola, or taking in the downtown farmer’s market. Orlando is an inclusive and gorgeous city. Good luck to all of our students!

Sincerely,Beth Eskin, CoachTimber Creek HS

WELCOME

Student Congress:1. Paul Gaba – Wellington HS (4) ** Special Appointee2. Luis Dulzaides – Belen Jesuit Prep (5) ** Special Appointee

Speech1. Jen Kwasman – St. Thomas Aquinas (6) FFL Secretary2. Kate Hamm – Ransom Everglades (5) Region Director

Debate1. Aly Fiebrantz – Cypress Bay HS (6) VP / Webmaster2. Jim Wakefield – Ft. Lauderdale HS (6) ** Special Appointee3. David Mills – King HS (3) ** Special Appointee4. PJ Samorian – American Heritage (4) ** Special Appointee

Auditors: Traci Lowe – Suncoast HS (4) Region Director Patricia Lewis – North Miami HS (5) ** Special Appointee TOURNAMENT ASSISTANCE:Logistics Coordinator: Beth Eskin – Timber Creek HS (2)

Tournament Director: Carol Cecil – G. Holmes Braddock - (5) League Presi-dent

Ombudsman / Protests: Dario Camara – Western HS (6) VP/Operations

Treasurer / Ballot Call: Cathy Brown – Apopka HS (2) Treasurer Maureen Mannion – (2) ** Special Appointee

Ballot Check In: Pauline Buis – Niceville HS (1) - Region Director Nancy Dean – Western HS (6) ** Special Appointee Courtney Chipman – Nova HS (6) ** Special Appointee Extemp Prep: Bill Thompson – U School (6) ** Special Appointee Dean Rhoads – Trinity Prep (2) ** Special Appointee Information Table: Timber Creek Debate Students

Protest Committee:By rule, the Protest Committee for this tournament is composed of the five officers elected statewide:

--Carol Cecil, President --Cathy Brown, Treasurer --Dario Camara, Vice President/Operations --Jennifer Kwasman, Secretary--Aly Fiebrantz, Vice President/Webmaster

In the event of a protest involving one of these officers’ schools, that officer shall recuse him/herself and a Regional Director from an uninvolved Region shall be appointed to serve in the recused officer’s place by the remaining members of the committee.

TOURNAMENT PERSONNEL

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PRESIDENT’S LETTER

Dear competitors, coaches, and judges:

It is with honor, appreciation and joy that I welcome you to the 2018 FFL state championship tourna-ment. I have consistently been impressed with the outstanding caliber of people I meet each year. Stu-dents and Coaches throughout the year have always impressed upon me the importance of educating our students. Winston Churchill once said, “Success is never final, Failure is never fatal, Courage is what counts.” As we celebrate your successes, honor those who make this tournament possible, and promote forensics as the tool to make the lives of those we touch that much better.

Competitors, we recognize the tremendous amount of work and enthusiasm you put into your craft. FFL State Championship is here to recognize the highest quality of competitors. You are among the best speakers and debaters in the state. Each and every one of you should be proud of your outstanding success in your achievement as representatives of your region. With more than 400 competitors and nearly 60 schools vying for a chance at a State Championship and the best trophy in the nation, the FFL State Champion Eagle, this event will prove to be nothing short of spectacular. Whether you take home a trophy or not, you have proven that you are the best in the state and we recognize your success.

Coaches, you are the heart and soul of each and every one of your teams. Without you there would be no students or tournament. You continue to set the highest standards for your students to help guide them from adolescence to adulthood. The hours that you give to your students in the multitude of tasks from mentor, coach, judge and sometimes parent shows that forensics and your team are number one on your list of priorities. We hope one day that your students will model the self-sacrifice and selfless-ness that you have shown as they grow and become the future leaders for our state and our nation.

Volunteers, without you the many tasks that you undertake would never be accomplished. You are the engine behind the scenes that allow for tournaments to run smoothly from preparing foods, to cleaning rooms, running errands and finding donors. Most importantly, you know how significant these activi-ties are for our students. Volunteers want them to succeed as much as their coaches do, if not more. No matter what role you play, as volunteers you are the backbone of our society.

We especially want to thank those volunteers under the direction of Beth Eskin at Timber Creek High School, who have spent many hours preparing our welcome to their campus. I would like to give my sincere thanks to the administration and staff of Timber Creek High School for allowing us to use the campus this weekend. Please enjoy this facility … and treat it with respect.

Good luck, and have an enjoyable weekend!

Yours truly,Carol Cecil President, Florida Forensic League, Inc.2018 State Championship Tournament Director

President’s

LETTER

On February 14, 2018 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School suffered a tragic attack. It is said that the darkest hour of the night comes just before dawn. Your love and support has helped us through the night and onwards to a new day.

“There is always the need to carry on”- Marjory Stoneman Douglas

SCHEDULEMar. 2, 2018

3:15 PM TOURNAMENT REGISTRATION4:00 PM Prep: DX, IX4:30 PM Round 1: CX, DI, DUO, DX, GI, HI, INFO, IX, LD, OI, OO, PF, POI Round 1A: SC (SC Dinner Break @ 630pm) 5:30 PM Prep: DX, IX6:00 PM Round 2: DI, DUO, DX, GI, HI, INFO, IX, LD, OI, OO, PF, POI Policy Dinner Break6:45 PM Round 2: CX Speech Dinner Break7:30 PM Round 1B: SC Prep: DX, IX8:00 PM Round 3: DI, DUO, DX, GI, HI, INFO, IX, LD, OI, OO, PF, POI

TOURNAMENT REMINDERS• Speech postings will show CODES and NAMES• Debate postings will show School & Initials • Round 1 of OI starts with POETRY• ALL Postings will be posted in the Cafeteria AND online @ Speechwire.com• Double Entered students are responsible for going to their rounds on time• NO JUDGE CALL. All judges must be present at the time of ballots being handed out regardless if your name is on the posting. • Closed Campus - students may not leave during tournament.

For SPECIFIC event rules or information see the FFL Varsity State Website

and Governing Documents

March 3, 2018

7:30 AM Prep: DX, IX8:00 AM Round 2A: SC Round 3: CX Round 4: DI, DUO, DX, GI, HI, INFO, IX, LD, OI, OO, PF, POI9:30 AM Round 5: LD, PF Prep: DX, IX10:00 AM Round 4: CX Round 5: DI, DUO, DX, GI, HI, INFO, IX, OI, OO, POI10:15 AM Round 2B: SC11:00 AM Octafinal round: LD, PF11:30 AM Speech Lunch Break 12:00PM LD/PF/CX/SC Lunch Break12:30 PM Round 5: CX1:30 PM Final round: SC Prep: DX, IX Quarterfinal round: LD, PF2:00 PM Semifinal round: DI, DUO, DX, GI, HI, INFO, IX, OI, OO, POI3:00 PM Semifinal round: CX, LD, PF4:00 PM Prep: DX, IX4:30 PM Final round: DI, DUO, DX, GI, HI, INFO, IX, OI, OO, POI5:00 PM Final round: LD, PF5:30 PM Final round: CX7:00 PM Awards Ceremony

Civility CodeThis document provides guidelines to coaches, judges, contestants, observers, and others regarding decorum at league tournaments and meetings. Our goal is to foster an environment, which encourages a full and fair discussion of material issues; any activity or behavior in contra-vention of this goal is discouraged and may be sanctioned in accordance with Article IX of the bylaws of the league.

1. Respect shall be shown to all persons and property, especially host school facilities.

2. The Head Coach, Assistant Coach, and/or the person designated by the principal to function as supervising adult of a school at a tournament shall be responsible for the conduct of his/her students, judges, and observers affiliated with the school. This person must be on campus at all times during the tournament and available to answer questions from the tournament staff. Only these persons may speak on behalf of a school, either for raising questions/con-cerns, filing protests, or responding to protests.

3. No person at a league tournament shall audiotape or videotape any round or performance.

4. No coach or judge shall ask a student to reveal the name of his/her school. Similarly, students should not reveal the name of their school to anyone except a tournament official.

5. All questions and concerns should be brought to the Tourna-ment Ombudsperson, who will be stationed in an area accessible to coaches and judges. The tabulation room is not the proper venue for initial concerns. The Ombudsperson, who shall have no other responsibilities during the tournament, will bring relevant issues to the attention of the tournament staff and/or league officers.

6. Formal protests must be submitted in writing on an official form provided by the Ombudsperson and in a timely manner as defined by the governing documents of the league. Unwritten and untimely protests will not be entertained. Coaches shall refrain from partici-pation in gossip and hearsay regarding protests.

7. Requests that a judge divulge his/her decision/rankings in a round, the questioning of a judge’s decision, and/or the harassment of a judge is unacceptable behavior. Contestants and coaches with concerns about a judge should bring that information to the atten-tion of the Ombudsperson.

8. The use of language that is abusive, threatening, obscene, or slanderous, including using profanities, insults, or other disparag-ing remarks or gestures will not be tolerated.

9. No person with access to information about tournament results shall divulge those results to others.

10. No person shall provide coaching assistance to contestants from the time that a round begins to the time that a round ends, including the period of time after a contestant has drawn his/her question in extemporaneous speaking events and during prep time in all debate events.

Coach of t

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Niceville—and yes we are! A former speech and debater myself, forensics is my life. As any coach will tell you, coaching a team takes time beyond those that we are with our team. But it is worth every hour to see the confidence, ability, attitudes and characters—oh my, the characters—develop. Moreover the camaraderie that grows within the team is inspiring. NHS competes in our local region, TOC and in NSDA national circuits. Way up in the Pan-handle, one of my efforts is to grow more teams at high schools by helping principals know the value of forensics and the opportunities it affords to our students.

Kate Hamm, currently Director of Speech and Debate at Ransom Ever-glades School in Coconut Grove, FL has been educating students in speech and debate for over thirty years! During those years her students have won, or had top finishes, at state and national tournaments in Lincoln Douglas, Policy, Public Forum and Congressional Debate, as well as all of the Individ-uals Events. In her first year in Florida, Kate coached the Dramatic Interp and Duo Interp Florida State Champions as well as qualifying all three Duo Interp spots to the NSDA national tournament. At Ransom Everglades School she has built a team that has qualified 20 students to varsity states and 8 congress and individual speech events to NSDA nationals. (Hoping to add to that number at debate quals next month).

Paul L. Gaba has been Wellington High School’s speech and debate coach since 2002. He is chairman of the Florida Oceanfront NSDA District, Vice President of the Palm Beach Catholic Forensic League, and served as FFL Vice President/Webmaster for 10 years. He also serves on the NSDA Public Forum Debate Wording Committee. Gaba was FFL Coach of the Year in 2012, named a George Mason University Patriot Games Invitation-al “Mason Mentor” in 2013, and is a 2018 William T. Dwyer Awards for Excellence in Education nominee.

Kate Hamm Ransom Everglades

Pauline BuisNiceville HS

Paul GabaWellington HS

David Mills is the speech and debate coach at C. Leon High School in Tampa Florida. He teaches history in the IB program. He began coaching the speech and debate team in 2005 despite having no experience. It all began when a pair of very convincing students told him that it would be easy and he would have to do no work other than sign a few things and show up at a few tournaments. Despite his disappointment when he found out he would actually have to do stuff, and lots of it, he found he enjoyed the competition and comradery. He has since then lived vicariously through the successes and disappointments of his students. Somehow he has managed to be nominated for coach of the year despite being mostly unqualified for the honor. Coach Mills does appreciate the nomination and looks forward to seeing all the wonderful people at Varsity State.

David MillsC Leon King HS

Nominees2017-2018 State Coach of the Year & Regional Coach-es of the Year These individuals were selected through nominations and elections at the regional level. The Board of Directors selects the statewide honoree from among the list of regional winners. All seven will be honored at the State Championship Awards Program.

Dario Camara has been involved in Speech and Debate, especially in Lincoln Douglas Debate, since his freshmen year of high school back in 1996. During college, Dario was the assistant coach in Speech and Debate at Ridge High School in New Jersey. When he moved down to Florida, Dario coached both at Royal Palm Beach High School and Christopher Columbus High School before landing at Western High School. While in Florida, Dario has been a 2017 NSDA Educator of the Year finalist, the Art Deco and Palm Beach re-gional state coach of the year, coached several champions in Speech, Congress and PF at national tournaments including NCFL and NSDA. Western High School was one of the top 10 schools at the 2017 NSDA Nationals,. On his off days, Dario serves at the director of the SFCFL (Broward/Dade), Vice Pres-ident of the Florida Forensic League, host of the 2015 NCFL Nationals, host committee of the 2018 NSDA National tournament.

Dario CamaraWestern HS

Gainesville Oak Hall School’s Marna Weston was coached by NFL Hall of Fame coach, Dale McCall at Twin Lakes High School in West Palm Beach. In high school, he was a Florida NFL District Champion in Policy Debate and a Florida Forensics Program (old FFP) State Champion in Lincoln Doug-las Debate. Marna currently coaches middle school through college debate divisions. His team members at University of Florida and Oak Hall. The City of Gainesville recognized his commitment to multiculturalism and diversity in 1991 & 2015. He coached the Spring 2002 FFL State Champions in Current Issues Debate & Policy Debate, and the 2017 FFL Novice State Policy Debate runner up. As Moderator of the Saint Augustine Catholic Forensic League (SACFL), he introduced middle school participation into CFL locals 5 years ago to promote NJFL participation. This is his first FFL Coach of the Year Nomination.

Marna WestonOak Hall HS

Ms. Apryl Taylor is the head coach from the Osceola County School for the Arts. She has been in the Speech and Debate community for 5 years, starting at Liberty High School. Ms. Taylor has worked closely with other coaches to bring Speech and Debate back to Osceola County. She participates in the CFDI, NFCFL, and FFL. Ms. Taylor also serves as Treasurer on the board for the NFCFL. She loves helping new coaches and teams. In terms of what debate means to her- well, EVERYTHING! Speech and Debate has brought Ms. Taylor closer to her students and her community. It has shown her the power of students’ voices. She loves seeing them be advocates for others and feels it is the best method to train the future leaders of this country.

Apryl TaylorOsceloa Country School for the Arts

Varsity State Championship Qualifiers (by event)

Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking

Marco MunozAngela Yan

Saahas RajendranMax PinkiertGrant Bianco

Avah DickinsonMitchell DiazMitch RogoffMax SchakedSarah Yang

Eli FinkelsteinBhrajit Thakur

Brandon SossomanBlake Barclay

Aaron JenningsJose Quinones

Gus LanzJonah Wexler

Jacqueline SanchezKayla Wood

Ye ZhangDominic ChiapponeChristopher Alvarez

Hira KhanBrian BoydSava Glisic

Sean JassenoffEllis Lee

Mya HunterSam Berens

David OttBenjamin Rivera

Alex DrayAlex MendelsonDallas Nickels

Dramatic InterpretationKevin Ahern

Michael PincusTamsyn ButlerEmily Williams

Sivan Ben-DavidCamilla Maionica

Ely MartinezZiwen GuanCatie SautterTara SawhneyJames BooneAshley Mason

Michael NimbleyKaylinn EscobarEmma McCabeAshton BossoMarvin FungChristine Tao

Samantha ParadelaVeronique Louis-Jacques

Libby CliftonChristopher Dimitrakakis

Warren ForrestmanDaliss Hicks

Stone HarrisonChristina JamesIlija Wan-Simm

Zachary JacobsonAdrian Colina

Daniela BolanosWilliam EspinosaGissele Martinez

Alejandro Cuellar-Mayoral

Duo InterpretationKevin Ahern and Kyle Ahern

Broderick Beauchamp and Tatiana BeauchampKaysey Boscico and Marcarthiur PolycarpeAnna Maria Nuryasin and Abbigail Gualda

Haseeb Memon and Jason JamesBrian Inerfeld and Kathryn Brudzinski

Emma McCabe and Zach HelmsOlivia Vassiliades and Emma SontagAitana Hidalgo and Lau Rodriguez

Zach Wurtenberger and Alexia CosmanHunter Tomich and Blaise RamirezAmanda Berger and Christine Tao

Andie Nichols and Maddie EllerKimberly Epstein and Olivia Brown

Mae Baltz and Eda KutsalAnna Lackovic and Hannah Wagner

Collin Carr and Jacki EcksteinPranav Anumulapally and Joshua Vogel

Daniel Bishop and Julia BishopSpencer Frybergh and Cassidy HerzAmanda Gerulski and Sloane KolesarAlexander Blanco and Michael Mesa

Kendall Funk and Brian LieuThalisa Bethel and Autumn GreenJacod Williams and Kariana Ayala

Madison Barerra and Lauren CartwrightChristina James and Jordan Singer

Randi Argow and Ryan BergMatthew Rocha and Sarah RahmanKristina Davis and Anthony Marton

Adrian Colina and Alejandro Cuellar-MayoralMelissa Orama and Wendy Rodriguez

Humorous InterpretationIvan Arias

Mara VakninSeo Yoon Yang

Kyle AhernAkash Parvataneni

Danielle NelsonGavin BradleyEvan EiglarshNikhita Toleti

Aleesha ChaudhryCameron Chang

Andrew KwaGerardo RodriguezHanna Buhadana

Zach WurtenbergerAlexandra Benedit

Adam BermanJaney GauthierNicholas Marino

Sophie RierMichael Guitterrez

Libby CliftonJared TurnageAnisa Khalid

Lucas MesquitaHenry Schermerhorn

Addy WeintraubZachary Jacobson

Jayley Halpern-Drock

Qualifiers (cont.)

Brianna SeabergEmily PacentiJames BooneEli FinkelsteinBhrajit ThakurIsabel Wood

Meghan KeoughMatteo Mauro

Cory WurtenbergerNoah Rabinovitch

Jonathan LunTristan Wertanzl

Maria Duran

Group InterpretationDaniel Contreras, Nicole Marrero, Joshua Bullock and

Alexis ErnstLauren Brensel, Natalie Cabral, Kierstin Smith, Sara Bra-

vo, Sarah Brensel, Abbie Maldonado and Sarah RudermanNandika Regatti, Sarah Tiktin, Aditya Nair, Alyssa Biggs, Jered Olson, Adriana Hernandez, Gabriel Torrealba and

Myles HerbertSy Schimberg, Kelley Vinh, Emily Zezas and Megan

HartnettCharity Holmes, Kaya Rideaux, Carlos Soto, Shakyra

Jackson and Vyrlle DixonMichelle Frostrom, Ariel Hadley, Luisa Sanchez, Saraya Purtee, Jovanna Harrop, Jody Herrera, Sofia Nachon,

Wendy Stein and Jessica BoyetteMaliha Ahmad , Kaylee Beck, Javier Serrano and Angela

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Christopher AguiarJorge Picos

Armando HurtadoRaymond Fernandez

Christian ChaseAudrey GabbardSimrun SharmaEshaan Sharma

Amanda LawJacki Hatch

Sarah LendzianJuliette Reyes

Informative Speaking

International Extemporaneous Speaking

Ricky AmarVeronica Bloomberg

Emma PeredaZach FotiadisGaby MoralesHannah SiegelJay NagabhairuAlexandra Lipton

Alissa VuillierChloe KauffmanJonathan HenleyTristan Wertanzl

Gus DuranAndres BauteKevin CejasRobert Diaz

Ricardo AguilarZach Eckstein

Jose LeonArooj KhanGrace Kim

Kevin ValidoAndre HallNick Chen

Harrison KoeppelBrian Reinhart

Kyla CruzEshaan Sharma

Landon LaiLucas Miner

Matthew McGannJordyn BergmanDaniel PhillipsJuliette Reyes

Oral Interpretation

Mara VakninJillian BamdasYanea ThomasAshley Mason

Lexi GoodBrian Inerfeld

Allison MarreroTyler LoringMaria DuranJenee CidelEda KutsalMae Baltz

Francesca PuegueroDaniel Bishop

Alexander BlancoMegan De Vaney

Chloe MoussaGlenna Li

Marium AbdulhusseinMarjan Mardanzi

Paola CernaGabrielle BartonTiffany Guzman

Leandro Pita

Francesca MolfinoKatherine OungSeo Yoon Yang

Lorena ManastureanAksheta Kanuganti

Jason GloverLance FischerHenry HurowitzLuke Buchanan

Heavyn LeeMia CataniaCatie Sautter

Chandini ToletiAmal QureshiElla Saffran

Meghan KeoughEmily Jones

Aisha JehaludiJessica Laurence

Matteo MauroWyatt Sise

Noah RabinovitchRock Navamuel

Nafisa UddinJaney Gauthier

Harris LichtensteinJahnise Nixon

Hannah MorossSimrun Sharma

Jacki HatchAlex Dray

Georgia CrosbyCarlos SouffrontAnthony MartonMalai EscamiliaJack MorrisonLeandro Pita

Original Oratory

Program Oral InterpretationAnh-Thu Le

Brianna SeabergKatherine Oung

Broderick BeauchampEmily WilliamsKarson Povio

Hailey RastrelliBekah UmanskyTara SawhneyLau Rodriguez

Alicia Marrero-RieraAileen Flores

Breanna NesbethNoah MacDonald

Leah BolithoAmy Pham

Caitlin MooreTara Nichols

Kariana AyalaJared Turnage

Nathalie ChowdhuryAmanda LawDaliss Hicks

Jordan SingerIlija Wan-SimmMegan Houchin

Jayley Halpern-Drock

Qualifiers (cont.)

Student CongressMichael Bole

Alexander GordonMaya Levkovitz

Christopher HamiltonSalonee SinghSam CrombieSaja HusseinLogan HellerKyla CandrilliInez Nieves

David FrankelGriffin Leckie

Ryan PsikIuri LapaEric Dilts

Juliana LucasSarah Tu

Ambreen ImranKanor HuttonLayla Christie

Bruce GlassermanBryce RubensBrandon Lee

Govind SrikanthSahas Chintikayala

Dominic AbreuAlly Partee

Sam WeirdaLuke Jones

Stephanie OdomDavies Hoy

Zoe San MartinBennett Aikey

Nicole GuevaraMary FaasChris Matei

Satya AlagarsamyChase Freeman

Lincoln Douglas DebateBlaine Beck

Benjamin GellerRobby Gillespie

David MinEswar Mohan

Nikita TanguturiArpan BaguiAkum KangJesus Capo

Andrew CastroJavier Hernandez

Daniel De IzaguirreAlbert Sanchez

Angel ToroAngelica Afanador

Charlie SeldinRoxanne DanielSherise Tracey

Gavin DayKaia Richmond

Kaitlyn HutchinsonAri Azbel

Abby MorrisJerome Nashed

Julia WuConnor DarwishSinan Govaria

Charles KarcherCaroline SasserAmanda CioccaCasey GlymphEthan Massa

Jephte GauthierRyan Hauser

Joshua HamiltonDavid SeymourAnna Theissen

Policy DebateJordan Jenkins and Avery Alfred

Sean Buechele and Carlos GutierrezRafael Casanova and Matthew Rockwell

Aiden Kennedy and Nicolas SosaAndres Perez and Marcos OrtegaMiles Berger and Shrenik BhansaliSiddarth Kaul and Elijah Reisman

Lance Kotler and Tyler KotlerElla Laurent and Zach Levinson

Valentina Sarmiento and Josh GavsieAnthony Alfonso and Aaron BergerJayanne Forrest and Zoe Wynne

Tyler Brown and Jay GopalKumail Zaidi and Jalesia Tillman

Qualifiers (cont.)

Public Forum DebateAshley Kulberg and Rhea IyerPierre Louis and Devon DefordAntony Perez and Eric Wagner

Carlos Caballero and Kevin BjorkmanEduardo Landaeta and Piyawut Supaprom

Christian Sheerer and Eden MedinaEthan Silvey and Andrew Briceno

Emen Sukhera and Maggie MesserJonathan Ueberschaer and Cali Wilson

Liam Werner and Sachi MarshallJacob Anish and Muhammad Khattak

Anoosh Kumar and Jasper OuSid Pinnamaneni and Max Steiner

Aleezeh Shaikh and Catie FordAndrew Huang and Albi Manfredi

Guido Dominguez and Alexander ShererTali Peretz and Pablo Gonzalez

Nick Arozarena and MaryBeth EhlbeckDylan Burke and Olivia Arozarena

Ethan Maas and Nick GublerRachel McCoy and Fahad kabirOlivia Cohen and Brenda ReiterNicole Damian and Emma SmithAlex Goetschius and Ayden WellsRobbie Linck and Alyson BrusieWalker Stewart and Eli Reitman

William Speer and Thomas KetterleAlex Abinader and Thomas Murphy

Margaret Dill and Aidan MurphyMarley Rywell and Brianna Kerr

Oliver Stern and Dori SchurrMichael Anise and John HunschofskyLauren Myerson and Matias Galguera

Mackenzie Jackson and Destiny WigginsKenan Radwan and Carlos Freyre

Awards!

The En

d!All students who advance to the elimination rounds in their respective events will be hon-ored at the awards pro-gram. Those students should remain in profession-al dress for the

program.

Welcome & AnnouncementsMr. Dario Camara

President’s Message Ms. Carol Cecil

Coach of the Year AwardsMs. Carol Cecil

Extemporaneous Speaking (UX & IX)Mr. Bill Thompson & Mr. Dean Rhoads

Original Oratory, Informative & Student CongressMr. Paul Gaba & Mr. Luis Dulzaides

Humorous & Dramatic Interpretation Ms. Jennifer Kwasman & Ms. Kate Hamm

Duo, Group, Program Oral & Oral Interpretation Ms. Traci Lowe, Ms. Patricia Lewis & Ms. Courtney Chipman Policy Debate

Mr. James Wakefield & Ms. Aly Fiebrantz Lincoln-Douglas Debate

Mr. PJ Samorian & Mr. David MillsPublic Forum Debate

Ms. Nancy Dean & Ms. Pauline Buis

Administrator of the Year AwardMrs. Cathy Brown

School Recognition AwardsMs. Carol Cecil & Ms. Cathy Brown

DESCENT OF THE EAGLES

Presentation of State ChampionsMs. Carol Cecil & Ms. Cathy Brown

I would like to congratulate all competitors who are here this weekend at the 2018 FFL Varsity State Championship. You are here because of your commitment to excellence in your craft. I feel that this quote by Ray Bradbury is most appropriate, “We are cups, constantly and quietly being filled. The trick is, knowing how to tip ourselves over and let the beautiful stuff out.” I am quite sure that coaches, parents, judges and observers are eager to see the fruits of your labor. However, we would not be here today were it not for sacrifices by many across the board. Coaches wear many hats, whether it is that of judge, travel agent, or stand-in parent. Each coach deserves a thank you. Parents also warrant a thank you, because they routinely volunteer their time to judge at tournaments and chaper-one with little more than a promise of hot coffee to begin those early 7:45 AM judge calls. It takes the efforts of all to continually make this happen and we choose to do so because we believe strongly in forensics. As we begin this tournament I am excited to see what all competitors have in store!

I would not have been able to represent the league as your President without the assis-tance and support of others.

To my husband, Luis, for loving and always supporting me (even though he thinks I’m crazy for continuing to do this). He tells me all the time to quit, but knows that quitting is not a part of my nature.

To Dario Camara, Aly Fiebrantz, Cathy Brown, and Jen Kwasman for being amazing State Officers! I feel that we all work so well together and I trust your opinions and respect your decisions; as long as you don’t ask some of us about college football!

To my team at G. Holmes Braddock Sr. High, who routinely see me hunched over a computer or on the phone, I want to commend you, for all your successes this year! It truly has been a remarkable. I would like to say a special goodbye to my graduating seniors: Alejandro Cuellar-Mayoral, Adrian Colina, Mary Faas, and Rolando Del Toro as always go be magnificent!

To the FFL Board of Directors for their wisdom, support and encouragement this year and for volunteering countless hours of your time in order to put together qualifying tourna-ments and our State Tournament.

-- Dario Camara -- Kate Hamm -- Pauline Buis-- Aly Fiebrantz -- Traci Lowe -- Paul Jannereth-- Cathy Brown -- Justin Weaver -- Jennifer Kwasman -- Beth Eskin

This group of talented young adults present here at Timber Creek this year represents the best of Florida and this group has a voice that will be heard, that will not be silenced, and will strive to make changes. DON’T EVER GIVE UP!