Speech and Debate Team wins New York City tournament

CM's Speech and Debate team took home the 2010 Team Championship trophy from the Fr. Gerald Rippon Memorial Tournament held at Regis High School in New York City on January 16.

Individual winners that contributed to the team championship were:

Marcus Jackson - 1st Place (Declamation)
Laroy Streat - 2nd Place (Oral Interpretation)
Ethan Madden & Patrick Simas - 2nd Place (Duo Interpretation)
Kevin Donnelly - 2nd Place (Declamation)
Jhovani Vonleh - 3rd Place (Declamation)
Chris Masterson - 4th Place (Original Oratory)
Kevin Verity - 5th Place (Original Oratory)
Joe Botsch - 5th Place (Congress)
Andrew Fanikos - 5th Place (Extemp)
George Evangjeli - Finalist
(Congress)
Joseph Sweeney - Finalist (Congress)
Andrew Rogantino - Finalist (Declamation)
Mark Woodall - Honorable Mention (JV Oral Interp)

"All of our competitors represented CM well this weekend," said head coach Rob Croteau. "Their hard work and dedication to this program was evident as we captured our second championship there in three years. From skating at Rockefeller Center to enjoying each other's company to getting up early to prepare for this event--everything contributed to our ability to shine this weekend."

The Forensics team captured its first team championship of the year at the Lincoln Sudbury Showdown on December 5. Two weeks prior, the team had come in 6th place out of over 60 teams in the prestigious Villiger tournament at St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia.