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The UTNIF would like to once again congratulate all of the very fine competitors and coaches who gave their all at last summer’s NFL National Tournament in Indianapolis, Indiana.

As the culmination of all the passion, dedication, and hard work of the season, the NFL tournament truly represents the best of our community. In 2013, the UTNIF will continue to do its part in contributing to the NFL’s long tradition of excellence and integrity in speech and debate education.

As you begin the new competitive year, we encourage you to keep us in mind. Join us next summer and see for yourself why the UTNIF is one of the largest and most successful speech and debate workshops in the country. Our alumni have won NFL championships and NFL final rounds in the House, the Senate, Public Forum, Policy Debate, US Extemp, Extemp Commentary, Impromptu Speaking, Dramatic Interpretation, Humorous Interpretation, Poetry and more.



Join us in Austin, Texas this summer!

It is never too early to begin thinking about where to go in the summertime to advance your speech and debate training. As the competitive season chugs along, we’d like to encourage you to keep the UTNIF in mind.

At national, state, and local tournaments across the nation UTNIF students have already racked up tremendous successes this season. And, in previous years, UTNIF alumni have won national championships and national final rounds in the House, the Senate, Public Forum, Policy Debate, U.S. Extemp, Extemp Commentary, Impromptu Speaking, Dramatic Interpretation, Humorous Interpretation, Poetry, and more.

UTNIF offers students a great training regimen with a proven track record. Consider joining us in the summer of 2015 to see for yourself why last summer’s UTNIF was one of the largest and most successful speech and debate workshops we’ve run in the last 20 years.



Join us at the UTNIF in Austin, Texas in 2014

Come to Texas and see for yourself why the UTNIF is one of the largest and most successful speech and debate workshops in the country. Our alumni have won National Forensic League championships and National Forensic League final rounds in the House, the Senate, Public Forum, Policy Debate, U.S. Extemp, Extemp Commentary, Impromptu Speaking, Dramatic Interpretation, Humorous Interpretation, Poetry, and more.

2014 Program Dates

Individual Events June 28 – July 12

Individual Events with extension June 28 – July 16

CX Session 1 June 26 – July 16

CX Session 2 July 18 – August 7

Public Forum (experienced) June 26 – July 3

Public Forum (advanced) July 5 – July 12

Lincoln-Douglas July 19 – August 2

Lincoln-Douglas with extension July 19 – August 6

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From the Cover

20 In Focus–BuildingCommunityattheDistrictLevel

Features

7 BoardofDirectorsFallMinutes

10 EvidenceinDebate:AnOverview

14 DebateEvidenceRules:ADialogueby David Huston

17 NewPilotin2014-15:WorldSchoolsDistrictTeamforNationals

43 Meetthe2014-15USADebateTeam

66 NationalStudentoftheYearSpotlight:ACompetitionforChangeby Walter N. Paul

70 Opinion–AnActivityAtRisk:ACallforTopic-CenteredDebateby Dr. Michael Greenstein

124 In Memoriam–CarmendaleFernandes:ShatteredGlassby James M. Copeland

Year in Review: 2013-14

91 CenturySocietyReport

92 PointLeaders

96 AllStateAwards

104 LargestSchools

105 LargestNumberofNewDegrees

106 ChapterHonorSocieties

113 CharterChapterReport

122 NewDegreesSummary

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4 FromtheEditor

5 2014-15Topics

28 WhatWe'reReading

30 FromOurCommunity

34 DistrictinDetail:EasternMissouri

41 GetwiththeProgram

48 AlumniSpotlight:VirginiaBrazier

52 DiamondCoachRecognition

60 DonusD.RobertsQuadRubyCoachRecognition

62 CoachProfile:AaronSmith

74 AcademicAllAmericans

80 StudentServiceCitations

88 WelcomeNewSchools

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From the EditorWhile the 2014 calendar year may be winding to a close, our member schools and coaches from across the country are just beginning to ramp up their efforts of bringing competitive speech and debate activities to more and more young people.

As part of those efforts, this issue of Rostrum expands upon the concept of community-building at the district level, which was first introduced at the Summer Leadership Conference and in the Summer Rostrum. It is our hope that the tips and resources featured here and in our Building Community Toolkit online will inspire more collaboration and engagement in your local area. We're especially excited to announce a new District Building Community Grant, being offered in partnership with the Arthur N. Rupe Foundation, in which districts can receive up to $1,500 in additional funds to serve a variety of needs for schools, students, and programs in their district. To learn more, please turn to page 20.

We also explore two pilot programs being offered in 2014-15—the optional use of revised debate evidence rules for Policy, Lincoln-Douglas, and Public Forum Debate, as well as suggested ways for districts to select a World Schools District Team for Nationals. We hope many districts will take part in these opportunities and send us their feedback!

Finally, in this month of giving thanks, we celebrate our countless students, coaches, and alumni whose energy and talents are insurmountable. Our "Year in Review" section highlights notable rankings and other accomplishments from the 2013-14 school year. Congratulations to all and best wishes for a safe and happy holiday season!

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Board of DirectorsFall Minutes

T he National Speech & Debate Association Board of Directors held its fall meeting in Des Moines, IA on September 25-27, 2014. Present were President Don

Crabtree, Vice President Pam Cady Wycoff, Kandi King, Pam McComas, Tommie Lindsey, Jr., David Huston, Jon Cruz, and alternate, Jennifer Jerome.

Staff members in attendance at various times throughout the meeting included Executive Director J. Scott Wunn, Amy Seidelman, Cherian Koshy, Nicole Wanzer-Serrano, Steven Schappaugh, Matt Delzer, Deano Pape, Shelby Young, Vicki Pape, and Sarah Brazier.

President Crabtree called the meeting to order at 8:45 a.m.

Election of Officers

Moved by Cruz, seconded by Wycoff:“Ratify Polly Reikowski, Ph.D., as the Board Administrative Representative.”Passed: 9-0

In addition to choosing a new Admin Rep, the Board conducted officer elections. The group elected Don Crabtree for a two-year term as President. Subsequently, Pam Cady Wycoff was elected for a two-year term as Vice President.

Dr. Polly Reikowski, Admin Rep, joined via conference call at 9:30 a.m.

Budget

Moved by King, seconded by Wycoff:“Approve the National Tournament budget for 2014-15.”Passed: 9-0

Moved by King, seconded by Lindsey:“Approve the Honor Society budget for 2014-15.”Passed: 9-0

Executive Director Wunn provided a thorough assessment of the previous year’s final budget and presented proposed National Tournament and Honor Society budgets for the 2014-15 school year. Key staff members provided overviews and information on programs affecting the strategic plan and budget. The Board reviewed the budget and asked questions regarding appropriations of funding. The budget passed with minor adjustments.

Governance

Moved by Wycoff, seconded by Rye:“Accept the proposed Board Committee Roles as outlined.”Passed: 9-0

Vice President Wycoff presented a report describing the role of each standing board committee in detail, providing ground rules for board committee meetings, and specifying roles for the committee chairs and staff liaisons in relation to the committee. After the discussion, the Board approved the descriptions, norms, and roles outlined as guiding documents for its committee work.

September 25-27, 2014Des Moines, IA

Leadership



Dr. Polly Reikowski, Admin Rep, arrived.

Programs and Education Department Update

Steven Schappaugh presented current projects, short- and long-term goals, and objectives of the Programs and Education Department for the 2014-15 year.

Marketing and Communications Department Update

Shelby Young highlighted current projects, short- and long-term goals, and objectives of the Marketing and Communications Department for the 2014-15 year.

Membership Department Update

Matt Delzer and Deano Pape presented current projects, short- and long-term goals, and objectives of the Membership Department for the 2014-15 year.

Development Department Update

Cherian Koshy and Nicole Wanzer-Serrano highlighted current projects, short- and long-term goals, and objectives of the Development Department for the 2014-15 year.

National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Update

Board Member McComas shared her plans to represent the Association at the National Council of Teachers of English annual convention in November. McComas and Renee Motter of Air Academy High School (CO) will co-present "Telling a Story Through Argument," a session providing classroom activities and best practices focused on telling and understanding a story through argument: how to find, interpret, make, and refute the argument. McComas urged the group to continue to find and formalize ways to share curricular best practices among the organization's membership and volunteered to help lead that effort.

Competition and Rules

Moved by Wycoff, seconded by McComas:“Create the Inclusion Advisory Committee, an ad hoc committee designed to address barriers to access for meaningful participation.”Passed: 9-0

President Crabtree and Executive Director Wunn will select individuals for service on an Inclusion Advisory Committee, to be assisted by staff liaison Steven Schappaugh. Inclusion involves examining the active and passive barriers to access and meaningful participation. Inclusion must target a multitude of populations, including (but not limited to) individuals from diverse socioeconomic and geographic backgrounds, as well as individuals who self-identify in all racial, gender, sexual orientation, abilities, and other categories—especially where those backgrounds and categories are underrepresented. Other barriers to access may be further defined by the appointed committee.

Moved by Huston, seconded by King:“Adopt the updated Debate Evidence Rules and plan for implementation as proposed.”Passed: 9-0

The Board voted to submit the updated debate evidence rules to district chairs as an option to use at district tournaments and to provide the piloting districts an effective mechanism to share feedback with the Association within two weeks after completion of the tournament. Results will be evaluated and recorded to determine if changes to the proposed rules are needed.

Moved by Wycoff, seconded by McComas:“Create an ad hoc committee to review evidence rules in Congressional Debate.”Passed: 9-0

The Board voted to appoint an ad hoc committee to address Congressional Debate evidence rules. The ad hoc committee will also be served by a staff liaison.

Fall Minutes (continued)


Moved by Huston, seconded by Cruz:“Accept the proposal to pilot, for one year, a World Schools district team at the National Tournament beginning in Dallas 2015. Districts would follow one of two plans proposed to select their team.”Passed: 7-1-1Aye: Huston, Lindsey, Reikowski, King, Cruz, Wycoff, CrabtreeNo: McComasAbstain: Rye

At the Summer Leadership Conference, coaches expressed an interest in expanding access to the National Tournament. Given widespread support for the World Schools format of debate, which the organization began sponsoring last year, the Board discussed a proposal to create district teams eligible to compete at Nationals in World Schools Debate. Districts will have two options for selecting participants for their World Schools Team, which are outlined in the District Tournament Operations Manual.

Moved by King, seconded by Huston:“Create a survey to gauge the interest of the adoption of Informative Speaking and Program of Oral Interpretation (POI) as future main events.”Passed: 9-0

The Association will appoint an ad hoc committee to define a specific set of questions geared to obtain membership feedback related to the creation of POI and Informative Speaking events, including rules for events and choices for adoption, with a goal of providing education and implementing the new events within two to three years, pending a favorable response from members.

Moved by Rye, seconded by Huston:“Delay action on middle school alignment for further investigation by the Competition and Rules Committee and refer it to the club ad hoc committee.”Passed: 9-0

High school membership rules do not permit clubs to participate in District and National Tournament events. However, the current middle school practice has been different, and clubs have been actively participating in the Middle School Honor Society and competing at the Middle School National Speech & Debate Tournament. An ad hoc committee will meet to discuss these issues and make recommendations to the Board.

Moved by Wycoff, seconded by King:“Create an ad hoc interpretation committee to review digital manuscript rules regarding electronic retrieval devices.”Passed: 9-0

A session at the Summer Leadership Conference sought initial feedback on policy questions related to interpretation events, including whether or not the definition of "published" should be expanded to include electronically published material and whether the use of electronic devices such as e-readers, Kindles, and iPads should be allowed. An ad hoc committee will review the rules and offer an initial set of recommendations to the Competition and Rules Committee.

The meeting adjourned Saturday at 11:45 a.m.

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Evidence in Debate:An Overview

T he National Speech & Debate Association has revised the piloted rules for evidence governing Policy, Lincoln-Douglas, and Public Forum Debate. The new rules can

be found on page 11 and are open to district tournaments and invitationals to use during the 2014-15 school year.

No one is required to use these rules; however, the hope is that a number of tournaments will choose to use them. We are asking all districts and invitationals to consider implementing these piloted rules at their events this year. If more people use the new rules, the Board of Directors and national office staff will benefit from more comprehensive feedback.

Writing and revising rules is a complicated process and a responsibility that the Competition and Rules Committee has taken very seriously. Your input has been extremely helpful in drafting the initial piloted rules as well as the revisions found in the latest version.

As we continue to work through this process, we want you to know your feedback is not only welcomed—it is critical to the successful revision of our debate evidence rules. The organization wants to do everything possible to ensure:

• Coaches have adequate information about the proposed rules to share with students and judges;

• Tournament officials have adequate information about procedures to resolve issues;

• We set standards of accountability to help ensure the integrity of our events;

• We respect the Association's Code of Honor by implementing rules that more accurately represent those tenets.

Given the various methods of researching, judge experiences, and academic standards expected of our students outside of speech and debate, the organization is taking the lead to provide enhanced standards of accountability. We are committed to providing the best possible arena for competitive speech and debate activities. Evidentiary standards are a crucial element in that mission.

You can be of great assistance to the organization. Please consider using these rules and providing feedback to the Association!

We want to hear from you!ArethePilotedDebateEvidenceRulesbeingusedinyourarea?Doyouhavequestions,suggestions,orconcerns?PleasecontactStevenSchappaugh,DirectorofProgramsandEducation,byemailingsteve.schappaugh@speechanddebate.org.Welookforwardtoworkingwithyouonthisimportanttopic!

DEBATE EVIDENCE COMMITTEE MEMBERS »

Aracelis Biel – Collegiate School, NYBryan Gaston – Heritage Hall, OKMaryrose Kohan – George Washington High School, COJustin Seiwell – Clayton High School, MOGreg Stevens – Okoboji/Spirit Lake High School, IACort Sylvester – Rosemount, MNMegan West – Cypress Bay High School, FLDavid Huston – Colleyville Heritage High School, TX – Board LiaisonSteven Schappaugh – National Office Staff Liaison

DEBATE EVIDENCE TIMELINE »

Fall2012 – Board of Directors establishes the Competition and Rules Committee

Fall/Winter2012 – Competition and Rules Committee receives requests for items to address; debate evidence concerns are a primary issue raised by numerous coaches and tab room directors

Spring2013 – Survey is sent to a focus group of debate coaches; Board discusses issues and concerns raised in the survey

Summer2013 – Board meets during Strategic Planning session and drafts new debate evidence rules

Summer/Fall2013 – Board continues work on new debate evidence rules

Fall2013 – Board approves an initial version of debate evidence rules to be piloted and publishes them in Rostrum

Fall2013toSpring2014 – Board receives feedback, questions, and concerns from coaches and tab room directors

Spring2014 – Survey is sent to the original focus group, plus district leaders and other coaches who sent in concerns

Spring2014 – Board creates an Ad Hoc Committee to meet at Nationals to review the debate evidence rules and draft revisions based on feedback from the survey

Summer2014 – Ad Hoc Committee meets at Nationals

Summer2014 – Ad Hoc Committee’s work is presented at the Summer Leadership Conference

Summer/Fall2014 – Ad Hoc Committee reconvenes and provides additional recommendations based on feedback received at the Summer Leadership Conference

Fall2014 – Board passes the proposed revisions to the piloted debate evidence rules for Policy, Lincoln-Douglas, and Public Forum Debate

Fall2014 – Board establishes an Ad Hoc Committee to review Congressional Debate standards and procedures for evidence

RULES UPDATE


7.1. Responsibilities of Contestants Reading Evidence

A. Evidence defined. Debaters are responsible for the validity of all evidence they introduce in the debate. Evidence includes, but is not limited to: facts, statistics, or examples attributable to a specific, identifiable, authoritative source used to support a claim. Unattributed ideas are the opinion of the student competitor and are not evidence.

B. Oral source citation. In all debate events, contestants are expected to, at a minimum, orally deliver the following when introducing evidence in a debate round: primary author(s)’ name (last) and year of publication. Any other information such as source, author’s qualifications, etc., may be given, but is not required. Should two or more quotations be used from the same source, the author and year must be given orally only for the first piece of evidence from that source. Subsequently, only the author’s name is required.

C. Written source citation. To the extent provided by the original source, a written source citation must include:

1. Full name of primary author and/or editor2. Publication date3. Source4. Title of article5. Date accessed for digital evidence6. Full URL, if applicable7. Author qualifications8. Page number(s)

D. Paraphrasing, authoritative source versus general understanding. If paraphrasing is used in a debate, the debater will be held to the same standard of citation and accuracy as if the entire text of the evidence were read. If a debater references a specific theory by a specific author, s/he must also be able to provide an original source. For example, if a debater were to reference social contract theory in general, it would not be an authoritative source that would require citation. However, if s/he references “John Locke’s Social Contract,” evidence would need to be available.

E. Ellipses prohibited. In all debate events, the use of internal ellipsis (…) is prohibited unless it is a replication of the original document. Debaters may omit the reading of certain words; however, the text that is verbally omitted must be present in the text of what was read for opposing debaters and/or judges to examine. The portions of the evidence read including where the debater begins and ends must be clearly marked as outlined in 7.1(G)(2).

F. Availability of original source.

1. When challenged, the original source or copy of the relevant (as outlined in 7.2) pages of evidence read in round must be available to the opponent and/or judge during and/or at the conclusion of the round. In all debate events, for reference, any evidence that is presented during the round must be made available to the opponent during the round if requested.

2. Original source(s) defined. Understanding that teams/individuals obtain their evidence in multiple ways, the original source for evidence may include, but is not limited solely to, one of the following:

a. Accessing the live or displaying a copy of a web page (teams/individuals may access the Internet to provide this information if requested).

b. A copy of the pages preceding, including, and following or the actual printed (book, periodical, pamphlet, etc.) source.

c. Copies or electronic versions of published handbooks (i.e., Baylor Briefs, Planet Debate, etc.).

d. Electronic or printed versions of the webpage for a debate institute or the NDCA sponsored Open Evidence Project or similar sites.

3. Debaters, even if they have acquired the evidence other than by original research, are still responsible for the content and accuracy of the evidence they present and/or read.

G. Distinguishing between which parts of each piece of evidence are and are not read in a particular round. In all debate events, debaters must mark their evidence in two ways:

1. Oral delivery of each piece of evidence must be identified by a clear oral pause or by saying phrases such as “quote/unquote” or “mark the card.” The use of a phrase is definitive and may be preferable to debaters. Clear, oral pauses are left solely to the discretion of the judge.

2. The written text must be marked to clearly indicate the portions read in the debate. In the written text the standard practices of underlining what is read, or highlighting what is read, and/or minimizing what is unread, is definitive and may be preferable to debaters. The clarity of other means of marking evidence is left to the discretion of the judge.

H. Private communication prohibited. Private, personal correspondence or communication between an author and the debater is inadmissible as evidence.

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7.2. Definitions of Evidence Violations

A. “Distortion” exists when the textual evidence itself contains added and/or deleted word(s), which significantly alters the conclusion of the author (e.g., deleting ‘not’; adding the word ‘not’). Additionally, failure to bracket added words would be considered distortion of evidence.

B. “Non-existent evidence” means one or more of the following:

1. The debater citing the evidence is unable to provide the original source or copy of the relevant pages when requested by his/her opponent, judge, or tournament official.

2. The original source provided does not contain the evidence cited.

3. The evidence is paraphrased but lacks an original source to verify the accuracy of the paraphrasing.

4. The debater is in possession of the original source, but declines to provide it to his/her opponent upon request.

C. “Clipping” occurs when the debater claims to have read the complete text of highlighted and/or underlined evidence when, in fact, the contestant skips or omits portions of evidence.

D. “Straw argument”

A “straw argument” is a position or argumentative claim introduced by an author for the purpose of refuting, discrediting or characterizing it. Reliance on a straw argument occurs in a debate round when a debater asserts incorrectly that the author supports or endorses the straw argument as his or her own position.

Note: A debater who acknowledges using a “straw argument” when verbally first read in the round, would not be misrepresenting evidence. However, if the debater fails to acknowledge the use of a “straw argument” and his/her opponent questions the use of such an argument, then that debater has committed an evidence violation.

7.3. Procedures for Resolving Evidence Violations

A. Judges are responsible for resolving disputes between debaters regarding oral citations (7.1(B)); written source citations (7.1(C)); distinguishing between what parts of each piece of evidence are and are not read in a particular round (7.1(G)). When the judge(s) have such a dispute in the round, they must make a written note on the ballot or inform the tabulation committee of the dispute. They must do so particularly if it impacts the decision in the debate. These decisions may not be appealed.

B. An appeal can only be made if the issue has been raised in the round with the exception of the issues listed in 7.3(C). Appeals may only be made if judge(s) have misapplied, misinterpreted, or ignored a rule.

C. A formal allegation of violation of the evidence rules is permitted during the round only if the debater(s) allege a violation of 7.2(A) (distortion); 7.2(B) (nonexistent evidence); 7.2(C) (clipping). If a formal allegation of violation of these rules

is made during a round, the following procedures must be followed (see Section 7.3(D) for procedures for making a formal allegation after the conclusion of the round):

1. The team/individual alleging a violation must make a definitive indication that they are formally alleging a violation of an evidence rule.

2. The team/individual alleging the violation of the evidence must articulate the specific violation as defined in 7.2(A), 7.2(B), and/or 7.2(C).

3. The judge should stop the round at that time to examine the evidence from both teams/individuals and render a decision about the credibility of the evidence.

a. If the judge determines that the allegation is legitimate and an evidence violation has occurred, the team/individual committing the violation will be given the loss in the round. Other sanctions may also apply as articulated in 7.3(E).

b. If the judge determines that the allegation is not legitimate and that there is no violation, the team/individual making the challenge will receive the loss in the round.

Note: Teams/individuals may question the credibility and/or efficacy of the evidence without a formal allegation that requires the round to end. Teams/debaters may make in-round arguments regarding the credibility of evidence without making a formal allegation of violation of these rules. Such informal arguments about the evidence will not automatically end the round, and will be treated by the judge in the same fashion as any other argument.

D. The tabulation committee is authorized to hear: (1) appeals, pursuant to 7.3(B), claiming that a judge ignored, misinterpreted or misapplied rules other than those from which no appeal is permitted pursuant to 7.3(A); (2) appeals from a judge’s decision, pursuant to 7.3(C), on a formal in-round allegation of distortion or non-existent evidence (note: judge decisions regarding clipping may not be appealed); and (3) a formal allegation of distortion or nonexistent evidence that is made for the first time after conclusion of the debate.

E. The procedures for making an appeal or post-round formal allegation are as follows:

1. A coach or school-affiliated adult representative must notify the tabulation committee of intent to submit an appeal or formal post-round allegation within 20 minutes of the end of the debate round. The 20-minute time period begins once the last ballot from all rounds (if flighted, both flights) has been collected by the tabulation committee.

2. The coach must submit the post-round formal allegation to the tabulation committee within ten minutes of the formal notification of the intent to appeal. The allegation must be in writing and articulate the specific evidence violation that is being challenged. The challenged contestant and coach will then be notified.

Piloted Debate Evidence Rules (continued)


3. If the tabulation committee determines the original protest has merit, the coach or school-affiliated adult and contestant(s) being challenged will be given 20 minutes to provide evidence denying, or to the contrary of the claim. If such evidence cannot be offered, the challenged debater(s) will be given the loss in the round and may be subject to additional penalties (see Section 7.4.D). If the tabulation committee determines the allegation is not legitimate and there is no violation, the team/individual making the challenge will receive the loss in the round.

4. The tabulation committee has the discretion of extending the time limits for these actions if circumstances do not allow a coach or school-affiliated adult to be available within the prescribed time limits.

F. The tabulation committee’s decision to disqualify a student can be appealed by the coach or school-affiliated adult. The procedures below should be followed:

1. The appeal must be submitted in writing to the tabulation committee within ten minutes of the notification to disqualify.

2. The tabulation committee will then submit the appeal to the national office referee(s). The committee will contact the national office referee once the written appeal has been received. Both sides will be able to provide written explanations and supporting evidence to defend their individual side.

3. A decision will be rendered in a timely manner. The decision of the national office shall be final and cannot be appealed.

4. No more than one round may occur between the round being protested and the decision of the national office referee.

5. If the appeal is successful and the contestant(s) may now continue in the tournament, they will be put into the appropriate bracket for pairing the debates.

G. If appeals are made in rounds in which multiple judges are being used, normal procedures should be followed to ensure each judge reaches his/her decision as independently as possible. Judges will be instructed not to confer or discuss the charge and/or answer to the potential violation. It will be possible for one judge to determine an evidence violation has occurred and the other judge(s) to determine no violation has occurred. The tabulation committee will record the panel's decision in the same fashion as a normal win or loss; the outcome is thus tabulated in the same fashion as a round in which an evidence violation has not occurred. If the majority of the panel finds an evidence violation did not occur, no sanction may be applied to the team/individual charged with the violation. If the majority finds a violation has occurred, the appropriate penalties will be administered.

7.4. Penalties for Evidence Violations

A. If the judge determines that an entry has violated one of the rules listed in 7.3(A) and 7.1(H) (oral citation, written citation,

indication of parts of card read or not read, use of private communication), the judge may at his or her discretion disregard the evidence, diminish the credibility given to the evidence, take the violation into account (solely or partially) in deciding the winner of the debate, or take no action.

B. If a debater(s) commits an evidence violation for “clipping” (7.2(C)), the use of a “straw argument” (7.2(D)) or the use of “ellipses” (7.1(E)) such action will result in a loss for the debater(s) committing the evidence violation. The judge should award zero speaker points (if applicable) and indicate the reason for decision on the ballot.

C. If a debater(s) commits an evidence violation of “distortion” (7.2(A)) or uses “nonexistent evidence” (as defined by 7.2(B)) the offending debater(s) will lose the debate and be disqualified from the tournament. However, if a debater(s) loses a round due to a “non-existent evidence” (7.2(B)) violation during an in-round formal allegation, but can produce it after the round within 20 minutes to the tabulation committee, the committee may decide not to disqualify the entry. The loss that was recorded by the judge may not be changed.

D. Evidence infractions violate the Code of Honor. Depending on the severity, an offense may result in the notification of said offense to the contestant’s high school administration and chapter sponsor, loss of all District and/or National Tournament merit points, including trophy and sweepstakes points for the offending student(s), and/or revocation of Association membership. These decisions would be left to the national office and not the individual tabulation committee.

7.5. Tournament Adjustments

A. Under no circumstance will a tournament or part of a tournament be re-run because of a violation of these rules.

B. In the case of a disqualification of a debater(s), all ranks and decisions of other debater(s) made prior to the start of the round being protested stand and no revision of past round ranks will take place. Penalties listed in 7.4 will be applied.

C. When a round has been held between the round being protested and a final decision regarding the protest, the result of that round will be recorded as follows:

1. If the protest is upheld, and a debater is disqualified, the opponent of the disqualified debater will receive a forfeit win.

2. If the protest is overruled, and the protesting debater won the protested round, no revision of the result on the ballot will take place.

3. If the protest is overruled, the protesting debater lost the protested round, and had no previous losses, no revision of the result on the ballot will take place.

4. If the protest is overruled, the protesting debater lost the protested round, and had a previous loss, the opponent will receive a forfeit win regardless of the result on the ballot.



Evidence in Debate:A Dialogue

A recent, light-hearted conversation with a local coach helps illustrate

some of the latest changes to the piloted debate evidence rules.

T here are a number of coaches who have very well established, thought out, and understandable

feelings regarding the standards we set for evidence in debate. As we continue to work through our process of drafting the best possible rules for the National Speech & Debate Association, it is important to be responsive to our members. That is the goal of having the piloted rules—to answer a well-stated concern by our member coaches, but also to avoid rushing into implementing rules without proper vetting. As we work through the next iteration of the piloted rules, please know that we are here to listen to you. Given that, and our desire to have these conversations, let me share with you an experience I had recently.

Being in a decision-making position means you also get asked a lot of questions about those decisions. So, I was sitting in the judges’ lounge at a recent tournament, long enough to get some food to sustain me for the rest of the tournament. One of our local coaches, one to whom many look for inspiration, pulled back a chair and sat at the table where I was sitting. The conversation began.

“I have a bone to pick with you,” said the coach in a very quiet, reasonable voice. (Well, maybe not so quiet and maybe not so reasonable.)

“And what issue might you have?” I replied in an equally respectful and professional tone.

“These new evidence rules are terrible. What were you people thinking? There is no way debaters are going to be able to meet these new guidelines. What was wrong with the old rules? Why do we need to make all of these changes?”

“Whoa, slow down there," I replied. "Let me deal with these concepts one at a time. What is your first concern?”

“Whose idea was this in the first place? What were these people thinking? Who do they think they are?”

“Well, let me explain the process. The Competition and Rules Committee, as part of the Board of the Directors, began the process a couple of years ago in examining debate evidence rules. They did so because a number of coaches had expressed concerns about whether or not the old rules addressed current practices of evidence use. More specifically, coaches expressed concern over behavior they felt was not only unethical, but increasing in regularity. The committee published the rules last year in September. The response was significant! After getting anecdotal feedback about the piloted rules, the Board of Directors decided to send a survey to all district leaders. We were extremely pleased 125 coaches took

the time to provide valuable feedback. (Images of torches and pitchforks were prevalent) After reviewing the survey data, the Board of Directors established an ad hoc committee of seven coaches, two board members, and a national office staff person to review survey results and recommend changes to the piloted rules. The members of the ad hoc committee worked for more than three days at Nationals, which resulted in the new rules that were then presented at the Summer Leadership Conference in Las Vegas and approved by the Board at their last meeting.”

“Aren’t these already being used? Aren’t we expected to use them this year?”

“No, my friend. The Board decided to postpone the full implementation of these rules until the 2015-16 school year. That means that the rules this year will be tested and piloted by a number of districts and a select number of invitational tournaments. We will also poll district leaders again to get additional feedback and insights about this version of the pilot. Finally, we hope to make a final decision for implementation at the Spring Board Meeting.”

“Well, I still don’t like the rules! I mean, look at the original source rules. My debaters are going to have to carry numerous tubs to have all of the original sources that they are supposed to have.”

by David Huston


“Well, it’s interesting that you mention that. In the original rule changes last year, that phrase was left over from the old rules. However, the committee this summer created a laundry list of possible original sources. They can be found in Section 7.F.2. The sources don’t have to be on paper. You can supply an electronic version for proof if challenged. You can get your evidence not only from direct sources, but also from online debate camp and Open Evidence project evidence. Remember, though, debaters are still accountable for what they read. If they are challenged, and the evidence is misrepresented or doesn’t exist, the debater is still accountable. In short, as long as you can access the evidence when challenged, you don’t need to carry every original source with you.”

“But, that doesn’t seem fair. If I get my evidence from someplace else, like a handbook, why should I be held accountable for it?”

“Such sources need to be held to the same standards and accountability as evidence debaters might research themselves. Handbooks and workshops that don’t have good quality control standards should be held accountable for that lack of quality. Those that do have good standards should be rewarded. We need to protect the integrity of the evidence read.”

“But what about how we quote those sources? My debaters don’t want to have to read all of that source stuff in the round. Don’t the new rules require that?”

With a laugh, I replied, “No, they don’t. That’s just an urban myth. In the three types of debate—Policy, LD, and PF—the debater needs only to say the author’s name and the year of publication. However, if the cite is requested, and evidence is requested, debaters must supply that to their opponents.”

“Oh, so there it is. If my kids don’t give that to the debaters and also don’t let the judge see it, then they get the loss and are disqualified from the tournament, right?”

With an even bigger laugh, I reply, “Again, that’s another urban myth, like alligators in the New York sewage system. Section 7.4.A, which explains the penalties for those types of violations, states that all of those violations are left to the discretion of the judge. The judge may decide that the violation is egregious enough to warrant a loss. They may also choose to ignore or diminish the weight of the evidence and evaluate the argument without it. They may also decide that the claim of violation is not valid and therefore, merely ignore the claim.”

“So, what about other serious violations? Are judges also given sole discretion? Can they just ignore the violation or just pretend that the challenge didn’t happen?”

“Okay, let me clarify your question. Are you asking what happens if a debater makes the claim that a team or individual is reading evidence that is misrepresented, is non-existent, or a team is “clipping” evidence—in other words, they haven’t read all of the evidence that they are claiming to have read?”

“Yeah, what happens then?”“Now, that process is much more

detailed and serious. First, start with Section 7.3.C of the rules section. The team making the claim of violation must clearly indicate that they are making a formal challenge. They must articulate which violation they are contesting. The judge then is to verify that they are indeed making a formal challenge and that the outcome of the round hinges on the decision of that challenge. If the team making the challenge chooses to proceed, they then must present evidence to support the challenge. The team being challenged then is allowed to respond. The judge will then determine if a violation has occurred. If it has, the judge will then vote for the team making the challenge and award no speaker points to the violating team. If the judge determines that the violation has not occurred, then they would give a loss to the team making the challenge and award the speaker points that they would have

awarded if the round had continued. In short, a formal challenge means that the round will be over once the judge has reached a decision.”

“If that happens, is there an appeal process? Shouldn’t the tabulation committee make that decision instead of the judge?”

“That sounds like a good idea. However, based upon the feedback we received, most of our coaches want the judge to make the decision in the round. In the case of clipping, the judge is the sole arbiter of that decision. The judge was the one in the room who witnessed the act, and it’s tough to prove the violation otherwise. If coaches want to question violations after the round, there is an appeal process outlined in Section 7.3.D and 7.3.E. The appeal must be made in a timely fashion and can’t delay the tournament. No more than one round can take place between the appeal and the final decision of the tabulation committee. The goal is to allow the tournament to proceed while the decision is being made and then make any adjustments. If the time limits are followed, no significant delays should happen.”

“So, what if a judge chooses to ignore a challenge? Your rules don’t allow for us to appeal that, do they?”

“First, they are not my rules—they are rules that are a direct response to feedback received by our membership. People should feel that the rules are there to assure the fair and equitable use of evidence by all debaters. Additionally, there are provisions set forth in the rules to appeal a decision of a judge should s/he ignore or misapply the rules when rendering a decision.”

“But, wait, we have panels of judges. Do all of the judges need to agree for the violation to have occurred? That could get really messy.”

“I’m glad you asked about that. That was something the committee hadn’t really thought about, and we discovered that omission at the Las Vegas conference. Between that conference and



the Fall Board Meeting, the committee developed language to deal with that occurrence. Each judge is treated as a separate entity. Judges are not to confer with one another, but make an independent decision about the violation challenge. Whatever the majority believes, that will be the outcome of the round. That whole process is outlined in Section 7.3.G.”

“Well, you’ve answered some of the questions I had. But, I’m still not convinced that these are good ideas. It just seems like a lot of changes in a short period of time.”

“I couldn’t agree more. The rules are more detailed and specific. While they can appear daunting, they are not as overwhelming if you take some time to read through the rules. We need people to ask questions. We need to be able to provide answers. However, we are taking some steps to help with that process. For example, we are in the process of developing a set of casebook questions...”

“What’s that supposed to mean?” the coach interrupted.

“Well, we have a list of possible scenarios that could occur. The question is posed and then an official interpretation is then provided. That should help committees consistently interpret rules from one district or national tournament to another. Finally, we are asking several districts and some invitational tournaments to pilot the rules this year. We will get feedback from them and make changes or adjustments, if necessary, based on that feedback.”

“What’s up with the rules applying to Policy, LD, and PF, but not Congress?”

“That’s a great question. While each of the debate events are unique, Policy, LD, and PF share some commonalities in the structure of a round that enable them to share a set of rules. We recognize there is a need for evidence rules in Congressional Debate, too, which is why the Board of Directors agreed to establish an ad hoc committee to examine what procedures should be in place for that event.”

“Does my district have to use the pilot rules this year?” the coach asked.

“No, they don’t. However, if these rules work out well, and there are no major problems with them, the Board of Directors will have the option of putting them into effect next year. Remember, the Board won’t know if they are making a good decision unless they get a number of districts to try these out to see if they work. The Board needs as much information as necessary to do that. We need the help of our member districts to volunteer to use the rules. Believe me, our national staff and others will be around to help. We want to make sure the pilot is successful. The more districts we get, the better.”

“Not saying we want to be a part of that, but just in case, who would we need to talk to about that?”

“I’m glad you asked. You can contact Steve Schappaugh ([email protected]) at the national office or me ([email protected]), the chair of the Competition and Rules Committee, for more information.”

“Well, I’m still not yet ready to get excited over these rules, but maybe with time I will. But, hey, they just put out some great food. I’m going to check that out. I do appreciate your time and your willingness to explain these things. Despite what people say, you’re an okay person.”

“I appreciate it. However, I’m serious about the piloting of the rules. We need districts willing to try them out. Please consider doing that. But, now, go have a piece of cake. Talk to you soon.”

David Huston is a three-diamond coach from Colleyville Heritage High School in Texas. He is a member of the National Speech & Debate Association Board of Directors and Chair of the Competition and Rules Committee.

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World Schools District Team For Nationals

A t the 2014 Summer Leadership Conference, attendees expressed an

interest in expanding access to the National Tournament. Members also expressed widespread excitement and support for the World Schools format of debate, which the Association began sponsoring in 2013-14. Given this enthusiasm, combined with the acknowledgement of our members that expanding access to the National Tournament is good, the Board of Directors adopted a pilot proposal to create district teams that can compete at Nationals in World Schools Debate.

Methods to Select the World Schools District TeamTeams are comprised of three to five members from each district opting to participate. After the entire district tournament series (speech, debate, congress) is complete, any student who competed at districts but did not qualify to Nationals would be eligible for participation on the World Schools District Team. The established criteria of the district should be made available to all coaches attending the district tournament. This could be done via the tournament invitation or through an email announcement. A district has two options for selecting its members:

OptionA – Districts may invite alternates to be on the team. To provide an objective method of selecting the team members, districts would do the following:

• Invite the highest point earners that are senior, 1st alternates to serve on the team.

• If a student turns down the opportunity, go to the next name on the list of senior, 1st alternates by merit points.

• If you get through all senior, 1st alternates, then go to senior, 2nd alternates by merit points.

• Keep working through the senior alternates (3rd, 4th, 5th, etc.). If there are no seniors left, go to junior, 1st alternates by merit points, then sophomores, and then freshmen. Joy of Tournaments can produce this report for any district that uses the JOT software to tabulate the district tournament series.

OptionB – Any district participant would be given the opportunity to apply for consideration. The district would select a committee to examine the applications and make decisions to field the team. The selection committee may consist of active coaches, retired coaches, community members, administrators, and more. Selection committee members should recuse themselves from scoring their own student applicants. The national office will provide applications for districts to use. In addition to the above criteria suggested in option A, the selection committee might also consider additional criteria, but are not bound to them:• Give preference to applicants

who are from schools that did not qualify to the National Tournament.

• Give preference to applicants from schools with fewer than three entries.

• Give preference to new schools to the district.

• Give preference to schools with new coaches in the district.

Note: If your state association prevents hybrid teams, a district may select entries all from one school to enable a participating team to attend Nationals.

Coach of the World Schools District TeamThe coach of the district team could be selected by the District Committee. This person would be the main point of contact between the national office and the district team.

Entry to the National TournamentThe cost of entering a team to the World Schools competition is $50 per student. As with any entry to Nationals, the cost of travel and lodging is the responsibility of the participants. Districts need to provide a judge to evaluate preliminary and elimination rounds. Additionally, there will be a waiting list for Nationals to grant additional entries to the National Tournament. Priority will be given based upon overall district tournament participation.

Participation in Supplemental and Consolation EventsWorld Schools contestants are eligible to pre-register for supplemental and consolation events.

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T he summer issue of Rostrum introduced everyone to theBuilding Community Toolkit, a series of materials and staff-led webinars created to increase engagement and provide more how-to

resources suitable for district level activities. That effort received a boost this fall, thanks to a generous grant from the Arthur N. Rupe Foundation.

To support your local efforts, we’re happy to offer the District Building Community Grant.

Part of the Rupe Foundation grant provides funding for districts to build community by creating a more robust volunteer infrastructure at the local level. By creating leadership roles to spearhead district communications, new school recruitment and mentoring, fundraising and volunteer support, tournament operations, and local speech and debate programming, districts become automatically eligible for a $500 grant from the National Speech & Debate Association. Districts that raise an additional $500 through our Give Youth A Voice platform will receive $500 in matching funds—creating up to a $1,500 influx in district operations to serve a variety of needs for schools, students, and programs in the district!

We’re excited to see many districts already taking part in our District Building Community Grant program, and we hope every district takes advantage of this opportunity this school year.

What’s happening in your district?To learn more about your district’s efforts or to share your willingness to serve a supportive role in district operations, log in to your school’s profile page in the Points Application, click "My District Contacts" in the left menu, and reach out to your district chair or another member of the leadership committee.

The Arthur N. Rupe Foundation exists because it wishes to bring about an improvement in society, to be a positive influence on American life. In the founder’s words, the Foundation exists "to shine the light of truth on critical and controversial issues through the support of scholarly studies, education, research, and public debates, and by the dissemination of the results via a variety of media to all segments of the public. This should accrue to society’s benefit and further fulfillment of universal individual freedom and its promise of true democracy." The Foundation believes that debate forms the core of a healthy American democracy. Over the years, the Arthur N. Rupe Foundation has provided grants to support an array of debate programs, including the Association’s Rupe Scholars and scholarships for the top 14 Public Forum teams in our National Tournament. The foundation is committed to advancing civil and structured debate as a means of discussing the vital issues of our time.

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What makes great nonprofits great? Leslie Crutchfield and Heather McLeod Grant ask that question in their book, Forces for Good, which borrows from Jim Collins’ work in Good to Great to outline the qualities of an effective nonprofit organization.

According to Crutchfield and Grant, high-impact nonprofits (i.e., those who have “created real social change... have come up with innovative solutions to social problems, and have spread these ideas nationally or internationally”) demonstrate all or most of six practices. They:

1. Advocate what is urgently needed and commit resources in response to that need (programs)

2. Are “pragmatic idealists” who combine social values with business “smarts” to “make markets work” (communications)

3. Build a community of evangelists as a powerful force for social change by communicating their mission, vision, and values as well as creating meaningful experiences (engagement/communications)

4. Adopt and maintain a network mind-set to share resources and empower other organizations (support/operations)

5. Constantly adapt and modify their tactics and initiatives while maintaining “the balance between stifling bureaucracy and unbridled creativity” (district chairs)

6. Support growth by developing high-impact leadership internally, widely distributing authority as well as responsibility among those involved in the given enterprise (district chairs)

Furthermore, according to Peter Drucker’s analysis of successful nonprofits in the Harvard Business Review, the people who volunteer for such organizations devote their time because:

• They believe in the mission.

• They are given responsibility for and held accountable to meaningful tasks.

• They are rewarded with training and the chance to take on more demanding assignments.

Building Community: A NewLook at Speech and Debate Districts

As Crutchfield and Grant explain, great nonprofits are great because they are “working with and through others, as counterintuitive as that might seem. It’s about leveraging every sector of society to become a force for good... high-impact organizations bridge boundaries and work with others to achieve greater levels of change than they could accomplish alone.

“The best of these organizations take advantage of their unique role and their unprecedented opportunity to create greater impact. To win at the social change game, it’s not about being the biggest or the fastest or even the best-managed, nonprofit. The most powerful, influential, and strategic organizations transform others to become forces for good.”

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District ChairsThe chair is the most public face of the speech and debate community and serves as its chief spokesperson, promoting it through special events, competitions, face-to-face conversations, and in the media. The chair drives discussion about the vision, purpose, and goals of speech and debate, encourages involvement, and teaches others to take on leadership responsibilities.

CommunicationsThe goal of district communications is to increase awareness about speech and debate in the local community. The goal of the communications team is to distribute information effectively and in a timely way to relevant audiences using letters, email, press releases, and other collateral to promote the community. In addition to a director, who can set and guide strategy for communications, possible roles in communications include an internal communications manager, responsible for communications within the district, and a marketing manager, responsible for external communications, media releases, event promotion, and identifying any marketing materials that would be helpful to the district.

Programs/ResourcesMany districts might benefit from an organized approach to assessing resources, customizing them to meet local needs, and sharing them throughout the district. Creating district roles in programming can help ease the burden on individual coaches by improving collective efforts and utilizing national resources adapted to the needs of your local community. In addition to a director, who can strategize and coordinate a district-wide assessment to determine and fill needs, programs team roles could include tasks like judge training and recruitment, curriculum, and workshops.

Operations (Tournaments and Events)District operations include running the district tournament, hosting other public events, and managing financial resources. The goal of creating roles in operations is to increase volunteer participation in tournaments and events. In addition to a director, who is responsible for the strategy and coordination of these items throughout the year, operations roles might include: a tournament manager, responsible for the administration of the district contest; a public events manager, in charge of at least one community-wide event that is open to the public; and a finance manager, who ensures accurate reporting, receipting, budgeting, and oversight of financial matters. There are numerous roles available during the district tournament that serve as good starter roles to get more coaches and community members involved.

Building Community at the District LevelWays to Increase Involvement

Support (Fundraising and Volunteerism)Fundraising is most effective at the local level. A support team can take responsibility for obtaining financial and in-kind resources to benefit the collective district and then provide resources to schools that need them. This team can be led by a director, who will guide strategy and implementation for fundraising efforts, and is boosted by the recruitment of an advisory committee, which is charged with distributing resources fairly and effectively. This advisory committee should include at least five individuals from different schools or school affiliations and should not include more than two members of the district leadership team. Individuals from outside the speech and debate community such as parents, business owners, government officials, members of the media, or school board officials may serve roles on this team.

Engagement (Recruiting and Mentoring)The more people involved in the effort to provide speech and debate to every young person in your community, the better. There are numerous opportunities to involve other coaches and community members in engagement efforts. In addition to a director, who guides strategy for utilizing available human resources in the community in engagement efforts, potential roles on this team include a mentorship manager, who focuses on working with brand new schools and schools with new coaches; a recruitment manager, who focuses on starting new high school and middle school programs in the area; and an alumni manager, who will work to connect with speech and debate alumni in the area to assist with programs through judging, coaching, or supporting the community in other ways. These tasks are so large in nature they can easily be split to involve even more individuals—e.g., mentoring new schools vs. new coaches, and recruiting high schools vs. middle schools.

Creating Meaningful Roles

CONNECT. SUPPORT. INSPIRE.

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OVERVIEWWith some careful planning, alumni can become agents of change for your district. Their experience with speech and debate generally means they have the talent and love for the activity needed to make them all-star volunteers and supporters. Creating systems to channel their volunteer efforts will involve them in meaningful activities that will help build the lasting relationships that will guarantee you have their support for years to come. This document will walk you through steps to organize volunteer roles for alumni and simple ways to stay in contact. PREPARATIONStep 1: Appoint someone to handle generic alumni communication.At first, the support director most easily conducts this role. As the support director, you’re in-tune with the needs of the general district and best positioned to handle alumni carefully. If it is a “generic” communication (e.g., not one to their own coach), it is important for alumni to have a reliable contact with whom to build a relationship.

As you progress in this process and more alumni become involved, you’ll want to keep an eye out for an alumni coordinator. Don’t forget that an involved alumnus would make an excellent alumni coordinator! You’ll want to consider this as an option when you have more than five to ten active alumni who are coordinating their efforts through you and not exclusively with schools.

Step 2: Survey your district for volunteer needs.Be creative and think of various positions that can add value and allow individuals with a variety of talents and experiences to meaningfully contribute to your district. In order to come up with a robust list, here are a few questions to ask of yourself and others in your district.1. What tournaments occur in the area that may need

volunteers? What volunteer roles would be helpful at those events? (Think beyond just judging!)

2. Are any schools interested in volunteers to come in and hear practice speeches/performances after school?

3. Does your district, or members of your district, do any fundraisers that may need volunteers? Bake sales, car

washes, silent auctions, phonathons, etc., all are events that may be more successful by having a little extra help!

4. Does your district committee need administrative help during the year? Perhaps you’ve always wanted a strong Facebook presence, but don’t have the time. Or perhaps your district would like some of its history documented. Be creative about what may be helpful to delegate to someone.

5. Are there any special events where alumni turnout would make a difference? Do schools ever present their awards to administrators where an alumni testimonial might help? Are there public performances or public debates where having an audience would make a difference?

IMPLEMENTATIONStep 1: Create an alumni volunteer engagement packet.After you’ve collected the answers from the last section, create a list of all of the types of volunteer roles. Include relevant dates for the role and necessary requirements. See the sample packet at the end of this document. Although it is formatted to include areas where experience is not needed, it is still appropriate for alumni. Many alumni feel uncomfortable performing a task that require speech and debate experience. Whether it is because it’s been a long time since they have competed, or because they did not have high levels of success, alumni will feel anxious about their inexperience. By providing options described as “no experience is necessary,” alumni are more likely to volunteer in these areas.

Step 2: Say hello to alumni!This may seem obvious, but the first step to involving alumni is friendly and prompt responses. If they see you at a tournament, go up and say hi and ask them what they enjoyed about speech and debate. If they send an email, respond within 24 hours to introduce yourself. This email can be a form letter, and it can even say that you will be in more communication in a few days, but it is important to respond promptly.

Step 3: Collect and keep track of alumni contact information.When an alumnus reaches out, you’ll want to ask him/her a few questions in order to best guide your communication.

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District Community Building Toolkit

How to Involve Alumni

Team: Support

Owner: Support Director

[email protected]

Editor's Note: The following pages illustrate just one of the many handouts available to coaches as part of our Building Community Toolkit. Log in to your dashboard at www.speechanddebate.org to find more!

A sample email for your first response appears below:

Hello <Name>,

Thanks so much for reaching out! The speech and debate community is better for alumni like you who want to stay connected. You mentioned that you may be interested in volunteering. I’m attaching our volunteer engagement packet. After you’ve looked it over, please email me with answers to the following questions:

• Which high school did you compete for?• What college did you attend? Did you compete in

college?• In what events did you compete?• If you coached, what events did you coach and

where?• After reading through the volunteer engagement

packet, how would you like to be involved?• Is there anything else we should know?• Could we have your mailing address to send you our

district newsletter?

If you have any questions, please let me know. I apologize if I am a bit slower at email over this coming weekend—I will be traveling with my team to a speech and debate tournament and so will have limited access to email.

I look forward to reconnecting and, again, thank you for reaching out!

<Your Name>

It is helpful to create a spreadsheet to then track all of this information as it comes in. This will help you place and/or guide the alumni to the appropriate opportunities. It will also give you their mailing address, which is crucial for stewarding your relationship with them.

Step 4: Set up training/orientation sessions.It is almost always helpful to have a thorough job description with time expectations. Your volunteer engagement packet should include as many details as possible to help make sure everyone is on the same page. After someone has signed up for a shift, however, it is important to think about a training or orientation session. These can occur on the day of the event (unless you’ll be too busy) or in advance. They can also occur over the phone. If at all possible, face-to-face orientations are preferable; they are more effective at communicating information and also a way to build a personal relationship with the alumnus.

Step 5: Thank volunteers!Make sure that all volunteers are thanked promptly after the event. A short email that is personalized is a quick and easy way to accomplish this. If you have their mailing address, a written thank you note will make you stand out as someone who really took the time to make a thoughtful gesture. Promptness in the personalization of your thank you will determine their likelihood of volunteering again. If they donated goods or money, the quality of the thank you becomes even more important for stewarding them as a donor. If written notes would take longer than a week, send an email. The industry consensus is that individuals thanked within 48 hours are significantly more likely to volunteer or give again.

A potential short thank you could be:

Dear <Name>,

Thank you so much for volunteering with us as a judge for the Apple Mound Invitational. As you know, quality judging is so important for the speech and debate experience for our competitors. By volunteering to judge you helped us provide that quality experience to more students.

On behalf of all of the students, thank you!

<Your Name>

Note that the thank you includes the word “you” often and ties the volunteer experience back to the overall mission of the organization.

If they canceled at the last minute, reach out to them and send them a thank you for volunteering and let them know you hope they’ll be able to engage in the future. Many factors cause people to be unable to complete volunteer duties. Staying positive and giving them a graceful way to reengage will not only gain you a volunteer, but will make them significantly more likely to become an excellent volunteer. A sample note for either a cancelation or a no-show could be:

Dear <Name>

Thanks so much for offering to supervise the bake sale yesterday. I understand you wanted to be there very much, but sometimes there are things that just pop up at the last minute. I hope you’ll be able to join us in the future. Your help would be so appreciated—the bake sale helps us raise funds for scholarship students to compete at the upcoming tournaments.

I hope all is well. Thanks,

<Your Name>

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If something negative occurred, the thank you note is not the time to mention it. If the incident was serious, presumably it was addressed immediately at the time of the event. Otherwise, it may be a reason to steer him/her to other volunteer roles or to provide additional training. For example, if the volunteer awarded low speaker points, the next time s/he signs up to judge, let him/her know that you’re speaking to all of the judges proactively about the community norm to ensure speaker points are distributed accordingly. If students said the volunteer didn’t pay attention as a judge, but the alumnus volunteers to judge again, you could thank him/her and ask them if he or she would be willing to help hand out food since that is your biggest need for the weekend. If you want to have a talk with him/her about the behavior, doing so in any form other than the initial thank you will help ensure the volunteer is in a position to hear it as constructive criticism and not as ungratefulness.

Step 6: CommunicationMake sure that any alumni who have reached out receive some level of communication. If your district has a Facebook group, invite them to follow that for updates. If you do a newsletter, include them on the list. Any time your district prepares a press release, have a mailing list and send it to alumni to keep them informed of the successes in the area they are supporting. Keep in mind, communication with alumni might be a great role for an active alumnus volunteer!

EVALUATIONMeasuring SuccessThere are three areas to measure for the year:

Number of alumni who reach outIndividuals ask to volunteer for causes in which they believe and to organizations they think are doing valuable work. The number of alumni who reach out to volunteer is most often a factor of their knowledge of how much of a difference your district is making on the area community. Celebrate each new contact!

Number of volunteersPerhaps the most obvious metric, this metric is one that is often forgotten. Keep track of the number of individuals who volunteered at any event. If you can, estimate the number of hours they volunteered. Keep track of this number, and you can set goals of ways to increase this each school year.

Number of communications with alumniHow many thank you notes did you send out? How many newsletters were passed on to alumni? Consistent communication is an important metric to track because it is often the indicator of whether you will have continued engagement.

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APPENDIX: SAMPLE VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT PACKET

Thanks for reaching out to volunteer with the Southern East Central District of the National Speech & Debate Association! You can make a major difference in our community. Below are several opportunities to get involved.

Become a Volunteer JudgeSpeech and debate competitions are a great place to volunteer and connect with area teams. For many of our schools, judging is a limiting factor in their ability to send students to compete. By volunteering to judge, you will directly be responsible for more students being able to compete that day.

Experience required: No experience in speech and debate is required, but all judges must participate in a judge training in advance of the competition. Judge trainings are available the morning of the tournament.

Commitment level: We ask volunteers to judge a full day of competition (usually a Friday from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. or Saturday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.). Please note, our schools also require us to background check all judges. The background check is free and easy, but must be completed at least one week in advance. For information, please contact [email protected].

Dates: Tournaments are held several times in the area. Below are the dates, tentative times, and contact info for the tournament directors who have requested volunteers. Please contact the appropriate tournament director(s) if you are interested in volunteering for a particular tournament.

Volunteer Tournament StaffSpeech and debate competitions are a great place to volunteer and connect with area teams. With hundreds of high school competitors, schools are always looking for individuals to help hand out meals, run concessions, maintain the judges’ hospitality lounge, or run judge check-in. By volunteering as tournament staff, you are helping tournaments run on time and smoothly. Your presence will positively impact every participant!

Experience required: No experience in speech and debate is required.

Commitment level: Very flexible; usually two-hour shifts.

Dates: Please see the tournament dates under “Become a Volunteer Judge” for dates and contact info.

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Below are some of the additional resources you

will find online as part of our Building Community Toolkit.

Our staff will be adding to this list as the year progresses, so be sure to check back often!

Facilitating anEffective Meeting

Guiding Novices for TheirFirst District Tournament

Hosting aFall Workshop

Hosting a VisionGathering Event

Tournament Hosting:Hospitality

Tournament Hosting:Logistics

Recruiting anAdvisory Board



Volunteer MentorSpeech and debate competitors practice after school on a weekly basis. They strive for feedback to improve from individuals like you! Your feedback will not only produce future award winners, but also empowers students to find ways to overcome challenges.

Experience required: Experience in speech and debate is required.

Commitment level: Varies as described below.

Fundraising HelpVolunteering to help in this area would make a dramatic impact for students who cannot otherwise afford to participate in speech and debate. Team fundraisers help to bring down the costs for all participants and scholarship recipients for whom the cost would be prohibitive. Please help us bring speech and debate to more students!

Experience required: No speech/debate experience needed.

Commitment level: Very flexible!

Dates: Below is a tentative list of fundraisers with related contact information.

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LEADING WITH THE HEARTby Mike Krzyzewski and Donald Phillips

In his morethan 20 years of coaching the Blue Devils, Coach Mike Krzyzewski has made his program the most admired in the nation, with

back-to-back national championships in '91, '92, and again in 2001, and ten Final Four appearances since 1986. Now, in Leading with the Heart, Coach K talks about leadership—how you earn it, how you practice it, and how you use it to move your organization to the top. From the importance of trust, communication, and pride, to the commitment a leader must make to his or her team, this inspiring book is a must-read for anyone who loves college basketball—or who simply wants to win in any competitive environment today. Readers might also consider Coach K’s second book, The Gold Standard: Building a World-Class Team, published in 2009.

— Recommended by Scott Wunn,

Executive Director

SAVAGE INEqUALITIES: CHILDREN INAMERICA'S SCHOOLSby Jonathan Kozol

This has long been one of my favorite books. I first read it as part of an undergraduate course, and it has had an impact on me ever since. As the Director of

Programs and Education for the National Speech &Debate Association, I'm passionate about providing resources for all of our members to assist them in finding their voice through competitive speech and debate activities. Savage Inequalities provides alarming insights into the vast disparities that exist in some of our public schools. Through Programs and Education, we can work to provide the same quality resources to students in all schools. As you consider how to "build community," give Kozol's book a look. It's a quick read and will motivate you to think about how you can make a difference in every student's life in your district and beyond.

— Recommended by Steven Schappaugh,

Director of Programs and Education

What We're Reading

ACHIEVING ExCELLENCE IN FUNDRAISINGby Eugene Tempel

This book is an excellent roadmap for anyone engaged in fundraising—and if you're the coach of a speech and

debate program, you're almost certainly involved in some way. From the importance of good stewardship and relationships to understanding donor interests and planning special events, this work builds on the legendary work of Hank Rosso to deliver a contemporary and extremely relevant book for all of us. Whether you're asking alumni or talking to the school board about your budget, considering running or improving your fundraising event (e.g., tournaments), I'd highly suggest you take a look at this book.

— Recommended by Cherian Koshy,

Director of Development

In the spirit of Building Community, our staff offers up several good reads on the topics of leadership, fundraising, volunteerism, and more!


CONTENT RULESby Ann Handley and C.C. Chapman

It's no secretthat good marketing—whether it's promoting a business, a school, or even a speech and debate program—is about publishing

great content. This book provides ideas on how to create that content! Producing great stories is just half the fun. Learn the best tips, tricks, and content rules!

— Recommended by Shelby Young,

Manager of Marketing and

Communications

CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE VOLUNTEER'S SOULby Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Arline McGraw Oberst, John T. Boal, Tom Lagana, and Laura Lagana

A series of unique stories from the perspective of volunteers, this book offers insight into the heroic act of every day actions.

Because it is a compilation of short stories, this book is wonderful for speech and debate coaches with tiny pockets of time. For anyone in volunteer management, it's a true glimpse into the motivations of our volunteers and the kind of meaningful rewards that make a difference.

— Recommended by Nicole Wanzer-

Serrano, Director of Alumni and

Community Impact

SWITCH: HOW TO CHANGE THINGS WHEN CHANGE IS HARD by Chip Heath and Dan Heath

Switch asks the question: Why is it so hard to make lasting changes in our organizations, our communities, and our own lives? Brothers Dan and Chip Heath trace

the root of this difficulty to an inherent conflict between the rational and emotional parts of our brain. The rational mind wants to change, while the emotional mind craves the comfort of the existing routine. Overcoming that tension enables change. Switch is narrative-driven, using stories to illustrate the Heaths' finding that transformative change relies on our ability to see and capitalize on the "bright spots" in our lives and our work. Instead of focusing on what's broken, we need to ask: "what's working?" Taking on new roles and involving new people in district activities can be challenging, but by reflecting on what strategies have worked well in your district in the past, you can better plan for the future. Also cool: applications in the education field are numerous, and the Heaths offer many free resources to augment the book, including a change workbook, on their website www.heathbrothers.com.

— Recommended by Amy Seidelman,

Manager of Strategic Alignment

We want to know what you're reading!Email [email protected] with your own recommendations, and you might see your favorite book highlighted in the next issue of Rostrum magazine!

THE TEN FACES OF INNOVATIONby Tom Kelley

If you've ever found that obstacles get in the way of accomplishing your goals, you should read this book. No matter your personality,

there is a role you can play to accomplish your objectives. Speech and debate coaches often battle against the odds to make sure our students succeed. Whether you're a "hurdler," who jumps over barriers put in place by a stifling bureaucracy, or the "collaborator," who wants to work with others to get great work done, you will find a match in this book. Using short narratives in every chapter, you will learn the stories of those who have developed ideas to accomplish seemingly insurmountable challenges. These stories do not just come from world-famous CEOs. Low-level managers, engineers, founders of non-profit organizations, and consumers with odd ideas dominate the pages. If you want to be inspired, just read a few pages before the next challenge is put in your path.

— Recommended by Deano Pape,

Manager of Collegiate and

Organizational Partnerships



Charles Olney, an alumnus of the National Speech & Debate Association, debated at Oak Harbor High School (WA) and

Whitman College, where he was the Top Speaker at the 2003 National Debate Tournament. He is currently a graduate student in politics at UC-Santa Cruz and a debate coach at Dartmouth College. He writes about music, politics, and other things at www.heartachewithhardwork.com.

• Angelo Badalamenti – “Twin Peaks Theme”• Balmorhea – “March 4, 1831”• Hammock – “Frailty (For the Dearly Departed)”• Hildur Gudnadottir – “Iridescence”• Jon Hopkins – “Immunity”• Jonsi and Alex – “Happiness”• Julianna Barwick – “Labyrinthine”• Port Royal – “Anja: Sehnsucht”• Stars of the Lid – “Even If You're Never Awake (Deuxième)”• Windy & Carl – “The Same Moon and Stars”

Top Ten Songs forIntense ConcentrationThe next time you're seeking razor sharp focus, try listening to this playlist of instrumental music to keep you in the zone! – compiled by Charles Olney

FROM OUR COMMUNITY

tournament tea FromLeeannSolice(TX)

Therearemanyreasonstoserveteaasthemainbeverageforatournamentmeal.Itisverycost-effectiveperservingcomparedtosoda,yourguestscancontroltheirsugarcontent,itisenvironmentallyfriendly(especiallyifyoucoldbrew),anditismoreconvenientthandozensofsodacansorlargebottles.Mostimportantly,itisalsosimpleenoughtodelegatethispreparationtostudentswitheventhemostbasickitchenskills!

The MethodForacasualhospitalityroomorsnackbar,usealargecylindricalcoolerwithaspigotandyourfavoritebrandofcold-brewteabags.Youwillneedapproximately4family-sizeteabagspergallon.Theteawill“brew”intapwaterinonlyabout5-10minutes.Createflavoredteasbyaddingafruityormintyherbaltea,easilybrewedinamicrowaveablecup,withtwobagspercupforstrongerflavor.Addonecupofherbalteapergallon.FavoriteflavoradditionsareCelestialSeasoningsPeppermintorRaspberryZinger. (Note: You may want to provide a decaffeinated version instead, especially if serving to students, so as to not dry out their vocal chords!)

The AlternativeUselarge,two-gallonplasticwatercontainerswithspoutstomakesuntea.Thisisaconvenientsolutionifyoursnackbardoesnothaveaccesstoakitchen.Useasharpknifetogentlyslicea2-3inchslitinthetopofeachcontainer.Insert4-6familysizedteabagsintothewater,andplaceinthesunforseveralhours—orusecold-brewbagsforonly5-10minutes.Lemonslicesmaybeinsertedthroughtheslitforextraflavor.


Cowboy StewAuntCarolGammonEdsall'sRecipe

FromJaneBoyd(TX)

This stew is quick, hearty, and delicious!

Ingredients• 2 lbs. ground beef• 1 can (16 oz.) mixed vegetables• 2 cans (16 oz.) ranch style beans• 2 cups water• 2 cans (8 oz.) tomato sauce• 2 cans (16 oz.) tomatoes, chopped and drained• 1/2 tsp. basil• 1/4 tsp. thyme• 1 large can of beef stock

DirectionsIn a large pot, brown ground beef and drain. Add everything else to the same pot. Cover and simmer for 20 to 25 minutes.(Serves 10-12)

quick and EasyTaco Salad

FromFredRobertson(NE)

I usually prep the meat the night before, then take everything else with me to the tournament the next day.

DirectionsBrown 2 lbs. of lean ground beef. Stir in 2 packages of Old El Paso taco seasoning mix. Add one bottle of corn bean salsa and one bottle of chunky tomato salsa, plus a little water and garlic salt to taste. Cook it down with a little Emeril "bam" (optional), then refrigerate overnight.

The Fixins• 2 (16 oz.) bottles of thousand island dressing• 2 (8 oz.) packages of shredded sharp cheddar• 12 roma tomatoes, chopped• 2 bags of regular toasted corn Doritos chips, crushed• 1 large or 2 small heads of iceberg lettuce, chopped

Chop and crush everything. Mix together with the meat and put an extra covering of crushed chips and cheese on top.

Peanut Butter, Kidney Bean,and Yam Stew

FromCarolGreenDennis(CA)

This vegetarian dish is sure to please every time!

Ingredients• 2 medium yellow onions, peeled and chopped• 2 red bell peppers, deseeded and chopped• 3 yams, cubed (I keep the skin on and scrub them well

before cutting them)• 5 cups water• 2 cubes of vegan/vegetable bouillon (you can also

replace these and the water with 5 cups vegetable broth)• 1 can (15 oz.) kidney beans, rinsed and drained• 1 can (15 oz.) diced tomatoes• 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter• 1 Tbsp. minced garlic• 1 tsp. minced ginger• 1 tsp. cumin• 1 tsp. ground cinnamon• 1 Tbsp. brown sugar• 1/2 tsp. chili powder• 1/2 tsp. sea salt

DirectionsMix all ingredients in slow cooker and cook for 8 to 11 hours on low heat. (Serves 10)

ReCIPesLooking to spice up your next hospitality lounge? Check out these tried and true recipes submitted by coaches from across the country. Ingredients can be doubled or tripled to feed large groups. These ideas also work great for potluck team gatherings, parent meetings, and more!

For other tips on providing the best tournament hospitality, log in to your dashboard and check out our Building Community handouts ("TournamentHospitalityGuide" and "TournamentHostingLogistics"), located under the District Leader Resources tab.

Do you have a sweet orsavory recipe you'd like to share with us?

Email us at [email protected]— your ideas might be featured in our next issue!



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accepted March 2-20, 2015. Full contest rules and details can be found at www.LightTheStage.org.

The top six performers will win a college scholarship and be invited to perform in

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Tell us a little about your district and what makes it unique. Our district is relatively large and spread out. While the concentration of programs can be found in St. Louis, we also have a substantial number of schools that actively participate in weekend and district competitions from mid-Missouri. For the longest time, many of us thought we were on the small to average size of a district tournament; it wasn’t until we saw numbers provided by the national office that we discovered we actually host one of the largest district tournaments in the nation!

But the fact that we felt it was so small is a natural consequence of what makes our district so special: We act like a close-knit family. The majority of coaches in our area actually competed here as students. Speaking from my own personal experience, I know that as a student I fell in love with Eastern Missouri. It felt like home. Why? Because there’s a huge sense of camaraderie among the coaches and the students that crosses school lines. We’re competitive with each other, yes, but the reality

is that the competition is, for most of us, the least important aspect of what we do. We’re teachers first, mentors second, and colleagues third. If you listen to our coach meetings or pop in to a hospitality room at any local tournament, you’ll hear coaches sharing ideas about how to best educate the students. You’ll hear coaches providing feedback to other coaches about their students. You’ll see the exchange of lesson plans, practice techniques, and best practices even when our students may be competing against each other right down the hall. Walk down the hallways, and you’ll see coaches and students from competing schools helping one another. The students, especially the experienced ones, seem to take a hint from the coaches and support each other; they take pride in cheering each other on. Competitions are kept friendly most of the time, and then there’s the friendships.

The reality is, when we have a weekend without a tournament, you’ll find that our coaches meet together—birthdays, community events, or just to socialize. The same applies to the students. I can’t think of

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any other activity in which students who know they’ll be competing against each other (even for a coveted spot to Nationals) will form meaningful friendships. They spend their off-weekends together, and the friendships that emerge are easy to see. Look at the cafeteria during any tournament, and you’ll have a really hard time figuring out which team is sitting where. The kids intermingle so much that they sit together during their down times.

As coaches, we’re truly astounded and inspired by what we see in all of our students on a weekly basis. Those of us who competed here as students will attest, this really is a very extended family—one focused heavily on supporting each other and mutual growth.

What challenges do you face as a district? Because we are so focused on mutual support, tournaments for many of our students are more of a social experience rather than a competitive one. That’s not inherently a bad thing, and few coaches would change it, but it frequently can be a

District in Detail District Committee

Justin Seiwell, ChairClayton HS – Clayton, MO

Omar Abdel-HamidParkway South HS – Manchester, MO

Molly K. BeckLadue Horton Watkins HS – St. Louis, MO

Cara BorgsmillerParkway West HS – Ballwin, MO

Robyn HaugBrentwood HS – Brentwood, MO


challenge to get students to strive for competitive success. We struggle to strike that balance, but the reality is it's a good struggle, and we’d much rather have it than the alternative. A hyper-competitive, dog-eat-dog community just doesn’t sound like a pleasant work or educational environment.

We also struggle to build up a solid judging pool for our district tournament. None of our member

schools are equipped with a budget that would allow us to charge district dues. Even the base entry fee to our district tournament can be a stretch for many schools, and since we’re so driven to provide educational opportunities for students, we are always very hesitant to increase prices on entries. So, we’re unable to pay judges. We have a lovely group of regular volunteers—current and former speech and debate parents who eagerly show up every year to judge—but that is a small group and the vast majority of our judges are parents who will stop judging once their children have graduated. That makes it difficult to build and retain a knowledgeable judge pool.

As many districts are experiencing, we’re also seeing more and more students who are trying to “do everything” in high school because they want to bolster their college applications. Some of our programs have dropped in size, or have retained the same physical number of students, but those students attend fewer tournaments. It seems like the days where “speech and debate are what these kids do” are gone.

We’re also just now coming out of a series of staff changes. Those of us who “grew up” in the Eastern Missouri district can remember the coaching giants. These were the individuals who worked tirelessly to establish the district in the 1970s, grow speech and debate in St. Louis, grow speech and debate outside of St. Louis, and had fought, successfully, for classes and resources from their school

districts to support the community. Unfortunately, most of these coaches all retired within a few years of each other. So much institutional memory was lost almost all at once, and more troubling was the number of school districts that used retirements to then cut funding and positions. After all, much of this occurred during the economic recession. That left district leadership in a bit of a vacuum;

even today, none of the District Committee members have more than seven years of coaching experience, and the five of us represent some of the more experienced coaches in the district. That created challenges, especially when it came to the National Tournament and our success there, but we’re steadily gaining experience and getting better at what we do.

What are some best practices you would like to share with other district leaders? First, our coach meetings—we hold one right at the beginning of the year and a second at the end of the year. At these meetings, we get together, share our own points of pride, concern, and needs with each other, and the various leaders then look at how to best support coaches. Our District Committee develops a

“We’re competitive with each other, yes, but the reality is that the competition is, for most of us, the least important aspect of what we do. We’re teachers first, mentors second, and colleagues third.”

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“Ask questions. Don’t be afraid to engage

with the seasoned coaches in your area.

I think all coaches desire to grow their

district and improve quality competition.

This can only come from retaining

willing coaches and schools. No other

coach will find your questions silly or

unwelcome.”

— Cara Borgsmiller, Parkway West HS

“Don’t be afraid to jump right in to

competition. It can be pretty intimidating

initially, especially with the wide variety

of events each tournament offers, but

the best way to get yourself as a coach,

and more importantly your students,

to learn is by diving in and experiencing

everything tournaments have to offer.

Your students will learn a great deal

about competition, winning and losing

gracefully, and professionalism, even in

the rounds where they lose. As a coach,

there’s no better way to improve your

skills than by judging, and learning from

your fellow coaches.”

— Omar Abdel-Hamid, Parkway South HS

“I would recommend reaching out to

coaches in the area. When I was a new

coach, I really relied on coaches in the

district who could give me resources,

explain best practices, and answer

questions at tournaments. I also think it’s

important to take advantage of every

opportunity you can to learn more,

whether it’s the webinars put out by

the Association, watching experienced

coaches provide feedback, watching

final rounds of the National Tournament,

and so on. It is really important to judge

rounds—judging allowed me to develop

opinions and insight into each event.

Reading ballots before giving them

to your students is also important. I

actually learned a lot about giving quality

feedback by reading ballots done by

coaches I respect. Most importantly,

ask questions and take any opportunity

given to you.

“Ladue uses the final round videos

frequently—we use them to show an

excellent example of each event, and we

also use them before major tournaments

to watch for best practices. The webinars

have proven to be extremely useful. I

watch some of them, and I encourage

my team captains to watch

them, as well. I’ve noticed

their ability to teach

concepts to novices has

improved greatly. We also

use the debate resources

to help teach novices

and to add to our topic

analysis discussions and

activities.

"On the curricular

side, I used the advocacy

articles and papers provided by the

Association in a presentation to our

district’s administrative team. The articles

were extremely helpful in convincing the

leaders of our school district to invest

in a long-term K-12 speech and debate

curriculum.”

— Molly Beck, Ladue Horton Watkins HS

“Ask questions and be honest about

what you think. We’re all in this together,

but it’s easy for those of us who have

been in it for years to forget what it was

like when we were getting started. Your

voice matters, and is so vitally important

to be heard; that’s the only way we

get better at what we do. Go to coach

meetings, go to tournaments, judge lots

of rounds (which is the very best way to

improve as a coach), and ask questions

whenever anything seems unclear.

The webinar series for coaching, topic

analysis, and holding practices, along with

the briefs and downloadable textbooks

provided by the Association, are

fantastic for both students and coaches,

especially when they’re just starting out!”

— Justin Seiwell, Clayton HS

“Brentwood frequently uses the final

round videos as performance exemplars.

We have also used the Oratory webinar

on topic selection, the Interp webinars

on characterization, as well as the

Public Forum topic analysis videos. It is

very difficult in a debate class to teach

everyone at once since there are so

many levels, and they are often doing

different events, so I divide out and work

with one group while the Association's

website works with the other group.”

— Robyn Haug, Brentwood HS

Additional Insights We asked the Eastern Missouri District Committee members to share some of their tips for new coaches, along with any recommended services or resources they find especially helpful when joining the National Speech & Debate Association.


work agenda each year of things we hope to accomplish to help coaches—both experienced and new—based entirely off that feedback. That helps us target what’s really needed by our member coaches.

For example, two years ago, we received a large number of requests to explain the nuances of the district tournament. With a relatively young coaching community, many simply don’t know why things are set up the way they are, why the schedule falls the way that it does, etc. So much of what we do comes from a certain rhythm we’ve developed over the years; new coaches don’t see it or know how it all works. That’s a place where we as the District Committee needed to explain things better. So, when I was elected district chair, I developed a “Guide to National Speech & Debate Association Districts” that is shared with coaches a few weeks prior to the tournament. We then solicit feedback so we can improve it rather than simply “update” it each year.

I would argue our best practice is how we as a district handle the National Tournament. We really do stop acting like different teams and start to become one team as soon as the State Tournament ends in

April. In May and early June, coaches start working with students from other schools based on their own strengths and interests. For example, I am not very strong when it comes to coaching Oratory, so when I have a student advance in Oratory, he or she will work with a coach who loves Oratory. I’ll sit in on those practices so that I can learn, too. I’ll reciprocate by working with students who qualified in Congress, since I love Congress and have substantial experience coaching it. Once schools let out for the summer, all the qualifiers and coaches will meet up at different high schools for practice.

Then, when Nationals week comes, we travel together, room together, carpool to tournaments together, and share meals with each other. If the need arises, we also “swap coaches” for the week. if I have a small group of qualifiers, I may have my assistant coaches serve as the judges for my school, and I may serve as the judge for a different school.

For coaches, it’s a solid week of professional development. For students, it’s a solid week of friendship-making and mutual support. We supervise each other's students at the different tournament sites, we save a bunch of money by

splitting hotel costs, and we spend evenings in the hotel lobby helping each other digest the day. This has proven invaluable to new coaches (I know from experience), and then translates to how we interact with one another throughout the next year. Each student has around 20 different coaches they can reach out to at any time during the week. We say that Eastern Missouri is an extended family; perhaps that stems from the fact that we all share the same space—literally—for an entire week straight. Perhaps the greatest testament to the sense of community we have comes from the conversation we’ve all had to have—that dreaded conversation when a senior doesn’t advance to Nationals. Ask coaches in our district, many times the students aren’t upset that they’ve ended their careers. After all, they knew that going in. They’re upset because they won’t spend “one last week” hanging out with their peers and their coaches!

I also shared a number of practices I used when I took over as district chair last year in a recent webinar, which may help new district chairs get settled in. (Editor's Note: A recording of Justin's webinar titled "Tips for Success in the First Year" is available at http://goo.gl/mf9inD. You can find this and other great webinars by logging in to your dashboard!)

This issue of Rostrum talks about our community-building efforts at the district level, which were first introduced at the 2014 Summer Leadership Conference. How have you been implementing some of these ideas in your district? Honest answer: Slowly. The reality is, when the District Committee met in late summer after the conference, we realized that we’re already been doing



a lot of this, we just haven’t used the same vocabulary. We’re very eager to try new things and look at the community-building resources as a chance to build upon the work we’re already doing. We’re taking time to study it and implement it in our district. Our hope is that the resources provided will help us grow the number of coaches involved in leadership beyond the five Committee members. We’re also hoping that it can help us support and retain new coaches, supporting students, and increase community involvement.

Do you have personal anecdotes of how speech and debate has transformed the lives of your students? Tons. Speech and debate coaches everywhere could (and probably should) publish a book about the transformations we see.

One story in particular comes to mind—probably because all five of us worked with this student in one way or another:

I had a student who struggled to keep up with the academic rigor asked of our students. When he came to our school, he was enrolled in some remedial classes and rarely, if ever, spoke in class. He ended up in Public Speaking during the second semester of his sophomore year.

After that class, for which the final is a Public Forum round, he decided to join the speech and debate team. He completely changed. He became an involved and engaged student who would volunteer frequently in class.He was answering questions, sharing ideas, and writing at an exceptional level. Teachers began to comment on his intelligence, hard work, and ability to challenge himself and the class. He was also very successful in speech and debate; however, he took his success in speech and debate and used it to become a leader in RISE, a support and mentoring program for African-American students, and to work with the NAACP on the Dred Scott campaign. He was chosen as a commencement speaker and won multiple awards from the faculty at senior award night. He graduated two years ago, and teachers continue to comment on his remarkable turnaround and new confidence. He now competes on a college team. He continues to credit his high school

Public Speaking class with leading him to join the team and often speaks of the influence it has had on his life.

What's the best way to get to

know and learn from other district leaders in the organization? Honestly, attending the Summer Leadership Conference is well worth the investment. The conference brings district leaders from across the country—all of whom volunteer their time to making speech and debate better—together in one room. The conversations that flow are phenomenal.

The more we share, the more we improve. I encourage district leaders to reach out—phone calls and emails are welcome. One of the best things I’ve found is that by reading the way other district leaders articulate the information about their district tournaments, I can find ways to improve the way we talk about our own tournament. We all benefit when we share ideas and opinions.

“We’re very eager to try new things and look at the community-building resources as a chance to build upon the work we’re already doing.”


SAMPLE BIOGRAPHY

Jane Smith has been a dedicated coach of speech and debate for the past 30 years. A five-

diamond coach from Blank High School, Jane is the epitome of integrity and dedication to the

National Speech & Debate Association.

Competitively, Jane has qualified more than 25 students to the National Speech & Debate

Tournament. Her team has sent seven students to the final rounds and has captured three

national championships. During Jane’s coaching career, Blank High School has won the

Largest Chapter Award and the District Sweepstakes Award several times.

Jane also has had an outstanding career at the state level, directing her team to five State

Championships in speech competition. In 2005, she won the Outstanding Speech, Debate, and

Theatre Award from ABCDE. In 2007, XYZ awarded her the Outstanding Individual in Speech

and Theatre. In 2009, the State High School League inducted Jane into its Hall of Fame.

Jane is generous with her time, evidenced by her extensive service to the Association and

her state. For nine years, she has served as district chair. She is co-director of her state’s

debate camp. Jane has also hosted an invitational tournament for the last 15 years.

Her team’s awards and achievements are only a snapshot of the important role that Jane

plays in the lives of her students. Jane spends tireless hours not only to improve her students’

skills, but also to be a mentor and role model teaching her students to be responsible citizens

as well as worthy competitors. Jane exemplifies the true spirit of the Association’s mission to

bring lifetime skills of language and communication to the youth of our country.

With three decades of exemplary coaching, teaching, and service, Jane Smith richly

deserves induction into the National Speech & Debate Association Hall of Fame.

NOMINATIONSMUSTBERECEIVEDBYFEBRUARY3,2015.

Please email nominations with coach biographies to Emily Bratton at

[email protected].

WhO IS ElIgIblE?

Coaches with 25 years of Association membership, or who are retired, are eligible for this honor. Keep in mind, your identity as nominator will remain confidential. Therefore, your statement of nomination and coach

biography (300 words or less) should be written in the third person and focus on the coaching history and qualifications of

your candidate. Some topics you might include are awards, accolades, accomplishments, career highlights, character, and

personal contributions. See the sample biography below as a general guide.

Submit Your 2015 Hall of Fame Nominations!

T ournament hosts are seemingly masters of what feels like an impossible number of tasks. From

planning for rooms to hospitality to student workers to parent volunteerism to hired judges— the details can be exhausting. Despite the stress coaches and schools may endure, hosting tournaments is worthwhile, serving as a fundraiser and/or service to the community. Regardless of the motivations behind a tournament, there is an overwhelming number of details a host is responsible for addressing.

The National Speech & Debate Association is committed to making the lives of its member coaches easier. We are excited about several new opportunities that coaches can take advantage of when hosting tournaments. Our goal is to make the stress of hosting a tournament easier and increase the overall quality of tournament experiences across the country!

The National Speech & Debate Association’s Building Community program has led to the development of text-based resources to assist coaches in tournament hosting. District leaders have access to these materials through their dashboard and can share it with member coaches. The handouts ("TournamentHospitalityGuide" and "TournamentHostingLogistics") outline a number of considerations and potential solutions for a tournament host/planning committee. If you've never hosted a

tournament before, these are great go-to resources to begin the planning process.

Also new this year—our Extemp questions service is available to invitational tournaments for a fee (see pricing chart below). Tournaments hosted by Resource Package subscribers receive a reduced rate for the Extemp questions. Additionally, any district tournament may request Extemp questions for FREE! District chairs should indicate this preference when they register their district tournament dates.

If you use this new service, we commit to providing the following:• A list of Extemp topic areas to post

prior to your tournament. (Requests will be taken for topic areas, but cannot be guaranteed.)

• A minimum of 10 questions per round.• Electronic access to the questions

by the Thursday before your tournament. (After the tournament, questions may be posted publicly by the Association only.)

• Clearly stated, easy to understand questions crafted by knowledgeable Extemp coaches.

Congressional debate dockets are another FREE resource added as a benefit for all members. By the first Monday of each month, the Association will release a docket of ten pieces of legislation. You can access this docket by visiting us online at www.speechanddebate.org/topics.

The docket will provide coaches with neutral legislation to be used for district tournaments, final rounds, or to supplement agendas. The legislation will be timely, properly formatted, and cover issues of international and domestic significance.

As a supporting resource to this docket, each month WilliamMascaro, the 2014 Senate national champion, will host a webinar offering a topic analysis relevant to the issues presented within the docket. These webinars will be the second Monday of each month at 8:00 p.m. CT. Resource Package subscribers may access a recording of the webinars if they are unable to attend the live presentation.

For more information about these and other great services, please email [email protected].

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ThefollowingcoachesearnedaccreditationfromtheNationalSpeech&DebateAssociationin2013-14:

Molly K. Beck–LadueHortonWatkinsHighSchool,MO• Professional Speech & Debate Educator (PSDE)

Lisa Bompiani-Smith–GreaterLatrobeHighSchool,PA• Professional Speech & Debate Educator (PSDE)

Gavin Couvelha–ValleyCenterHighSchool,KS• Professional Speech & Debate Educator (PSDE)

Minnia Curtis–CarlsbadHighSchool,CA• Professional Speech & Debate Educator (PSDE)

Candy B. Gleason–EdwardLittleHighSchool,ME• Professional Speech & Debate Educator (PSDE)• Professional Speech & Debate Coach (PSDC)• Advanced Professional Speech & Debate Coach (APSDC)

Ellen Hawkes Howard–BandonHighSchool,OR• Professional Speech & Debate Educator (PSDE)

Kristine Lapierre–VistaMuriettaHighSchool,CA• Professional Speech & Debate Educator (PSDE)

LeAnne Schmidt –NotreDamePreparatory,MI• Professional Speech & Debate Educator (PSDE)• Professional Speech & Debate Coach (PSDC)

Jeri Connors Willard–OakParkHighSchool,MO• Advanced Professional Speech & Debate Educator (APSDE)

Rodney Wren, Sr.–WichitaCollegiateUpperSchool,KS• Professional Speech & Debate Educator (PSDE)

Our ProfessionalAccreditation Program is a great Member benefit!

TheNationalSpeech&DebateAssociationoffersfourlevelsofaccreditation.CoachesandeducatorsmustbeactivemembersoftheAssociationtobeeligible.Tolearnmoreaboutourprogram,visitusonlineatwww.speechanddebate.org.

ProfessionalSpeech & Debate Educator (PSDE)

Advanced ProfessionalSpeech & Debate Educator (APSDE)

ProfessionalSpeech & Debate Coach (PSDC)

Advanced ProfessionalSpeech & Debate Coach (APSDC)

T welve students of the National

Speech & Debate Association

have been selected as members of

the prestigious 2014-2015 USA Debate

Team after completing a rigorous

application process.

The American team comprises

students from across the country.

Together they will compete in a series

of global debate competitions against

teams from six different continents.

Their unique experience culminates

in July and August with the world

championship in Singapore.

MISSION OF USA DEBATEUSA Debate will join the global promotion of free and civil discourse, foster international cooperation and education, as well as demonstrate competitive excellence and national pride.

2014-2015 USA DEBATE TEAM

MilanAmritraj Junior from Campbell Hall in Los Angeles, CANikolasAngelopoulos Junior from Polytechnic School in Pasadena, CASaraEvall Senior from Harvard-Westlake School in Studio City, CANickyHalterman Senior from Norman High School in Norman, OKJaneIrons Senior from Marlborough School in Los Angeles, CAAbbyMarone Senior from Notre Dame High School in Easton, PAMitaliMathur Senior from Greenhill School in Addison, TXTianaMenon Senior from Palisade High School in Palisade, COAmeliaMiller Senior from Harvard-Westlake School in Studio City, CAJasperPrimack Senior from Newton South High School in Newton, MASunHeeSimon Senior from Science Park High School in Newark, NJMatthewZheng Sophomore from Mira Loma High School in Sacramento, CA

COACHESAaronTimmons Director of Debate, Greenhill School in Addison, TXDr.AlfredSnider Director of Debate, University of Vermont in Burlington, VT

TEAM MANAGERCindiTimmons Greenhill School in Addison, TX

Meet the Team!2014-2015 DEBATE



Milan Amritraj –JuniorfromCampbellHallinLosAngeles,CaliforniaMilan has been competing in speech and debate since the eighth grade, and has been champion of the Stanford National Invitational, the California Invitational at UC Berkeley, and the CSUF Bruschke Invitational. As an underclassman, he won third place at the National Speech & Debate Association’s National Tournament in Impromptu Speaking and reached the semifinals in Congressional Debate–Senate. At the state level, Milan placed third in Parliamentary Debate and was a finalist in Impromptu Speaking. Apart from debate, Milan is student council president for his class and captain of his tennis team. He also volunteers every summer in India with Sisters of the Poor, a charity designed to help the elderly.

Nikolas Angelopoulos –JuniorfromPolytechnicSchoolinPasadena,CaliforniaNikolas has been debating for five years in the MS/HSPDP parliamentary style and has been champion of the Chandler, Campbell Hall, and Polytechnic tournaments. Additionally, he won first place speaker and first place team at Nationals in this format. Nik has competed in World Schools Debate since his freshman year and won third place team in China, second in Slovenia, and competed in Thailand at the World Championship. Nikolas is the founder and co-coach of his school's HSPDP debate team, which in its first year won two of the top three team awards at Nationals. When not competing, Nik is the lead singer, guitarist, and composer in a funk-rock band and holds a patent-pending for a new type of electromagnetic pickup.

Sara Evall–SeniorfromHarvard-WestlakeSchoolinStudioCity,CaliforniaSara has been competing in debate since the fifth grade and has debated internationally since her freshman year. Over the past three years, she competed at tournaments in Turkey, the Czech Republic, Dallas, Kansas City, and Slovenia. She has been a finalist and won multiple tournaments and numerous speaking awards. Sara also coaches middle school debate for Harvard-Westlake and worked at Claremont McKenna College’s Middle School Debate Camp. When not participating in debate activities, Sara is active in Model United Nations, serves as one of four senior leaders of her school’s Student Ambassadors program, is a leader in her school’s “Peer Support” program, and a teen buddy for Operation Mend. The charity provides reconstructive surgery to members of the armed services wounded in combat or training.

Nicky Halterman –SeniorfromNormanHighSchoolinNorman,OklahomaNicky has been competing in Lincoln-Douglas Debate and International Extemp since he was a freshman. He has been state champion in LD as well as placing second and 15th at the National Speech & Debate Association’s National Tournament. He has also placed in Extemp at the Oklahoma state tournament, as well as participating in competitive acting events. Outside of debate, Nicky is a cross country runner and an active member in a number of school organizations, including president of the Norman High School Young Democrats.

Jane Irons –SeniorfromMarlboroughSchoolinLosAngeles,CaliforniaJane has participated in speech and debate for four years, competing in Parliamentary Debate, Congressional Debate, Lincoln-Douglas Debate, World Schools Debate, Extemporaneous Speaking, Impromptu Speaking, and SPAR, and is the captain of her school’s speech and debate team. Jane’s World Schools career includes third speaker and third place team at the Chinese National Debate Tournament, first speaker at the Slovenian National Debate Tournament, and first speaker at the Old Parkland Invitational, among other team awards with USA Debate in Slovenia and at Nationals. She also coaches debate privately and as a volunteer for both middle school and high school students. Outside of debate, Jane does biochemistry research at a lab affiliated with Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.

Abby Marone –SeniorfromNotreDameHighSchoolinEaston,PennsylvaniaAbby has competed in Congressional Debate since her freshman year, has been debate captain of her high school team since her sophomore year, and is now team president. Abby has won a state championship, placed fifth at the TOC, placed fourth at NCFL Nationals, and won the National Speech & Debate Association's Congressional Debate–House championship, as well as numerous other local and national awards. Outside of speech and debate, Abby is very active in community service and has most recently completed her Girl Scout Gold Award by partnering with a local pediatric hospital to assist in their Sensory Integration program. She also participates in mock trial, National Honor Society, French Honor Society, her school's peer support group, and Future Business Leaders of America where she won PA states and placed top 15 in the nation for business ethics.

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Mitali Mathur –SeniorfromGreenhillSchoolinAddison,TexasMitali was born in Texas and has also lived in Hong Kong and Singapore. Mitali has been competing in Lincoln-Douglas Debate for four years with success on the local, state, and national level. Outside of debate, Mitali plays the piano, is a student volunteer at the International Rescue Committee, and is president of her school's Social Justice Club. Mitali has a passion for helping causes related to literacy programs for children around the world. She loves to debate, spend time with her family, learn Mandarin, travel, and enjoys exploring diverse foods and cultures.

Amelia Miller–SeniorfromHarvard-WestlakeSchoolinStudioCity,CaliforniaAmelia has been active in debate since middle school, competing in the Parliamentary, Lincoln-Douglas, and World Schools formats. Her personal accomplishments include the National Middle School Debate Championships where Miller’s team won the tournament and she was awarded the gavel for first place speaker. Amelia has also won the USC Junior Varsity Lincoln-Douglas Debate Tournament, and reached the finals in the Pan American World Schools Debate Championships in Chile and the Heart of Europe Championships in the Czech Republic. In this past year, Amelia's team won a national World Schools tournament in Slovenia and reached the finals of the National Speech & Debate Association’s national World Schools division. When she’s not competing, Amelia coaches the middle school debate team and is active in her school's technology council. She also participates on the Youth Leadership Team for the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy.

Tiana Menon –SeniorfromPalisadeHighSchoolinPalisade,ColoradoTiana has been active in speech and debate for four years, competing in Congressional Debate, Public Forum, International Extemporaneous Speaking, and World Schools. She is a three-time qualifier to both the Colorado state tournament and National Tournament in International Extemp. Currently, she is the founder and chair of the region’s middle school debate district. When not competing, Tiana finds herself delving into politics. She interned locally for U.S. Senator Michael Bennet of Colorado and was a Fall Fellow for President Barack Obama’s Organizing for America. She recently completed a summer internship for Senator Bennet in Washington D.C. She is currently interning for Senator Mark Udall’s re-election campaign. Last summer, Tiana volunteered at a municipality school in India where she taught English to primary school children. She is currently in the process of coordinating and organizing a partnership between that school and Palisade High.

SunHee Simon –SeniorfromScienceParkHighSchoolinNewark,NewJerseySunHee has participated in debate since the seventh grade and has been active in both Lincoln-Douglas and Policy Debate events with a strong focus on LD. She won numerous awards at national tournaments, including Yale, Emory, Harvard, and Greenhill. In debate, she prides herself with being able to adapt to all types of judges. SunHee is also a captain of the Science Park High School debate team. She loves the city of Newark and continues to give back to her community as an active participant in the Newark Debate Academy.

Jasper Primack–SeniorfromNewtonSouthHighSchoolinNewton,MassachusettsJasper has been competing in Extemporaneous Speaking for four years, during which he has won the Yale Invitational, the George Mason University Patriot Games, and the Columbia Invitational. Jasper has also placed in the final rounds of the Yale, Villiger, and Harvard Invitationals. At the 2014 National Speech & Debate Tournament, Jasper placed fourth in United States Extemp. Jasper has also competed in Impromptu Speaking and Public Forum Debate. Outside of speech and debate, Jasper volunteers for several political organizations, writes a political column for his school newspaper, and is co-president of the Massachusetts Speech and Debate League Student Advisory Board.

Matthew Zheng –SophomorefromMiraLomaHighSchoolinSacramento,CaliforniaThis is Matthew’s fourth year debating in Parliamentary, second year in Public Forum and International Extemp, and second year in the World Schools format. Matthew has competed at the PanAmerican Championships where he was a quarterfinalist, and the China National Debate Tournament, where he was a Grand Finalist and also attended the National Speech & Debate Assocation’s National Tournament, NCFL Nationals, and CHSSA States in his freshman year. Matthew is the vice president of his speech and debate team and assistant coach for his former middle school team. He also competes on Mira Loma's Science Bowl team and Model United Nations. He is active in his school's public health organization and HOPE, the service team for students in Puri, India.

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As for failures, I didn't have any setbacks in the sense of placing while competing. The true failure in my experience was failing to see the big picture. I was so self-obsessed at proving to myself and those around me I could deliver a great performance that I never fully recognized my team and coaches who helped get me there!

I learned that it takes a team supporting one another to push forward and deliver results together. I learned that, without my coaches, I wouldn't have had the performance I delivered or the successes that we achieved. Recognizing my failures and applying these lessons down the road as an adult in my career has helped me become a leader and influencer—which wouldn't have been possible if I continued to dwell on my personal self-interest.

How did your high school

competitions prepare you for musical theatre later? In speech, I was accepted and given affirmation I couldn't find anywhere else. This lesson gave me the confidence to audition and pursue a degree in a very competitive musical theatre program. The college I went to cut students from the program every year. Every time I faced self-doubt, I reminded myself, my voice deserves to be heard. I was able to relax, knowing that even if I was rejected at some point, it was only a matter of me finding another opportunity with a platform to perform to continue onward with my goals. If

ALUMNI SPOTLIGHTVirginia Brazier

Why did you join your speech and debate team? All the way up through eighth grade, I had been homeschooled. For as long as I can remember, I always had a love for performing on stage. It started with ballet at a young age and transitioned into performing at local theatres in musicals. In ninth grade, I enrolled in public high school and attempted to make my mark in the high school drama productions.

Unfortunately, I never was given the performing opportunities on stage I had hoped for at my high school. As my father always said, "Life isn't fair." Sometimes, despite our best efforts, politics, teachers, bosses, and people in general don't always aid our goals for unknown reasons. Obviously this can be a sharp pain to our egos and identities when our labors of love go unheard and recognized.

At the time, not being recognized in my high school’s drama productions felt like the end of the world. The previous spring (my sophomore year), I saw a Duo performance (featuring the now legendary coach Sam Zulia) at my high school’s fine arts assembly. Up until that point, I thought speech and debate was just a bunch of nerdy guys who fought over political issues on the weekends. Boy was I wrong! I had no idea speech was a major platform for performing artists—and, oh, soooo much more.

The following fall (my junior year), I auditioned once more for my school’s drama production and was shot down (again!). When I learned the disappointing news, I marched over to

the speech team's first get-together that very same day—and the rest is history!

You were clearly a very successful

competitor. Tell us about your successes and failures and what you learned from those experiences. Thank you! I was very fortunate to experience the recognition speech awarded me during my career in the National Speech & Debate Association.

Successes... Well, let's see. My very first meet I placed first and won the coveted "Perry Chair" in our district. I went on to place at every tournament thereafter. At the end of the year, I placed first at state and became the Ohio State Champion in Dramatic Interp! Needless to say, I was over the moon. Gaining these successes (for me) solidified the notion, my voice mattered. The drive and passion I had always felt toward performing was validated in these victories.


I had not had the experience I had in high school with speech, and had only experienced rejection, I don't know if I would have had the grit and absolute understanding I am capable of demanding my goals be met. I made it through my college’s program and was one of seven graduates to receive a BFA in Musical Theatre in my graduating class.

How do you think speech has

helped you become successful in your positions at Samsung and now Microsoft? I could write a book on the lessons speech taught me and how I apply them to my career on a daily basis. It's funny, coming from a musical theatre and performance background, I don't know exactly how I ended up working for two of the top IT companies in the world! However, it doesn't take too much effort to draw the parallel between communication (which is what speech is all about) and the fact we humans use IT nearly every moment of every day to communicate personally and in business.

With both Samsung and currently Microsoft, I oversee the business accounts in the Los Angeles region, and have to give presentations regularly. Speech has given me the skill set and confidence to speak under pressure to some of the most powerful people and companies in the world. In fact, I had the opportunity to be the speaker at CES (a major electronics convention in Las Vegas) for Samsung Home Appliances last year, which was pretty exciting. While working in my field, there are plenty of times when I'm faced with rejection and an

account decides not to embrace my product or presentation. When this happens, I hear that little voice in my head I found through speech recall, "my voice matters!"

When I face rejection, I'm able to jump forward and find an account that will embrace my company’s product/message, and this results in me closing a sale. Nothing is more motivating to me than a shut door. It just means another opportunity is around the corner waiting to hear what I have to say. The constant drive and excitement of seeking out a customer who embraces what I have to say has given me the persistence needed to develop my market into one of top performing regions in the country!

What advice would you give to students who are joining speech and debate? I would advise students to be OPEN to anything—meaning, take every idea into consideration. If your coach wants you to stick to a piece you don't feel connected to for one more weekend: do it! If you still don't feel connected to your piece, be open to bringing other cuttings to the table. Don't just identify when something isn't working for you with complaints; be prepared to offer solutions you've researched. Your voice matters! Seek out and offer possible answers, even if this means spending every weekend in the library scouring through every book for a new cutting. You are your best advocate!

Be open to the criticism from your judges, even if you think they're crazy and you strongly disagree. If you try out their critiques and they work, that's a fantastic victory. If you try out their notes and it's still not working, ask yourself why. Whatever the answer is to that question, try applying it to your piece and see what happens.

Placing at a speech tournament shouldn't be the goal. Of course it's nice, and you'll feel like a million bucks. Walking onto a stage to receive a medal is simply a victory in those 90 seconds. It's just one moment, then it's over, then it's on to the next thing life places before you. Learning how to collaborate and apply the advice of others, repurposing your self-doubt into

self-intuition, is a life triumph far greater than any monetary award you'll ever receive. This is the true gold you'll be able to apply toward any goal you have in your life journey. You will achieve at a far greater level than you'd ever imagine, and trust me, this kind of life-lesson "trophy" you'll acquire brings a level of tenacity that won't go unnoticed!

Anything else you want to add?

YOUR VOICE MATTERS! Use it, bring it, own it... SPEAK!

While working in my field, there are plenty of times when I'm faced

with rejection and an account decides not to embrace my product or

presentation. When this happens, I hear that little voice in my head I

found through speech recall, "my voice matters!"

Virginia Brazier is a 2005 graduate of Wadsworth High School in Ohio. She competed in Dramatic Interpretation, winning the OHSSL State Tournament in 2004.



Heartland PrideCircle of Champion Coaches

(left to right) Rachel Russell,Missouri(HumorousInterpretation);Todd Schnake,Missouri(OriginalOratory);Jonathan Voss,Illinois(PolicyDebate);Tara Tate,Illinois(PolicyDebate);Ryan Hubbard,Tennessee(Expository);Robert H. Schurtz,Ohio(PublicForumDebateandCongressionalDebate–Senate);Jordan Mayer,Indiana(ProseReading);Michael J. Vigars,Florida(InternationalExtemp);Robert Lebeda,California(Impromptu);Kimberly Marone,Pennsylvania(CongressionalDebate–House);James Fedje,Minnesota(Storytelling);Brittany Hayes,Oklahoma(Commentary);Meredith Deaton,Oklahoma(UnitedStatesExtemp);Linda Shipley,Oklahoma(Lincoln-DouglasDebate);Kelly R. McCracken,Oklahoma(UnitedStatesExtemp);Lillian Ogunbanjo,Texas(DramaticInterpretation);Rebecca Meyer-Larson,Minnesota(DuoInterpretation);Sal Tinajero,California(PoetryReading);andPricilla Merritt,California(PoetryReading).

Doug Springer was a policy debater for four years as an undergraduate of Bradley University. He completed a B.A. in speech in 1968. He became Director of Forensics at Pekin Community High School in the fall of 1968. He coached speech and debate there for 26 years. During that time, he finished an M.A. at Bradley in Speech in 1971, was installed as chair of

the Department of Speech and Theatre in 1972, was elected chair of the Illinois Speech and Theatre Association State Debate Tournament Commission in 1972, and president of I.S.T.A. in 1976. He moved to New Trier Township High School in 1994 as Debate Coach. Doug completed an M.A. for Leadership in Educational Administration in 1999. He was elected president of New Trier’s teachers’ association in 2002. He is currently a five-diamond coach of the National Speech & Debate Association, co-author of the textbook Basic Debate, a Key Coach of the Barkley Forum in Debate of Emory University in Atlanta, and was the founding chair of New Trier’s Faculty Senate Ethics Committee. In 2011, Doug received the Citation Award from the National Federation of State High School Associations.

At New Trier, Doug coached Policy Debate, Lincoln-Douglas Debate, Congressional Debate, and Speech Individual Events. He taught New Trier’s freshman course in Public Speaking and Argumentation, as well as Media Workshop, Discussion, and Debate. Doug coached 14 of New Trier’s commencement speakers (the president of each year’s class presents the commencement address at graduation). Doug retired from New Trier in 2008.

Doug continues to do private consulting in speech and debate, establishing The Speaker’s Edge in 1988. Since 2013, Doug has been a coach of Speech Individual Events at Glenbrook North High School in Northbrook, IL.

u FIFTh DIAMOND uDouglasSpringer

Glenbrook North HS, ILFebruary 18, 2014

13,001 points

Fifth Diamond

Steven Davis began his coaching career at Kansas City Southwest High School in Missouri in 1967. During his 45-year coaching career, Mr. Davis has coached in ten different states including his current role as Assistant Debate and Forensics coach at Washburn Rural High School in Kansas.

Mr. Davis has enjoyed an incredibly

successful coaching career. His teams have attended 28 National Tournaments and have qualified to 12 National Congresses. During this time, he coached one national champion and two runner-up teams in Policy Debate, plus numerous final round contestants in Extemporaneous Speaking.

ln addition, his teams earned District Trophies in 1977-80, 1987, 1991-1992 & 1995 and District Plaques in 1976, 1978-79, 1980-84, 1986, 1989-90, 1992-94 and 1998. Also, he has led his teams to 13 Largest Chapter Awards and Leading Chapter Awards in 1979, 1984, 1987, 1993-2002.

Mr. Davis has been a recognized leader of the National Speech & Debate Association. He received District Service Plaques in 1977, 1999, and 2003. Furthermore, he served as District Chair in 1975-88 and 2000-03. In 2002, Mr. Davis received a Bronze District Chair Award for his outstanding leadership.

Mr. Davis has logged in a long history of commitment and service to the National Speech & Debate Tournament, serving on the Judging Committee yearly since 1990.

Additionally, Mr. Davis was recognized by his peers for his commitment to the National Speech & Debate Association by being inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1999.

u SIXTh DIAMOND uStevenDavis

Glenbrook North HS, ILFebruary 18, 2014

13,001 points

Sixth Diamond

Diamond Coach Recognition


Congratulations!

Max began his teaching career 40 years ago. He has coached many students to the National Speech & Debate Tournament, and in 2011, he received the National Speech & Debate Association's James M. Madison Coach of the Year award in Dallas. He has coached forensics and taught theatre in the Blue Valley School district for the last 28 years.

Fifth Diamond

u FIFTh DIAMOND uMaxBrown

Blue Valley North HS, KSMarch 31, 201413,001 points

Fifth Diamond

u FIFTh DIAMOND uCharlotteE.Brown

Gregory Portland HS, TXSeptember 24, 2014

15,853 points


No awards have meant as much to Charlotte E. Brown as each of the diamonds she has received from this organization. They represent the incredible talent of her beloved students at Gregory-Portland and the years since the mid-80s when she has shared in their points. Below are the highlights of her academic life:

• She taught every year (except one) since 1960 when she graduated from Trinity University. Since then she's taught at only two schools: Edison High in San Antonio, TX and Gregory-Portland in Portland, TX.

• Her students have won the UIL State One Act Play Championship seven times and competed 18 times at UIL State. She has had nine Samuel French award winners for top performer.

• She coached more than 20 state UIL Interp Champions.

• She coached six TFA state champions, one Poetry national champion, and two second place national finalists, as well as more than ten students who have placed in national final rounds.

• Gregory-Portland has had at least one or more students qualify for Nationals every year since 1980.

• She was named to the Texas Forensic Association Hall of Fame.

• She won the University of Texas Teaching Excellence Award.

• Her team is the subject of a documentary called “Rise and Shine” that followed their competitions for a year and is shown all over the United States by teachers who want to show their students what speech contests are all about!



u FOURTh DIAMOND uJosephBuzzelli

Saint Ignatius HS, OHJanuary 31, 201410,001 points

u FOURTh DIAMOND uChrisRiffer

Blue Valley HS, KSFebruary 9, 2014

27,123 points

u FOURTh DIAMOND uDorisSexton

West Bend East HS, WIMarch 15, 201410,000 points

u FOURTh DIAMOND uLindaShipley

Bartlesville HS, OKApril 21, 201410,001 points

u FOURTh DIAMOND uJaniceCaldwellLindale HS, TXApril 24, 201411,137 points

u FOURTh DIAMOND uKarenWilbanksPlano Sr. HS, TX

May 4, 201410,024 points

u FOURTh DIAMOND uDavidWilliamsNewton HS, KS

July 19, 201415,886 points

u ThIRD DIAMOND uToddSchnake

Raymore-Peculiar HS, MOMarch 12, 20146,003 points

u ThIRD DIAMOND uBarbaraMcCain

Claudia Taylor Johnson HS, TXMarch 22, 2014

6,001 points



u ThIRD DIAMOND uJeffreyPlinsky

Lawrence HS, KSMarch 29, 20146,000 points

u ThIRD DIAMOND uJamesFedje

Chanhassen HS, MNApril 1, 20146,238 points

u ThIRD DIAMOND uRobertShepard

Creekview HS, TXApril 11, 20146,001 points

u ThIRD DIAMOND uCliftonDavisShelley HS, IDApril 16, 20146,564 points

u SECOND DIAMOND uSteveKennedyMunster HS, INJanuary 27, 2014

3,002 points

u SECOND DIAMOND uDaleSchilling

Cuyahoga Valley Christian Acad., OHJanuary 29, 2014

3,000 points

u SECOND DIAMOND uKarlaPenechar

Raymore-Peculiar HS, MOFebruary 27, 2014

3,209 points

u SECOND DIAMOND uScottSieling

Bloomington Jefferson HS, MNMarch 16, 20143,274 points

u SECOND DIAMOND uDanielSapir

Sacred Heart HS, MAMarch 23, 20143,656 points




u SECOND DIAMOND uCharlesDonovan

Loyola-Blakefield HS, MDMarch 25, 2014

3,601 points

u SECOND DIAMOND uJenniferBell

Paul R. Wharton HS, FLApril 3, 20143,026 points

u SECOND DIAMOND uBrettYoung

Westmoore HS, OKApril 30, 20143,144 points

u SECOND DIAMOND uBretHemmerlin

Roseville Area HS, MNMay 2, 20143,000 points

u SECOND DIAMOND uJoelUnderwood

Seattle Academy Of Arts & Science, WAMay 4, 20143,437 points

u SECOND DIAMOND uWilliamSwafford

Lee County HS, GAMay 4, 20143,363 points

u SECOND DIAMOND uSabrinaDenneyBullMillard North HS, NE

May 23, 201415,284 points

u SECOND DIAMOND uEinarJohnson

West HS - Torrance, CAJune 7, 20143,000 points

u SECOND DIAMOND uGregHoltschneiderMarshfield HS, MO

October 13, 20144,207 points



u FIRST DIAMOND uJenniferMoore

Stow-Munroe Falls HS, OHJune 4, 20133,000 points

u FIRST DIAMOND uThomO’Rourke

Nanjing Foreign Language School, CHNovember 21, 2013

1,504 points

u FIRST DIAMOND uAndreaFolsom

Austintown Fitch HS, OHJanuary 22, 2014

1,501 points

u FIRST DIAMOND uMattReichle

Ronald Reagan HS, TXFebruary 11, 2014

2,588 points

u FIRST DIAMOND uShawnMatson

Whitefish Bay HS, WIFebruary 12, 2014

2,448 points

u FIRST DIAMOND uScottCoats

Hillcrest HS, IDFebruary 13, 2014

1,501 points

u FIRST DIAMOND uTamiParker

Lovejoy HS, TXFebruary 21, 2014

1,501 points

u FIRST DIAMOND uRickDorn

Worland HS, WYFebruary 22, 2014

1,501 points

u FIRST DIAMOND uDanielleTrainer-Smallwood

Seymour HS, TNMarch 9, 20141,500 points




u FIRST DIAMOND uTerryWunderGirard HS, KSMarch 9, 20141,503 points

u FIRST DIAMOND uKennethRohrbachThree Rivers HS, TX

March 11, 20141,501 points

u FIRST DIAMOND uRobertWieckowskiMyers Park HS, NC

March 16, 20141,540 points

u FIRST DIAMOND uEdJodlowski

Olympia HS, ILMarch 24, 2014

1,513 points

u FIRST DIAMOND uShariDodd

Pine View School, FLMarch 26, 2014

5,751 points

u FIRST DIAMOND uJohnAugillard,III

St. Thomas HS, TXApril 10, 20141,848 points

u FIRST DIAMOND uTimCook

Salado HS, TXApril 10, 20141,500 points

u FIRST DIAMOND uJoellaReid

Pittsburg HS, KSApril 18, 20141,500 points

u FIRST DIAMOND uAllisonHuntley

California HS - Whittier, CAMay 20, 20141,814 points



u FIRST DIAMOND uAndrewDennis

Cheyenne Central HS, WYAugust 27, 2014

4,174 points

u FIRST DIAMOND uJulieRoos

Canyon Springs HS, NVSeptember 11, 2014

1,651 points

u FIRST DIAMOND uRoryMcKenzieLindale HS, TX

September 13, 20142,582 points

u FIRST DIAMOND uDanielDawsonLyons HS, KS

September 21, 20141,761 points

u FIRST DIAMOND uAntionetteIshmael

St James Academy, KSOctober 13, 2014

1,517 points


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Jason Moore Lawrence Free State High School, KS 1,361

Rachel Krause Torrey Pines High School, CA 1,310

Jason Dart Madison County High School, VA 1,306

Carl Schwartz Schaumburg High School, IL 1,283

David Olson James Madison Memorial High School, WI 1,271

Chris Rothgeb Parkview High School, MO 1,270

Ronald Dixon Maple Grove Senior High School, MN 1,268

Brad Trevathan The Culver Academies, IN 1,221

Terri Egan Enderlin High School, ND 1,208

David Cooper North Platte High School, NE 1,190

Ben Fagan Dougherty Valley High School, CA 1,184

Jonathan Waters Grovetown High School, GA 1,179

Sue Ellen Gray HARC, NC 1,151

Jessica Johnson Bear Creek High School, CO 1,134

Jon C. Price Taravella High School, FL 1,119

Tim Royers Millard West High School, NE 1,109

Robert Davis Metro Christian Academy, OK 1,099

Jason Newhouser Jefferson High School, IN 1,094

James Frazier Pattonville High School, MO 1,092

Kim Boyer North Platte St. Patrick's, NE 1,091

Mark Skoglund Olathe Northwest High School, KS 1,091

Peggy Sue O'Donnell Sunrise Christian Academy, KS 1,089

Christopher Fielder Ridge High School, NJ 1,083

Jordana Sternberg Westminster Schools-Atlanta, GA 1,073

Layne Carter Morgan High School, UT 1,072

Kristen Stout Republic High School, MO 1,070

Luis Louie Chavez Rio Grande High School, NM 1,065

Kim Jeral Hawley Public Schools, MN 1,063

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John Foy Saint Francis High School, CA 1,061

Andrew Bauer Buhler High School, KS 1,057

Kasi McCartney Benton High School, LA 1,054

Timothy Ellis Washburn Rural High School, KS 1,052

David B. Wright Riverfield Country Day School, OK 1,050

Jennifer Manion Hoover High School, OH 1,050

Julian Crown Leland High School, CA 1,047

Karen Joshi Archbishop Mitty High School, CA 1,042

Kathy Ingles Olathe Northwest High School, KS 1,042

Berna Dette Orr Whitesboro High School, TX 1,039

Darrell Kinney Skyline High School, CA 1,037

Stephanie Owen Widefield High School, CO 1,031

Ursela Hemman Hutchinson High School, KS 1,030

Tricia Maxson St. Helena High School, CA 1,028

Tara Ward John Marshall High School, TX 1,026

Evan Manning Eisenhower High School, KS 1,026

Anthony Coe John Connally High School, TX 1,024

Kathy Lyons The Woodlands College Park High School, TX 1,021

Joshua Seematter Northridge High School, CO 1,016

Jennifer Akers Cabot High School, AR 1,016

Sarah Donnelly Natick High School, MA 1,014

Carrie Baker Ronald Reagan College Prep High School, WI 1,011

David Risley St. Josephs High School, NY 1,010

Linda Ann Outhier Enid High School, OK 1,010

Colleen G. Averill Lenawee Christian School, MI 1,009

Lynne Damaty Potomac Falls High School, VA 1,007

Pedro Rampolla Cheyenne South High School, WY 1,004

Michael Quinn West Allegheny High School, PA 1,001

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On many occasions, he shared his own experience of being a dad/teacher/coach, and although we see each other less often these days, he always asks me about my family and encourages me to be excellent outside of speech and debate.

Chris is my model for that delicate balance between seriousness of purpose and a sense of humor. She is tough. She respects the activity and has high standards. She makes me sit up straight in the tab room. She makes sure I know debate matters. Yet, she can laugh at herself and find the funny in forensics. She brings joy when it’s needed most.

Tell us a little about your school and the features that make your program unique. West Lafayette is a junior and senior high school with a 7-12 enrollment of about 1,100. Debate is one of the most popular activities in the school, and the community is fairly supportive of our program. A lot of that is due to the decades of service by my predecessor, Bob Deutsch. Because the school is only a few blocks from Purdue University, many of my former students, who didn’t leave town for their studies, regularly keep in touch and stay connected to the team.

COACH PROFILEAaron Smith

What was your first experience in speech and debate? My earliest experience was as a competitor in Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking. I still recall those first tournaments, speaking on AIDS (I was a contemporary of Ryan White) and steroids in baseball, and I fondly remember the camaraderie among our group of extempers. The excitement of competition, the energy of the cafeteria between rounds, and the bus ride home made the experience for me.

How did you decide to become a coach? By the end of my sophomore year in high school, I had become passionate about the activity. I was so determined to be a coach, in fact, that I set out to compete in every category I could by graduation! While I coach now for a multitude of reasons, that initial decision was simply because it made me happy. I served my high school team as a peer coach and was smitten with the role. In college, my best friend (Gabrielino’s Derek Yuill) and I started our own program at the only school in the county without a forensic program. Once that happened, there was no turning back. I was addicted and sought teaching jobs with the plan to coach, as well.

Did/do you have any speech and debate mentors? If so, who were they, and what did they teach you? My own high school coach, Denise Walker, was instrumental in fueling my passion and showing me what it means to be a great coach. Later in my career, I leaned on and learned from Logansport’s B.J. Siefert, Chesterton’s Jim Cavallo, and Kokomo’s Chris Stepp. All of them taught me so many things, but I can identify one lasting lesson from each.

Mrs. Walker taught me, by example, how much it matters to sincerely care for students. For all four years of my participation at Lafayette Jefferson, she demonstrated concern for my academic and personal growth. She had a passion for teaching and for young people that inspired me a great deal. B.J. taught me that some kids need the team more than the team needs them. That is, this activity is for the kids. It fills a need—for expression, for community—for many of our students. Though some kids may not score points on Saturday, the activity is still valuable. The accumulation of tournament trophies is not why a team exists.

Jim, aside from answering my many questions as a new debate coach 12 years ago and modeling excellence, has continued to remind me of the importance of life outside of debate.

"Students need something to give them a

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When you think about the future of speech and debate as an activity, what excites you? Likewise, what challenges do you foresee? I am excited by the commitment our organization has to building people, students and coaches alike. The available resources, the emphasis on outreach, and the values featured in the code of honor affirm the organization is on the right path. What discourages me, at least from a debate coach perspective, is the challenge to appeal to those who are not already hooked. When “lay judge” has a negative connotation, we should be concerned. When our activity rewards speaking styles that confound the newcomer or curious administrators, we need to be concerned.

You’ve recently been named Operations Director for the Hoosier Heartland District. How will that build on what you’ve already been doing to help your district committee? For years, our district, Hoosier Heartland, has collaborated with our neighbors, Hoosier Crossroads, on the district qualifiers. Most obviously, we host them in conjunction. Our district committees communicate with each other in selecting dates and venues, and we come together to run the meets.

One major advantage is this cooperation creates a bigger, more diverse judging pool. It also allows for an efficient tab room. While the tournaments are distinct and each district has unique leadership, sharing an office streamlines the process a bit. There is one ballot collection table, data entry is a shared responsibility, troubleshooting can be handled by twice the administrators, to name a few of the logistical perks. If geography precludes doing this, we still work together as a committee to divide up duties. Each of the three qualifying tournaments (debate, speech, and congress) sometimes has a different director. That person

is responsible for communication, Association membership checks, preparations, and tournament administration.

Another goal of our tournament is to provide transparency. While the tab room needs limited interruption to be most effective, our office is accessible to coaches. Coaches have ready access to ballots and tournament staff. We make an effort to clearly communicate rules and procedures that seem confusing or peculiar.

This spirit of collaboration creates a pretty positive district tournament experience, despite the stress one would expect of a qualifying meet.

In what ways has the National Speech & Debate Association helped you as a coach? The Association has provided me with a myriad of resources and networking opportunities. It has also provided recognition. I certainly don’t do this for accolades, but it is satisfying to have some affirmation of my efforts. Having that passed along to my administrators is nice, too.

What would your advice be to a new coach? What advice would you give to a coach who is feeling burned out? I always advise a new coach, especially if he or she is beginning a program, to start with a manageable workload. Rather than coaching every event the activity has to offer, select a few and add events to your coaching repertoire down the road. The same holds true for the season. You don’t have to go out every weekend.

I would also advise a new coach to connect to people. Find people of integrity and an earnest desire to help kids and seek their counsel. For coaches feeling burned out—and we have all felt that, I suspect—I suggest much the same thing. Draw new lines. Cut back. That’s hard to do, I know. Twelve years ago, I did that very

thing. I cut about eight tournaments out of my year. I limited after school sessions. I operated that way for a couple of years. I filled that gap with other valuable pursuits, and I emerged a few seasons later feeling grounded and fresh.

How does three or four years of speech and debate change your students? This activity profoundly changes students. It fosters academic and social growth for all. That’s its beauty. The same activity provides rigor and relevance for inexperienced novices and the most talented varsity team members alike. What’s more, like so many valuable endeavors, the more you invest, the greater your return.

In addition, it provides an opportunity for students like me. I was a mediocre soccer player who was lukewarm toward the sport and a merely decent trumpet player who enjoyed music, but had no zeal for band. Until I found speech and debate, I didn’t have a thing. Students need a thing! They need something to give them a reason to get out of bed Monday morning. They need something that matters. They need something that makes them matter. That’s what our activity does for kids.

Aaron Smith and his wife Amy have been married for 20 years. They have two sons, Daniel, a junior, and Thomas, a freshman. Aaron has taught English and Speech for 21 years, beginning at Evansville North High School before teaching at Logansport High School for five years. He is currently in his thirteenth year at West Lafayette. Away from school and debate, he loves working outdoors: landscaping, gardening, particularly water gardening, and home repair are very relaxing for him. Many of his debaters may be surprised to learn he qualified for the 1989 National Tournament in Golden, Colorado, in Humorous Interpretation.



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A s ironic as it sounds, I was never the conversationalist among my colleagues, friends, and family.

I was the epitome of reclusiveness, the antonym of fun, and the definition of introversion. I was certain speaking in front of crowds only exposed me. It illuminated my weaknesses and tore my confidence into incorrigible pieces. I felt alone in the world, as if I took Hester Prynne’s place on the pedestal and faced a crowd that laughed at my humiliation.

I can recall a moment in fourth grade where my classmates and I were supposed to present a research project we’d worked on for weeks. As my time to present came closer, my heart painfully pounded in my chest as if it wanted to escape the situation as much as I did. My tense nerves disabled me in front of my classmates. My mouth glued itself tight, refusing to let any words out. Something was wrong, nothing seemed right. I didn’t

know what to do, so I embarrassingly sat down.

As humans, we’ve been bestowed the most distinct ability given to any species—the power to speak and communicate through words. This distinguishable capability gives us the indelible power to express our feelings, connect with others, and most importantly, share ideas.

It’s clear that in fourth grade, I was not cognizant of this, which made it so difficult. I didn’t realize that, fundamentally, speaking is sharing and a means of building strong connections with one another.

Throughout my speech and debate career, I came to realize this essential purpose of forensics and the message it entails. I’ve learned that speech and debate goes far beyond the elementary classroom. It entails a mission that transcends the luxury of gold or silver

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hardware. Speech and debate is a means through which we foster engagement with our community and build inclusive and wide-ranging communities. Realizing this made speaking in front of a class not as difficult as it seems.

From President Abraham Lincoln to Martin Luther King, Jr., history has shown us that through words, we can spark great events such as the emancipation of slaves and the destruction of an injustice system of segregation. However, both of these leaders started off by speaking to small groups within their respective communities. In fostering engagement and building a community around one common goal, both these leaders were able to achieve an unparalleled objective unimaginable during their times.

Such examples unveil the beauty of speech. As speech and debate students, our goals are to use our talents to surpass the basic words and strive to achieve

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great objectives within our communities. Competitors can easily overlook this mission.

I remember as a novice sophomore, all I could think about was beating the person who defeated me at the previous tournament. I hung on to my team’s motto of “liberating hardware” too hard, downgrading speech and debate to just a way of attaining fame, prestige, and recognition. In thinking this way, I turned myself into a competitive robot lacking the perceptive acknowledgement of my vocation to better my community.

Perhaps it was a daunting realization my junior year that demonstrated how important personal engagement and helping one’s community really is. I’m an immigrant from Uganda, a descendant of Sudanese parents. When we moved to Omaha, Nebraska, in 2004, a big Sudanese community welcomed us. The community extended to every facet of our lives, from my parents’ workplace to my church youth group. Even my grade school, All Saints Catholic School, had a big Sudanese population. All of us were or descended from immigrants who came to the United States to find a new home to foster our hopes for a better education, life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

However, our economic statuses hindered such freedom. To get by, Sudanese parents had to work night shifts in order to keep a roof over their families’ heads. A painful struggle to balance work and family life forced them to sacrifice more than they have ever had before. Their vision of being worry free in the United States disappeared, allowing for depressive reality to settle.

The students felt such a paradoxical reality, as well. Conditions at home didn’t allow them to explore all the wonders about which they became curious. I remember students who wanted to go to a trip to the White House but couldn’t because of their parents’ financial situations. One student with whom I became close outside of school wanted to join a chess program but couldn’t

because he had to go home and take care of his sisters, as his parents would be at work at that time.

The lack of freedom and overload of responsibility led to revolting behavior and a backlash among the kids. They lacked the parental guidance at home, so they relied on the guidance of their friends and themselves. Teachers couldn’t help; they didn’t understand the underpinning problem. All they saw was the surface of a deeply rooted problem: students misbehaving.

During a discussion of this matter with my father, I realized my role in addressing this issue. If I couldn’t walk with them every step of the way, I could do something that involved guiding the students in the right direction. My

father encouraged me to speak to the parents to raise this issue. At the time my speaking ability was known around the Sudanese community. Such recognition made it easier to speak to them.

Although it was a small group of about 25 parents, I knew such engagement could probably lead to something greater. In the speech, I shared my observations with the parents: the lack of guidance the students had, and its effects on them. I didn’t tell them to do something beyond their capacities. In a nutshell, I just told them to speak to their children. I fostered engagement with the goal of building a newfound community of hope in the future.

As an immigrant of war, one of the things I recall having an everlasting impact on me was the communities we built in the refugee camps in Uganda. There seemed to have been an unequivocal solidarity of kinship among us that was inextricably beautiful. We vowed to

Walter N. Paul is a graduate of Creighton Preparatory School in Omaha, NE. He is currently attending Carleton College in Northfield, MN.

protect one another in the depths of chaos. However, the best part about it was that we didn’t have to tell each other this; we expressed it through our actions. Whether it was the courageous steward who saved my sisters and me from a burning house, or the mother who cleaned the blood off my bruised leg, these little moments of support were ones that were memorable and led to the further development of the community. This is what it’s all about—micro contributions of love to our community that can have great impacts. It all begins with realizing our role as essential components of our communities and the world as a whole.

And so I challenge you to go out and foster engagement by building your

own communities under the context of solidarity, understanding, and love. Your speech and debate career will be memorable in as much as you use it to transcend the luxuries of fame, prestige, and recognition. You should instead use your talent to better your communities. You’re no longer the nervous fourth grader in a classroom; you’re a member of a community longing for your help.

Beyond speech and debate, there lies a greater competition in life, in which we are all winners—a competition for change. Mahatma Gandhi challenged us to “be the change we hope to see in the world.” Such power is right in our hands. Grab it, go out, and make a difference. The competition begins now. Ready, set, go!

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O ur activity is at risk. Our once flourishing pedagogical space is being overtaken by

ad hominem attacks in an attempt to gain competitive success. The bedrock of Policy Debate centers on whether or not the adoption of a federal government policy is a good idea. In fact, in the modern era, every Policy Debate resolution has asked debaters to affirm and negate a topic that includes the phrase “…the United States federal government should…” Debating the annual topic is such a fundamental part of Policy Debate that most tournament invitations include a copy of the resolution and state competitors are expected to debate the resolution at the tournament. While there are very few set rules in debate, one that has stood the test of time is that debates need to be about the annual topic—that is, until now.

During the 2013-14 Policy Debate season, regardless of the geographic location of the tournament, I can write with near certainty that the percentage of debates students on the team had about the merits and consequences of the federal government engaging Mexico, Cuba or Venezuela (which was the 2013-14

national Policy topic) was lower than 50%. From talking to our students, the reality is that it was likely lower than 25%.

In non-topic centered debates, affirmative teams often will not discuss anything related to the topic or even will actively negate the topic when their burden as the affirmative is to endorse it. Why does this matter? Most of the skills Policy Debate affords students are a result of debating an agreed upon topic. Knowing the topic ahead of time allows students to prepare the best arguments; it encourages clash because people know partially what to expect; after losses it gives students the chance to innovate and improve their arguments because they know the range of arguments their opponent may make in future debates; and it motivates students to engage in robust high quality topic research providing them with a wealth of information about a different topic every year.

Without debating a pre-arranged, agreed-upon topic, all those skills are lost. Imagine debate if the team who spoke first could speak about anything: students would likely not have applicable research; students would not have thought about and developed arguments ahead of time;

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during the debate there would not likely be any clash; and students would never learn about various topics. This does not do much, if anything, to aid our students in developing critical thinking ability, analytic skills, or other benefits debate can provide.

Instead of discussing the topic, some students talk about personal experiences, mostly focusing on how they are marginalized by their life circumstances, as well as argue how the current structure of debate oppresses them—all the while using these arguments as justifications for why their experience warrants them winning the debate. These debates about personal experience and social location often devolve into personal attacks where students accuse other students, coaches, or even entire institutions of being racist and/or sexist.

These are serious accusations, yet judges willingly let students throw them around, vote for the team that makes them, and that becomes the end of the discussion. If people made those types of claims about people without substantial proof at a place of employment, the accusers would be fired. Operating in a system that is so out of touch with reality is not the message or skill set we

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want to teach and cultivate in students. Closer examination of the

introduction of personal experience into a competitive forum also demonstrates its flaws. In any other mode of competition, winning and losing is only based on what happens in the competition, not what a person does outside of it or what happens to a person outside of it. For example, there are some professional athletes who make millions of dollars more than their team contract via endorsement deals. However, their ability to generate extra wealth cannot cause them to lose a game; and it should not—that would make no sense and ruin the point of the competition.

Likewise, in debate, judges are supposed to evaluate who wins a debate based only on arguments made in a debate, not based on something an individual did or may have done outside of a debate round. The notion that debaters should win or lose a debate just because some debaters or teams are more or less privileged does not make sense. Moreover, since debate is a competition, when the discussion involves comparing the value of different personal experiences, the potential for psychological damage to students is real. In every single debate, there is a winner and a loser. This means that in every debate about personal experience, a judge votes against someone’s identity, oppression, and potential life struggle.

Part of the reason why there is an established process to choose the annual resolution is to ensure the topic is appropriate for high school students to debate. No educator would put their students in a situation that is potentially damaging to their emotions. If students are able to debate about anything, there is no limit to what might be debated (appropriate or not) and the pedagogical value of the activity will be diminished or even ruined.

Perhaps the strongest argument against debate that is not topic-centered is that it does not adequately prepare

students to be effective advocates in the real world. There are two recent examples that demonstrate this point. There was a student who competed in high school Policy Debate, but did not engage in topic-centered debate. The student frequently argued that a rule requiring students to debate a set topic (especially topics where one side mandates students defend action by the federal government) was bad.

According to an April 15, 2014, article in The Detroit News, this high school senior applied and was denied admission to the University of Michigan. After denial of admission, the student was then “…protesting the decision not only for herself but for other prospective African-American and Latino students.” 1

The problem with this strategy is that the University of Michigan “ended a formal appeals process in 2012-13,” which means her protest had no chance of resulting in her admission.

Moreover, a little research reveals that the Supreme Court recently ruled on the question of affirmative action in undergraduate admissions in a case about the University of Michigan where the Supreme Court indicated “Michigan’s use of racial preferences in undergraduate admissions violate[d] both the Equal Protection Clause and Title VI.” 2

Therefore, the only way this student had a chance to be admitted to the University of Michigan would have been to go through legal channels and work within the system by engaging the government in the hope the Supreme Court would reverse its previous decision. Instead, by skirting topics about federal

government action (and as a result not gaining knowledge afforded by research centered on federal policy), this student’s debate training had not provided her with a winning real world strategy; only the falsehood that protesting rules and arguing systems are racist guarantees success or change.

A second example involves a very competitively successful Policy Debate team who did not engage in topic-centered debate, but instead often challenged the rules of debate. This team not only qualified for the prestigious Tournament of Champions as juniors, but they made it to elimination debates (or the top 16) at the tournament. Their senior year, they qualified to the tournament again, earning more than

enough bids to reserve them a spot in the competition.

However, right before the tournament, it became public knowledge that both students did not attend the same high school. In fact, for the entirety of their junior and senior year, they misrepresented that they attended the same high school. Many tournaments, including the Tournament of Champions and the Association’s National Speech & Debate Tournament, require students who engage in activities with two-person teams to both attend the same high school. Part of the reason is to prevent students from forming super duos or powerhouse hybrids in order to win more debates at the expense of strengthening their own school’s programs. Other reasons range from liability issues (where tournament directors need to know that teams are traveling under the permission

“While there are very few set rules in debate, one that has stood the test of time is that debates need to be about the annual topic—that is, until now.”



of their high school and that those schools are liable for their students) to some state athletic and activities associations not allowing their students to compete at contests with hybrids.

Regardless of the reason(s) for the no hybrid rule, the aforementioned team violated it their junior and senior year at tournaments throughout the country. Instead of doing what most academic institution’s honor codes would require, admitting they lied and withdraw from the competition, they instead vigorously protested the rule. This protest did not result in this team’s acceptance into the tournament; the Tournament of Champions did not let the team compete because they did not both attend the same high school.

Just like in the first example, a form of debate that encouraged students to ignore the topic and instead seek victory by breaking and protesting rules resulted in those students trying to succeed in the real world by using the same tactics—where again, they failed. Perhaps because this team’s entire strategy in debates centered on arguing against rules, they saw their misrepresentation of not attending the same high school as another layer of their argument. Nevertheless, when it comes to the real world where there are rules, policies, procedures, and laws, it is important that students learn the strategy of operating within those structures—or at the very least, learning that protests against the system will not always (really, rarely) result in a win.

This is not to say topic-centered Policy Debate is perfect; it too has its problems. However, if people want to change debate, they should do so outside of the competitive arena. Tying

a serious struggle to wins and losses only serves to make that struggle seem disingenuous. We teach (or should teach) our students that winning is not (and should not be) everything. If the need for reform is serious, it need not be (and should not be) advanced by wins and stopped by losses. If people’s arguments are authentic, that they believe debate as it exists is problematic or oppressive, then those people should take the time to try to change it. Students or coaches with these beliefs could come to the topic meeting to help ensure the topic will encompass the relevant issues; or better yet, students or coaches with these beliefs could write and advocate for a topic paper about the issues they seek to discuss.

Those who want to increase diversity in the activity are also ignoring the biggest barrier to participation: cost. The cost of traveling around the country, hiring coaches, procuring hotel rooms, and paying entry fees into tournaments is what denies some access to the activity; it’s not that there is a set topic about what the federal government should do. If advocates of changing debate were sincere, instead of using wins in a debate to try to change the system, they would instead engage in efforts to change the economics of the activity. After all, even if debaters were not constrained by debating a set topic, that would not aid more people in joining the activity if the costs to compete were the same.

Some of the aforementioned situations are not just unique to debate at the high school level, but also exist in the college debate community. In fact, the dynamic seems to be worse at the college level. One of the most unfortunate parts of the changes or

perceived changes in debate is that now high school students no longer want to debate in college. While nearly 100% of our seniors were ready to debate in college at the end of last year, now the percentage has plummeted to almost zero. This is not only true for our team, but the example of our team is endemic to the larger high school debater attitude toward college debate. Sadly, all the skills and opportunities college debate could provide students will now not reach nearly as many individuals as it otherwise would have.

Some may say this article overstates the impact to students and their education given status quo developments in debate. Others might think this fear is analogous to the fear many had when spreading (speed reading) or kritiks slowly entered into the realm of Policy Debate. Many will likely view what is happening in debate as a hiccup; that the activity’s resilience will allow it to bounce back as it has a few times throughout its history. However, the current state of debate is on a collision course with potentially irreversible consequences. If debate continues to turn into an arena where anything goes, it will become increasingly difficult to justify the activity to the powers that make participation possible, be it school administrators or boards. I fear that the life of an event that for so long has done so much for so many could soon come to an end.

Dr. Michael Greenstein is the Director of Debate and a social studies teacher at Glenbrook North High School where students on the debate team choose to engage in debate about the topic.

End Notes1 Kozlowski, K. 15 April 2014. The Detroit News. http://www.detroitnews.com/

article/20140415/SCHOOLS/3041500302 Gratz v. Bollinger. The Oyez Project at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law. 16 April 2014.

http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2002/2002_02_516

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FLORIDATyler Anderson Christopher Columbus High SchoolGrant Besner University SchoolDavid Branse University SchoolMadison A. Dalton Wellington High SchoolJessica Dolberg University SchoolDevin Faulhaber Pine View SchoolLiam Fineman Suncoast Comm High SchoolAlejandro Frydman University SchoolDaniel Greene University SchoolBrian Herskowitz University SchoolCristian Llop Christopher Columbus High SchoolLuke Longhofer Suncoast Comm High SchoolRohan Rajan University SchoolYourui Ruan Wellington High SchoolShana Sandborn Pine View SchoolCasey Smith Lake Mary Preparatory School

GEORGIAGrant Farsi Alpharetta High SchoolNive Gupta Alpharetta High SchoolDeanna Snellings Grovetown High SchoolLiam Torpy Marist SchoolKatie Trimm Grovetown High School

HAWAIISarah Matsunaga Punahou School

The Academic All American award recognizes students who have earned the degree of Superior Distinction (750 points); earned a GPA of 3.7 on a 4.0 scale (or its equivalent); received an ACT score of 27 or higher, or SAT score of 2000 or higher; completed at least 5 semesters of high school; and demonstrated outstanding character and leadership.

(March 15, 2014 through October 15, 2014)


IDAHOKatriina Adams Madison High SchoolCole Hammond Idaho Falls High SchoolRegan Muir Madison High School

ILLINOISDaniel Balsamo Downers Grove South High SchoolMatthew Bondy Glenbrook North High SchoolAnnie Cappetta Hinsdale Central High SchoolAaron Charous Glenbrook North High SchoolMariah Copeland Downers Grove South High SchoolJing Gao Hinsdale Central High SchoolLian Lucansky Downers Grove South High SchoolMichael Maloney Downers Grove South High SchoolZach Mellow Buffalo Grove High SchoolRose Murphy Downers Grove South High SchoolMichael Onyszczak Wheeling High SchoolTracy Preza Buffalo Grove High SchoolNatasha Prosek Downers Grove South High SchoolJared Sawyer Glenbrook North High SchoolDivya Surabhi Hinsdale Central High SchoolAustin Tolentino Downers Grove South High SchoolKristen Trandai Buffalo Grove High SchoolSaeeda Zaman Downers Grove South High School

INDIANAThomas Kelly St. Claire Adams Valparaiso High SchoolDaniel Azar Valparaiso High SchoolAnand Balar Valparaiso High SchoolAbigail Burke Chesterton High SchoolConnor Devine Valparaiso High SchoolSalman S. Lakhani Chesterton High SchoolCorinne A. Leopold Chesterton High SchoolBrian Mickel Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory SchoolLayla K. Mooradian Chesterton High SchoolChandler Nielsen Valparaiso High SchoolMandy Ploetz Valparaiso High SchoolElizabeth Wehren Valparaiso High SchoolGavin White Valparaiso High School

IOWAJacob Appel Des Moines Roosevelt High SchoolTheodore Appel Des Moines Roosevelt High SchoolWyatt James Carson Columbus Community High SchoolMichael Cummings Des Moines Roosevelt High School

KANSASDominique Allen Bishop Miege High SchoolChloe Bridge Piper High SchoolAli Dastjerdi Shawnee Mission East High SchoolLaTara Demery Sumner AcademyEleanor Dunlap Lawrence High SchoolAlex Easton Seaman High SchoolKatie L. Gaches Lawrence High SchoolMylan Gray Sumner AcademyShrushti Mehta Shawnee Mission East High School

KANSAS (continued)Richard Moser Seaman High SchoolSharad Richardet Andover Central High SchoolDaniel Saunders Andover Central High SchoolChristian J. Smith Emporia High SchoolAaron Turner El Dorado High SchoolAlexander Wilson Maize South High School

KENTUCKYCloe Anderson Danville High SchoolMegan Louise Armstrong Rowan County Sr. High SchoolAustin Barringer Danville High SchoolLaurel Payne Danville High SchoolWilliam Kyle Powers Rowan County Sr. High School

MARYLANDMichael Fiocco Loyola-Blakefield High SchoolReena Goswami Loch Raven High SchoolJack Scaletta Loyola-Blakefield High School

MASSACHUSETTSMiriam George Shrewsbury High SchoolAbhimanyu Gupta Shrewsbury High SchoolNathan Kashdan Shrewsbury High SchoolCatherine Zhang Shrewsbury High School

MINNESOTAAndrea Aguilar Apple Valley High SchoolSarah Anderson Walker High SchoolDavid Bock Lakeville North High SchoolHaley Brahmbhatt Chanhassen High SchoolRebecca Crepeau Apple Valley High SchoolChaz Elliot Apple Valley High SchoolAisha Mohammed Rosemount Sr. High SchoolMaddy Ober Apple Valley High SchoolAnnie Pottorff Chanhassen High SchoolMcKenna Risch Chanhassen High School

MISSISSIPPIDylan Fink Sacred Heart Catholic SchoolKarnessia Georgetown St. Andrew's Episcopal SchoolAnna Lam Madison Central High SchoolElizabeth Liu Madison Central High SchoolPratik Rout Madison Central High School

MISSOURIMorgan Abbey Nixa High SchoolIrish Amundson Willard High SchoolLuce-Virlynn Apollon Liberty North High SchoolColby Carlson Blue Springs South High SchoolAmos Chen Parkway West High SchoolBrian Cheng Parkway South High SchoolYunli Chu Ladue Horton Watkins High SchoolJesse Comeau Carthage High SchoolShaye Davis Independence Truman High SchoolAndrew Dong Parkway South High School

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MISSOURI (continued)Jesse Edington Raymore-Peculiar High SchoolEmma Givens Raytown High SchoolKiersten Harper Monett High SchoolBen Hoover Carthage High SchoolJennifer Keeton Oakville Sr. High SchoolZachary A. Kelsay Blue Springs South High SchoolMariah Ketchum Blue Springs High SchoolJosiah Klassen Nixa High SchoolSean Kleffner Oakville Sr. High SchoolAlexandra Klein Liberty North High SchoolKatie Kohler Oakville Sr. High SchoolNeil Maitra Parkway West High SchoolVincent Marinaro Oakville Sr. High SchoolTarek Masri Monett High SchoolSicily Mathenia Independence Truman High SchoolDylan McCloskey Liberty North High SchoolSydney Montague Oakville Sr. High SchoolShira Morosohk Ladue Horton Watkins High SchoolJeremy Nowak Nixa High SchoolCassidy Oitker Nixa High SchoolCherith Parnell Carthage High SchoolRaj Patel Liberty North High SchoolLucas Peterson Liberty Sr. High SchoolAndrew Rausch Monett High SchoolDerek Rogers Liberty North High SchoolClayton Rolf Diamond High SchoolJosiah Ruiz-Esparza Summit Christian AcademyEllie Sona Oakville Sr. High SchoolEmma Sona Oakville Sr. High SchoolDavid M. Steiner Maryville R-II High SchoolCarson Trent Carthage High SchoolOlivia Weigl Oakville Sr. High SchoolCaitlyn Wicks Independence Truman High SchoolVictoria Yonter Marshfield High SchoolYasmin Younis Parkway West High SchoolHou Zhang Ladue Horton Watkins High SchoolKevin Zheng Parkway South High School

MONTANARaegan Bunting Skyview High SchoolRamon Antonio Andres Chin Hamilton High SchoolRachel Devine Corvallis High SchoolMaren Lundgren Skyview High SchoolAntara J. Mason Hamilton High SchoolMeredith Stolte Columbia Falls High School

NEBRASKAAlayna Collins Gothenburg High SchoolKatherine Ford Millard North High SchoolPalmer Haasch Millard North High SchoolBrooke Hartman Millard North High SchoolApurva Kunte Millard North High SchoolErin Lukin Lincoln Southwest High SchoolNathan Mann Creighton Preparatory SchoolHunter Maude Lincoln Southwest High School

NEBRASKA (continued)Abbie Mazour Gothenburg High SchoolMattison Merritt Lincoln Southwest High SchoolDominic Nguyen Millard North High SchoolSuzanne Polzkill Lincoln Southwest High SchoolBetsy Potter Gothenburg High SchoolRachel Rice Gothenburg High SchoolEmma Michelle Sawyer Burwell Jr.-Sr. High SchoolAndrew J. Schilling Creighton Preparatory SchoolBen Sukup Norfolk High SchoolJon Frederick Thoene Burwell Jr.-Sr. High SchoolBrandon Welch Millard North High SchoolEddie Welles Lincoln Southwest High School

NEVADAMuhammad Bhatti Green Valley High SchoolAriel Higuchi Green Valley High SchoolAmelia Lamp Elko High SchoolMackenzie Leavitt Spring Valley High SchoolPersiana Saffari Sage Ridge SchoolVictoria Sandoval Elko High SchoolSabrina Singh Green Valley High SchoolJonathan Teague Spring Valley High SchoolEmma Taylor Trent Arbor View High SchoolPhalguni Vetrichelvan Advanced Technologies AcadNoah Yaffe Green Valley High SchoolLaura W. Yuan Green Valley High School

NEW JERSEYThomas Abel Delbarton SchoolAugust Atencio Delbarton SchoolAaron Bennett Randolph High SchoolMark Bufanio Delbarton SchoolChristina Costeas Montville High SchoolMichael Cuppari Delbarton SchoolJohn Fitzgerald Delbarton SchoolAbhinav Karale Delbarton SchoolJames Min Montville High SchoolMichael Mumma Delbarton SchoolBraeden Reinoso Delbarton SchoolAlison Shim Ridge High SchoolClaire Sullivan Montville High SchoolWilliam Sun Montville High SchoolRyan Teehan Delbarton SchoolHarry Townsend Delbarton SchoolAdin Vashi Montville High SchoolNoah Weinflash Montville High SchoolKelly Xiang Montville High SchoolDerrick Yao Delbarton School

NEW MEXICODaniel Ahrens Los Alamos High SchoolAlexandra Berl Los Alamos High SchoolHallie Jane Brown East Mountain High SchoolRobert Fielder East Mountain High SchoolMary Spanjers East Mountain High School

ACADEMiC ALL AMERiCANS (March 15, 2014 through October 15, 2014)


NORTH CAROLINANathaniel Brooke Durham AcademyCasey Goggin Pinecrest High SchoolElizabeth Kingaby Central Cabarrus High SchoolScotty Pruitt Pinecrest High School

OHIORayann Atway Canfield High SchoolChristopher Benson Wadsworth City SchoolAbhishek Bhargava Jackson High SchoolWilliam Brown Canfield High SchoolYuran Chen Sylvania Southview High SchoolBen Cochran Mount Vernon High SchoolAaron Dalton Beavercreek High SchoolMatthew Depero Wadsworth City SchoolHannah Doan Wooster High SchoolStephen Gant Canfield High SchoolJulie Gemmel Canfield High SchoolJensen Hykes Austintown Fitch High SchoolAlyssa Kerensky Canfield High SchoolSamantha R. Lechner Perry High SchoolLinda S. Li Stow-Munroe Falls High SchoolKevin Min Canfield High SchoolRyan Moore Wadsworth City SchoolBilly Quirk Canfield High SchoolSedona Rosenberg Gahanna-Lincoln High SchoolDarin Soat Beavercreek High SchoolKareem Soliman Canfield High SchoolArjun Subramanyam Canfield High SchoolGary Zamary Canfield High SchoolMatthew Zianni Gahanna-Lincoln High School

OKLAHOMARyann Alonso Bishop Kelley High SchoolKaris D'Alessandro Cascia Hall PreparatoryNicholas Hartman Riverfield Country Day SchoolPeter Simmons Bishop Kelley High School

OREGONSuyash Sharma Westview High School

PENNSYLVANIAKayla Badamo North Allegheny Sr. High SchoolSurabhi Beriwal North Allegheny Sr. High SchoolDrew Bjorklund North Allegheny Sr. High SchoolMarisa DelSignore North Allegheny Sr. High SchoolErica Fan North Allegheny Sr. High SchoolLindsay McCracken West Allegheny High SchoolJames Patrick Miller Upper St. Clair High SchoolSarah Ricci North Allegheny Sr. High SchoolVishu Saravanan West Allegheny High SchoolAnnie Sippel North Allegheny Sr. High SchoolMichael Tai North Allegheny Sr. High SchoolHemanth Venkatesh North Allegheny Sr. High School

SOUTH CAROLINALorenzo Barberis Canonico Riverside High SchoolNikhil Gandhi Riverside High SchoolJinsoo Kim Riverside High SchoolAlexander Koo Riverside High SchoolHiba Kouser Riverside High SchoolStephen Michael Leung Bob Jones AcademyKatie Potter Riverside High SchoolBryce Safrit Riverside High SchoolJonathan Allen Savoy Bob Jones Academy

SOUTH DAKOTAChristian Bedard Sturgis Brown High SchoolRebecca Desens Aberdeen Central High SchoolHaylee Grismer Aberdeen Central High SchoolAnnika Hindbjorgen Brandon Valley High SchoolAngela Liu Washington High SchoolKyle McKee Washington High SchoolZachary Person Washington High SchoolBailey Quanbeck Brandon Valley High SchoolMatthew Van Beek Aberdeen Central High SchoolTyler Wilson Washington High School

TENNESSEEEmily Cullum Ravenwood High SchoolAmanda East Brentwood AcademyBrittany Garcia Ravenwood High SchoolAndy Gordon Ravenwood High SchoolSaad Khalid Brentwood High SchoolBethany Kirkpatrick Battle Ground AcademyMatt Kubis Morristown West High SchoolMatthew Lisanby Brentwood AcademyJacqueline Lunsford Brentwood AcademyJulio Salazar Morristown West High SchoolEamon Smith Battle Ground AcademyValerie Tewell Brentwood AcademyAndrew Wilson Brentwood AcademyKirk Wolff Morristown West High School

TEXASPerry Alagappan Clear Lake High SchoolZaki Alattar James E. Taylor High SchoolJasmyn Benavides Princeton High SchoolRuchika Bengani Clear Brook High SchoolBlake J. Bergeron Magnolia High SchoolAndrew Boushka Strake Jesuit College PreparatoryIshani Desai James E. Taylor High SchoolAnthony Doak Holy Trinity Catholic High SchoolMarissa Dusek Royse City High SchoolAlex Embry Strake Jesuit College PreparatoryMatthew Feng Plano West Sr. High SchoolMadi Gackenbach Byron Nelson High SchoolSina Ghodsi Clear Lake High SchoolPatrick Gibbens Douglas MacArthur High School

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TEXAS (continued)John Giuffrida Byron Nelson High SchoolJoshua Graham Plano West Sr. High SchoolJessica Green Montgomery High SchoolHanna-Mae Greenfield Plano West Sr. High SchoolAli Haider Amarillo High SchoolMirage Hamdy James E. Taylor High SchoolAlex Hernandez Sudan High SchoolFariha Jawed Stratford High SchoolKushal Kadakia Clear Lake High SchoolGunalan Karun James E. Taylor High SchoolSamiya Khan Plano West Sr. High SchoolSung Yeon Joel Kim James E. Taylor High SchoolAmogh Kulkarni Clear Brook High SchoolAlbert Li James E. Taylor High SchoolPhoebe Lin Plano West Sr. High SchoolDeric McCurry Sudan High SchoolAnthony Nguyen Plano West Sr. High SchoolCean Park James E. Taylor High SchoolKeith Phillips All Saints Episcopal SchoolAndrew Poovey Plano West Sr. High SchoolNaina Rao Plano West Sr. High SchoolEthan Ryden Geneva School Of BoerneJohn Sasso Strake Jesuit College PreparatoryArmin Shariatmadari Clear Brook High SchoolMelanie Shi Flower Mound High SchoolJ P Stuckert Strake Jesuit College PreparatoryHasan Syed Plano West Sr. High SchoolLucca Timmerman Clear Creek High SchoolJoseph Paul Trahan Hamshire-Fannett High SchoolAshwin Varma Clear Lake High SchoolDevon James Von Miller San Marcos High SchoolDuncan Voyles Home Educator's Outsourcing SolnsVishal Vusirikala Plano West Sr. High SchoolSamuel Wang Plano West Sr. High School

TEXAS (continued)Osmond Wen Plano West Sr. High SchoolWilliam Wu Clear Lake High SchoolAndy Yu James E. Taylor High SchoolEdward Yu Plano West Sr. High SchoolFarah Zaman Plano West Sr. High SchoolJonathan Zapeta Spring Woods High School

UTAH Spencer Barlow Lone Peak High SchoolJillian Combs Waterford SchoolSamuel Li Hillcrest High SchoolClaire Wang Rowland Hall-St. MarkEliza Wells Waterford School

VIRGINIARahul Ravindra John Champe High School

WASHINGTONCindy Park Thomas Jefferson High SchoolJina Yi Thomas Jefferson High School

WISCONSINMonica Hellmer Madison West High School

WYOMINGAlexandra Christine Arment Rawlins High SchoolHeather Baker Cheyenne East High SchoolJacob Colman Natrona County High SchoolLaurie Jennifer DeMillard Rawlins High SchoolShelby Lewis Cheyenne East High SchoolAustin Morgan Cheyenne East High SchoolKaitlin Slagle Natrona County High SchoolCole Smith Cheyenne East High SchoolKianna Elizabeth Smith Natrona County High SchoolJeffrey Wen Natrona County High School

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Student Service Citation, 3rd Degree (300+ points)Allegra Hardin David City High School NE 374Haley Blackwell Bixby High School OK 372Francesca Chavez Buffalo Grove High School IL 365Kelsey Johnson Bixby High School OK 360Samantha Garcia Rio Grande High School NM 345Thomas Edward Hanlon Jemez Mountain Home School NM 342Daniel J. Smith West Lafayette High School IN 330Nijole Laverd Buffalo Grove High School IL 320Guillermo Rascon Rio Grande High School NM 320Abishek Stanley Pineville High School LA 313Liam Fineman Suncoast Comm High School FL 310Michael Everett Chaminade College Prep CA 308Jack Coborn Ellis Orono High School MN 305Rory Spillane Chaminade High School NY 305Christopher Renninger Monticello Central High School NY 303Giovanni Guzman Arroyo High School CA 301

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The following students have received Student Service Citations from the National Speech & Debate Association in recognition of outstanding service to speech and debate education. Students receive a citation for every 100 service points earned through activities such as community speaking or outreach. A single act of service usually garners between two and five service points.


Student Service CitationsStudent Service Citation, 2nd Degree (200+ points)Caleb Jones Home Educator's Outsourcing Solns TX 280Emma Michelle Sawyer Burwell Jr.-Sr. High School NE 280Connor Rothschild Kickapoo High School MO 272Kyle Chong The Bronx High School Of Science NY 270Michelle Feigler Buffalo Grove High School IL 270Chad Jurado Rio Grande High School NM 268Jimmy McDermott Prospect High School IL 267Dustin Blankenship Marshall High School MO 265Miguel Martinez The Bronx High School Of Science NY 265Jeremy Marsh Chaminade College Prep CA 264Michael Lo Arroyo High School CA 260Austin Ross Home Educator's Outsourcing Solns TX 259Valeria Perez Buffalo Grove High School IL 257Mary Breen Gwynedd Mercy Academy PA 256Cecelia Porter Academy Of The Holy Names NY 255Daphne Werz Truman High School PA 250Jackson P. M. Reed Centennial High School CO 248Ashlyn McMillon Home Educator's Outsourcing Solns TX 247Brooke Wagner Plymouth High School IN 244Randy Trubitt Buffalo Grove High School IL 243Timothy Baker Trinity Valley School TX 240Brittine Jo K. Martin Plymouth High School IN 240Mariah L. Mohler Lincoln High School IA 240Kaitlyn O'Connor William Tennent High School PA 240George Sawyer Truman High School PA 240Max Cline Skyline High School UT 237Micaela Murphy Truman High School PA 235Jonathon Shapiro Beachwood High School OH 234Ananya Joshi Matawan Regional High School NJ 231Summer Davis Madison County High School VA 230Kennedy Niska-Burja Virginia High School MN 226Mia Ehrenberg Campbell Hall High School CA 225Kirin Heftye Arroyo High School CA 221Thomas Marszewski Downers Grove North High School IL 221Kierra D. Willis Plymouth High School IN 220Jacky Ye Arroyo High School CA 220Christian Yi Buffalo Grove High School IL 220Patrick Zimmon Chaminade High School NY 220Wyatt James Carson Columbus Community High School IA 219Nicholas Ketchum Randolph-Henry High School VA 219Phylicia S. Brown Lincoln High School IA 218Michael Igert Bixby High School OK 216Donald Robinson Stanhope Elmore High School AL 215Nick Furlong Lakeville North High School MN 212Henry Huynh Arroyo High School CA 211Leo Kim Chaminade College Prep CA 211Linda Katelyn Gillis Connersville Sr. High School IN 210Charity Ann Dodge Mountain Home High School ID 208Carolyn Herrera Summit Christian Academy MO 206Meghan Laengle Chanhassen High School MN 205Robert E. Naffziger Jemez Mountain Home School NM 205Anders Osterling Downers Grove North High School IL 205Sydney Judilla Mercy High School CA 204



Student Service Citation, 2nd Degree (200+ points)Sarah Ricci North Allegheny Sr. High School PA 204Nicole E. Ramirez Lincoln High School IA 203Sami Peick Lakeville North High School MN 202Terra Maslak Central High School - Springfield MO 201Leah Tancer Suncoast Comm High School FL 201Casie Benitez Marshall High School MO 200Courtney Chambers Marshall High School MO 200Cassie Farris Marshall High School MO 200Alexander Gasman Valley International Prep CA 200Bailee B. Harper Denmark High School WI 200Johnathan Bryan Joyner East Carteret High School NC 200Jacob LaFree Plymouth High School IN 200Malia Lukomski Sioux Falls Lincoln High School SD 200Ethan Bryant Lynk East Carteret High School NC 200Kaden Mendenhall Plymouth High School IN 200Hunter Miller Home Educator's Outsourcing Solns TX 200Kaitlyn Moore Plymouth High School IN 200Maya C. Richardson Blaine High School MN 200Abigail Shepherd Antioch Community High School IL 200Timothy Shertzer Louisiana School For Math Science & The Arts LA 200Steven Sims Marshall High School MO 200Alexandra Smith-Farina Lake Mary High School FL 200Madison Woolsey Marshall High School MO 200Natalie Wright Plymouth High School IN 200Craig Yount Hillcrest High School SC 200

Student Service Citation, 1st Degree (100+ points)Camille Pierre-Louis Pompano Beach High School FL 190Ivan Syritsyn Westminster School - Augusta GA 190Alexis Lanzo Norman High School OK 185Riley Poynter Noblesville High School IN 185Palmer Stroup Paducah Tilghman High School KY 180Dallas McCash Morristown West High School TN 179Katherine Boone Norman North High School OK 177Meg Hancock Paducah Tilghman High School KY 174Raymond Barry Maranatha High School CA 173Richard L. Naffziger Jemez Mountain Home School NM 171Maggie Unruh Garden City High School KS 171Davis Simpson Bixby High School OK 170Ayron Smith Marshall High School MO 170Zoe Zapatero Round Rock Christian Academy TX 170Madison Lukomski Sioux Falls Lincoln High School SD 169Brianna Lee Wolf Wrenshall School ISD #100 MN 168Jarrod Griffin Nixa High School MO 167Kennedy Blankenship Bixby High School OK 166Brennan Canon Norman High School OK 166Sara Huang The Bronx High School Of Science NY 166Caleb Hennigan Norman High School OK 163Allison Draheim Norman High School OK 161William Kyle Powers Rowan County Sr. High School KY 161Blake Robinson Noblesville High School IN 160Lily Schwab Noblesville High School IN 160Bryan Welsh Cathedral Prep School PA 160


Student Service Citation, 1st Degree (100+ points)Ashlunn Spoon Oak Ridge High School TX 157Amanda Deweil Bixby High School OK 155Ayiana Houston-Hay Hall High School AR 155Kevin McSorley Chaminade High School NY 155Josie Rykhus Brookings High School SD 155Carlos Nathanael Santiago Lincoln High School IA 155Andrew Stern Wayzata High School MN 155Jenna Gilley Southeast High School FL 153Hannah Grillot Norman High School OK 152Monica Shae Bailey Rowan County Sr. High School KY 151Roberto Montero The Bronx High School Of Science NY 151A.J. Dix Salina High Central KS 150Ryan Kirby Wheaton Warrenville South High School IL 150Joey Kitchen Norman High School OK 150Eric Maxwell Garden City High School KS 150Ellen Melton Norman High School OK 150Cindy Dou Centennial High School CO 149Daniel Schumick Carroll High School IN 149Telyse S. Masaoay Central High School - Springfield MO 148Lauren Ashley Mitten Whitmer High School OH 148Katelynn Wilson Willard High School MO 148Hayley Fatzinger Hoover High School OH 146Erin Hartford Centennial High School MN 145Matthew Klucher Abington Heights High School PA 145Austin Nestor Norton High School OH 145Lacey White Burwell Jr.-Sr. High School NE 145Isaac Reynolds Norman High School OK 144Clarissa But'ierries Scottsdale Preparatory Academy AZ 143Veena Muraleetharan Norman North High School OK 143Gavin Muscha Richland High School ND 142Nathan Ferrell Norman High School OK 141Andrew LaFramboise Norman North High School OK 141Ali Younis Suncoast Comm High School FL 141Chase Andreae Penn High School IN 140Brooke Lauren Eddy Burwell Jr.-Sr. High School NE 140Stephanie Gall Canterbury High School IN 140Austin Godfrey Garden City High School KS 140Xan M. Mattek Salina High Central KS 140Nithya Pathalam Shrewsbury High School MA 140Kenji Yeoh The Bronx High School Of Science NY 140Landon Mays El Dorado Springs High School MO 139Jonathan Benison Grand Rapids City High School MI 138Bethany Kirkpatrick Battle Ground Academy TN 138Hilda R. Velasquez-Galvez El Camino Real Charter High School CA 138Daniel Bergeson Sioux Falls Lincoln High School SD 137David Ehmcke Sioux City East High School IA 137Antoinette F. Gray Wellington High School FL 137Brianna Bryan Chaminade College Prep CA 135Natalie Carioti Prospect High School IL 135William DePoutiloff Bethel Park High School PA 135Karlee Kopp Noblesville High School IN 135Cristina Rivas Norman High School OK 135Kristie Sham Alhambra High School CA 135



Student Service Citation, 1st Degree (100+ points)Bryanna Smith Madison County High School VA 135Toni DiPietro Hoover High School OH 134Micheal Hassel Paducah Tilghman High School KY 134Grady Milligan Westmoore High School OK 134Adam Harder Norman North High School OK 133Alyssa Marckx Home Educator's Outsourcing Solns TX 133Joshua Robbins Norman North High School OK 133Victor Yeung The Bronx High School Of Science NY 133Giovonni Bahena Lincoln High School IA 132Samantha Manning Westmoore High School OK 132Kitra Moeny Grants Pass High School OR 132Madison Russell Morgan High School UT 132James Burnett Montville High School NJ 131Luke Ray Bishop McGuinness High School OK 131Kurtis Asante Bronx Preparatory Charter School NY 130Kyle Correia Ursuline High School OH 130Breanna Rae Dawe Burwell Jr.-Sr. High School NE 130Jessica Ruth Domeier Burwell Jr.-Sr. High School NE 130Will Foster Randolph-Henry High School VA 130Paulina LoCicero North Hall High School GA 130Allison L. Meyer Harrisburg High School SD 130Hannah Robertson El Dorado Springs High School MO 130Brittany Kay Rocheleau Burwell Jr.-Sr. High School NE 130Elizabeth Faye Sears Burwell Jr.-Sr. High School NE 130Joshua Zakharov The Bronx High School Of Science NY 130Christian Davis Westmoore High School OK 129Jonathan Huang Gabrielino High School CA 129Monica Propst Lincoln College Prep MO 129Aaron Bennett Randolph High School NJ 128Katie Bruggeman El Dorado Springs High School MO 128Kait Patrice-Marie Petter Assumption High School KY 128Erin Rush Columbus Community High School IA 128Elisha Jaeke Hartford High School WI 127Andrew Shapiro Skyline High School UT 127Shannon Nicole Cantrell Sunrise Christian Academy KS 126Elizabeth K. Lee Central High School - Springfield MO 126Noah Weinflash Montville High School NJ 126Billie Bennett Penn High School IN 125Samuel Betts Home Educator's Outsourcing Solns TX 125Tatum DeBlieck Centennial High School MN 125Kimberly Jones Willard High School MO 125Bethany Lauren Pace Rowan County Sr. High School KY 125Madeline Pomeroy Ursuline High School OH 125Michaela Sabbah Yucaipa High School CA 125Emily Marie Sartain Burwell Jr.-Sr. High School NE 125Ian Walls Milwaukee High School Of The Arts WI 125Dakota Weisbecker Sioux Falls Lincoln High School SD 125Sydney Robertson El Dorado Springs High School MO 124Katherine Lane Hedrick Rowan County Sr. High School KY 123Sharon Lee Gabrielino High School CA 123Diganta Rashed The Bronx High School Of Science NY 123Anushka Sirimane Gabrielino High School CA 123Anthony Wingfield Wichita Heights High School KS 123Raegan Marie Davis Assumption High School KY 122


Student Service Citation, 1st Degree (100+ points) Carol Gao Leland High School CA 122Ashley C. May Lincoln High School IA 122Cynthia Elin Matson Sunrise Christian Academy KS 121James Anthony Mullen Highland High School ID 121Natalie Zavoral Lakeville North High School MN 121Molly Black McPherson High School KS 120Sarah Harter Klein High School TX 120Samantha Highsmith Salina High Central KS 120Conner Kocks Alpharetta High School GA 120Sydney V. McDonald Bangor High School ME 120Ciara Moore Norton High School OH 120Samantha Ann O'Neal Burwell Jr.-Sr. High School NE 120Jorge Rojas-Ortega Trinity High School KY 120John Staunton The Bronx High School Of Science NY 120Ronald Jacob Sykes Norton High School OH 120Louisa Fulkerson Norman North High School OK 119Noah Gray Carrollton High School OH 119Nicole Lueker Bixby High School OK 119Zachary Osborn Bixby High School OK 119Alexandra Welch Lincoln Academy ME 119Amanda Wheelock Norman High School OK 119John Henry Holy Ghost Prep PA 118Katheryn Alice Lohmeier Mountain Home High School ID 118Lynette Long Norman North High School OK 118Courtney Cummins Central High School - Springfield MO 117Holly Dahlinger Kimball Area High School MN 117Myka Schober Liberty Sr. High School MO 117Cailee VanSickle Lakeville North High School MN 117Katie Aberle LaMoure High School ND 116Hannah Isakson LaMoure High School ND 116Luke Kirk John Paul The Great Academy LA 116Itiel Wainer University School FL 116Emily Augustine Bethel Park High School PA 115Conor Austin Norman High School OK 115Cassie Deaner Antioch Community High School IL 115Mason Dredge Maryville R-II High School MO 115Bailey Guinn Belleville West High School IL 115Austin Heinlein Hutchinson High School KS 115Rachel Jamrose Munster High School IN 115Victoria Jones Campbell County High School WY 115Adrienne Lee Chanhassen High School MN 115Logan Mahan Alpharetta High School GA 115Megan Alexix Ono Burwell Jr.-Sr. High School NE 115Sarah Royse Norman High School OK 115Jackson D. Taylor Ridgefield High School WA 115Casey Terry Munster High School IN 115Jordan Uecker Centennial High School MN 115Casandra Willams Gilmour Academy OH 115Molly B. Hennig Luther Preparatory School WI 114Nicole Riegert Dilworth Glyndon Felton High School MN 114Aubrey Crynes Norman North High School OK 113Evan Jones Union High School OK 113Sara Joslyn Wheaton Warrenville South High School IL 113Alex Millard Independence Truman High School MO 113



Student Service Citation, 1st Degree (100+ points) Brandon Tramontana St. Frederick High School LA 113Baine Dikeman Mulvane High School KS 112Danielle Helgeson Kimball Area High School MN 112Krista Henderson Norman High School OK 112Jake Mazeitis Park Hill South High School MO 112Kayti Alvarez Norman High School OK 110Kalee DuBois La Junta High School CO 110Zach Feldt Lincoln High School IA 110Christian Harrington Ridgefield High School WA 110Bailey Hayes Penn High School IN 110Stephen Jones Valley Center High School KS 110Benjamin Meiklejohn La Junta High School CO 110Hillary Mitchell Campbell County High School WY 110Louisa Nickel Newton High School KS 110Tate Rehklau Alpharetta High School GA 110Rachel Rocha Bishop Ward High School KS 110Eshel Rosen Lake Mary High School FL 110Gina Russo Buffalo Grove High School IL 110Zach Stone Pratt High School KS 110Ben Sulzberger Ames High School IA 110Jackson Zimmerman Maryville R-II High School MO 110Sarah H. McKissock Berea-Midpark High School OH 109Alicia Sapirman Lake Mary High School FL 109Grace Steward Walker High School MN 109Magdalena Yeakey Bethany Christian High School IN 109Shamshad Ali Suncoast Comm High School FL 108Elise Dumont Lincoln Academy ME 108Kayla Grainger Berkeley High School SC 108Connor Sendel Cherry Creek High School CO 108Ellen Baker Lincoln College Prep MO 107Francis Genusa St. Frederick High School LA 107Caleb Gill West Plains High School MO 107Desmond Hanan Brookings High School SD 107Blake Overman Mulvane High School KS 107LaKiyah Sain Hutchinson High School KS 107Tyler Sheets Towanda Jr.-Sr. High School PA 107Blakely Watkins Towanda Jr.-Sr. High School PA 107Alex Ye Gabrielino High School CA 107Julian Lutz Holy Ghost Prep PA 106John Murphy Walker High School MN 106Olivia Prost Luther Preparatory School WI 106B.J. Sudhoff Maryville R-II High School MO 106Samuel P. Beck Salina High Central KS 105Richard Cassidy Bishop Ward High School KS 105Francis Fukofuka Morgan High School UT 105Chloe Haroldson Bixby High School OK 105Jonathan Henderson Bixby High School OK 105Nathaniel Charles Keck Sunrise Christian Academy KS 105Claire Kelly Paducah Tilghman High School KY 105Sarah Lardy Eagan High School MN 105Brent Mercado North Platte High School NE 105Brian Mrowiec Antioch Community High School IL 105


Student Service Citation, 1st Degree (100+ points) Alexandra Munoz Suncoast Comm High School FL 105Katie Ploetz Valparaiso High School IN 105Katie Rider Lakeville North High School MN 105Donna Safa Buffalo Grove High School IL 105Madeline Sell Eagan High School MN 105Noelle Trahan Bixby High School OK 105Preston White Plano Sr. High School TX 105Christian Amy St. Frederick High School LA 104Jasmyn Benavides Princeton High School TX 104Shivan Lala Chaminade College Prep CA 104Ryan Largent Willard High School MO 104Brianna Parsons Scott High School KY 104Cameryn Lynn Rasmussen Sunrise Christian Academy KS 104Sarah Anderson Walker High School MN 103Ibet Payan Braddock High School FL 103Jacob Schaefer Pratt High School KS 103Kathryn Welker Highland High School ID 103Christian Willick Luther Preparatory School WI 103Cameron Collins El Dorado Springs High School MO 102Brooklyn Leigh Garnett East Grand Forks Sr. High School MN 102Larree Janssen LaMoure High School ND 101Atticus Nelson Desoto Central High School MS 101Quinlan E. Pulleyking Central High School - Springfield MO 101Clare Reckner Gwynedd Mercy Academy PA 101Daniel Williams Holy Cross School LA 101Aliza Adhami Canterbury High School IN 100Nandini Ajmera The Bronx High School Of Science NY 100Tabi K. Aplin Lincoln High School IA 100Patrick Azar Valparaiso High School IN 100Riley Beckett Antioch Community High School IL 100Laurel Blake Campbell County High School WY 100Alex Brown Luther Preparatory School WI 100Rachel Devine Corvallis High School MT 100Shane Dolan Chaminade High School NY 100Stephen Durosaiye Bronx Preparatory Charter School NY 100Evan Hart Sequoia High School CA 100Nathanael Hirst Belleville West High School IL 100Lacey Hobbs Garden City High School KS 100Keaton John Klemek Burwell Jr.-Sr. High School NE 100Davis Larkin The Parish Episcopal School TX 100Emily Madden Grants Pass High School OR 100Dominick A. Miles Ridgefield High School WA 100Lexi Morris McAllen High School TX 100Braeden Murphy American Falls High School ID 100Joshua Schulster Boca Raton Community High School FL 100MaKenzie Shofner Orono High School MN 100Tristan Smit Gig Harbor High School WA 100Jack Spellman Garden City High School KS 100Tristan M. Spicer Salina High Central KS 100Chelsea Thiessen Norman High School OK 100Olivia Vaughan Home Educator's Outsourcing Solns TX 100Alienna Worthen Penn High School IN 100



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Welcome New Schools (March 15, 2014 through October 15, 2014)


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Peninsula Catholic High School VA

Delta High School WA

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Welcome New Schools(March 15, 2014 through October 15, 2014)

2013-14 POSTAL REPORT



Year in Review

91 CenturySocietyReport

92 PointLeaders

96 AllStateAwards

104 LargestSchools

105 LargestNumberofNewDegrees

106 ChapterHonorSocieties

113 CharterChapterReport

122 NewDegreesSummary

2013-2014

2013-14 CENTuRY SOCiETY REPORT

ALL TIME TOP POINT LEADERS

Lily Nellans IA 6,108Christian Kimbell TX 5,083Allison McKibban KS 4,938Robert K. Tissot WA 4,512Gregory Ross TX 4,498Sebastian Startz ND 4,374Carunya Achar TX 4,283Thomas Startz ND 4,243Nathan Leys IA 4,240Alex Sapadin WA 4,217Emma Ruffin McIntyre MO 4,125Branden Lindsay SC 4,071Sara Morgan MN 4,013Danny DeBois NY 3,984Teagan Alexander Lende ND 3,971Austin Craft IN 3,940Lyubov Kapko AZ 3,903Kyle Hendrix WA 3,875Joseph Vincent Kalka ND 3,793Tyler J. Bieber WA 3,783Carver Hodgkiss TX 3,756Linda Pei KS 3,750Tyler Blake KS 3,644Ryan Smith TX 3,622Jamis Barcott WA 3,579Chris Rice TX 3,568Jacob T. Savage TX 3,552Tushar Madan TX 3,540Michaila K. Nate IN 3,514Erik Bakke VA 3,497Cody Goodchild MN 3,465Zachary Perry MO 3,401Stewart Pence MO 3,389Aleksander Eskilson KS 3,372Jedadiah Rothstein MN 3,371Blake J. Bergeron TX 3,369Drayton Willey KS 3,366Shania Hunt TX 3,364Tristan C. Chasing-Hawk SD 3,334Josh Roberts TX 3,314Richard Diurba NE 3,313Adam Kinkley WA 3,295Cyrus Ghaznavi TX 3,291Drew Heugel TX 3,291Emily K. Martin KY 3,286Liam Feroli FL 3,239Josette C. Bisbee WA 3,224Brian Anderson KY 3,198William Wildman MS 3,196Joe Russell AZ 3,185

Fred Whitman WY 3,175Jordan Thomas Mecom KS 3,174Brett Johnson ND 3,172Thomas Lloyd NY 3,172Jamie L. Welch KS 3,158Dylan Slinger MN 3,156Kanan Boor KS 3,156Eric Trey Mueller KS 3,125Matthew Meyer LA 3,123Bushra Rahman TX 3,117Simon Sheaff IA 3,102Jami Tanner TX 3,102Daniel Lyon KS 3,100Jake Seaton KS 3,087Jan Soto TX 3,072Nicole Vital TX 3,067Andrew Shaughnessy KS 3,063Baker Weilert KS 3,059Amit Bhatla KS 3,046Bryton Hiatt IN 3,029Jhon F. Huachaca KS 3,023Lavanya Sunder TX 3,016Dominic Hernandez MO 3,013Foster Honeck MO 3,009Andy Eleazar Renteria KS 3,004Michael Buse TX 3,001Jacob Custer IL 3,000Deonte Minor KS 2,991Maisie Baldwin MO 2,984Colin Waters KY 2,984John Holt WA 2,981Samantha Nichols KS 2,974Alessandro A. Pauri TX 2,967Liam Murphy KS 2,965Kelsey Glenn CA 2,963Nida Ansari SC 2,962Grayson Clark TX 2,958Rylan Schaeffer CA 2,956Dakota Yates KS 2,955Matthew Nicholas Davenport NM 2,951Chris Carey KS 2,946Matt Ross NY 2,937Kristofer E. Lewis KS 2,936Davin Curtis CA 2,929Danny Lovato CO 2,924Alice Huang WA 2,918Sheelah Bearfoot CA 2,912Sydney E. Scott TX 2,910Jacob Kirksey TX 2,909Tony Trent KS 2,906

STUDENT STATE POINTS STUDENT STATE POINTS



2013-14 POiNT LEADERS

Lily NellansDes Moines Roosevelt High School, IA

6,108 points

Christian KimbellCypress Creek High School, TX

5,083 points

Gregory RossLamar High School - Houston, TX

4,498 points

Robert K. TissotRidgefield High School, WA

4,512 points

Sebastian StartzFargo Shanley High School, ND

4,374 points

Spark Legacy


TOP 25 ALL AMERICANS

STUDENT SCHOOL STATE POINTS

Lily Nellans Des Moines Roosevelt High School IA 6,108Christian Kimbell Cypress Creek High School TX 5,083Robert K. Tissot Ridgefield High School WA 4,512Gregory Ross Lamar High School - Houston TX 4,498Sebastian Startz Fargo Shanley High School ND 4,374Carunya Achar Cypress Creek High School TX 4,283Thomas Startz Fargo Shanley High School ND 4,243Alex Sapadin Snohomish High School WA 4,217Branden Lindsay Southside High School SC 4,071Danny DeBois Harrison High School NY 3,984Lyubov Kapko Tempe Preparatory Academy AZ 3,903Chris Rice Spring Woods High School TX 3,568Jacob T. Savage Van High School TX 3,552Cody Goodchild St. Michael Albertville High School MN 3,465Jedadiah Rothstein St. Michael Albertville High School MN 3,371Blake J. Bergeron Magnolia High School TX 3,369Drayton Willey Salina High Central KS 3,366Shania Hunt Northland Christian School TX 3,364Tristan C. Chasing-Hawk Harrisburg High School SD 3,334Richard Diurba Millard West High School NE 3,313Brian Anderson Larue County High School KY 3,198Joe Russell Brophy College Prep AZ 3,185Fred Whitman Green River High School WY 3,175Jamie L. Welch Campus High School KS 3,158Matthew Meyer Isidore Newman School LA 3,123

HONORABLE MENTION

STUDENT SCHOOL STATE POINTS

Jami Tanner Klein High School TX 3,102Jan Soto Harlingen High School South TX 3,072Jhon F. Huachaca Emporia High School KS 3,023Dominic Hernandez KC Oak Park High School MO 3,013Andy Eleazar Renteria Emporia High School KS 3,004Michael Buse Centennial High School TX 3,001Colin Waters Boone County High School KY 2,984Nida Ansari Riverside High School SC 2,962Dakota Yates El Dorado High School KS 2,955Matthew Nicholas Davenport Jemez Mountain Home School NM 2,951Danny Lovato Kent Denver School CO 2,924Jackson Crawford Klein High School TX 2,860Alyssa Turk American Heritage High School - Delray Beach FL 2,842Brett Krambeer Hutchinson High School KS 2,829

2013-14 ALL AMERiCANS

Beginning in 2011-12, standards for determining the Top 25 All Americans are based on a combination of competitive points and service points, of which no more than 25% of the point total can include service. In order to qualify, a student must have competed once at Nationals.



2013-14 ALL AMERiCANS

Alaina Walberg Olathe Northwest High School KS 2,828Jonah Ragsdale Monett High School MO 2,823Patrick Lyons Creekview High School TX 2,771Stephanie Hong Riverside High School SC 2,770McKinley Rodriguez Lincoln High School OR 2,767Mihir Trivedi Brookfield East High School WI 2,764Henry Walter Shawnee Mission East High School KS 2,750Ademali Sengal Lamar High School - Houston TX 2,741Tyler Julian Newport High School WA 2,724Robert L. Youel Campus High School KS 2,721Brett Curtis Michael Krop High School FL 2,718Curtis Milby Larue County High School KY 2,715Austin Edens El Paso Coronado High School TX 2,715Andrew William Urevig Robbinsdale Armstrong High School MN 2,693Raj Patel Liberty North High School MO 2,689Calvin Clark Mountain View High School WA 2,675Gentry C. Carter Blackfoot High School ID 2,674Kang Di Li Bellaire High School TX 2,672Tyler Slinkard Fort Scott High School KS 2,671Christopher Jordan Brophy College Prep AZ 2,670Oliver Sherren The Parish Episcopal School TX 2,667Chris Esparaza Harlingen High School South TX 2,666Ashleigh C Tucker Central High School - Springfield MO 2,653LaKiyah Sain Hutchinson High School KS 2,645Theo Noparstak Niles West High School IL 2,643Alon Handler The Bronx High School Of Science NY 2,638Keegan Tucker Jefferson County High School TN 2,625James Davis Newton High School KS 2,624Chase Harrison Millburn High School NJ 2,623Dylan Dickens Friendswood High School TX 2,620Jared Sutton American Heritage School - Plantation FL 2,619Carlos Ochoa Brophy College Prep AZ 2,613Jonas Trevethan Turlock High School CA 2,608P.J. Nyland East Mountain High School NM 2,605John Ahn Appleton East High School WI 2,604Murphey Burke Des Moines Roosevelt High School IA 2,600Telyse S. Masaoay Central High School - Springfield MO 2,586Mason Wenzel Mitchell High School SD 2,581Lorenzo Barberis Canonico Riverside High School SC 2,581 Nazifa Mim Cypress Falls HS TX 2,573Morry Kolman The Bronx High School Of Science NY 2,571Mackenzie Luman Olathe Northwest High School KS 2,569Marc Lacognata Trinity Preparatory School FL 2,568Claire Robinson Raytown High School MO 2,568Joseph Nabil Robillard Trinity Preparatory School FL 2,565Mallory Diane Copeland Shawnee Heights High School KS 2,559Tanvir Dhami Cheyenne South High School WY 2,549Kyle McKee Washington High School SD 2,547Mackenzie Marquess Van High School TX 2,541Gabriel Levine Lamar High School - Houston TX 2,540


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Competitors from

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ALABAMAAllison Young Mars Hill Bible School 1,646Scott Carl Lamp High School 1,627Erin Ross Mars Hill Bible School 1,619Ruchir Rastogi Lamp High School 1,531Maya Smith Saint James School 1,346Meagan Ashner Saint James School 1,312Benton Hughes The Montgomery Academy 1,284

ALASKANicole M. Eldred South Anchorage High School 2,191Terek Robert Rutherford South Anchorage High School 1,980

ARIZONALyubov Kapko Tempe Preparatory Academy 3,903Joe Russell Brophy College Prep 3,185Christopher Jordan Brophy College Prep 2,670Carlos Ochoa Brophy College Prep 2,613Jay Lusk BASIS Flagstaff High School 2,363Alex Keating Brophy College Prep 2,002Patrick Johnson Brophy College Prep 1,824Michael Solomentsev Desert Vista High School 1,702Brecken Devon Denler Mountain View High School 1,618William Neibergall McClintock High School 1,615Jim Welty Brophy College Prep 1,598

ARKANSASDylan Joseph DeLuca Bentonville High School 1,660Alex Zhang Little Rock Central High School 1,278Sarthak Garg Little Rock Central High School 950Wesley Wayne Wiechman Rogers Heritage High School 875Sean Joseph Madson Rogers Heritage High School 829

CALIFORNIAJonas Trevethan Turlock High School 2,608Alec Lenamond Citrus Valley High School 2,405Tyler Tippings Schurr High School 2,303Jaewon Chris Kim Oxford Academy 2,266Michaela Posner La Reina High School 2,017Saksham Jain Oxford Academy 2,015Lauren Tucker Fullerton Joint Union High School 2,006Blair Rohring Carlsbad High School 1,999Arjun Tambe Palos Verdes Peninsula High School 1,885Anthony Zhu Alhambra High School 1,810Mollie Fiero College Prep 1,804Jonathon Santos James Logan High School 1,774Andrew Quach Alhambra High School 1,759Kendra Marsh James Logan High School 1,739Sabrina Gonzalez Bonita Vista High School 1,734Akhil Jalan Palos Verdes Peninsula High School 1,719David J. Munoz Damien High School 1,703Chad Burgess Turlock High School 1,700Ann Nguyen Arroyo High School 1,690Brian Yu Monte Vista High School - Danville 1,687Aron Berger Notre Dame High School - Sherman Oaks 1,681Travis Chen Palo Alto High School 1,679Amberish Chitre Claremont High School 1,659Dylan Bruce Bryant Centennial High School 1,651Vikram Sastry Milpitas High School 1,650

2013-14 ALL STATE AWARDS

The National Speech & Debate Association’s All State Awards recognize the top 1% of point earners in each state. Standards are basedon a combination of competitive points and service points, of which no more than 25% of the point total can include service.

CALIFORNIA (continued)Nikhil Sharma Carlsbad High School 1,643Sean Trinh James Logan High School 1,641Connor Meckfessel Miramonte High School 1,640Amy Delmore Centennial High School 1,636Chris Kymn Loyola High School 1,632Joebert Rosal Bonita Vista High School 1,616Jackson Lallas Brentwood School 1,598Ryan Le James Logan High School 1,586Jose Sicairos Edison Computech High School 1,577Ajjit Narayanan James Logan High School 1,574Rohan Dhoopar Bellarmine College Prep 1,569Justin Hernandez James Logan High School 1,569Rachel Brase Everest Public High School 1,566Pranay Patni Milpitas High School 1,533Richard Charles Young St. Vincent De Paul High School 1,533Diana Zhao Claremont High School 1,532Nicolas P. Ontiveros Granite Bay High School 1,525Daniel Knudsen Claremont High School 1,500Haley Hayashi Edison Computech High School 1,495Kathryn Davis Claremont High School 1,482Ankur Mahesh Bellarmine College Prep 1,482Jesse Payan Arroyo High School 1,465Reed DJ Klaeser Granite Bay High School 1,462Jeffrey Lee Carlsbad High School 1,443Meghan Weston Fullerton Joint Union High School 1,436Kevin Zhang Alhambra High School 1,428Mitchell Grove Liberty High School 1,427Zian Hu Leland High School 1,427Andrew Wang The Harker School 1,423Jason Hu San Marino High School 1,418Ariel Shin Immaculate Heart High School 1,418Luiza Coelho Carlsbad High School 1,414Katie Hughes Immaculate Heart High School 1,414Francisco Sierra James Logan High School 1,411Nilai Patel James Logan High School 1,403Riley Giller Loyola High School 1,402Harry Aaronson Notre Dame High School - Sherman Oaks 1,389Jessica Cotta St. Mary's High School 1,386Jacob W. Goldschlag La Costa Canyon High School 1,386Nadia Perl Bishop O'Dowd High School 1,383Charlotte Lawrence College Prep 1,380Garrett Chan Gabrielino High School 1,379Ian Buckman Leland High School 1,375Sam M. Safari Clovis North High School 1,371Jae Jung Redlands High School 1,370Andrew Lopez Claremont High School 1,367Jithin Vellian The Harker School 1,365Francisco Javier Reyes Damien High School 1,361Nathan Lam San Marino High School 1,360Donghun Kang Leland High School 1,357Rohan Deshmukh Carlsbad High School 1,350Corrina Fuller Yucaipa High School 1,349Pavan Muddukrishna Carlsbad High School 1,345Kayla Bach Fairmont Preparatory Academy 1,344Joseph Ludmir North Hollywood High School 1,343Omkar Savant Bellarmine College Prep 1,343Eileen Tan Gabrielino High School 1,332Sahej Randhawa Bellarmine College Prep 1,331



CALIFORNIA (continued)Brian Xie Claremont High School 1,331Bailey Wong San Marino High School 1,329Loren Park Oxford Academy 1,327Sarah Osuna Citrus Valley High School 1,326Josue Flores James Logan High School 1,318Kevin Duraiswamy The Harker School 1,316Miranda Le Milpitas High School 1,316Jake Riggs Bakersfield Christian High School 1,309

COLORADODanny Lovato Kent Denver School 2,924Anthony Adu Overland High School 2,517Bailey Walker Kent Denver School 1,938Eliana Wackerman St. Mary's High School 1,853Haley Donathan Delta High School 1,689Alex Vidmar Overland High School 1,686Serene Singh The Classical Academy 1,678Margaret Schaack George Washington High School 1,611Brandon Fisher Greeley Central High School 1,598Natasha Pivovar Overland High School 1,528Allen Zhou Poudre High School 1,524Ridge Green Delta High School 1,513Alexis Kristan Pueblo West High School 1,470Michael J. Tyrrell-Ead Golden High School 1,452Siyu Wu Poudre High School 1,405Gabe Slater Denver East High School 1,400Connor Sendel Cherry Creek High School 1,379Tiana Menon Palisade High School 1,362Michael Hudson Kent Denver School 1,361Jacob Sloan Pueblo West High School 1,357Michelle Zhu Poudre High School 1,322Morgan Perry Pueblo West High School 1,315Emma Miles Pueblo West High School 1,310Kelly Pollard Rocky Mountain High School 1,307Hunter Neary Air Academy High School 1,292Tyler Schad Woodland Park High School 1,284Davis J. Anderson Cherry Creek High School 1,280Kyla Koury Pueblo West High School 1,279Suzanna Steele George Washington High School 1,266Matthew Heery St. Mary's High School 1,245

CONNECTICUTGrace Isford Convent Of The Sacred Heart 532

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIALuke Trinity Woodrow Wilson High School 168

FLORIDAAlyssa Turk American Heritage HS - Delray Beach 2,842Brett Curtis Michael Krop High School 2,718Jared Sutton American Heritage School - Plantation 2,619Marc Lacognata Trinity Preparatory School 2,568Joseph Nabil Robillard Trinity Preparatory School 2,565Miles I. Saffran Trinity Preparatory School 2,378Stephanie Bernstein Nova High School 2,273Jacob Stern Ransom Everglades Upper School 2,189Raymond Rif Nova High School 2,133Nikhil Nandu Lake Highland Preparatory 2,087Max Budowsky Nova High School 2,071Valerie Jean Nova High School 2,070Cameron James Bonnewell Lake Highland Preparatory 2,002

FLORIDA (continued)Mathew D. Pregasen Trinity Preparatory School 1,991Sam Azbel Lake Highland Preparatory 1,983Daniel Greene University School 1,967Megan Hirsh Cypress Bay High School 1,963Liam Thomas Philiben Trinity Preparatory School 1,936Sagun Viewly Western High School 1,925Delisa Stephenson Royal Palm Beach High School 1,885Grant Wishner Western High School 1,816Sebastian De Armas Trinity Preparatory School 1,793Jared Blinderman Nova High School 1,768Jonathan Hutton Nova High School 1,720Nicholas Anderson Christopher Columbus High School 1,714Brian Herskowitz University School 1,708Troy Thisler Ft. Lauderdale High School 1,677Ethan Singer Ft. Lauderdale High School 1,655Rachel Wallack University School 1,653Max Klein Lake Highland Preparatory 1,648David Branse University School 1,645Saahil Jain University School 1,585William Turk American Heritage HS - Delray Beach 1,578Michael Hunschofsky American Heritage School - Plantation 1,572Chris Berros St. Thomas Aquinas High School 1,569Ben Wexler Nova High School 1,546Stephanie Maravankin Wellington High School 1,539Benjamin Sandler Cypress Bay High School 1,533Natalia Castro Jupiter High School 1,521Vishal Harpalani Suncoast Comm High School 1,517Xavier Ortega Timber Creek High School 1,508Alec Goldberg Miami Beach Sr. High School 1,506Nicholas Rodriguez Nova High School 1,501Jose Martinez Ft. Lauderdale High School 1,492Hamza Rashid American Heritage School - Plantation 1,459

GEORGIAAnshuman Nishith Parikh Pace Academy 1,658Lenora Ryanne Popken Warner Robins High School 1,479Chandler Apple Marist School 1,414Eileen Li Westminster Schools-Atlanta 1,392Colin Basco Westminster Schools-Atlanta 1,347Sam Heller Henry W. Grady High School 1,343Alexandra Necolettos Lassiter High School 1,327Erik Walker Howard Pace Academy 1,325Dillon Hall Westminster Schools-Atlanta 1,308Liam Torpy Marist School 1,281

HAWAIIKenneth Daniel Lee Iolani School 1,180Sarah Matsunaga Punahou School 776Ayami Hatanaka Iolani School 749Hannah Logan Kamehameha Schools 696

IDAHOGentry C. Carter Blackfoot High School 2,674Blake A. Dewveall Blackfoot High School 2,512Josh Mansfield Highland High School 2,105Sarah McDonagh Centennial High School 2,048Erin Miller Highland High School 2,047Sam Hunt Madison High School 2,031Brooke Erickson Lake City High School 1,983Brandon Biggs Bonneville High School 1,972Mikkel Sutorius Highland High School 1,842




IDAHO (continued)Adelle Kincel Lake City High School 1,800Chase Leavitt Highland High School 1,752Justin Tirrell Hillcrest High School 1,723Timothy D. Menhart Mountain Home High School 1,686Katie Damron Highland High School 1,681Franklyn Stumbo Shelley High School 1,660Quinton Cheney Madison High School 1,642Alex Regner Eagle High School 1,634Tasia Fullmer Shelley High School 1,554

ILLINOISTheo Noparstak Niles West High School 2,643Natalie Knez Glenbrook North High School 2,337Vinay Patel Niles West High School 2,164Christopher W. Callahan Glenbrook South High School 1,983Mariah Copeland Downers Grove South High School 1,976Aniket Biswas Buffalo Grove High School 1,893Thomas Donovan Glenbrook North High School 1,849Brent E. Mitchell Glenbrook South High School 1,833Tracy Preza Buffalo Grove High School 1,826Ethan Matlin Glenbrook North High School 1,802Miranda Kang Niles West High School 1,736Natasha Prosek Downers Grove South High School 1,733Parth Patel Huntley High School 1,722Aaron Clarke Evanston Twp High School 1,707Michael Maloney Downers Grove South High School 1,655Katie Portman Downers Grove North High School 1,653Vinesh Kannan IL Math And Science Academy 1,608Healy Gier Schaumburg High School 1,605Vinay Basti Hinsdale Central High School 1,575Laura Nelson Hinsdale Central High School 1,570Brendan Du Schaumburg High School 1,542Lian Lucansky Downers Grove South High School 1,537Nicole Smith Downers Grove North High School 1,529Harrison W. Kenner Glenbrook South High School 1,528Derek Choi Glenbrook North High School 1,508Christopher T. Coleman Glenbrook South High School 1,461Zach Mellow Buffalo Grove High School 1,457Sara Zubi Granite City Sr. High School 1,457Kris Trivedi Niles West High School 1,456D'Angelo Oberto-Besso Pando Niles North High School 1,438Breana Brill Niles West High School 1,424Gershom Chan Niles West High School 1,418Emma Lazar Niles West High School 1,414Lia Isono Niles West High School 1,382

INDIANAMikaela Meyer Chesterton High School 2,493Nick Siano Munster High School 1,966Rohan Chatterjee Munster High School 1,841April E. Bowen Plymouth High School 1,810Katherine Anne Peters Plymouth High School 1,719Sidarth Singh Munster High School 1,662Travis A. Tredway Plymouth High School 1,631Judie Muhrez Munster High School 1,610Andrew J. Caratini Chesterton High School 1,573Rathnam Venkat Munster High School 1,569Pete Freeman Noblesville High School 1,558Morgan Papesh Munster High School 1,465Kylee Elizabeth Rippy Plymouth High School 1,424Shelby Pratt Plymouth High School 1,365Nathan Meyers Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School 1,357

INDIANA (continued)Bernie Becker Carroll High School 1,354Colleen Kifer Munster High School 1,343Josh Shalen Munster High School 1,329Daniel Schumick Carroll High School 1,322Kristen Pimley Noblesville High School 1,303Zachary Vermilion Maconaquah High School 1,290Sammy Guinn Carroll High School 1,267

IOWALily Nellans Des Moines Roosevelt High School 6,108Murphey Burke Des Moines Roosevelt High School 2,600Luke Theuma Des Moines Roosevelt High School 2,529Jason Smith West Des Moines Valley High School 2,049Benjamin Weinhardt Dowling Catholic High School 2,029Amelia Moser West High School - Iowa City 1,979Kai Yan West High School - Iowa City 1,925Paul Curry West High School - Iowa City 1,793Adrian James Mitchell Lincoln High School 1,783Johnathan Brett Dubois Lincoln High School 1,736Julianna Courard-Hauri Des Moines Roosevelt High School 1,722

KANSASDrayton Willey Salina High Central 3,366Jamie L. Welch Campus High School 3,158Jhon F. Huachaca Emporia High School 3,023Andy Eleazar Renteria Emporia High School 3,004Dakota Yates El Dorado High School 2,955Brett Krambeer Hutchinson High School 2,829Alaina Walberg Olathe Northwest High School 2,828Henry Walter Shawnee Mission East High School 2,750Robert L. Youel Campus High School 2,721Tyler Slinkard Fort Scott High School 2,671LaKiyah Sain Hutchinson High School 2,645James Davis Newton High School 2,624Mackenzie Luman Olathe Northwest High School 2,569Mallory Diane Copeland Shawnee Heights High School 2,559Ada Throckmorton Shawnee Mission East High School 2,422Dayton Lamunyon Hutchinson High School 2,411Kellor Yde Maize High School 2,409LaTara Demery Sumner Academy 2,407Joshua M. Schroeder Silver Lake High School 2,369Roberto Lara Emporia High School 2,340Sydni Huxman Hutchinson High School 2,251Ali Dastjerdi Shawnee Mission East High School 2,246Alexander Wilson Maize South High School 2,203Reed Crater Hutchinson High School 2,194Lisa Zhu Manhattan High School 2,194Brennan Schartz Hutchinson High School 2,172Caleb F. Kampsen Silver Lake High School 2,140Chace Owen Caney Valley High School 2,139Justin James Loy Shawnee Heights High School 2,138Tamara Hill Hutchinson High School 2,133Karl Walter Shawnee Mission East High School 2,084Aaron Turner El Dorado High School 2,069Jessica Markley Southeast High School - Cherokee 2,052Bryce Harner Buhler High School 2,047Mercedes Trent Olathe Northwest High School 2,010Trevor Bashaw Manhattan High School 2,000Haley Uttley Pittsburg High School 1,991Jessica D. Parks Emporia High School 1,958Vijay Ramasamy Blue Valley North High School 1,945Robert Kobza Manhattan High School 1,927



KANSAS (continued)Yash H. Kamath Wichita East High School 1,919Ren Dashner El Dorado High School 1,899Nathan Jin Wichita East High School 1,892Riley Crane Hutchinson High School 1,887Ethan Hawn Pittsburg High School 1,886Matthew Miller Newton High School 1,883Hannah June Johnson Shawnee Heights High School 1,859Mylan Gray Sumner Academy 1,858Parker Mitchell Shawnee Mission East High School 1,819Jenny L. Miller Washburn Rural High School 1,812Luke F. Mohr Maize High School 1,787Katie Super Blue Valley Southwest High School 1,785Nathan E. Cunningham Silver Lake High School 1,784Taylor Clemmons Olathe South High School 1,782Emily Kondziola Newton High School 1,769Eric Harrison Eisenhower High School 1,753Jonathan B. Ralston Emporia High School 1,740Jared G. Smith Caney Valley High School 1,740Arjun Prakash Blue Valley High School 1,731

KENTUCKYBrian Anderson Larue County High School 3,198Colin Waters Boone County High School 2,984Curtis Milby Larue County High School 2,715Clay Edwards Boone County High School 2,485Elijah Thomas Larue County High School 2,352William Kyle Powers Rowan County Sr. High School 2,240Grant Matthew Markwell Rowan County Sr. High School 2,200

LOUSIANAMatthew Meyer Isidore Newman School 3,123Daniel Garrison Holy Cross School 2,266Mathew Koshak Christ Episcopal School 2,217Abishek Stanley Pineville High School 2,118Daniel Williams Holy Cross School 1,934David Samuel Gustavson C E Byrd High School 1,758

MAINEMalik Robinson Bangor High School 1,933Jan D. P. Tompkins Bangor High School 1,835Nate Wolf Falmouth High School 1,431Ben Dobbins Falmouth High School 1,204

MARYLANDJack Scaletta Loyola-Blakefield High School 2,383Aleks Jaunzemis Loyola-Blakefield High School 1,733Joseph Gaylin Baltimore City College High School 1,620Michael Fiocco Loyola-Blakefield High School 1,211Peymaan Motevalli Baltimore City College High School 1,175Elliot William Queale Loyola-Blakefield High School 1,070

MASSACHUSETTSNic Gerard Shrewsbury High School 2,223Adam Tomasi Sacred Heart High School 2,202Keith S. Henzer Newton South High School 1,736Hattie Gawande Newton South High School 1,695David Wexler Needham High School 1,557Abhimanyu Gupta Shrewsbury High School 1,527Jeff Heithmar Natick High School 1,519Sophie F. Hill Newton South High School 1,503Jasper Shea Primack Newton South High School 1,500

MICHIGANAmelia Sadler Dexter High School 2,017Jacob Maxey Dexter High School 1,578James A. Colburn Holland High School 828Demitrius Heard Detroit Loyola High School 822

MINNESOTACody Goodchild St. Michael Albertville High School 3,465Jedadiah Rothstein St. Michael Albertville High School 3,371Andrew William Urevig Robbinsdale Armstrong High School 2,693Dylan Adelman Lakeville South High School 2,503Adam M. Stromme Eagan High School 2,480Bailey C. Rung Blaine High School 2,438Lauren E. Hince Blaine High School 2,425Sam Scarlato Chanhassen High School 1,945Zach Anderson Chanhassen High School 1,898Talha Ahsan Eagan High School 1,798Ruby Debellis Bloomington Jefferson High School 1,725Nikhil Venkatasubramanian Eastview High School 1,725Miriam Pritschet Brainerd High School 1,669Anant Naik Eastview High School 1,648Matt Wisenden Moorhead High School 1,648Ruben J. Flores East Grand Forks Sr. High School 1,611Nurullah E. Goren Eagan High School 1,601Hayley Pierce-Ramsdell Blaine High School 1,574Ryan .J Lowder Eagan High School 1,560Megan A. Johnson Blaine High School 1,559Emerald Egwim Eagan High School 1,536Nicole Riegert Dilworth Glyndon Felton High School 1,511Grace Hoffa Apple Valley High School 1,498Jack Coborn Ellis Orono High School 1,491Mollie E. Clark Eagan High School 1,468Margaret Gadek Lakeville South High School 1,463Aditya Parikh Maple Grove Senior High School 1,463Aldrin Clement Maple Grove Senior High School 1,461Alexandra R Rosati Eagan High School 1,460Nissi Kunjummen Eagan High School 1,457Abe Stauber Chanhassen High School 1,449Jacob Kinnen Dilworth Glyndon Felton High School 1,419Annie Pottorff Chanhassen High School 1,407Nick Kinnen Dilworth Glyndon Felton High School 1,394Claire Kueffner Hopkins High School 1,386

MISSISSIPPIAlbert Nabiullin Sacred Heart Catholic School 1,928Currie Blackwell Petal High School 1,696Jarrius Adams Hattiesburg High School 1,640Elizabeth Liu Madison Central High School 1,620Ian Hennington Madison Central High School 1,574Tyler Gatewood Laurel Christian School 1,546Robert Tatum Madison Central High School 1,505

MISSOURIDominic Hernandez KC Oak Park High School 3,013Jonah Ragsdale Monett High School 2,823Raj Patel Liberty North High School 2,689Ashleigh C. Tucker Central High School - Springfield 2,653Telyse S. Masaoay Central High School - Springfield 2,586Claire Robinson Raytown High School 2,568Brent Rosenauer Savannah R3 High School 2,270Connor P. Hayes Republic High School 2,256Peter Choi Central High School - Springfield 2,228Rigel Robinson Parkway West High School 2,213




MISSOURI (continued)Hosea Born Neosho High School 2,108Hayley A. Miller Central High School - Springfield 2,097Hannah Haynes Parkview High School 2,092Keerthi Gondi Parkway West High School 2,060Drew Cox Joplin High School 2,029Garrett John Sauer Blue Springs South High School 2,005Cole Culp Neosho High School 1,981Paris Nichols Savannah R3 High School 1,978Paige Keeton Raytown High School 1,939Kelsey Barnes Liberty North High School 1,936Payton Englert Savannah R3 High School 1,923Caitlyn Wicks Independence Truman High School 1,892Melissa Pittman Liberty North High School 1,888Jessica Pittman Liberty North High School 1,853Adam Somers Kickapoo High School 1,850Laela Zaidi Joplin High School 1,826Haley Ferguson Liberty Sr. High School 1,817Tucker McCoy Savannah R3 High School 1,814Makayla Jordan Jefferson City High School 1,812Sophia Marsh El Dorado Springs High School 1,804Quinn Mars Liberty North High School 1,796Caleb Gill West Plains High School 1,787Jake Mazeitis Park Hill South High School 1,775Brendan Smith Blue Springs South High School 1,743Brandon Splitter Carthage High School 1,735Elizabeth Triplett Lee's Summit West High School 1,701Sam Gaither KC Oak Park High School 1,693Tom Younker Monett High School 1,693Johnathan Christy Lee's Summit High School 1,676Hussain Rao Parkview High School 1,674Mercer Martin Willard High School 1,672Kynan Justis Park Hill South High School 1,669Saniya Ablatt Joplin High School 1,659Brady Daugherty Neosho High School 1,657Kendra Henggeler Maryville R-II High School 1,651Samuel Willoh Jefferson City High School 1,629Elias Garcia Blue Springs High School 1,624Brian Kantanka Park Hill High School 1,623Alexandra Klein Liberty North High School 1,621Ashleigh Pearce Blue Springs High School 1,615Paige Yarnell Gloria Deo Academy 1,565Victoria Michael Neosho High School 1,564Matthew Gregory Gibson Central High School - Springfield 1,563Zack Dunn Savannah R3 High School 1,559Lyric Davis Blue Springs High School 1,543

MONTANAKarissa Chouinard Hamilton High School 1,669Lynn Davis Corvallis High School 1,392Rachel Devine Corvallis High School 1,260Jed Syrenne Hellgate High School 1,228Antara J. Mason Hamilton High School 1,171Mason Gedlaman Columbia Falls High School 1,170Wyatt McGillen Flathead High School 1,158Mariah Ancell Corvallis High School 1,119Seth Henderson Corvallis High School 1,111Ramon Antonio Andres Chin Hamilton High School 1,110

NEBRASKARichard Diurba Millard West High School 3,313Alan Davis Millard North High School 2,368

NEBRASKA (continued)Vivek Srivats Millard North High School 2,232Mattison Merritt Lincoln Southwest High School 2,176Sarah Brashear Marian High School 2,165Soreti Teshome Lincoln High School 2,151Daniel Carraher Lincoln East High School 2,145Walter N. Paul Creighton Preparatory School 2,140Carlo Daniel Eby Creighton Preparatory School 2,022Jacob Berggren Millard West High School 1,918Tayler Sundermann Millard West High School 1,847Rachel Fuxa David City High School 1,819Carlin Daharsh Gothenburg High School 1,810Jacob Ferry Millard West High School 1,757Hunter Maude Lincoln Southwest High School 1,755Sarah DiMagno Lincoln High School 1,709Arria Lakha Norfolk High School 1,692

NEVADAPatrick Gonzales Spring Valley High School 2,350Muhammad Bhatti Green Valley High School 2,166Ariel Higuchi Green Valley High School 1,895Sabrina Singh Green Valley High School 1,731Miranda Rosen Coronado High School 1,639Yujin Seo Green Valley High School 1,573Mackenzie Leavitt Spring Valley High School 1,558Jeffrey Horn Green Valley High School 1,524Victor Monson Reno High School 1,387Rebekah Krum Spring Creek High School 1,262Shelby Spainhour Spring Valley High School 1,245Ashlyn Earl Palo Verde High School 1,219Neil Banerji Palo Verde High School 1,212Andrew Frost Douglas High School 1,191Alec D. Rogers Foothill High School 1,182

NEW HAMPSHIREMichael Gregory Demers Bishop Guertin High School 2,234

NEW JERSEYChase Harrison Millburn High School 2,623Sam Hoffman Ridge High School 2,144Michael Cervino Ridge High School 1,976Nathaniel Schwamm Millburn High School 1,916Connor Murphy Ridge High School 1,797Luke Tolman Millburn High School 1,775Mahaksh Kotdawala Freehold Township High School 1,723Ryan Teehan Delbarton School 1,717Joshua Feldman Montville High School 1,695Noah Weinflash Montville High School 1,683Deeptanshu Singhvi Ridge High School 1,681Gabriella Schnell Ridge High School 1,672

NEW MEXICOMatthew Nicholas Davenport Jemez Mountain Home School 2,951P.J. Nyland East Mountain High School 2,605Connor Schultz Jemez Mountain Home School 2,162Hallie Jane Brown East Mountain High School 1,830Anand Macherla La Cueva High School 1,759Jessi Green East Mountain High School 1,699

NEW YORKDanny DeBois Harrison High School 3,984Alon Handler The Bronx High School Of Science 2,638


NEW YORK (continued)Morry Kolman The Bronx High School Of Science 2,571Alexander Petrillo Regis High School 2,140Julian Adler The Bronx High School Of Science 2,051Ajay Mayar The Bronx High School Of Science 2,043Christian Pavlakos Regis High School 2,026Naima Drecker-Waxman The Bronx High School Of Science 2,000Andrew O'Donohue Collegiate School 1,914Navin Gopaul The Bronx High School Of Science 1,876Lucas Smith Monticello Central High School 1,840Lizzie Speed The Bronx High School Of Science 1,800William Smith Monticello Central High School 1,777John Trezza Roslyn High School 1,771Dale Li The Bronx High School Of Science 1,767Joe Salmaggi The Bronx High School Of Science 1,736Charlie Blatt Scarsdale High School 1,731Lucy Shen The Bronx High School Of Science 1,721David Millstein The Bronx High School Of Science 1,689

NORTH CAROLINAJacob McHugh Ardrey Kell High School 2,531Alex Snyder Pinecrest High School 2,470Justin Katz Durham Academy 2,444Andrea Zhang Ardrey Kell High School 2,420Will Ruff Durham Academy 2,299Elaine Kearney Pinecrest High School 2,263Sam Lewis Pinecrest High School 2,129Scotty Pruitt Pinecrest High School 2,128Connor Hees Pinecrest High School 2,103Casey Goggin Pinecrest High School 2,014Matt Couch Myers Park High School 1,805Hunter Hammond Ardrey Kell High School 1,595Mason Magruder Pinecrest High School 1,580John Carroll Ardrey Kell High School 1,566Pujith Adusumilli Cary Academy 1,564Gabe Pohl-Zaretsky Asheville High School 1,561

NORTH DAKOTASebastian Startz Fargo Shanley High School 4,374Thomas Startz Fargo Shanley High School 4,243Bethany Berntson Valley City High School 2,099Noah Knutson Central Cass High School 1,794Hannah Keogh Fargo Shanley High School 1,721

OHIOTim Perevozchikov Hawken School 2,248Ron Lubarsky Hawken School 2,016Brian Duricy Howland High School 2,005Will Mascaro Hawken School 1,821Zach Kirsch Hawken School 1,733Elena Sokoloski Maumee High School 1,678Joseph Gorman Wooster High School 1,671Eric Wang Solon High School 1,647Varun Jambunath Beachwood High School 1,592Victor Mezacapa University School 1,573Sam Weitzman University School 1,556Matthew Depero Wadsworth City School 1,551Grant Bent Gilmour Academy 1,545Hayley Cargill GlenOak High School 1,539Abhishek Bhargava Jackson High School 1,510Yuran Chen Sylvania Southview High School 1,490Kevin Pucci Saint Ignatius High School 1,478

OHIO (continued)Mitchell Felan Stow-Munroe Falls High School 1,456Anshika Niraj Beachwood High School 1,424Dan Duran Poland Seminary High School 1,420Aric Floyd Hawken School 1,399Jonathon Shapiro Beachwood High School 1,370Daniel Brazier Wadsworth City School 1,366Colin Rody Poland Seminary High School 1,359Scott Lear Vermilion High School 1,356Melissa Eperjesi Cardinal Mooney High School 1,348London Christian Solon High School 1,343Julie Gemmel Canfield High School 1,337Clara Cogianno Central Catholic High School 1,335Rayann Atway Canfield High School 1,332Josh Pittman Austintown Fitch High School 1,324Ali Herman Stow-Munroe Falls High School 1,302

OKLAHOMALawrence Zhou Bartlesville High School 2,247Ben Parker Norman High School 2,085Arel Rende Tulsa Washington High School 2,015Will Thompson Charles Page High School 1,868Allison Hopfer Bishop McGuinness High School 1,742Gabi Glidewell Moore High School 1,730Hannah Connery Norman High School 1,700Nathan Thompson Norman High School 1,633Nicky Halterman Norman High School 1,606Liuyi Chen Union High School 1,571Grant Bumgarner Tulsa Washington High School 1,446Kylie Anderson Norman High School 1,396Sophia Alvarez Tulsa Washington High School 1,340Mitchell Bibelheimer Haskell High School 1,331Eli Hobbs Haskell High School 1,309John Mitchell Burns Bishop McGuinness High School 1,292Brittany Plange Moore High School 1,245Jessie Hearn Muldrow High School 1,220

OREGONMcKinley Rodriguez Lincoln High School 2,767Griffin Gonzales Cleveland High School 2,471Quentin Michael Sprague High School 2,052Austin Ewing McMinnville High School 1,730Joel Kwartler Lake Oswego High School 1,730Alex Parini Clackamas High School 1,696Chris Meabe Woodrow Wilson High School 1,547Olivia Mann Southridge High School 1,494Lorena Colcer Glencoe High School 1,481Luke Kuykendall Butte Falls Charter School 1,416Brielle Preskenis Ashland High School 1,415

PENNSYLVANIAMaria LaBella North Allegheny Sr. High School 2,174Abigail Marone Notre Dame High School 1,994Molly Graham Bethel Park High School 1,756Michael Pronin William Tennent High School 1,753Daniel Spinelli La Salle College High School 1,726Zachary Javorsky Pittsburgh Central Catholic High School 1,670Reed Karsh McDowell High School 1,620James Patrick Miller Upper St. Clair High School 1,544Benjamin Lee Stalnaker Upper St. Clair High School 1,544Jason Hu North Allegheny Sr. High School 1,526Lindsay McCracken West Allegheny High School 1,498




PENNSYLVANIA (continued)Jarrod Cingel Bethel Park High School 1,456Mary Breen Gwynedd Mercy Academy 1,390Catherine Zhang North Allegheny Sr. High School 1,385Joe Pinto McDowell High School 1,378Julia Kerr E L Meyers High School 1,376Edward Jing Unionville High School 1,366Erin Shay Gwynedd Mercy Academy 1,362Anthony Kuntz Quigley Catholic High School 1,266Daniella Snyder Shikellamy High School 1,238Zane Stiles Pittsburgh Central Catholic High School 1,237

SOUTH CAROLINABranden Lindsay Southside High School 4,071Nida Ansari Riverside High School 2,962Stephanie Hong Riverside High School 2,770Lorenzo Barberis Canonico Riverside High School 2,581Harrison Stall Southside High School 2,203Kerry Yan Riverside High School 2,028

SOUTH DAKOTATristan C. Chasing-Hawk Harrisburg High School 3,334Mason Wenzel Mitchell High School 2,581Kyle McKee Washington High School 2,547Keegan Paugh Stevens High School 2,379Maggie O'Brien Watertown High School 2,303Zachary Person Washington High School 2,216Keren K. Kabambi Harrisburg High School 2,185Conner N. Monsees Harrisburg High School 2,169Cuchulane Speirs Spearfish High School 2,166Matthew Van Beek Aberdeen Central High School 2,095Lucas Bartl Mitchell High School 2,065Kate McCoy Sioux Falls Lincoln High School 1,960Morgan Jones Milbank High School 1,947Tyler Wilson Washington High School 1,780Jackson Shriver Watertown High School 1,753Emily Meier Aberdeen Central High School 1,732

TENNESSEEKeegan Tucker Jefferson County High School 2,625Anna Lee Hawkins Jefferson County High School 2,250Morgan Tate Jefferson County High School 2,169Alyssa Miller Ravenwood High School 2,029Kirk Wolff Morristown West High School 1,803Matthew Lisanby Brentwood Academy 1,615Julio Salazar Morristown West High School 1,581Sofia Tosches Collierville High School 1,558

TEXASChristian Kimbell Cypress Creek High School 5,083Gregory Ross Lamar High School - Houston 4,498Carunya Achar Cypress Creek High School 4,283Chris Rice Spring Woods High School 3,568Jacob T. Savage Van High School 3,552Blake J. Bergeron Magnolia High School 3,369Shania Hunt Northland Christian School 3,364Jami Tanner Klein High School 3,102Jan Soto Harlingen High School South 3,072Michael Buse Centennial High School 3,001Jackson Crawford Klein High School 2,860Patrick Lyons Creekview High School 2,771


TEXAS (continued)Ademali Sengal Lamar High School - Houston 2,741Austin Edens El Paso Coronado High School 2,715Kang Di Li Bellaire High School 2,672Oliver Sherren The Parish Episcopal School 2,667Chris Esparaza Harlingen High School South 2,666Dylan Dickens Friendswood High School 2,620Nazifa Mim Cypress Falls High School 2,573Mackenzie Marquess Van High School 2,541Gabriel Levine Lamar High School - Houston 2,540Anthony Doak Holy Trinity Catholic High School 2,527Peter Oathout Lamar High School - Houston 2,522Abigail Onwunali Hastings High School 2,512Michael Ferguson Creekview High School 2,476Josh Hirsh El Paso Coronado High School 2,461Avery Reinhart Spring Woods High School 2,436Fariha Jawed Stratford High School 2,433Diamond Wakim Cypress Woods High School 2,399Nathan Hiransomboon Bellaire High School 2,395Kevin Kehl Creekview High School 2,378Victoria Semaski Cypress Falls High School 2,375Seis Steves Saint Mary's Hall High School 2,362Jocelyn Hernandez-Vazquez Robert E. Lee High School- San Antonio 2,332Delaine Tubbs Klein High School 2,321Paige Robles Harlingen High School South 2,302Cosmo Albrecht Robert E. Lee High School- San Antonio 2,289Renny Weeden Seven Lakes High School 2,272Hailey Medrano Winston Churchill High School 2,244Dylan Berens Lamar High School - Houston 2,236Matthew Almaguer Harlingen High School South 2,227Berryman Toler Richardson High School 2,212Xixiang Xiong Cypress Woods High School 2,208Madalyn Mikkelsen Athens High School 2,189Davis Larkin The Parish Episcopal School 2,183Samuel Wang Plano West Sr. High School 2,180Ashley Lance Crosby High School 2,160Saif Ghori Cypress Falls High School 2,154Nehali Vishwanath Klein High School 2,141Caroline Builta L C Anderson High School 2,124Izckra Palma Ysleta High School 2,114James Rodriguez Winston Churchill High School 2,104Azam Baig IH Kempner High School 2,103Aidan Barker Plano Sr. High School 2,055Daniel Morgan St. Thomas High School 2,049Thomas Linden Cypress Creek High School 2,014Danielle Garcia Ysleta High School 2,011Travis Tiffany Hendrickson High School 2,000Mikaila Rushing Three Rivers High School 1,999Matthew Feng Plano West Sr. High School 1,998David Ratnoff Lamar High School - Houston 1,994Reece Thompson Vanguard College Prep School 1,986Matthew Magee Chapin High School 1,979Hunter Robert Hall Midway High School 1,975Ian McEntee James Bowie High School 1,973Rachel Mukweyi Princeton High School 1,971Cameron Joseph Littleton Clear Creek High School 1,970Jacob Kramer Summit Int'l Preparatory 1,958Austin Partridge Gregory Portland High School 1,945Zachary McNeal Cypress Woods High School 1,944Jadon Hatley Seminole High School 1,941Andrew Hansen John H. Guyer High School 1,927


TEXAS (continued)Neel Yerneni James E. Taylor High School 1,898Max Rombado Spring Woods High School 1,897Vishal Vusirikala Plano West Sr. High School 1,878Danielle Edmonds Richard B. King High School 1,873Julian Advani Bellaire High School 1,865Prescott Osuchukwu Richardson High School 1,865Jonathan Kumar Lamar Consolidated High School 1,863Brittany Scofield Seven Lakes High School 1,862Kelsey Preston North Lamar High School 1,860Deric McCurry Sudan High School 1,853Kristen Chapa Princeton High School 1,839Meridith McDonald Athens High School 1,834John William Van Der Schans Centennial High School 1,830Arun Sharma William B. Travis High School 1,819Paola Martinez Princeton High School 1,796Hatim Younus Cy-Fair High School 1,788Lauren Champion John H. Guyer High School 1,787Rachana Jadala Stony Point High School 1,787Courtney Pool Byron Nelson High School 1,787Jordan Rojas Hendrickson High School 1,770Shawn Barndollar Seminole High School 1,764Michael Hansen John H. Guyer High School 1,752Adam J. Laicer Van High School 1,744Shilo Creswell Big Spring High School 1,743Natalie Walker Creekview High School 1,741John Sasso Strake Jesuit College Preparatory 1,736Efren Rayos Franklin High School 1,734Thomas Mosmeyer Holy Trinity Catholic High School 1,730

UTAHDylan Wootton Logan High School 1,813Casey Hunt Sky View High School 1,681Jacob Smith Beaver High School 1,658Morgan Ewing Intermountain Christian School 1,646James Tyler Adams Hunter High School 1,612Morgan Lunt American Fork High School 1,575Nate Roundy Bountiful High School 1,432Sean Robinson Karl G. Maeser Preparatory Academy 1,421Jack L. Brimhall Woods Cross High School 1,397Kaitlin Bradley Highland High School 1,352Yotam Ardon Highland High School 1,340Julia Goldman Rowland Hall-St. Mark 1,309Tyler J. Roberts Skyline High School 1,296Deanna Wilcox Skyline High School 1,287Ciera White Sky View High School 1,276Elise Clark Sky View High School 1,250Thomas Phung Bingham High School 1,228Jessica Fisk American Leadership Academy 1,211Calen Smith Logan High School 1,178Caleb Christiansen Beaver High School 1,176Brandon Elwell Murray High School 1,165Alexander Blaine Hall Olympus High School 1,157Heechan Han Hillcrest High School 1,143Eliza Wells Waterford School 1,136

VERMONTMeghan Jameson Owens Homespun And Hands-On 893


VIRGINIARahul Nanchahal Freedom High School 2,359Joshua Wartel Lake Braddock Secondary High School 1,965Tristan James Madison County High School 1,903Olivia Adams Sherando High School 1,745Robert Wimberly Dominion High School 1,567Tyler Kemp Madison County High School 1,561Jonah Scharf Lake Braddock Secondary High School 1,443Summer Davis Madison County High School 1,367Jenneca Graber-Grace Madison County High School 1,308Shannon Blow Madison County High School 1,178

WASHINGTONRobert K. Tissot Ridgefield High School 4,512Alex Sapadin Snohomish High School 4,217Tyler Julian Newport High School 2,724Calvin Clark Mountain View High School 2,675Alexander Helman Glacier Peak High School 2,523Zachary Southwell-Peace Ridgefield High School 2,266Jina Yi Thomas Jefferson High School 2,179Grant Mathers Mountain View High School 2,004Ashley Hartson Snohomish High School 1,954Ansh Sehgal University High School 1,950Scott Hutchins Eastside Catholic High School 1,703Kellen Potocsnak Snohomish High School 1,613Harrison Kwik Newport High School 1,590Shad Strehle Snohomish High School 1,586Jacob Anderson-Kester Ridgefield High School 1,571

WEST VIRGINIAGabe Ingram Parkersburg South High School 864

WISCONSINMihir Trivedi Brookfield East High School 2,764John Ahn Appleton East High School 2,604Luke Gangler James Madison Memorial High School 2,408Jonas DeMuri-Siliunas Brookfield East High School 2,214Archit Baskaran Brookfield East High School 2,074Akshaya Trivedi Brookfield East High School 2,072Mackenzie Birkey Sheboygan South High School 1,987James Broomfield Whitefish Bay High School 1,929Quinn Kelly-Miller Rufus King High School 1,846Maddeline Friend Middleton High School 1,745Troy Wildenberg Appleton East High School 1,732Anh Le Madison West High School 1,683Cole Kostelny Appleton East High School 1,661Cierra Reed Rufus King High School 1,566

WYOMINGFred Whitman Green River High School 3,175Tanvir Dhami Cheyenne South High School 2,549Garrett Young Green River High School 2,289Dallas Coursey Green River High School 2,243Tyler Pierce Natrona County High School 2,138Austin Morgan Cheyenne East High School 2,009Cormac Mullin Jackson Hole High School 1,996Chayton Galloway Cheyenne South High School 1,940Natalie Palmquist Jackson Hole High School 1,853



2013-14 LARGEST SCHOOLS

SCHOOL ADVISOR STATE STRENGTH

1 Leland High School Gay Brasher CA 1,041 2 The Bronx High School Of Science Jon Cruz NY 1,021 3 Nova High School Lisa Miller FL 915 4 Gabrielino High School Derek Yuill CA 904 5 Blue Valley North High School Max H. Brown KS 874 6 Regis High School Eric DiMichele NY 795 7 Central High School - Springfield Jack D. Tuckness MO 676 8 Cherry Creek High School Martha Benham CO 635 9 North Allegheny Sr. High School Sharon Volpe PA 63310 Eagan High School Christopher McDonald MN 62011 Millard North High School Sabrina Denney Bull NE 57811 Ridge High School David A. Yastremski NJ 57813 Valley Center High School Gavin Couvelha KS 57014 George Washington High School Maryrose Kohan CO 56815 The Harker School Carol Green CA 56316 Liberty Sr. High School Tim Baldwin MO 55517 James Logan High School Tommie Lindsey, Jr. CA 54718 Bellaire High School Jay Stubbs TX 54319 Dougherty Valley High School Jonathan MacMillan CA 53520 Glenbrook North High School Michael Greenstein IL 53121 Highland High School Angela Stephens ID 52522 Olathe Northwest High School Josh Anderson KS 52423 Alhambra High School Kevin Tong CA 51024 Munster High School Jordan Mayer IN 50525 William P. Clements High School Renita Johnson TX 49626 Glenbrook South High School Tara Tate IL 49127 Liberty North High School Sean Nicewaner MO 47228 Eastview High School Todd W Hering MN 47029 Sanger High School Karson B. Kalashian CA 46130 Blue Valley High School Chris Riffer KS 45130 Sioux Falls Lincoln High School Ashley Griese SD 45132 Chesterton High School Robert Kelly IN 45033 Shawnee Mission East High School Trey Witt KS 44834 Chanhassen High School Travis Rother MN 43335 Valparaiso High School Chriselle Waters IN 41836 Dowling Catholic High School Timothy E. Sheaff IA 41737 Syosset High School Lydia Esslinger NY 41638 Miramonte High School Kristen Plant CA 41339 Downers Grove South High School Jan Heiteen IL 41240 Neosho High School David L. Watkins MO 40941 Desert Vista High School Victor Silva AZ 40841 Newton South High School Felisa (Lisa) T. Honeyman MA 40843 Lincoln Southwest High School Matt Heimes NE 40244 Arroyo High School Terry L. Colvin CA 40044 Green Valley High School Scott Ginger NV 40046 Southside High School Erickson L. Bynum SC 39947 Canfield High School Jeremy M. Hamilton OH 39248 Lake Highland Preparatory George S. Clemens FL 39149 Claremont High School David Chamberlain CA 39049 Plymouth High School David McKenzie IN 390


2013-14 LARGEST NuMBER OF NEW DEGREES

SCHOOL ADVISOR STATE DEGREES

1 The Bronx High School Of Science Jon Cruz NY 394 2 Nova High School Lisa Miller FL 363 2 Leland High School Gay Brasher CA 363 4 Gabrielino High School Derek Yuill CA 349 5 Blue Valley North High School Max H. Brown / Steven Wood KS 281 6 Regis High School Eric DiMichele NY 277 7 Cherry Creek High School Martha Benham CO 275 8 Highland High School Angela Stephens ID 256 9 Millard North High School Sabrina Denney Bull NE 24710 North Allegheny Sr. High School Sharon Volpe PA 23411 Eagan High School Christopher McDonald MN 23012 Central High School - Springfield Jack D. Tuckness MO 22913 Munster High School Jordan Mayer IN 22614 Dougherty Valley High School Jonathan MacMillan CA 21614 Lincoln Southwest High School Matt Heimes / Toni Heimes NE 21616 Denver East High School Matthew Murphy CO 21017 Cabot High School Jennifer Akers AR 20818 Bellaire High School Jay Stubbs TX 20319 Valley Center High School Gavin Couvelha KS 19920 Cypress Bay High School Megan Loden West FL 19621 George Washington High School Maryrose Kohan CO 19322 Olathe Northwest High School Josh Anderson / Eric Skoglund KS 19123 Chesterton High School Robert Kelly IN 18724 Glenbrook North High School Michael Greenstein IL 18425 Glenbrook South High School Tara Tate / Afrodite Skaouris IL 18226 Eastview High School Todd W. Hering MN 17626 Alhambra High School Kevin Tong CA 17626 Carlsbad High School Minnia Curtis CA 17626 Lansing Sr. High School Carolyn E. Cook KS 17630 Schaumburg High School Darrell H. Robin IL 17531 Ridge High School David A. Yastremski NJ 17231 James Logan High School Tommie Lindsey, Jr. CA 17231 Palo Verde High School Shiela Berselli NV 17234 Liberty Sr. High School Tim Baldwin MO 17034 Canfield High School Jeremy M. Hamilton OH 17036 Liberty North High School Sean Nicewaner MO 16937 Perry High School Kathy A. Patron OH 16837 Blue Springs High School Jacquelyn Young / Adam Higgins MO 16839 Blue Valley High School Chris Riffer KS 16740 Whitefish Bay High School Shawn Matson WI 16641 Shawnee Mission East High School Trey Witt KS 16142 Washburn Rural High School Cynthia A. Burgett KS 15943 Apple Valley High School Pam Cady Wycoff / Colin Goodson MN 15843 Blue Springs South High School Kelli Morrill / Katie Rucinski MO 15845 William P. Clements High School Renita Johnson TX 15746 Western High School Nancy Dean FL 15646 The Harker School Carol Green CA 15648 Blue Valley West High School Arianne G. Fortune KS 15549 O'Gorman High School Teresa Fester SD 15450 Ft. Lauderdale High School James Wakefield FL 152



n MILLENNIUM SOCIETY (Recognizing chapters achieving 1,000 or more degrees)

Leland High School Gay Brasher CA 1,041The Bronx High School Of Science Jon Cruz NY 1,021 n NOBLE 9 SOCIETY (Recognizing chapters achieving 900 or more degrees) Nova High School Lisa Miller FL 915Gabrielino High School Derek Yuill CA 904

n ELITE 8 SOCIETY (Recognizing chapters achieving 800 or more degrees) Blue Valley North High School Max H. Brown KS 874

n LUCKY 7 SOCIETY (Recognizing chapters achieving 700 or more degrees)

Regis High School Eric DiMichele NY 795

n PINNACLE SOCIETY (Recognizing chapters achieving 600 or more degrees)

Central High School - Springfield Jack D. Tuckness MO 676Cherry Creek High School Martha Benham CO 635North Allegheny Sr. High School Sharon Volpe PA 633Eagan High School Christopher McDonald MN 620

n PENTAGON SOCIETY (Recognizing chapters achieving 500 or more degrees)

Millard North High School Sabrina Denney Bull NE 578Ridge High School David A. Yastremski NJ 578Valley Center High School Gavin Couvelha KS 570George Washington High School Maryrose Kohan CO 568The Harker School Carol Green CA 563Liberty Sr. High School Tim Baldwin MO 555James Logan High School Tommie Lindsey, Jr. CA 547Bellaire High School Jay Stubbs TX 543Dougherty Valley High School Jonathan MacMillan CA 535Glenbrook North High School Michael Greenstein IL 531Highland High School Angela Stephens ID 525Olathe Northwest High School Josh Anderson KS 524Alhambra High School Kevin Tong CA 510Munster High School Jordan Mayer IN 505

2013-14 CHAPTER HONOR SOCiETiES


n SOCIETÉ DE 400 (Recognizing chapters achieving 400 or more degrees) William P. Clements High School Renita Johnson TX 496Glenbrook South High School Tara Tate IL 491Liberty North High School Sean Nicewaner MO 472Eastview High School Todd W Hering MN 470Sanger High School Karson B. Kalashian CA 461Blue Valley High School Chris Riffer KS 451Sioux Falls Lincoln High School Ashley Griese SD 451Chesterton High School Robert Kelly IN 450Shawnee Mission East High School Trey Witt KS 448Chanhassen High School Travis Rother MN 433Valparaiso High School Chriselle Waters IN 418Dowling Catholic High School Timothy E. Sheaff IA 417Syosset High School Lydia Esslinger NY 416Miramonte High School Kristen Plant CA 413Downers Grove South High School Jan Heiteen IL 412Neosho High School David L. Watkins MO 409Desert Vista High School Victor Silva AZ 408Newton South High School Felisa (Lisa) T. Honeyman MA 408Lincoln Southwest High School Matt Heimes NE 402Arroyo High School Terry L. Colvin CA 400Green Valley High School Scott Ginger NV 400

n SOCIETÉ DE 300 (Recognizing chapters achieving 300 or more degrees)

Southside High School Erickson L. Bynum SC 399Canfield High School Jeremy M. Hamilton OH 392Lake Highland Preparatory George S. Clemens FL 391Claremont High School David Chamberlain CA 390Plymouth High School David McKenzie IN 390University School Steve Schappaugh FL 388Cypress Bay High School Megan Loden West FL 386Washburn Rural High School Cynthia A. Burgett KS 385Perry High School Kathy A. Patron OH 385The Montgomery Academy James W. Rye, III AL 379Blue Springs South High School Kelli Morrill MO 379Hendrickson High School Kirsten Nash TX 378Lawrence High School Jeffrey D. Plinsky KS 375Palo Verde High School Shiela Berselli NV 375Cary Academy Carole L. Hamilton NC 374Hutchinson High School Kelly Michael Thompson KS 372Carlsbad High School Minnia Curtis CA 370Blue Springs High School Jacquelyn Young MO 370Nixa High School John Horner MO 368Montville High School Mary T. Gormley NJ 366Riverside High School David Dejesa SC 365Chaminade High School John McGrory NY 364O'Gorman High School Teresa Fester SD 362




n SOCIETÉ DE 300 (continued) San Marino High School Matthew T. Slimp CA 354Emporia High School Scott Bonnet KS 353Manhattan High School Shawn Rafferty KS 353Apple Valley High School Pam Cady Wycoff MN 351Salina High Central Nicholas Owen KS 350Green River High School Carina Stulken WY 349Western High School Nancy Dean FL 348Lee's Summit West High School Matthew R. Good MO 348Carl Sandburg High School Dan Sackett IL 344St. Thomas Aquinas High School Jennifer Kwasman FL 341West Des Moines Valley High School David McGinnis IA 340Independence Truman High School Christine M. Adams MO 340Trinity Preparatory School Michael J. Vigars FL 339Bingham High School Carol Shackelford UT 339Millard West High School Jennifer M. Jerome NE 337Plano Sr. High School Cheryl Potts TX 337Sky View High School Jody Orme UT 336Ft. Lauderdale High School James Wakefield FL 335Niles West High School Eric M. Oddo IL 331Bellarmine College Prep Kim Jones CA 330Scarsdale High School Joseph Vaughan NY 330Aberdeen Central High School Kerry Konda SD 330Watertown High School Scott Walker SD 330West Allegheny High School Michael L. Shaffer PA 327Arcadia High School Ashley Novak CA 326Garden City High School Russ Tidwell KS 324Lamar High School - Houston Eloise Weisinger Blair TX 324Winston Churchill High School Brian Eanes TX 321Whitefish Bay High School Shawn Matson WI 321Westview High School Patrick Johnson OR 317Gilmour Academy Gay Janis OH 315Hinsdale Central High School Paul Woods IL 313Blaine High School Ross Eichele MN 312Grapevine High School Jane G. Boyd TX 312Henry W. Grady High School Mary (Lisa) E. Willoughby GA 311Hoover High School Missy Stertzbach OH 311Lansing Sr. High School Carolyn E Cook KS 310Lakeville North High School Jennifer Baese MN 310American Heritage School - Plantation David Childree FL 309Park Hill South High School Jennifer Holden MO 309Bozeman High School Adam Thane MT 309Wooster High School Bill Franck OH 309Brophy College Prep Elizabeth Clarke AZ 307Monte Vista High School - Danville David Matley CA 307Campus High School Robert D. Nordyke KS 304Appleton East High School Michael Traas WI 302Schaumburg High School Darrell H. Robin IL 300Brookings High School Sally Pies SD 300



n THE 200 CLUB (Recognizing chapters achieving 200 or more degrees) Pine View School Shari Dodd FL 298Denver East High School Matthew Murphy CO 297Moorhead High School Rebecca Meyer-Larson MN 295Shrewsbury High School Marc Rischitelli MA 294Lawrence Free State High School Jason Moore KS 293Buffalo Grove High School Tracey L. Repa IL 292Millburn High School Edison Sanon NJ 291Jackson High School Leslie Muhlbach OH 290El Dorado High School Megan L. Hagaman KS 289Blue Valley West High School Arianne G. Fortune KS 288Shawnee Heights High School Aaron Matthew Dechant KS 288Oxford Academy Jon Williamson CA 287Solon High School Dan Ceci OH 286New Trier Township High School Aaron Vinson IL 283Blue Valley Southwest High School Jared Zuckerman KS 282Stockdale High School Mark Regier CA 278Kickapoo High School Jon Marc Baney MO 278Ardrey Kell High School Krista K. Casey NC 278Rowan County Sr. High School Kala Cookendorfer KY 277Stow-Munroe Falls High School Suzanne E. Theisen OH 277Mountain Home High School John Petti ID 276Washington High School Travis Dahle SD 276Morristown West High School Suzanne W. Terry TN 273Pinecrest High School Christina Speiser NC 271Flathead High School Shannon O'Donnell MT 270Wellington High School Paul L. Gaba FL 269Parkview High School Nancy E. Wedgeworth MO 269Delbarton School Michael Tidd, OSB NJ 267Glacier High School Gregory Adkins MT 266Mason High School Lorri Allen OH 264Presentation High School Dan Meyers CA 262Carthage High School Bryan Whyte MO 261Yucaipa High School John D. Eichman CA 260Fishers High School Matthew (Matt) Rund IN 260Des Moines Roosevelt High School Harry W. Strong IA 259Sumner Academy Jamelle M. Brown KS 259Savannah R3 High School Daniel Strang MO 259Seven Lakes High School Terrick Brown TX 257Gig Harbor High School Chris Coovert WA 257Olathe South High School Catherine Smith KS 256Austintown Fitch High School Andrea Folsom OH 254Needham High School Paul J. Wexler MA 252Freehold Township High School Phillip John Drummond NJ 252Cardinal Mooney High School Jen Gonda OH 250Saint Francis High School Douglas Dennis CA 249Alpharetta High School David Gay GA 249Shawnee Mission West High School Rosanne Lawler KS 249Timber Creek High School Beth Eskin FL 248Tulsa Washington High School Kelly R. McCracken OK 248




n THE 200 CLUB (continued) Milpitas High School Charles Schletzbaum CA 245Topeka High School Pamela K. McComas KS 244Monett High School Marilyn Mann MO 244Norman North High School Jim Ryan OK 244Hillcrest High School Mark Doherty UT 244Wichita East High School Vickie Fellers KS 242Eden Prairie High School Jason Meyer MN 242Cheyenne Central High School Andrew R. Dennis WY 242Bixby High School Betty Fisher OK 241Norman High School Kasey Harrison OK 241Coppell High School Glenda Ferguson TX 241Brookfield East High School Steve Sexton WI 241Cheyenne East High School Michael E. Starks WY 241Wheaton North High School Stan Austin IL 240Willard High School Katherine Tobin MO 240Centennial High School Wendi N. Brandenburg TX 239College Prep Lexy Green CA 238Ravenwood High School Kelly A. Duyn TN 238Jenks High School Gregg C. Hartney OK 237Park Hill High School Tyler Unsell MO 236Skyline High School Judie Roberts UT 235Suncoast Comm High School Traci Lowe FL 233Bishop Miege High School Melissa Reynolds KS 233Raytown South High School Maureen Woods MO 233Summit High School Anne Poyner NJ 233Newport High School John Julian, Sr. WA 233Chaminade College Prep Marianne Rosen CA 232Joplin High School Bobby Stackhouse MO 232Cypress Woods High School Heath Martin TX 232Michael Krop High School Ruthie W. Metcalfe FL 231Prospect High School Jeremy Morton IL 231Penn High School David Dutton IN 231Cypress Creek High School Scott Baker TX 231Cooper City High School Melvin Tanner FL 230Raymore-Peculiar High School Todd Schnake MO 230St. Paul Academy & Summit School Thomas M. Fones MN 228Braddock High School Carol Lynne Cecil FL 227Coral Springs High School Justin Charles Weaver FL 227Hathaway Brown School Jason Habig OH 227Wadsworth City School Victoria Mathews OH 227James E. Taylor High School Gay Hollis TX 227Princeton High School Jimmy L. Smith TX 227Oak Ridge High School Deanne Sue Christensen TX 226Ronald Reagan High School Matt Reichle TX 226West Lafayette High School Aaron P. Smith IN 225Durham Academy Robert Sheard NC 225Coronado High School Carmen Johnson NV 225Hawken School Robert H. Shurtz OH 225Palos Verdes Peninsula High School Judi Lemons CA 223Belton High School Steven Ellis MO 222Ladue Horton Watkins High School Molly K. Beck MO 222 La Cueva High School Leigh M. Arnett NM 222



n THE 200 CLUB (continued)

Glenbard West High School Erin Henry IL 221Maize High School Curtis Neil Shephard KS 220Fullerton Joint Union High School Sal Tinajero CA 218Fort Scott High School Amber Toth KS 218Notre Dame Academy Patricia (Trish) Sanders OH 218Roosevelt High School Jennifer S. Bergan Gabor SD 218Palo Alto High School Mimi Park CA 217Parkway West High School Cara Borgsmiller MO 216Broad Run High School Ron Richards VA 216Memorial High School - Houston Cecil M. Trent III TX 214Richardson High School Michael Bolen TX 214Maple Grove Senior High School Ronald Dixon MN 213Torrey Pines High School Rachel Krause CA 212Newton High School David Williams KS 212Pittsburg High School Julie Laflen KS 212Downers Grove North High School Missy Carlson IL 211Lindale High School Janice Caldwell TX 210Kent Denver School Kurt D. Macdonald CO 209Pueblo West High School Paulette Frye CO 209Coeur D'Alene High School Stephanie Lauritzen ID 209Lincoln East High School Matt Davis NE 209Lee's Summit High School Nate Smith MO 208Norfolk High School Chris Begeman NE 208Centerville High School Marie A. Dzuris OH 208Asheville High School Keith Pittman NC 207Princeton High School John O. Bathke NJ 207Bonneville High School Robert Clayton ID 206Homewood-Flossmoor High School Jacob Schoeneman IL 206St. Michael Albertville High School Molly Leuthner MN 206Spring Woods High School Victoria Beard TX 206Central Valley High School Brad Thew WA 206Boca Raton Community High School Phyllis T. Pacilli FL 205Madison High School Bruce Benson ID 205Seaman High School David C. Ralph KS 205Chaska High School Beverly Diles MN 205Houston Acad For Intl Studies Cameron Secord TX 205Lowell High School Terence Abad CA 204Renaissance Magnet High School Richard Zuercher ID 204Lee's Summit North High School Benjamin D. Jewell MO 204Hamilton High School Christina Vail AZ 203Olathe North High School Richard M. Belske KS 203Rockhurst High School Donald Ramsey MO 203Harlingen High School South Lee Ann Ince TX 203Raytown High School Mark Harris MO 202Andover Central High School Jodee Hobbs KS 201Jefferson City High School Chris Rothgeb MO 201GlenOak High School Tom Mosberger OH 201Cheyenne South High School Joalyne Steinhausen WY 201Manchester Essex Regional High School Jennifer Coleman MA 200Myers Park High School Andrew G. West NC 200Albuquerque Academy Susan Ontiveros NM 200Kingwood High School Audra Langston TX 200




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2013-14 CHARTER CHAPTER REPORT

DEEP SOUTH (AL)'14 '13 Charter New Total1 2 + The Altamont School 1 4262 3 Mars Hill Bible School ('04) 21 3823 5 Trinity Presbyterian School 38 3404 6 Prattville HS ('08) 55 3165 9 Vestavia Hills HS ('10) 51 2686 7 Spain Park HS 5 2497 10 Saint James School ('09) 68 2448 14 The Montgomery Academy ('12) 136 2409 8 Grissom HS ('79) 12 23710 11 Ramsay HS 20 18211 12 Mountain Brook HS ('11) 33 15112 13 Hoover HS ('03) 34 14013 6 Prattville Christian Academy 23 6814 -- # Decatur Heritage Christian 7 4915 1 Lamp HS ('13) 39 3916 -- # UMS-Wright Preparatory School 10 10 ARIZONA '14 '13 Charter New Total1 2 + Hamilton HS 109 8012 3 McClintock HS ('98) 60 7083 4 Mesquite HS 44 6924 5 Salpointe Catholic HS ('90) 26 6245 6 Chandler HS ('96) 37 6166 7 Tempe Preparatory Academy 30 5777 8 Shadow Mountain HS ('95) 3 5268 12 Desert Vista HS ('11) 123 4729 10 Dobson HS ('09) 15 45510 11 Catalina Foothills HS 79 45211 11 Thunderbird HS 24 35812 14 Chandler Preparatory Academy 50 34413 -- # Perry HS 41 31914 -- # Phoenix Country Day School 34 31515 15 River Valley HS ('07) 28 29116 20 Brophy College Prep ('12) 125 26517 16 North Pointe Preparatory 30 23918 18 Chaparral HS ('08) 44 21819 17 Horizon HS ('94) 36 21720 19 Sunnyslope HS ('05) 12 16921 24 BASIS Scottsdale HS 57 11922 22 Cactus HS 0 10923 23 BASIS Flagstaff HS 41 10524 -- # Desert Ridge HS 26 8825 25 Red Mountain HS ('10) 2 4226 1 Mountain View HS ('13) 36 36 ARKANSAS '14 '13 New Total1 2 + Little Rock Central HS 58 6422 3 Southside HS 14 4213 4 Monticello HS 21 1964 6 Bentonville HS ('12) 88 1545 5 Rogers Heritage HS 16 1326 -- # Hall HS 37 967 -- # Episcopal Collegiate School 18 858 1 Fayetteville HS ('13) 44 44 BIG VALLEY (CA) '14 '13 Charter New Total1 2 + Bear Creek HS ('05) 47 3652 3 Turlock HS ('10) 56 3173 4 Lodi HS ('09) 46 233

BIG VALLEY (CA) (continued)4 5 St Mary's HS ('07) 13 1985 7 James Enochs HS ('12) 67 1696 -- # Stockton Collegiate International Schools 43 537 -- # Stockton Early College Academy 7 518 8 Central Catholic HS ('11) 17 469 1 Delta Charter HS ('13) 45 45 CALIFORNIA COAST '14 '13 Charter New Total1 5 + Bellarmine College Prep ('07) 127 9992 2 Saratoga HS ('01) 41 9613 4 Palo Alto HS 66 9394 6 Mission San Jose HS 55 9235 3 Monta Vista HS ('00) 36 9186 7 Mountain View HS 49 7657 8 Los Gatos HS ('95) 35 5638 10 Lynbrook HS ('09) 49 4689 9 Westmont HS ('96) 11 45110 11 Los Altos HS 46 41311 12 Saint Francis HS ('10) 114 40912 16 The Harker School ('12) 156 39313 1 Leland HS ('13) 363 36314 15 Milpitas HS 92 33215 13 Notre Dame HS 43 31516 17 Presentation HS ('11) 95 31317 18 Archbishop Mitty HS 97 22718 19 Washington HS 25 12319 -- # South San Francisco HS 29 11520 20 Gunn Sr HS 12 8821 -- # Summit Prep HS 6 4922 21 Everest Public HS 7 45 CAPITOL VALLEY (CA) '14 '13 Charter New Total1 2 Granite Bay HS ('10) 50 3192 6 + CK McClatchy HS ('02) 24 2413 8 Mira Loma HS ('11) 106 2404 5 Sacramento Jesuit HS ('97) 20 2385 4 St Francis HS - Sacramento 11 2326 7 Woodcreek HS 46 1907 9 Kennedy HS ('06) 18 1418 10 Rocklin HS 16 1239 11 El Dorado HS ('08) 13 11710 12 Oak Ridge HS ('09) 13 9311 -- # Antelope HS 32 6212 13 Ponderosa HS ('12) 24 5713 3 Davis Senior HS ('13) 21 21 EAST LOS ANGELES (CA) '14 '13 Charter New Total1 2 Gabrielino HS ('10) 349 1,3652 3 + Schurr HS ('98) 70 7713 4 San Gabriel HS ('01) 60 7534 6 San Marino HS ('09) 116 6445 5 Polytechnic School 24 6096 7 Garfield HS 10 5257 10 Alhambra HS ('11) 176 5148 9 California HS - Whittier 27 3949 12 Mark Keppel HS ('07) 20 33110 13 Damien HS ('08) 51 29411 14 Arcadia HS ('12) 105 26112 15 La Puente HS 31 15113 16 Maranatha HS 72 146

EAST LOS ANGELES (CA) (continued)14 1 Arroyo HS ('13) 125 12515 17 South East HS 28 101 SAN FRAN BAY (CA) '14 '13 Charter New Total1 3 + James Logan HS ('09) 172 1,0822 5 Miramonte HS ('07) 134 9553 2 Sonoma Valley HS 17 9424 8 Dougherty Valley HS 216 9395 4 Analy HS 45 9226 6 George Washington HS ('93) 18 8387 7 Mercy HS 10 7768 9 Lowell HS ('06) 93 6559 10 Bishop O'Dowd HS 93 65310 11 St Vincent De Paul HS ('03) 49 49511 12 El Cerrito HS ('00) 51 42212 16 Monte Vista HS - Danville ('11) 137 37413 13 Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep 28 36214 14 Bentley School 40 30115 17 Windsor HS 44 23516 18 Pinole Valley HS ('10) 33 20817 19 San Ramon Valley HS ('08) 28 19518 22 College Prep ('12) 82 15319 20 Sonoma Academy 46 14520 21 Albany HS 0 8921 -- # Skyline HS 64 7522 1 Head-Royce School ('13) 22 22 SIERRA (CA) '14 '13 Charter New Total1 2 + Stockdale HS ('04) 128 7582 4 Bullard HS ('01) 53 6233 3 Ridgeview HS 22 6184 5 Sanger HS ('11) 74 5645 7 Clovis North HS 142 5436 6 Edison Computech HS ('07) 54 4857 8 Clovis HS ('93) 19 3998 9 Clovis East HS ('09) 57 3919 10 Centennial HS ('10) 29 31710 11 Bakersfield HS ('08) 20 30211 12 East Bakersfield HS ('05) 31 24512 14 Frontier HS 1 18713 16 Independence HS 30 14114 17 University HS - Fresno 35 13515 15 Bakersfield Christian HS 2 13516 18 North HS - Bakersfield ('12) 36 5417 1 Liberty HS ('13) 44 44 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA '14 '13 Charter New Total1 2 + Helix Charter HS ('75) 69 8592 3 Carlsbad HS 176 8323 6 Oxford Academy 146 6804 5 Yucaipa HS ('05) 120 6625 4 Redlands East Valley HS 34 6326 7 Carter HS 72 5297 8 Bonita Vista HS ('94) 61 4858 -- # Rancho Bernardo HS 51 3949 9 San Dieguito Academy ('08) 44 36710 10 El Modena HS 33 29811 11 Redlands HS ('10) 40 29712 12 Diamond Ranch HS 15 26613 14 Citrus Valley HS 66 257

LEGEND: + Leading Chapter Award # New or Restored Chapter * Lost or Suspended Charter

This report summarizes the number of new members and degrees added by each charter chapter during the school year 2011-12. It does not reflect the current strength of each chapter. The “total” column indicates accumulated members and degrees since the chapter founding or the Leading Chapter Award.

The column marked '14 designates the chapter rank as of August 31, 2014. The column '13 designates the chapter rank the previous year.

Each year the top chapter in accumulated members and degrees, not more than one in a district, receives the Leading Chapter Award; then its accumulated total returns to zero and it begins a new record. The symbol ('05) indicates the last time a chapter won the Leading Chapter Award.

A school may not receive the Leading Chapter Award unless it has been a member for five years or five years have passed since last

receiving the award. If a school loses its charter status, becomes suspended or expelled, or fails to add new members and degrees during the school year, it is ineligible to receive the Leading Chapter Award. A tie in the accumulated total for the Leading Chapter Award is broken in favor of the school which enrolled the greater number of new members and degrees during that school year. This report does not contain the records of provisional or member schools.



SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (continued)14 13 Los Osos HS 40 25215 16 La Costa Canyon HS ('11) 54 22216 15 Mount Miguel HS ('01) 0 18217 -- # Cajon HS 45 17718 21 Torrey Pines HS ('12) 95 15919 -- # Vista Murrieta HS 88 14320 1 Claremont HS ('13) 129 12921 17 J W North HS 2 12422 20 Fairmont Preparatory Academy 40 11223 -- # Northwood HS 52 10024 19 Heritage HS 15 8825 18 Great Oak HS 3 7726 22 Encore HS 6 64 WEST LOS ANGELES (CA) '14 '13 Charter New Total1 2 + Granada Hills Charter HS ('05) 60 6402 5 West HS - Torrance 74 5963 4 Sherman Oaks CES ('00) 51 5934 6 Palos Verdes Peninsula HS 85 5625 8 Chaminade College Prep ('06) 85 4786 -- # El Camino Real Charter HS 34 4707 7 Narbonne HS 47 4538 9 Notre Dame HS - Sherman Oaks ('99) 37 4279 10 Brentwood School 27 40610 11 Arroyo Grande HS ('04) 14 37911 12 Foothill Technology HS 33 34112 13 La Canada HS ('84) 40 30413 14 Torrance HS 32 29214 15 Immaculate Heart HS ('03) 7 25115 -- # Harvard-Westlake School ('97) 2 24716 16 Oaks Christian School 12 18017 19 Crescenta Valley HS 56 15918 22 Loyola HS ('12) 74 13919 20 La Reina HS ('11) 34 12720 21 Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy 21 10521 -- # Oakwood School - North Hollywood 42 7622 1 Fullerton Joint Union HS ('13) 52 5223 23 Burbank HS ('10) 0 45 COLORADO '14 '13 Charter New Total1 -- + # Heritage HS ('86) 13 5192 11 Cherry Creek HS ('12) 275 4933 2 Chaparral HS 22 4564 4 Kent Denver School ('09) 69 4345 3 Aurora Central HS ('93) 13 4266 5 Douglas County HS ('04) 28 3767 6 Cherokee Trail HS 37 3728 7 Grandview HS 32 3519 9 Eaglecrest HS ('02) 30 31310 8 Chatfield Senior HS ('98) 5 30611 10 Arapahoe HS ('06) 31 27212 12 Columbine HS ('05) 52 25013 14 Overland HS ('11) 72 21414 13 Castle View HS 41 19515 16 Highlands Ranch HS ('08) 28 16416 15 Rock Canyon HS 14 15517 1 Smoky Hill HS ('13) 60 60

COLORADO GRANDE '14 '13 Charter New Total1 4 + Pueblo West HS 89 6212 2 Woodland Park HS ('98) 26 5733 3 St Mary's HS 35 5724 5 Widefield HS ('03) 40 4775 8 East HS - Pueblo ('93) 32 4476 6 Doherty HS 0 4267 -- # Hoehne School 6 3988 10 The Classical Academy 75 3529 9 Pine Creek HS 25 35110 -- # Cheyenne Mountain HS 31 31411 11 Canon City HS ('09) 43 26812 12 Alamosa HS 17 23513 13 Air Academy HS ('10) 74 22614 15 Centennial HS ('12) 54 10715 14 La Junta HS ('11) 36 10316 1 Mesa Ridge HS ('13) 41 41 ROCKY MOUNTAIN-NORTH (CO) '14 '13 Charter New Total1 2 + Northridge HS 27 5372 3 Battle Mountain HS 32 5303 5 Niwot HS ('03) 42 5164 4 Poudre HS ('93) 12 4875 8 Longmont HS ('06) 27 2886 6 Strasburg HS 6 286

ROCKY MOUNTAIN-NORTH (CO) (continued)7 7 Moffat County HS ('07) 14 2838 9 Peak To Peak Charter School 34 2669 11 Fort Collins HS ('08) 45 24710 10 Silver Creek HS 20 23211 15 Eagle Valley HS 43 17212 14 Alexander Dawson School 33 17213 13 Centaurus HS ('04) 5 15514 16 Fossil Ridge HS 31 14615 18 Rocky Mountain HS ('12) 54 12616 17 Erie HS 17 11417 19 Monarch HS ('10) 43 10718 1 Fairview HS ('13) 73 7319 21 Union Colony Preparatory School 23 5620 20 Greeley Central HS ('11) 16 54 ROCKY MOUNTAIN-SOUTH (CO) '14 '13 Charter New Total1 1 + George Washington HS ('09) 193 9022 3 Lakewood HS ('05) 64 6413 4 Mountain Vista HS 18 4464 5 Mullen HS ('01) 26 4425 6 Summit HS 17 4106 7 Standley Lake HS ('03) 43 4097 8 Valor Christian HS 53 3828 9 Bear Creek HS ('07) 68 3569 11 Denver School Of The Arts 47 21510 10 Wheat Ridge HS ('04) 5 21511 2 Denver East HS ('13) 210 21012 12 Golden HS ('10) 65 20113 13 Regis Jesuit HS ('12) 70 13214 14 Pomona HS ('11) 32 80 WESTERN SLOPE (CO) '14 '13 Charter New Total1 2 + Delta HS ('06) 22 2612 3 Montrose HS ('08) 37 2493 4 Palisade HS ('04) 14 2224 5 Ouray HS 13 1935 8 Central Of Grand Junction HS ('12) 43 1006 7 Grand Junction HS ('11) 13 827 1 Fruita Monument HS ('13) 27 27 FLORIDA MANATEE '14 '13 Charter New Total1 2 + University School ('05) 141 8962 5 Cypress Bay HS 196 7573 3 Stoneman Douglas HS ('06) 45 6824 6 Taravella HS ('07) 93 6545 7 American Heritage School - Plantation 128 6146 4 Pine Crest School ('00) 19 5817 8 Ft Lauderdale HS ('10) 152 5638 9 Cooper City HS 101 4469 11 Western HS ('11) 156 40910 1 Nova HS ('13) 363 36311 13 Coral Springs HS ('09) 120 33312 14 St Thomas Aquinas HS ('12) 152 29313 10 Coral Glades HS 4 28714 12 North Broward Prep School 23 26915 -- # Charles W Flanagan HS 94 26216 15 Monarch HS 18 14217 16 Pembroke Pines Charter HS 73 11518 -- # Archbishop McCarthy HS 44 10319 -- # Sheridan Hills Christian School 16 38 FLORIDA OCEANFRONT '14 '13 Charter New Total1 4 + Wellington HS ('05) 83 6092 3 Lake Worth Community HS 19 5743 -- # Palm Beach Gardens HS 18 5744 7 Jupiter HS ('06) 46 5425 5 Atlantic Community HS ('95) 20 5216 10 Boca Raton Community HS 116 4697 9 Suncoast Comm HS ('09) 69 4298 12 Martin County HS ('01) 23 3729 15 Palm Beach Central HS 32 34310 16 American Heritage HS - Delray Beach 31 32611 19 Royal Palm Beach HS ('10) 64 24912 17 Jensen Beach HS 26 22613 22 William T Dwyer HS 47 20814 20 Seminole Ridge Community HS 22 20515 24 Dreyfoos School Of The Arts ('12) 57 10216 -- # Oxbridge Academy Of The Palm Beaches 52 6217 -- # Clark Advanced Learning Center 10 44 FLORIDA PANTHER '14 '13 Charter New Total1 2 + Trinity Preparatory School ('08) 108 678

FLORIDA PANTHER (continued)2 6 Timber Creek HS 82 5823 14 Lake Highland Preparatory ('11) 125 4434 8 Lake Brantley HS 1 3905 13 Lake Mary HS 42 3776 11 Winter Springs HS 13 3647 21 Lake Mary Preparatory School 48 2268 18 Paul J Hagerty HS 28 2149 23 Legacy HS 13 10910 -- # Wekiva HS 20 6011 1 Buchholz HS ('13) 20 20 FLORIDA SUNSHINE '14 '13 Charter New Total1 1 + Pine View School ('09) 102 5812 3 Academy Of The Holy Names ('03) 3 3163 5 Berkeley Preparatory School 18 2954 -- # Tampa-Jesuit HS ('97) 32 2365 6 Sarasota HS ('06) 26 2136 8 Southeast HS 26 1947 10 St Petersburg HS ('08) 44 1818 9 Niceville HS ('07) 3 1679 13 King HS ('10) 62 15610 11 Palm Harbor University HS 28 15411 12 Hillsborough HS ('11) 14 12212 14 Newsome HS 24 11613 15 Paul R Wharton HS ('12) 31 6014 2 Gulf Breeze HS ('13) 14 14 SOUTH FLORIDA '14 '13 Charter New Total1 2 + Miami Beach Sr HS ('91) 93 4692 4 Christopher Columbus HS ('04) 60 3843 5 Belen Jesuit Prep School ('08) 60 3684 3 Miami Southridge Senior HS ('99) 5 3545 6 North Miami Senior HS ('97) 0 3036 7 Ransom Everglades Upper School ('11) 31 2237 8 Michael Krop HS ('12) 53 1398 1 Braddock HS ('13) 111 1119 11 Immaculata-LaSalle HS 12 8810 10 Miami Palmetto HS ('09) 8 8411 12 Coral Gables Sr High ('10) 1 31 GEORGIA NORTHERN MOUNTAIN '14 '13 Charter New Total1 3 Henry W Grady HS ('11) 97 3702 2 + Westminster Schools-Atlanta ('07) 38 3303 5 McEachern HS 20 2554 11 Alpharetta HS ('12) 109 2305 8 St Pius X Catholic HS ('00) 25 2226 9 North Hall HS 15 2027 10 Wheeler HS 36 1968 13 Central Gwinnett HS ('10) 8 999 1 Pace Academy ('13) 30 3010 15 Centennial HS ('09) 0 20 GEORGIA SOUTHERN PEACH '14 '13 Charter New Total1 2 + Warner Robins HS ('01) 27 3202 5 Marist School 58 3133 4 Lee County HS ('00) 24 2834 6 Woodward Academy ('99) 56 2745 7 Fayette County HS ('09) 27 2246 8 Carrollton HS ('11) 59 2157 13 Grovetown HS 110 1648 9 Westminster School - Augusta ('08) 36 1599 14 Starrs Mill HS ('12) 72 11410 10 McIntosh HS ('03) 0 10711 12 Houston County HS ('10) 17 10212 11 Jackson HS 3 9513 1 Lincoln County HS ('13) 0 0 PACIFIC ISLANDS '14 '13 Charter New Total1 3 Marianas HS 50 3592 2 CheongShim Int'l Academy 21 3493 5 Marianas Baptist Academy 9 2524 1 Harvest Christian Academy ('13) 25 25 HAWAII '14 '13 Charter New Total1 6 Kamehameha Schools ('10) 58 2632 2 + St Andrew's Priory School 13 2553 7 Parker School 41 2464 3 University Laboratory School ('04) 27 2385 4 Maryknoll HS 17 2276 5 Kahuku High & Intermediate School ('06) 14 2217 9 Iolani School ('09) 43 153

2013-14 Charter Chapter Report


HAWAII (continued)8 8 Leilehua HS ('90) 12 1339 10 Sacred Hearts Academy ('07) 4 8810 1 Punahou School ('13) 55 5511 -- # Trinity Christian School 28 5112 11 Damien Memorial School ('12) 17 3913 12 President William McKinley HS ('11) 11 30 IDAHO GEM OF THE MOUNTAIN '14 '13 Charter New Total1 2 + Capital HS ('94) 40 6662 4 Mountain View HS 57 5893 5 Eagle HS ('07) 71 5884 3 Weiser HS 16 5675 6 Skyview HS 42 5166 -- # Borah HS 18 4377 7 Bishop Kelly HS 45 4268 8 Rocky Mountain HS 72 4159 11 Renaissance Magnet HS 75 36510 10 Wood River HS ('05) 60 36411 9 Vallivue HS 20 33512 12 Mountain Home HS ('11) 84 32713 13 Meridian HS ('06) 18 23714 15 Kuna HS ('09) 18 18615 16 Columbia HS 38 18216 14 Boise HS ('10) 5 17717 17 Nampa Sr HS ('08) 28 16818 18 Centennial HS ('12) 69 13519 1 Timberline HS ('13) 15 15 IDAHO MOUNTAIN RIVER '14 '13 Charter New Total1 2 + Skyline HS ('02) 92 1,0322 3 Madison HS ('00) 95 9733 4 Rigby HS 21 7714 5 Century HS 73 7565 12 Highland HS ('09) 256 7216 6 Twin Falls HS ('92) 24 6617 7 Jerome HS 28 6108 13 Shelley HS 69 5189 11 Pocatello HS ('99) 47 51810 15 Bonneville HS ('08) 75 38211 14 Kimberly HS 32 36412 16 Hillcrest HS ('11) 68 23313 17 American Falls HS 39 19614 18 Sugar Salem HS ('10) 31 11515 19 Idaho Falls HS ('12) 43 10416 1 Blackfoot HS ('13) 91 91 GREATER ILLINOIS '14 '13 Charter New Total1 2 + Granite City Sr HS ('07) 45 3292 7 University HS ('11) 72 2073 6 Normal Community West HS ('10) 43 1884 10 Pekin Comm HS ('12) 51 1205 9 Glenwood HS 25 1086 1 Belleville West HS ('13) 83 83 ILLINI (IL) '14 '13 Charter New Total1 2 + Oak Park & River Forest HS ('05) 122 9432 -- # Wheaton Warrenville South HS 105 8253 3 Naperville Central HS 12 7834 7 Hinsdale Central HS 134 7085 5 Glenbard West HS ('07) 85 6996 4 Thornwood HS ('98) 34 6547 6 Amos Alonzo Stagg HS 19 6018 7 Thornridge HS ('97) 43 5749 9 Homewood-Flossmoor HS ('10) 129 49910 8 Downers Grove North HS ('08) 92 47811 12 Dwight D. Eisenhower HS 53 38512 11 Reavis HS ('99) 26 38413 13 Thornton Township HS ('09) 56 31814 14 Wheaton North HS ('11) 106 31215 15 Downers Grove South HS ('12) 142 30516 16 Whitney Young Magnet HS 9 17117 17 IL Math And Science Academy 21 12718 21 Southland College Prep Charter HS 54 12219 1 Carl Sandburg HS ('13) 117 11720 20 CICS - Ralph Ellison HS 2 9021 22 Leyden HS 20 70 NORTHERN ILLINOIS '14 '13 Charter New Total1 3 + Glenbrook South HS ('08) 182 1,0462 2 Adlai Stevenson HS 79 9523 4 Fenwick HS 44 8754 5 Evanston Twp HS ('83) 51 867

NORTHERN ILLINOIS (continued)5 11 Schaumburg HS 175 8526 9 New Trier Township HS ('07) 113 8497 8 Wheeling HS ('95) 34 8008 6 Barrington HS 9 7879 7 Elk Grove HS ('88) 18 78610 10 Lake Forest HS 0 72611 12 Loyola Academy ('90) 7 57712 16 Prospect HS ('96) 102 48013 15 Maine East HS ('04) 59 46614 14 Rolling Meadows HS ('99) 24 44715 19 Buffalo Grove HS ('11) 127 31416 18 William Fremd HS 79 31117 20 Highland Park HS ('09) 66 25018 21 Niles North HS ('92) 63 23819 24 Niles West HS ('12) 121 23620 25 Huntley HS 71 18521 1 Glenbrook North HS ('13) 184 18422 23 Lena-Winslow HS 31 14823 26 Maine South HS ('10) 20 10524 -- # Antioch Community HS 36 10125 -- # Auburn Creative And Performing Arts HS 11 66 HOOSIER CROSSROADS (IN) '14 '13 Charter New Total1 2 + Kokomo HS ('04) 26 6342 3 Jefferson HS ('92) 56 5453 5 Cathedral HS 53 3034 5 Maconaquah HS ('06) 30 2805 4 Oak Hill HS ('99) 15 2796 7 North Central HS ('09) 34 2767 8 Carmel HS ('07) 6 2148 9 Perry Meridian HS ('03) 10 2129 15 Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School ('11) 62 15010 11 Floyd Central HS 21 14811 12 Central HS - Evansville ('05) 10 13112 14 Hamilton Heights HS ('08) 21 12713 16 New Castle HS ('10) 17 10214 17 Warren Central HS ('12) 0 8415 1 Lawrence North HS ('13) 56 56 HOOSIER HEARTLAND (IN) '14 '13 Charter New Total1 5 + West Lafayette HS ('08) 86 5042 2 Park Tudor School 10 4983 3 Columbus East HS 39 4754 4 Mater Dei HS ('97) 0 4205 8 Noblesville HS 72 3606 6 Signature School 22 3587 7 Burris Laboratory School 22 3278 10 Ben Davis HS ('10) 52 2859 9 Southport HS ('07) 6 26310 13 Fishers HS ('12) 111 24811 11 McCutcheon HS ('04) 23 24612 15 Logansport HS ('11) 36 9813 # Westfield HS 22 4214 1 Connersville Sr HS ('13) 10 10 NORTHEAST INDIANA '14 '13 Charter New Total1 2 + Northrop HS ('05) 25 4722 3 Fort Wayne North Side HS ('96) 0 3753 4 Canterbury HS ('07) 39 3124 6 Carroll HS ('09) 88 3015 5 Homestead HS ('02) 9 2566 7 Columbia City HS ('06) 11 1917 1 Chesterton HS ('13) 187 1878 8 Howe Military Academy ('91) 0 1809 9 South Side HS ('11) 42 17410 10 Bishop Dwenger HS 22 12111 11 Concord HS ('12) 41 111 NORTHWEST INDIANA '14 '13 Charter New Total1 3 Plymouth HS ('10) 99 6282 2 + Elkhart Central HS ('93) 4 5963 5 The Culver Academies ('08) 85 5224 8 Munster HS ('12) 226 4595 7 Penn HS ('09) 113 3556 6 Westview HS 10 3107 9 Elkhart Memorial HS ('02) 11 1678 10 La Porte HS ('11) 48 1599 1 Valparaiso HS ('13) 135 13510 11 Bethany Christian HS 33 12511 -- # Wirt-Emerson Vis Perf Arts 12 37

EAST IOWA '14 '13 Charter New Total1 2 + Burlington Community HS ('98) 14 4252 -- # Davenport-Assumption HS 35 3873 4 Bettendorf HS ('05) 40 3474 3 Clarke Community HS 13 3465 5 Iowa City HS ('02) 15 2336 6 Muscatine HS ('04) 27 2077 7 West HS - Iowa City ('11) 48 2058 8 Marshalltown HS ('09) 11 1189 10 Waterloo East HS ('10) 26 11610 9 Grinnell HS 19 11611 11 West HS - Davenport ('07) 12 10012 12 Columbus Community HS 19 4713 13 Washington HS - Cedar Rapids ('12) 13 3314 1 Indianola HS ('13) 12 12 WEST IOWA '14 '13 Charter New Total1 2 + Lincoln HS ('97) 78 7002 4 East HS - Des Moines ('86) 29 5623 5 Ames HS 52 5584 3 Ankeny HS ('00) 6 5505 6 Bishop Heelan HS ('02) 50 5336 7 North HS ('90) 10 4687 8 Okoboji Community School ('04) 28 4158 9 West Des Moines Valley HS ('11) 133 3399 12 Des Moines Roosevelt HS ('12) 104 19210 1 Dowling Catholic HS ('13) 147 14711 10 CAM HS ('06) 16 14712 11 Atlantic HS ('08) 12 10313 -- # Johnston HS 45 86 EAST KANSAS '14 '13 Charter New Total1 13 Lansing Sr HS ('12) 176 1,1622 2 + Shawnee Mission West HS ('03) 87 1,0153 3 Shawnee Mission East HS ('09) 161 9204 4 Sumner Academy ('05) 132 8235 5 Shawnee Mission Northwest HS ('97) 67 7146 6 Bishop Miege HS ('05) 81 7067 7 Lawrence Free State HS ('08) 148 5918 8 Paola HS 10 4289 12 Lawrence HS ('11) 130 41410 11 Olathe South HS ('10) 99 40411 10 Shawnee Mission South HS ('07) 67 37512 9 Shawnee Mission North HS ('06) 31 35113 15 Piper HS 85 22014 14 De Soto HS 0 20615 1 Olathe Northwest HS ('13) 191 191 KANSAS FLINT-HILLS '14 '13 Charter New Total1 2 + Junction City HS ('96) 52 9502 3 Topeka HS ('04) 97 9183 6 Emporia HS ('08) 110 7254 7 Manhattan HS ('09) 121 6805 8 Seaman HS ('06) 96 6316 5 Silver Lake HS ('02) 10 6317 9 Topeka West HS ('05) 41 3998 10 Shawnee Heights HS ('12) 97 1989 1 Washburn Rural HS ('13) 159 15910 11 Hayden HS ('11) 56 13711 12 Baldwin HS ('10) 11 52 SOUTH KANSAS '14 '13 Charter New Total1 2 + Field Kindley Memorial HS ('03) 55 6952 3 Augusta HS 20 5703 4 Southeast HS - Cherokee 36 4874 8 Derby HS ('08) 38 2705 7 Girard HS 30 2706 5 St Mary's Colgan HS ('07) 17 2667 6 Winfield HS ('04) 22 2648 9 Caney Valley HS ('10) 46 1809 11 Fort Scott HS ('12) 63 15510 10 Independence HS ('09) 29 15211 -- # Cherryvale Middle HS 14 14212 12 Parsons HS ('11) 35 9513 1 Pittsburg HS ('13) 88 88

SUNFLOWER (KS) '14 '13 Charter New Total1 2 + El Dorado HS ('01) 96 9602 3 Maize HS ('04) 65 9043 4 Bishop Carroll Catholic HS 9 6684 5 Andover Central HS 77 5985 8 Wichita East HS ('08) 85 581




SUNFLOWER (KS) (continued)6 7 Southeast HS - Wichita ('06) 49 5607 6 Goddard HS ('07) 36 5568 9 Wichita Heights HS ('00) 39 5149 10 Trinity Academy 40 51210 11 Andover HS ('05) 53 50811 13 Valley Center HS ('12) 199 47512 12 Mulvane HS 57 47413 15 Maize South HS 86 32214 14 Wichita Collegiate Upper School 40 30315 17 Kapaun Mount Carmel HS ('11) 95 24416 16 Wichita Northwest HS ('09) 51 23617 19 Eisenhower HS 62 17318 18 Bluestem HS 4 14719 20 The Independent School 15 12120 21 Sunrise Christian Academy 38 11921 1 Campus HS ('13) 81 8122 22 Remington HS ('10) 18 51 THREE TRAILS (KS) '14 '13 Charter New Total1 2 Blue Valley North HS ('11) 281 9592 3 + Olathe East HS ('04) 44 6593 4 Spring Hill HS 33 6474 5 Blue Valley West HS ('09) 155 6405 6 St Thomas Aquinas HS ('07) 55 4986 7 Blue Valley Southwest HS 73 3637 9 St James Academy 45 2238 8 Blue Valley Northwest HS ('10) 21 2199 11 Olathe North HS ('12) 103 17810 1 Blue Valley HS ('13) 167 16711 10 Bishop Ward HS 34 59 WEST KANSAS '14 '13 Charter New Total1 2 + McPherson HS ('01) 56 1,0022 3 Hutchinson HS ('03) 111 9503 4 Salina High Central ('08) 142 8874 5 Newton HS ('06) 72 6955 6 Moundridge HS ('98) 14 5306 7 Sacred Heart Jr/Sr HS 21 5257 8 Hays HS ('02) 25 4208 9 Liberal HS 12 3919 13 Garden City HS ('11) 128 34810 10 Great Bend HS ('04) 32 34211 11 Salina South HS ('09) 63 31212 12 Buhler HS ('10) 37 26213 14 Haven HS ('07) 4 11014 15 Lyons HS ('12) 56 9015 -- # Halstead HS 21 8216 1 Pratt HS ('13) 71 71 KENTUCKY '14 '13 Charter New Total1 2 + Boone County HS ('04) 38 4832 3 Calloway County HS ('01) 24 4223 4 Assumption HS 51 4174 5 Beechwood HS 19 3525 6 Larry A Ryle HS 36 3416 7 Kentucky Country Day 29 3147 8 DuPont Manual HS 48 3128 11 Henry Clay HS ('93) 72 3009 9 Harrison County HS ('94) 15 27310 10 Paul Laurence Dunbar HS 7 25511 13 Paducah Tilghman HS ('08) 44 23012 12 George Rogers Clark HS ('67) 11 22513 14 Danville HS ('11) 70 21214 15 Murray HS ('00) 43 17615 1 Rowan County Sr HS ('13) 89 8916 17 Hazard HS 8 7817 19 Larue County HS ('12) 37 7418 18 Lafayette HS ('09) 0 5219 -- # Highlands Latin School 8 30 LOUISIANA '14 '13 Charter New Total1 -- + # Cecilia HS 24 5642 3 Isidore Newman School ('93) 41 5013 5 Holy Cross School 51 4934 2 C E Byrd HS ('76) 19 4865 4 Abbeville HS 19 4646 6 Pineville HS ('91) 20 4357 8 Jesuit New Orleans HS ('97) 25 2898 12 St Thomas More HS ('09) 40 2099 13 Ruston HS ('08) 23 19010 10 Airline HS 16 18811 15 John Paul The Great Academy 54 18412 9 Bolton HS ('04) 1 182

LOUISIANA (continued)13 10 Caddo Magnet HS ('02) 1 17314 14 Acadiana HS ('07) 14 16115 16 Teurlings Catholic HS ('10) 21 13216 18 Comeaux HS ('12) 83 12717 17 Saint Augustine HS ('11) 7 5318 -- # St Frederick HS 29 5119 19 Christ Episcopal School 12 4720 1 Lafayette HS ('13) 31 31 MAINE '14 '13 Charter New Total1 3 + Falmouth HS 68 3032 4 Scarborough HS ('98) 19 2533 5 Brunswick HS ('02) 25 2234 6 Lincoln Academy 22 2145 9 Maranacook Community School ('01) 14 1786 7 Edward Little HS ('05) 5 1767 8 Dirigo HS 0 1708 11 Cape Elizabeth HS ('12) 77 1369 10 Orono HS ('07) 7 8310 1 Bangor HS ('13) 70 7011 12 Cheverus HS ('10) 7 6312 13 Poland Regional HS ('11) 10 6213 14 Deering HS ('09) 10 50 CHESAPEAKE (MD) '14 '13 Charter New Total1 3 + Walter Johnson HS ('09) 85 2982 -- # Richard Montgomery HS 18 2843 2 Catonsville HS ('00) 6 2764 4 Charles E Smith Jewish Day Sch 35 2205 -- # Wilde Lake HS 23 1796 6 Westminster HS 0 1477 -- # Thomas S Wootton HS ('92) 23 1378 7 Walt Whitman HS ('11) 39 1249 8 Notre Dame Prep School 20 10410 9 Loyola-Blakefield HS ('12) 42 9311 1 Baltimore City College HS ('13) 66 6612 10 Reservoir HS 14 6413 11 Winston Churchill HS ('10) 3 16 MICHIGAN '14 '13 Charter New Total1 3 + Dexter HS ('08) 25 2082 2 Lenawee Christian School 8 1933 4 Portage Northern HS ('11) 75 1674 6 Grand Rapids Christian ('12) 51 1145 5 Plymouth Educational Center Prep HS 16 1046 7 Detroit Loyola HS 19 817 9 Portage Central HS ('10) 23 758 8 North Branch HS 0 559 1 Holland HS ('13) 48 4810 10 Grand Rapids City HS ('09) 13 43 CENTRAL MINNESOTA '14 '13 Charter New Total1 2 + Henry Sibley HS ('73) 12 9032 3 South HS - Minneapolis 23 9023 4 Blaine HS 126 9014 8 Apple Valley HS ('08) 158 7735 7 Roseville Area HS ('05) 91 7466 6 Stillwater Area HS ('90) 61 7397 9 St Paul Academy & Summit School ('04) 130 7358 11 Chanhassen HS 139 7019 5 Highland Park Senior HS 19 69710 10 Central HS - Minneapolis 23 61311 15 Prior Lake-Savage School-ISD719 95 47912 -- # Minnetonka HS 63 43813 13 Como Park HS 8 43014 16 Cottage Grove Park HS ('06) 74 42515 14 Anoka HS ('95) 24 42116 17 South St Paul HS ('03) 39 38417 23 Eastview HS ('12) 176 36818 18 St Anthony Village HS ('82) 21 36019 20 Southwest HS 34 31620 21 Shakopee Sr HS 52 31221 19 Harding HS 15 30222 26 East Ridge HS 142 28523 22 Orono HS 46 25024 24 Centennial HS ('11) 58 21325 25 Washburn HS ('79) 19 16926 1 Forest Lake Sr HS ('13) 91 91 NORTHERN LIGHTS (MN) '14 '13 Charter New Total1 2 + Staples Motley HS 22 6482 3 Brainerd HS ('95) 49 629

NORTHERN LIGHTS (MN) (continued)3 7 Moorhead HS ('09) 119 5824 5 Champlin Park HS 14 5275 6 Bemidji HS 33 5146 8 Walker HS ('05) 29 4057 9 Grand Rapids HS ('02) 19 3788 11 Andover HS 32 3099 10 Buffalo HS 6 30410 15 Maple Grove Senior HS 85 28611 12 St Francis HS ('10) 32 28512 13 East Grand Forks Sr HS 32 26013 16 Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa HS 39 23114 14 St Cloud Tech HS ('07) 13 22715 17 Hawley Public Schools 23 19516 18 Denfeld HS ('08) 24 19317 20 Eagle Valley HS 10 15118 19 Cass Lake Bena HS 6 15019 -- # Rocori HS 16 13820 22 St Michael Albertville HS ('12) 61 12321 21 Duluth East HS ('11) 22 11922 -- # Kimball Area HS 42 8523 1 Dilworth Glyndon Felton HS ('13) 62 6224 -- # New York Mills HS 23 6225 -- # Cromwell-Wright HS 5 49 SOUTHERN MINNESOTA '14 '13 Charter New Total1 2 + Edina HS ('01) 115 1,2272 3 The Blake School ('87) 51 1,0873 4 Benilde-St Margaret's School ('02) 50 8834 5 Mankato West HS ('92) 4 7935 7 Lakeville North HS ('08) 124 7926 6 Worthington Sr HS ('78) 31 7907 12 Eagan HS ('11) 230 7338 10 Chaska HS ('97) 95 6609 8 Robbinsdale Cooper HS 32 66010 9 Mankato East HS ('93) 25 61511 11 Lakeville South HS 26 54512 15 Eden Prairie HS ('09) 101 52813 13 Dassel Cokato HS ('99) 49 51614 14 River Valley HS 26 48315 16 Rosemount Sr HS ('06) 76 47116 18 Bloomington Jefferson HS ('07) 76 42017 17 Fairmont HS 31 39818 19 Robbinsdale Armstrong HS 49 33719 20 Hopkins HS ('04) 14 27220 22 Marshall HS ('12) 88 17921 21 Maple River HS 25 13122 1 Wayzata HS ('13) 76 7623 23 Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart HS 7 73 MAGNOLIA (MS) '14 '13 Charter New Total1 2 + Brookhaven HS ('03) 41 4092 3 Petal HS ('06) 21 3373 4 Ridgeland HS 10 3054 7 Murrah HS 51 3035 6 Laurel Christian School 42 3036 8 Oak Grove HS ('10) 68 2947 5 Long Beach HS 0 2878 9 Pascagoula HS 39 2579 11 Madison Central HS 64 23910 10 Oxford HS 20 21911 13 Sacred Heart Catholic School 38 19712 12 Presbyterian Christian School 16 18413 17 St Andrew's Episcopal School ('12) 75 13914 15 St Joseph Catholic School ('09) 20 13915 14 Tupelo HS 0 12116 -- # Mississippi School/Mathematics & Science 2 11217 16 St Stanislaus HS 1 8818 1 Hattiesburg HS ('13) 64 6419 -- # Olive Branch HS 58 5920 18 Jackson Prep School ('11) 19 55 CARVER-TRUMAN (MO) '14 '13 Charter New Total1 2 + Seneca HS 36 7732 3 Diamond HS 26 7203 4 Republic HS ('96) 95 7144 5 Cassville HS ('00) 27 5695 6 Nevada HS ('01) 24 5506 7 Joplin HS ('08) 65 5067 10 Monett HS ('09) 88 4178 9 Webb City HS ('06) 38 3879 8 Purdy HS 30 38010 -- # Lamar HS ('92) 5 37311 11 El Dorado Springs HS 35 31212 13 McDonald County HS ('04) 32 213



CARVER-TRUMAN (MO) (continued)13 14 Carl Junction HS ('10) 39 20214 12 Clever HS 1 19015 -- # Reeds Spring HS ('03) 31 18316 17 Carthage HS ('12) 81 17517 15 East Newton HS 22 14018 16 Exeter R-6 HS 13 12819 1 Neosho HS ('13) 126 12620 18 Aurora HS ('11) 26 66 EASTERN MISSOURI '14 '13 Charter New Total1 3 + Parkway Central HS ('94) 58 7922 2 Marquette HS ('01) 54 7913 4 Rock Bridge HS 71 7724 5 Clayton HS ('96) 76 7525 6 Mexico HS 30 6716 7 Jefferson City HS ('05) 61 6327 8 Parkway West HS ('06) 76 6198 9 Cape Girardeau Central HS ('80) 8 4009 11 Columbia-Hickman HS ('99) 17 33510 12 Brentwood HS 42 29511 14 Howell North HS ('04) 51 22212 13 Oakville Sr HS ('08) 20 19213 -- # De Smet Jesuit HS 7 17314 16 Parkway South HS ('11) 46 16115 17 Ladue Horton Watkins HS ('12) 72 15716 15 St Charles West HS 1 12517 -- # Metro Academic & Classical HS 38 12118 -- # Hallsville HS 32 7719 1 Pattonville HS ('13) 70 70 HEART OF AMERICA (MO) '14 '13 Charter New Total1 2 + Maryville R-II HS 31 1,0392 3 Savannah R3 HS ('02) 78 9563 5 Independence Truman HS ('07) 112 9194 8 Liberty Sr HS ('10) 170 8955 4 Smith-Cotton HS ('76) 20 8806 6 Central HS - St Joseph ('00) 44 8347 7 Platte County HS 16 7948 11 Independence Chrisman HS ('04) 80 7649 9 KC Oak Park HS ('03) 46 75310 10 Saint Pius X HS 25 71211 12 Park Hill South HS ('08) 110 70312 13 Park Hill HS ('06) 92 63613 16 Liberty North HS 169 60814 14 Salisbury R-4 HS 11 51015 15 Excelsior Springs HS 10 50416 17 Pleasant Hill HS 25 44317 -- # Van Horn HS 17 35218 18 Fort Osage HS ('09) 54 29119 19 Henry County R-1 HS 8 24220 20 Kearney HS 12 24221 21 Staley HS 56 22322 22 Smithville R-II School District 33 18923 -- # Lathrop R-2 HS 7 13124 23 North Kansas City HS ('11) 31 8625 1 Marshall HS ('13) 66 6626 24 Lafayette Co C-1 HS 3 5627 25 Winnetonka HS ('12) 21 48 OZARK (MO) '14 '13 Charter New Total1 2 + Willard HS 122 9712 3 West Plains HS ('93) 38 8073 4 Hillcrest HS ('98) 15 7614 5 Waynesville HS ('92) 13 7515 6 Bolivar R 1 HS ('95) 51 7186 14 Central HS - Springfield ('11) 229 6837 7 Branson HS 32 6678 -- # Lebanon HS 45 6649 9 Marshfield HS 64 65810 8 Houston HS 0 63111 10 Parkview HS ('09) 69 61712 11 Ozark HS ('01) 39 56413 12 Greenwood Laboratory School 25 51914 13 Logan Rogersville HS 25 48015 16 Glendale HS ('07) 122 35416 15 Marion C Early R5 HS 17 33617 19 Kickapoo HS ('12) 142 25118 17 Buffalo HS ('03) 28 22519 18 Camdenton HS ('10) 41 21320 20 Gloria Deo Academy 62 15521 1 Nixa HS ('13) 108 10822 -- # John F Hodge HS ('09) 6 58

SHOW ME (MO) '14 '13 Charter New Total1 4 + Blue Springs South HS ('07) 158 1,0002 2 The Pembroke Hill School 88 9933 3 Harrisonville HS 84 9844 9 Blue Springs HS ('08) 168 9615 7 Raytown South HS ('06) 97 9206 10 Lee's Summit West HS 142 8777 5 Notre Dame De Sion HS 27 8648 8 Raytown HS ('03) 57 8639 6 The Barstow School 26 86010 11 Lee's Summit HS ('02) 63 71211 12 Ruskin HS ('91) 4 61012 13 Raymore-Peculiar HS ('04) 74 58513 15 Rockhurst HS ('10) 76 37214 14 Lincoln College Prep 32 36515 16 Grandview Sr HS ('09) 49 29216 17 Belton HS ('11) 70 28817 18 Lee's Summit North HS ('12) 134 24718 19 Summit Christian Academy 13 10619 1 Warrensburg HS ('13) 44 44 MONTANA '14 '13 Charter New Total1 2 + Hamilton HS 63 9012 3 Capital HS 47 8823 4 Butte HS ('98) 47 8624 7 Glacier HS 121 8375 8 Flathead HS ('07) 141 8226 5 Big Sky HS 41 8197 6 Great Falls Russell HS ('00) 31 7708 9 Sentinel HS ('04) 73 7279 10 Billings West HS ('03) 70 71010 11 Columbia Falls HS 57 46511 13 Great Falls HS ('05) 64 37612 12 Havre HS ('01) 21 35213 14 Skyview HS ('09) 78 33814 16 Corvallis HS ('10) 58 27415 15 Billings Sr HS ('08) 20 23816 17 Stevensville HS 65 22317 18 Hellgate HS ('11) 73 21218 -- # Whitefish HS 4 13819 1 Bozeman HS ('13) 136 13620 19 Helena HS ('12) 43 91 NEBRASKA '14 '13 Charter New Total1 3 Millard North HS ('10) 247 8342 2 + Marian HS ('99) 68 6853 4 Raymond Central HS ('02) 46 5384 5 Fremont HS ('06) 51 4705 8 Norfolk HS ('07) 94 4296 11 Millard West HS ('11) 145 3697 10 David City HS 39 3698 9 Grand Island Senior HS ('04) 12 3459 11 Kearney Sr HS ('09) 97 32110 1 Lincoln Southwest HS ('13) 216 21611 13 Northwest HS 26 11812 -- # Arapahoe HS 48 98 NEBRASKA SOUTH '14 '13 Charter New Total1 2 + Lincoln Southeast HS ('01) 73 6732 3 Bellevue West HS ('03) 48 5883 4 Pius X HS 37 5624 6 Ralston HS ('96) 42 5205 5 Millard South HS ('05) 40 5186 7 Lincoln North Star HS 42 4987 8 Crete HS 43 4948 9 Lincoln HS ('95) 43 4859 10 Lincoln Northeast HS ('75) 12 34510 11 Westside HS ('06) 16 32911 13 Lincoln East HS ('10) 69 32512 12 Bellevue East HS ('07) 27 29713 14 Norris Public Schools 12 23314 15 Creighton Preparatory School ('08) 42 19615 16 Papillion-La Vista South HS 16 16616 17 Papillion-La Vista HS ('11) 13 11217 19 Mount Michael Benedictine HS ('12) 26 5318 1 Hastings Senior HS ('13) 35 3519 18 Omaha Mercy HS ('09) 0 34 GOLDEN DESERT (NV) '14 '13 Charter New Total1 2 + The Meadows School ('05) 65 5872 3 Foothill HS ('06) 47 5453 4 Spring Valley HS 84 5294 5 Moapa Valley HS 47 473

GOLDEN DESERT (NV) (continued)5 7 Silverado HS ('04) 68 3896 6 Dixie HS 30 3747 10 Canyon Springs HS 56 3478 11 Coronado HS ('10) 66 3459 9 Virgin Valley HS 48 34310 8 Arbor View HS 17 33611 14 Palo Verde HS ('12) 172 33212 12 Bishop Gorman HS ('02) 25 28713 13 Clark HS ('99) 43 25214 15 Advanced Technologies Acad ('09) 50 17815 1 Green Valley HS ('13) 137 13716 -- # Rancho HS 53 13117 16 Desert Hills HS 14 10718 17 Valley HS ('11) 12 69 SAGEBRUSH (NV) '14 '13 Charter New Total1 2 + Reno HS ('08) 70 4182 3 Elko HS ('05) 57 3793 4 Carson HS ('97) 31 3514 5 Douglas HS ('04) 23 2625 6 Carson Valley Middle School ('06) 17 2196 9 Sage Ridge School 40 1627 8 Spanish Springs HS 14 1608 10 Damonte Ranch HS 8 1269 13 Spring Creek HS ('11) 54 12510 12 Bishop Manogue Catholic HS ('10) 18 10911 15 Pau Wa Lu Middle School ('12) 32 6312 -- # Northern Nevada Home Schools 19 3513 1 Galena HS ('13) 7 7 NEW ENGLAND (MA & NH) '14 '13 Charter New Total1 3 + Newton South HS ('07) 146 7502 2 Milton Academy ('03) 85 7043 4 Shrewsbury HS ('08) 95 5704 5 Lincoln-Sudbury Regional HS 47 4805 7 Natick HS ('81) 26 3086 6 Bancroft School 20 3067 9 Catholic Memorial School ('10) 56 2678 12 Needham HS ('11) 96 2519 8 Bishop Guertin HS ('04) 14 24610 11 Waring School 32 19611 13 Revere HS 19 14612 14 Sacred Heart HS ('09) 28 13713 16 Acton-Boxborough Regional HS ('12) 74 13614 15 Chelmsford HS 20 9415 1 Manchester Essex Regional HS ('13) 53 53 NEW JERSEY '14 '13 Charter New Total1 2 Ridge HS ('10) 172 7672 7 + Millburn HS ('08) 132 6353 4 Elizabeth HS ('98) 51 6004 3 Matawan Regional HS ('88) 28 5905 6 Randolph HS ('05) 54 5656 5 Ridgewood HS 25 5627 9 Summit HS 124 5468 8 Montville HS ('09) 115 5409 10 Princeton HS 108 46410 11 Science HS ('06) 19 32211 12 University HS 2 29412 13 Newark Central HS 22 27813 -- # Livingston HS 53 24814 -- # Phillipsburg HS 42 23515 20 Freehold Township HS ('12) 100 17916 19 Bridgewater-Raritan Regional HS ('11) 66 16717 17 Timothy Christian School 10 16718 18 Hanover Park HS ('07) 16 15519 -- # Montclair Kimberley Academy 13 11320 1 Delbarton School ('13) 96 9621 -- # The Pingry School 20 72 NEW MEXICO '14 '13 Charter New Total1 3 + Los Alamos HS ('07) 88 4662 1 East Mountain HS 60 4533 4 Rio Grande HS ('05) 41 2944 5 Taos HS ('06) 24 2685 6 La Cueva HS ('11) 76 2566 7 Eldorado HS ('09) 36 1867 9 Santa Fe Preparatory School 45 1348 2 Albuquerque Academy ('13) 67 679 -- # Desert Academy 40 6710 -- # Zuni HS 10 6311 -- # V Sue Cleveland HS 23 6212 10 St Pius X HS ('12) 11 27




IROQUOIS (NY) '14 '13 Charter New Total1 3 + Mount Mercy Academy ('01) 16 1942 5 Sayre Area HS ('05) 29 1933 2 Oneonta HS 2 1824 4 Unatego Central School 10 1765 -- # Delaware Academy 23 1276 -- # Walton Central HS 9 1097 -- # McQuaid Jesuit HS 45 948 7 Woodstock Union HS 11 829 8 R L Thomas HS ('08) 0 5910 10 Canisius HS ('11) 16 5211 1 Towanda Jr-Sr HS ('13) 37 3712 11 Franklin Central School ('12) 9 20 NEW YORK CITY '14 '13 Charter New Total1 2 + Syosset HS ('02) 142 1,2652 3 Chaminade HS ('05) 126 1,0133 11 The Bronx High School Of Science ('12) 394 7984 5 Roslyn HS ('94) 44 7625 6 Loyola School 24 7176 7 Fordham Preparatory School ('58) 18 6487 8 The Mary Louis Academy ('00) 22 5378 9 Monsignor Farrell HS 48 4909 12 Brooklyn Technical HS 57 44910 10 Berkeley Carroll School 29 44311 -- # Poly Prep Country Day School 67 34512 14 Bronx School For Law Govt & Justice 2 34213 15 Collegiate School 49 30214 1 Regis HS ('13) 277 27715 17 Stuyvesant HS ('11) 99 26016 18 Bronx Preparatory Charter School 56 21017 16 Half Hollow Hills HS East ('06) 2 17518 19 Cathedral Prep Seminary ('09) 37 17119 21 Notre Dame Academy 48 16020 20 Hunter College HS ('10) 27 14421 22 UA School For Law & Justice 4 10222 -- # The Dalton School 19 9423 -- # Maspeth HS 31 40 NEW YORK STATE '14 '13 Charter New Total1 5 Scarsdale HS ('11) 145 3322 3 + Iona Preparatory ('06) 38 3053 7 Harrison HS 43 1664 6 Monticello Central HS ('10) 25 1545 -- # Academy Of The Holy Names ('04) 7 1416 -- # Lakeland HS ('08) 83 1117 8 Convent Of The Sacred Heart 16 978 2 Newburgh Free Academy ('13) 34 349 10 Shenendehowa HS ('12) 0 16 CAROLINA WEST (NC) '14 '13 Charter New Total1 3 + Asheville HS ('07) 94 4092 2 Bishop McGuinness HS ('08) 49 3673 6 Myers Park HS ('10) 92 3304 4 Chase HS ('03) 24 3215 5 Marvin Ridge HS 31 3166 7 Northwest Guilford HS ('09) 78 2847 8 Providence HS ('06) 60 2148 11 Calvary Baptist Day School 40 1599 10 Phillip O Berry Academy Of Technology 11 13810 13 North Mecklenburg HS ('11) 47 12411 1 Ardrey Kell HS ('13) 117 11712 12 The Early College At Guilford 1 11613 # Charlotte Catholic HS 49 10314 15 Charlotte Latin School ('12) 86 10115 14 School Of Inquiry & Life Sciences At Asheville (SI) 0 4216 # University Christian HS 1 31 TARHEEL EAST (NC) '14 '13 Charter New Total1 3 + Pinecrest HS ('09) 100 4952 4 Massey Hill Classical HS 48 4193 2 Seventy First HS ('94) 13 4184 5 South View HS ('00) 11 3755 6 East Chapel Hill HS ('08) 41 3416 7 NC School Of Science & Math 11 3067 8 Terry Sanford HS ('06) 26 2648 9 Durham Academy ('11) 60 2349 13 East Carteret HS ('10) 55 19010 11 HARC 31 18911 14 Cary HS 44 15912 11 E E Smith HS ('05) 7 15913 1 Cary Academy ('13) 118 11814 15 William G Enloe HS ('04) 24 112

TARHEEL EAST (NC) (continued)15 16 SandHoke Early College 39 10916 17 Jack Britt HS ('12) 46 8517 -- # Cumberland International Early College HS 48 7418 -- # Grays Creek HS 20 6819 -- # Cape Fear Academy 12 40 NORTH DAKOTA ROUGHRIDER '14 '13 Charter New Total1 2 + Central Cass HS 8 4882 3 Devils Lake HS 42 4433 4 Red River HS ('95) 23 4114 5 Grand Forks Central HS ('07) 66 4035 7 Fargo Shanley HS ('08) 78 3476 9 Valley City HS ('05) 32 2897 8 Washburn HS ('03) 15 2748 10 Enderlin HS 39 2739 12 West Fargo HS ('10) 78 26710 11 Fargo North HS ('06) 41 25911 13 Fargo South HS ('09) 56 24312 14 North Sargent Public School 25 19013 15 Oak Grove Lutheran HS 12 15214 18 Fargo Davies HS 50 13615 16 Milnor Public School 15 13116 17 Mott-Regent HS 17 12517 20 Richardton-Taylor HS ('11) 46 12418 21 Mandan HS ('12) 47 9219 19 Kindred Public School District 3 8720 -- # LaMoure HS 24 5221 1 Richland HS ('13) 7 7 EASTERN OHIO '14 '13 Charter New Total1 2 + GlenOak HS ('02) 74 8832 4 Wooster HS ('05) 98 8543 5 Jackson HS ('07) 113 8514 3 Canton McKinley HS ('92) 24 8285 6 Wadsworth City School ('01) 75 8066 7 Revere HS ('69) 0 6447 8 Norton HS ('91) 57 6268 9 Cuyahoga Valley Christian Acad 14 5729 11 Highland HS 84 51710 10 Carrollton HS ('04) 31 49911 13 Hoover HS ('10) 143 42012 12 Medina Senior HS 56 35513 16 Stow-Munroe Falls HS ('11) 118 32314 14 Louisville Senior HS ('09) 38 29815 15 Copley HS ('06) 36 29016 1 Perry HS ('13) 168 16817 -- # Tuscarwaras Valley HS 17 15618 17 Central Catholic HS ('12) 20 56 NORTH COAST (OH) '14 '13 Charter New Total1 3 + Gilmour Academy ('07) 129 6192 6 Solon HS ('08) 109 5553 2 Beachwood HS 43 5434 4 Laurel School 39 5175 7 Chagrin Falls HS 59 4896 5 Brecksville Broadview Hts HS 22 4787 8 Hathaway Brown School 75 4598 9 Magnificat HS ('01) 21 4009 10 Vermilion HS ('05) 35 34910 13 Hawken School ('09) 93 33211 11 Berea-Midpark HS ('84) 28 32112 12 Mentor HS 16 30213 15 Saint Ignatius HS ('06) 24 22114 16 Kenston HS 22 16815 17 Rocky River HS ('11) 18 10716 19 Edison HS ('12) 50 9617 18 Olmsted Falls HS ('10) 16 7918 1 University School ('13) 54 5419 -- # Lutheran HS West 27 40 NORTHERN OHIO '14 '13 Charter New Total1 2 + Poland Seminary HS ('04) 58 6532 3 Cardinal Mooney HS ('06) 77 6523 4 Niles McKinley HS ('05) 41 5554 5 Liberty HS 35 4985 6 Columbiana HS 54 3506 7 Austintown Fitch HS ('10) 102 3467 13 Canfield HS ('12) 170 2808 8 Boardman HS ('09) 31 2269 10 South Range HS 36 21310 11 Howland HS ('11) 53 20311 12 John F Kennedy HS ('08) 39 15212 14 Champion HS 40 9213 1 Ursuline HS ('13) 27 27

WESTERN OHIO '14 '13 Charter New Total1 2 + Sylvania Southview HS ('98) 59 6972 3 Gahanna-Lincoln HS ('03) 53 6723 4 Notre Dame Academy ('04) 65 6514 5 Upper Arlington HS ('88) 37 6015 7 Centerville HS ('08) 79 4926 8 Middletown HS ('94) 62 4677 6 Whitmer HS ('95) 37 4578 10 Beavercreek HS ('06) 53 3479 9 Perrysburg HS ('05) 41 34210 11 Wauseon HS ('07) 34 30211 12 Bexley HS 1 22212 13 Mount Vernon HS 39 20813 16 Oakwood HS ('11) 67 16614 14 Sylvania Northview HS ('10) 24 13615 15 Princeton HS ('09) 14 11416 1 Mason HS ('13) 94 9417 17 Dublin Jerome HS 13 8018 18 Maumee HS ('12) 31 73 EAST OKLAHOMA '14 '13 Charter New Total1 2 + Union HS 76 6872 3 Tulsa Washington HS ('04) 85 6543 4 Charles Page HS ('95) 21 5294 7 Jenks HS ('08) 69 5205 5 Owasso HS 19 5186 6 Mannford HS 11 5037 -- # Muskogee HS ('81) 19 4538 9 Wilburton HS 14 4109 10 Oologah HS ('99) 24 39010 11 Broken Arrow HS ('07) 44 37811 15 Bixby HS ('11) 116 32112 12 Bartlesville HS ('05) 61 30913 16 Skiatook HS 23 22614 14 Bristow HS ('88) 6 21915 20 Haskell HS 43 21116 17 Verdigris HS 4 20417 18 Keys HS 20 20318 23 Muldrow HS ('09) 64 17019 21 Metro Christian Academy 35 16520 22 Sapulpa HS ('06) 13 12521 24 Riverfield Country Day School 20 12322 25 Claremore HS ('10) 14 11023 26 Bishop Kelley HS ('12) 42 9024 -- # Tulsa School Arts & Sciences 18 5625 1 Cascia Hall Preparatory ('13) 30 30 WEST OKLAHOMA '14 '13 Charter New Total1 -- + Comanche HS 27 6392 5 Norman North HS ('08) 90 6373 3 Westmoore HS 61 6264 4 Okarche HS 18 5755 6 Enid HS ('01) 21 4776 9 Norman HS ('09) 82 4697 8 Cordell HS 17 4568 8 Guymon HS ('04) 50 4489 7 Edmond Memorial HS ('95) 21 44610 10 Cherokee HS ('87) 24 39711 13 Edmond North HS ('06) 67 36212 11 Choctaw Sr HS 35 35513 12 Bethany HS 7 31414 14 Classen SAS 10 27315 15 Okeene HS 3 21516 19 Southmoore HS 56 18717 16 Moore HS ('11) 50 18718 17 Edmond Santa Fe HS ('10) 18 15019 21 Casady School 32 14920 18 Heritage Hall School ('07) 14 14621 20 Kingfisher HS ('05) 5 13522 24 Bishop McGuinness HS ('12) 47 9323 22 Quinton HS 10 8824 23 Harding Charter Prep HS 18 8725 -- # Crossings Christian School 14 4026 2 Putnam City North HS ('13) 7 7 NORTH OREGON '14 '13 Charter New Total1 3 + Westview HS ('06) 141 6682 2 Century HS 38 6053 -- # West Linn HS 21 5634 4 McMinnville HS 19 5435 5 Forest Grove HS 7 4966 6 Canby HS ('97) 19 4297 7 Southridge HS 35 4198 9 Clackamas HS ('03) 31 389



NORTH OREGON (continued)9 11 Lincoln HS ('00) 79 37610 8 Oregon City HS ('98) 7 37611 10 Cleveland HS 0 33912 13 Lake Oswego HS 64 30513 12 Centennial HS 10 25814 14 Glencoe HS ('08) 38 24515 18 Gresham-Barlow HS ('10) 81 20816 15 Woodrow Wilson HS 26 18517 16 Sprague HS ('11) 30 17218 19 Blanchet Catholic School 9 12719 21 Tigard HS ('12) 50 8320 20 Beaverton HS ('09) 4 6021 -- # La Salle Catholic College Preparatory 17 5522 1 Silverton HS ('13) 28 28 SOUTH OREGON '14 '13 Charter New Total1 2 + Summit HS 9 3752 4 Marshfield HS ('03) 47 3623 3 North Bend Sr HS ('95) 25 3454 5 Grants Pass HS ('98) 32 3035 7 Butte Falls Charter School 26 2856 6 North Eugene HS ('91) 0 2697 8 North Valley HS ('06) 21 2508 9 Willamette HS ('07) 0 1989 10 Siuslaw HS 5 18610 11 Ashland HS ('11) 78 14211 12 Redmond HS ('10) 10 6812 -- # Marist Catholic HS 23 5613 14 Mountain View HS ('12) 13 3914 1 Bandon HS ('13) 37 3715 -- # Coquille HS 10 32 PENNSYLVANIA '14 '13 Charter New Total1 3 + Greater Latrobe HS ('06) 17 1582 6 Bellwood-Antis HS ('10) 49 1543 5 Rockwood HS ('07) 0 1074 7 Trinity HS ('09) 21 745 9 McKeesport Area HS ('11) 25 666 2 Greensburg Salem HS ('13) 13 137 10 The Kiski School ('12) 6 13 PITTSBURGH (PA) '14 '13 Charter New Total1 3 North Allegheny Sr HS ('10) 234 8582 2 + Cathedral Prep School ('96) 18 6553 4 Pittsburgh Central Catholic HS ('93) 61 5824 7 West Allegheny HS 124 5465 5 Quigley Catholic HS ('00) 47 5416 6 Knoch Senior HS 38 4757 8 Bethel Park HS ('06) 59 4408 9 Mercyhurst Prep School 18 3679 13 Upper St Clair HS ('07) 96 34110 10 Mercer Area HS ('05) 28 32811 11 Lakeview Christian Academy 14 28412 12 Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic HS ('02) 15 27813 15 Pine-Richland HS ('08) 45 26814 14 Sewickley Academy 17 24815 17 Fox Chapel Area HS ('09) 44 24716 16 Moon Area HS ('76) 21 24217 18 Peters Twp HS ('01) 35 23118 19 Deer Lakes HS 17 20619 20 McDowell HS ('11) 54 20120 21 St Joseph HS 4 8721 22 Mt Lebanon Sr HS ('12) 27 5622 1 Shady Side Academy ('13) 37 37 VALLEY FORGE (PA) '14 '13 Charter New Total1 2 + Pennsbury HS ('04) 58 4882 3 E L Meyers HS 43 4573 4 Perkiomen Valley HS 19 3934 5 Unionville HS 42 3835 9 La Salle College HS ('06) 62 3756 8 Danville Area HS ('07) 49 3627 10 William Tennent HS 64 3468 6 Notre Dame HS 8 3279 7 Scranton HS ('99) 11 32510 -- # Lower Moreland HS 36 30411 13 Abington Heights HS 44 28912 11 State College HS 22 28513 12 St Joseph's Preparatory School ('05) 23 28014 15 CR North HS 72 27415 14 Holy Ghost Prep ('09) 56 26616 16 Truman HS ('10) 68 26317 -- # Delone Catholic HS ('03) 25 227

VALLEY FORGE (PA) (continued)18 17 Upper Dublin HS 17 10219 20 Southern Lehigh HS ('11) 39 9220 18 West Shore Christian Academy 16 8021 21 Shikellamy HS ('12) 29 6722 -- # The Hill School 26 6723 1 Gwynedd Mercy Academy ('13) 20 20 SOUTH CAROLINA '14 '13 Charter New Total1 4 Southside HS ('11) 132 4722 3 + Bob Jones Academy ('08) 67 4663 2 Irmo HS ('90) 10 4104 5 Christ Church Episcopal School 0 3155 6 Allendale-Fairfax HS ('99) 19 3106 7 Barnwell HS 26 2797 11 Riverside HS ('12) 115 2528 10 Mauldin HS ('10) 18 1639 12 Williston-Elko HS 18 15210 13 Waccamaw HS 24 10811 1 Hillcrest HS ('13) 51 51 NORTHERN SOUTH DAKOTA '14 '13 Charter New Total1 4 + Lennox HS 43 5992 2 Watertown HS ('09) 115 5553 3 Huron HS ('02) 51 4754 5 Aberdeen Central HS ('11) 142 4365 6 Brookings HS ('10) 97 3846 4 Groton HS ('97) 9 3747 8 Mitchell HS ('12) 88 1598 7 Madison HS ('08) 26 999 1 Milbank HS ('13) 52 52 RUSHMORE (SD) '14 '13 Charter New Total1 10 + Roosevelt HS ('04) 100 7962 2 Yankton HS ('01) 49 6633 4 O'Gorman HS ('10) 154 6004 -- # Beresford HS ('92) 24 4335 5 Harrisburg HS 53 3836 6 Stevens HS ('07) 47 3477 8 Washington HS ('11) 89 2948 7 Vermillion HS ('06) 19 2889 9 Brandon Valley HS ('09) 48 18010 1 Sioux Falls Lincoln HS ('13) 151 15111 11 Tea Area HS 3 92 TENNESSEE '14 '13 Charter New Total1 2 + Dickson County HS ('01) 34 5672 4 St Cecilia Academy 22 5493 5 Collierville HS ('03) 50 5454 3 Battle Ground Academy ('99) 13 5425 6 Montgomery Bell Academy ('02) 45 5016 7 Jefferson County HS 33 4617 8 The McCallie School 18 4218 -- # University School Of Nashville 14 3999 9 Portland HS 45 35910 10 Rossview HS 13 30511 13 Ravenwood HS ('11) 83 26412 12 Seymour HS 20 22313 11 Sullivan East HS 2 22014 17 Brentwood Academy ('08) 46 18715 15 Merrol Hyde Magnet School 10 18216 14 Cookeville HS ('05) 0 17317 16 Independence HS 6 17018 19 White House HS 45 16619 18 Henry County HS ('09) 29 15320 21 Brentwood HS ('00) 66 14821 1 Morristown West HS ('13) 128 12822 22 Northeast HS ('10) 17 7823 -- # Madison Academic Magnet High 26 65 CENTRAL TEXAS '14 '13 Charter New Total1 -- + Judson HS 53 6572 2 Smithson Valley HS 22 5063 3 Douglas MacArthur HS ('04) 44 4694 4 James Madison HS - San Antonio ('99) 54 4555 -- # Jack C Hays HS ('00) 44 4006 5 Blanco HS 1 3917 8 Winston Churchill HS ('11) 110 3678 6 Earl Warren HS 36 3299 10 Ronald Reagan HS ('10) 93 30510 7 Sandra Day O'Connor HS ('07) 23 29211 9 Claudia Taylor Johnson HS 45 28712 13 Tom C Clark HS ('08) 47 213

CENTRAL TEXAS (continued)13 11 Devine HS 14 20614 14 Geneva School Of Boerne 54 19215 12 William H Taft HS ('01) 5 19116 17 La Vernia HS ('12) 87 16717 16 Robert E Lee HS- San Antonio ('09) 39 14518 15 John Paul Stevens HS 7 13719 18 Lehman HS 15 8020 -- # Louis D. Brandeis HS 14 7721 1 Saint Mary's Hall HS ('13) 48 48 EAST TEXAS '14 '13 Charter New Total1 3 + William P Clements HS ('06) 157 1,0172 2 Katy HS ('80) 19 8853 4 Crosby HS 15 8204 5 The Woodlands HS ('99) 41 7825 7 Kingwood HS ('97) 74 7806 6 Klein Oak HS 29 7407 8 St Thomas HS 60 7048 9 Jersey Village HS ('01) 31 6739 10 Klein HS ('07) 49 60410 11 Northland Christian School 69 58811 13 The Woodlands College Park HS 24 52612 15 Dulles HS ('05) 60 52613 14 Conroe HS ('87) 1 50014 16 Cypress Springs HS 18 43915 17 Spring HS ('04) 26 39516 18 J Frank Dobie HS ('08) 24 30417 19 Magnolia HS 32 30218 21 James E Taylor HS ('10) 78 28719 23 Cypress Creek HS ('11) 91 28720 22 Montgomery HS 54 26221 20 Channelview HS 0 23722 -- # Galena Park HS 38 19123 26 Cypress Falls HS ('12) 61 13124 1 Oak Ridge HS ('13) 82 8225 27 Magnolia West HS 4 7226 28 # The Kinkaid School ('09) 20 68 GULF COAST (TX) '14 '13 Charter New Total1 2 + Harlingen HS South ('06) 77 5292 3 Ball HS 34 3883 4 Pharr-San Juan-Alamo HS ('93) 31 3724 5 El Campo HS 27 3315 6 Richard B King HS ('04) 32 3246 -- # Harlingen HS 38 3197 8 Calhoun HS 12 2808 10 Wharton HS 13 2489 12 Columbia HS 30 19010 11 Three Rivers HS 12 17411 13 Corpus Christi Carroll HS ('05) 28 16312 14 Boling HS 19 10513 1 Gregory Portland HS ('13) 64 6414 16 Victoria East HS ('11) 8 6115 15 Angleton HS ('10) 0 54 HEART OF TEXAS '14 '13 Charter New Total1 2 + San Marcos HS ('92) 45 5652 3 Lyndon Baines Johnson HS - Austin ('95) 34 5533 4 James Bowie HS 61 5514 6 Westwood HS ('01) 44 4195 5 Round Rock HS ('99) 16 4006 7 Harker Heights HS 29 3867 8 Wimberley HS 28 3768 9 John Connally HS 27 3269 11 Dripping Springs HS 26 30910 12 Stephen F Austin HS - Austin ('07) 42 30411 10 W B Travis HS 11 30412 15 Hendrickson HS 125 30213 13 Stony Point HS 7 24414 16 Pflugerville HS ('04) 54 22615 18 Lake Travis HS ('10) 55 21016 17 Salado HS 15 18717 20 The Parish Episcopal School 26 15018 19 St Michael's Academy 12 14719 21 McNeil HS ('09) 20 14120 23 Westlake HS ('11) 36 13421 22 Cedar Ridge HS 19 13322 1 L C Anderson HS ('13) 68 6823 -- # Concordia HS 20 48 LBJ (TX) '14 '13 Charter New Total1 2 + Richardson HS ('07) 82 4152 3 Berkner HS 10 323




LBJ (TX) (continued)3 4 James Bowie HS - Arlington 8 3204 5 Canton HS 28 2585 8 Lovejoy HS 63 2206 6 Decatur HS 6 2007 7 McKinney HS 16 1888 10 McKinney Boyd HS 16 1699 11 Lake Highlands HS 9 15110 12 Whitesboro HS 21 13311 13 McKinney North HS 23 12612 14 Summit Int'l Preparatory 25 12413 15 Melissa HS 33 12014 16 Saginaw HS 41 11815 19 Wylie Sr HS ('12) 55 11516 18 Aubrey HS ('10) 16 8617 20 Pottsboro HS 5 6118 -- # Liberty Christian School 24 6119 -- # Sachse HS 13 5920 1 Graham HS ('13) 11 11 LONE STAR (TX) '14 '13 Charter New Total1 -- + Allen/Lowery HS 22 5012 2 Plano West Sr HS 57 4773 3 Carroll HS - Southlake ('06) 62 4664 7 Plano Sr HS ('10) 137 3985 5 JBS Law Magnet HS 60 3846 4 Arlington HS ('02) 24 3677 15 Grapevine HS ('11) 126 3198 11 Community HS 47 2789 12 South Grand Prairie HS ('06) 46 27610 13 Greenhill School ('09) 73 27411 10 Byron Nelson HS 42 27312 9 Mansfield HS 10 26413 14 North Crowley HS 28 22914 -- # Woodrow Wilson HS 18 15115 16 Granbury HS ('07) 19 14916 17 Skyline HS & Career Development ('06) 10 13817 19 Garland HS ('99) 58 12418 20 Trinidad Garza Early College 60 12219 18 Dallas Highland Park HS ('08) 20 12020 # John Paul II HS 45 9321 19 Trinity Valley School 41 7622 1 Northwest HS ('13) 21 21 NORTH TEXAS LONGHORNS '14 '13 Charter New Total1 2 Hillcrest HS ('73) 0 5342 4 + Plano East Senior High School ('01) 53 4953 3 Naaman Forest HS 11 4634 6 Edward S Marcus HS ('99) 29 4615 5 Lewisville HS ('95) 10 4516 9 Centennial HS 86 4217 8 Newman Smith HS ('00) 8 3958 12 Coppell HS ('09) 78 3579 -- # Mesquite HS 37 34110 11 Hockaday School ('08) 43 34011 10 Grand Prairie HS ('04) 16 33112 14 Creekview HS ('07) 34 28613 15 John H Guyer HS 40 28514 17 Colleyville Heritage HS ('10) 65 27315 13 Sunset HS 0 26816 16 St Mark's School Of Texas ('03) 13 24817 18 Shepton HS ('06) 21 20118 19 Flower Mound HS ('11) 41 17019 -- # Coram Deo Academy 12 11620 1 Jasper HS ('13) 94 9421 20 W T White HS 0 8522 22 Vines HS ('12) 24 54 SOUTH TEXAS '14 '13 Charter New Total1 1 + Bellaire HS ('09) 203 1,0022 5 Clear Brook HS 80 8283 4 IH Kempner HS 67 8244 3 Clear Lake HS ('02) 30 8065 6 Mayde Creek HS 31 7646 7 Aldine Sr HS 9 7347 8 St Agnes Academy 60 7158 10 Clear Creek HS ('87) 59 6709 12 Lamar HS - Houston ('06) 83 64510 11 Stephen F Austin HS - Sugar Land 27 60311 14 Westfield HS ('05) 39 52412 13 Monsignor Kelly Catholic HS 14 52213 15 Westside HS 42 51014 16 Foster HS 42 47315 17 Cinco Ranch HS 42 45716 -- # Westbury Senior HS 41 409

SOUTH TEXAS (continued)17 18 Lamar Consolidated HS ('08) 29 36318 19 Elkins HS ('07) 34 30419 -- # Dickinson HS 15 27820 20 Needville HS 15 24921 21 Harmony School Of Advancement 5 20022 24 Michael E DeBakey HS For Health Prof 53 17423 22 LV Hightower HS ('11) 15 15024 25 Friendswood HS ('10) 57 14125 23 Clear Springs HS 14 13526 28 Strake Jesuit College Preparatory ('12) 106 13127 26 George Ranch HS 39 9628 27 Ridge Point HS 27 7929 2 Bay City HS ('13) 21 21 SPACE CITY (TX) '14 '13 Charter New Total1 3 + Spring Woods HS ('96) 87 6272 2 Barbers Hill HS 44 6103 4 Kerr HS 72 6074 5 Seven Lakes HS 115 5965 6 Cypress Woods HS 64 5256 7 Stratford HS ('00) 36 4947 9 Cypress Ridge HS 0 4078 13 Houston Acad For Intl Studies 136 4019 10 Cy-Fair HS ('03) 69 39610 11 Memorial HS - Houston ('08) 99 38611 12 Hastings HS ('07) 35 30312 14 William B Travis HS 7 26313 15 Langham Creek HS ('06) 31 22414 16 Eastwood Academy 17 18415 17 Cypress Lakes HS 35 14016 19 Andy Dekaney HS 11 9917 18 Cypress-Ranch HS 5 9918 21 Pasadena HS ('09) 13 5819 1 Alief Elsik HS ('13) 39 3920 24 Alief Taylor HS ('12) 8 2921 25 Eisenhower HS ('11) 16 21 TALL COTTON (TX) '14 '13 Charter New Total1 2 + Robert E Lee HS - Midland ('04) 37 5152 3 Hereford HS ('01) 37 4203 4 Borger HS 19 3864 5 Big Spring HS ('05) 39 3855 7 Amarillo HS ('03) 35 3296 6 Odessa HS ('00) 18 3157 8 Lubbock HS ('07) 19 3108 9 Snyder HS 17 2929 10 Randall HS 7 24810 11 Midland Christian School 18 18311 13 Tascosa HS ('08) 38 17812 14 Seminole HS ('11) 57 17013 12 Midland HS ('06) 1 15614 15 Cooper HS ('10) 15 10715 1 Central HS - San Angelo ('13) 98 9816 -- # Sudan HS 24 8017 16 Holy Cross Catholic Academy 17 6918 19 Frenship HS ('12) 20 46 UIL (TX) '14 '13 Charter New Total1 4 + Lindale HS ('09) 78 3582 2 Whitehouse HS 8 3383 3 Crandall HS 26 3244 6 Good Shepherd School 35 2915 5 Gilmer HS 9 2836 8 Van HS ('08) 41 2537 7 Midlothian HS 30 2478 10 Royse City HS ('07) 24 2169 9 Brownsboro HS 16 21310 12 Ferris HS 16 16811 13 Hallsville HS ('10) 36 15812 17 All Saints Episcopal School ('12) 64 12813 16 Caddo Mills HS 29 10714 18 North Lamar HS ('11) 36 10015 15 Chapel Hill HS 0 8316 -- # Chireno HS 10 7817 19 Leon HS 15 5518 1 Athens HS ('13) 32 32 WEST TEXAS '14 '13 Charter New Total1 1 + Eastwood HS ('96) 7 3152 4 Americas HS ('06) 55 3093 -- # Montwood HS ('97) 21 2914 2 Austin HS - El Paso 0 2705 5 Ysleta HS ('07) 21 237

WEST TEXAS (continued)6 6 Chapin HS 29 2277 7 Burges HS ('04) 38 2188 8 Franklin HS ('08) 38 2149 9 El Paso Coronado HS ('12) 34 8210 -- # Mountain View HS 32 5711 11 Hanks HS ('09) 5 4612 12 Bel Air HS ('11) 14 4213 3 El Paso HS ('13) 16 16 YELLOW ROSE (TX) '14 '13 Charter New Total1 8 + A & M Consolidated HS ('01) 23 4382 2 Midway HS ('96) 12 3383 3 Smithville HS 6 2814 4 Mexia HS 0 2505 6 Princeton HS ('11) 52 2146 7 Vanguard College Prep School ('08) 34 1907 8 Godley HS 48 1758 9 Round Rock Christian Academy 34 1419 13 Home Educator's Outsourcing Solns 66 13110 12 Center HS 17 8711 -- # Hamshire-Fannett HS 27 6312 1 Holy Trinity Catholic HS ('13) 61 6113 -- # Mildred HS 13 4714 15 West Hardin HS 24 51 GREAT SALT LAKE (UT) '14 '13 Charter New Total1 3 Lone Peak HS ('07) 106 6742 2 + Skyline HS ('08) 84 6743 4 Salt Lake City West HS ('05) 29 5604 5 Cottonwood HS ('03) 29 5505 -- # Kearns HS ('97) 22 5006 6 Taylorsville HS ('01) 37 3407 8 Highland HS ('04) 38 3348 7 Tooele HS 27 3299 9 Rowland Hall-St Mark ('10) 75 27910 11 East HS ('09) 38 23711 10 Intermountain Christian School 11 21112 12 Olympus HS ('11) 64 20813 14 South Summit HS 16 7014 13 The Oakley School 1 6215 1 Cyprus HS ('13) 24 24 SUNDANCE (UT) '14 '13 Charter New Total1 3 Bingham HS ('10) 145 5882 2 + Lehi HS ('06) 28 5143 5 Juab HS 84 4834 4 Carbon HS ('00) 30 4605 7 Karl G. Maeser Preparatory Academy 61 4376 6 Juan Diego Catholic HS 17 4067 8 Timpview HS 33 3428 -- # West Jordan HS ('95) 29 3329 9 Beaver HS ('08) 57 32610 12 Salem Hills HS 100 28711 10 Stansbury HS 38 28112 11 Waterford School 30 25713 -- # Jordan HS ('04) 20 25314 14 Murray HS ('10) 59 18715 13 American Leadership Academy 16 15916 15 Alta HS ('11) 25 15217 1 Hillcrest HS ('13) 149 14918 18 Herriman HS 74 13919 17 Hunter HS ('12) 50 12820 16 Riverton HS ('09) 13 10021 -- # Summit Academy HS 38 62 UTAH-WASATCH '14 '13 Charter New Total1 2 + Layton HS ('97) 28 6722 3 Northridge HS ('03) 62 5883 4 Wasatch HS 44 5394 5 Mountain Crest HS 90 5315 6 Roy HS ('92) 62 5026 7 Weber HS ('04) 76 5007 8 Viewmont HS ('93) 60 4458 9 Syracuse HS 32 4089 10 Clearfield HS ('08) 74 40710 11 Bountiful HS ('06) 58 37711 12 Logan HS ('09) 52 30812 13 Sky View HS ('12) 128 28113 14 Davis HS ('11) 40 17214 15 Morgan HS 74 14715 1 Woods Cross HS ('13) 63 63



VIRGINIA '14 '13 Charter New Total1 2 + Edison HS ('02) 11 3772 3 Chantilly HS 16 3643 8 Montgomery Blair HS 53 3514 10 Dominion HS 36 3205 9 Yorktown HS ('79) 31 3176 7 West Springfield HS ('04) 5 3087 5 W T Woodson HS ('98) 0 3088 20 South Lakes HS 66 2789 11 Our Lady Of Good Counsel HS ('75) 0 27610 13 Wilson Memorial HS 22 27211 18 Randolph-Henry HS 34 25612 14 James Madison HS ('99) 19 25513 15 Sherando HS ('05) 15 25014 17 Turner Ashby HS 24 24915 25 Briar Woods HS 47 24316 19 Freedom HS 27 23917 22 E C Glass HS 20 23118 24 Fresta Valley Christian School 23 22819 16 Robinson Secondary School ('87) 0 22820 21 Potomac Falls HS 8 22021 26 John Handley HS 35 21622 30 Midlothian HS 29 18023 35 Broad Run HS ('12) 84 16824 28 Hargrave Military Academy 4 16425 32 Madison County HS ('11) 43 16326 33 Blacksburg HS ('09) 43 15427 34 Fluvanna County HS 57 14228 37 Thomas Jefferson HS Science & Tech ('10) 27 8229 36 Liberty HS 5 7130 -- # John Champe HS 32 6431 1 Lake Braddock Secondary HS ('13) 39 3932 -- # Holy Cross Regional School 10 30 INLAND EMPIRE (WA) '14 '13 Charter New Total1 2 + University HS ('05) 57 5722 3 Wenatchee HS ('94) 43 3853 4 Mead HS ('06) 34 3594 7 Gonzaga Prep HS ('08) 53 3135 5 Coeur D'Alene Charter Academy 23 3116 6 Walla Walla HS 0 2727 8 Coeur D'Alene HS ('11) 67 2498 14 Lake City HS ('12) 73 1459 10 Chiawana HS 22 13710 1 Central Valley HS ('13) 98 9811 11 Mt Spokane HS ('09) 11 9312 13 Moses Lake HS ('10) 0 7313 15 Republic School District 0 28 PUGET SOUND (WA) '14 '13 Charter New Total1 3 + Snohomish HS ('07) 53 5152 2 Interlake HS - Bellevue ('82) 37 5123 4 Mountain View HS 52 4654 5 Sammamish HS ('74) 0 3945 7 North Kitsap HS 16 2906 8 Bishop Blanchet HS 17 2797 9 BC Academy 48 2728 12 Union HS 51 2559 11 D D Eisenhower HS ('89) 10 23210 13 Ballard HS 0 20411 14 Kentlake HS 12 204

PUGET SOUND (WA) (continued)12 15 The Bear Creek School 46 19413 17 Ridgefield HS ('10) 44 16814 18 Raisbeck Aviation HS 45 16215 19 Seattle Academy Of Arts & Science ('11) 50 16116 21 Newport HS ('12) 75 16017 22 Cedar Park Christian Schools 38 12318 20 Glacier Peak HS 7 10019 23 Mount Si HS 18 9720 1 Kamiak HS ('13) 65 6521 -- # Providence Classical Christian School 28 6422 -- # W F West HS 63 6323 24 Ingraham HS 1 54 WESTERN WASHINGTON '14 '13 Charter New Total1 2 + Peninsula HS ('86) 31 4822 3 Gig Harbor HS ('10) 90 4523 5 Puyallup HS ('08) 69 4124 4 Whitestone HS 16 3695 6 Tahoma Senior HS 46 3266 7 South Anchorage HS 41 3187 8 Emerald Ridge HS 0 2618 10 Kingston HS 47 2529 9 Auburn Riverside HS ('04) 2 24010 11 Auburn Senior HS ('03) 5 20611 12 Renton HS 0 18912 14 Federal Way HS ('09) 34 16513 15 Capital HS ('07) 25 13914 17 West Anchorage HS ('11) 43 6615 18 Eastside Catholic HS ('12) 47 6116 1 Thomas Jefferson HS ('13) 41 41 WEST VIRGINIA '14 '13 Charter New Total1 -- # The Linsly School 10 3882 1 Wheeling Park HS ('09) 50 2803 3 Parkersburg South HS ('11) 63 1014 2 Parkersburg HS ('10) 20 79 NORTHERN WISCONSIN '14 '13 Charter New Total1 3 + Appleton West HS ('03) 70 5862 4 Waupaca HS ('00) 62 5613 5 Neenah HS 49 4994 6 Appleton North HS 47 4945 7 St Croix Falls HS ('93) 17 4076 8 Sheboygan South HS ('08) 53 3647 -- # Tomahawk HS 13 2228 12 Appleton East HS ('12) 105 1879 10 Sheboygan North HS ('09) 10 15910 11 New London HS ('06) 15 14411 13 Hortonville HS ('10) 30 10812 14 Fond Du Lac HS 17 7613 1 Little Chute HS ('13) 6 6 SOUTHERN WISCONSIN '14 '13 Charter New Total1 2 + James Madison Memorial HS ('07) 80 5492 3 Marquette Univ HS ('05) 56 4993 5 Brookfield East HS ('09) 70 4954 4 Middleton HS 49 4915 -- # Milwaukee HS Of The Arts 31 4356 7 Rufus King HS ('06) 50 393

SOUTHERN WISCONSIN (continued)7 6 Nicolet HS ('98) 25 3798 17 Whitefish Bay HS ('12) 166 2969 8 Vincent HS 25 28810 9 West Bend East HS ('04) 28 28711 10 Black Hawk HS ('03) 18 23812 11 Mukwonago HS 37 22713 12 Bradley Tech HS 26 21414 13 Cedarburg HS ('10) 26 20815 15 Ronald Reagan College Prep HS 37 18916 16 Muskego HS ('08) 21 17317 14 Messmer HS 15 16818 18 Luther Preparatory School 51 16119 19 Milton HS 16 10920 20 Franklin HS 18 9221 21 West Bend West HS ('11) 23 8422 1 Madison West High School ('13) 62 62 HOLE IN THE WALL (WY) '14 '13 Charter New Total1 2 + Cheyenne East HS ('07) 77 6942 3 Sturgis Brown HS ('99) 32 6233 5 Scottsbluff HS ('00) 35 4864 6 North Platte HS ('06) 67 4845 4 Buffalo HS ('98) 4 4676 7 Campbell County HS ('05) 35 4287 11 Cheyenne Central HS ('10) 127 3968 -- # Central HS ('00) 23 3909 10 Lead-Deadwood HS ('04) 55 35510 9 Burwell Jr-Sr HS 36 34811 12 Cheyenne South HS 74 33412 13 Lexington HS 34 28113 -- # Wright HS 17 27014 14 Sheridan HS ('03) 37 25815 15 Cozad HS 15 21116 16 Newcastle HS ('08) 16 16217 -- # Niobrara County HS 15 14618 16 Douglas HS 10 14419 17 Spearfish HS ('12) 32 11320 1 Gothenburg HS ('13) 81 8121 18 Wheatland HS ('09) 31 7622 19 Glenrock HS ('11) 9 40 WIND RIVER (WY) '14 '13 Charter New Total1 2 + Saratoga HS 33 6672 5 Green River HS ('09) 140 6213 3 Kelly Walsh HS ('99) 24 5974 4 Hot Springs Co HS ('92) 14 5615 6 Star Valley HS ('01) 46 4186 7 Natrona County HS ('08) 57 4097 9 Worland HS ('06) 50 3818 8 Lovell HS 10 3469 10 Cody HS ('05) 24 32210 11 Powell HS ('07) 24 29311 12 Greybull HS ('04) 13 26012 14 Jackson Hole HS ('11) 52 18313 15 Riverton HS ('10) 29 13914 -- # Rawlins HS ('03) 28 13415 13 Douglas HS 20 8816 16 Rock Springs HS ('12) 45 8017 1 Evanston HS ('13) 46 46


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2013-14 NEW DEGREES SuMMARY

1 Florida Manatee 3 102.00 Nova High School 363 2 East Kansas 0 97.67 Olathe Northwest High School 191 3 Three Trails (KS) 0 91.91 Blue Valley North High School 281 4 Nebraska 1 90.75 Millard North High School 247 5 East Los Angeles (CA) 0 84.27 Gabrielino High School 349 6 Kansas Flint-Hills 0 77.27 Washburn Rural High School 159 7 Show Me (MO) 0 74.00 Blue Springs High School 168 8 California Coast (CA) 3 70.64 Leland High School 363 9 Northwest Indiana 1 70.55 Munster High School 22610 New York City 3 70.52 The Bronx High School of Science 39411 Northern South Dakota 0 69.22 Aberdeen Central High School 14212 Northern Illinois 2 68.24 Glenbrook North High School 18413 Idaho Mountain River 0 67.75 Highland High School 25614 Rushmore (SD) 1 67.00 O'Gorman High School 15415 Central Minnesota 1 66.88 Eastview High School 17616 Illini (IL) 1 65.76 Downers Grove South High School 14217 Rocky Mountain-South (CO) 0 65.07 Denver East High School 21018 Eastern Ohio 1 64.78 Perry High School 16819 San Fran Bay (CA) 2 64.64 Dougherty Valley High School 21620 Utah-Wasatch 0 62.87 Sky View High School 12821 Montana 1 62.65 Flathead High School 14122 Southern Minnesota 0 60.91 Eagan High School 23023 New Jersey 4 60.38 Ridge High School 17224 Sunflower (KS) 0 58.86 Valley Center High School 19925 Ozark (MO) 2 58.77 Central High School - Springfield 22926 Northern Ohio 0 58.69 Canfield High School 17027 Southern California 4 57.54 Carlsbad High School 17628 Golden Desert (NV) 1 57.44 Palo Verde High School 17229 West Iowa 1 54.62 West Des Moines Valley High School 13330 New England (MA & NH) 0 54.07 Newton South High School 14631 West Kansas 1 54.06 Salina High Central 14232 Greater Illinois 0 53.17 Belleville West High School 8333 Sundance (UT) 3 52.19 Hillcrest High School 14934 Heart Of America (MO) 2 49.89 Liberty Sr. High School 17035 Carolina West (NC) 2 48.75 Ardrey Kell High School 11736 Colorado 1 48.35 Cherry Creek High School 27537 Pittsburgh (PA) 0 47.86 North Allegheny Sr. High School 23438 Lone Star (TX) 3 46.64 Plano Sr. High School 13739 North Coast (OH) 1 46.32 Gilmour Academy 12940 Sierra (CA) 0 45.71 Clovis North High School 14241 Florida Panther 1 45.45 Lake Highland Preparatory 12542 South Texas 2 44.79 Bellaire High School 20343 Space City (TX) 0 44.71 Houston Acad for Intl Studies 13644 Western Ohio 0 44.61 Mason High School 9445 East Texas 2 44.50 William P. Clements High School 15746 Eastern Missouri 3 43.68 Clayton HS / Parkway West HS (TIE) 7647 South Carolina 0 43.64 Southside High School 13248 New York State 2 43.44 Scarsdale High School 14549 New Mexico 3 43.42 Los Alamos High School 8850 Florida Oceanfront 3 43.24 Boca Raton Community High School 11651 Arizona 3 42.77 Brophy College Prep 12552 Southern Wisconsin 1 42.27 Whitefish Bay High School 16653 Northeast Indiana 0 42.18 Chesterton High School 18754 Carver-Truman (MO) 2 42.00 Neosho High School 12655 Idaho Gem of the Mountain 1 41.63 Mountain Home High School 84

(This summary indicates the average number of new members and degrees added by the charters in a district, not chapter strength.)

NEW AVG NEW NEW DEGREES DISTRICT CHARTERS DEGREES NEW DEGREE LEADER ADDED


56 Central Texas 3 40.71 Winston Churchill High School 11057 Great Salt Lake (UT) 1 40.07 Lone Peak High School 10658 West Los Angeles (CA) 3 39.96 Palos Verdes Peninsula HS / Chaminade College Prep (TIE) 8559 Tarheel East (NC) 3 39.68 Cary Academy 11860 South Florida 0 39.45 Braddock High School 11161 Hole in the Wall (WY) 3 39.18 Cheyenne Central High School 12762 Colorado Grande 2 39.00 Pueblo West High School 8963 Wind River (WY) 1 38.53 Green River High School 14064 Northern Wisconsin 1 38.00 Appleton East High School 10565 South Kansas 1 37.92 Fort Scott High School 6366 Big Valley (CA) 2 37.89 James Enochs High School 6767 Georgia Northern Mountain 0 37.80 Alpharetta High School 10968 Georgia Southern Peach 0 37.62 Grovetown High School 11069 Arkansas 2 37.00 Bentonville High School 8869 Inland Empire (WA) 0 37.00 Central Valley High School 9871 Valley Forge (PA) 3 36.91 CR North High School 7272 Hoosier Heartland (IN) 1 36.50 Fishers High School 11173 West Virginia 1 35.75 Parkersburg South High School 6374 Heart Of Texas 0 35.65 Hendrickson High School 12575 East Oklahoma 2 35.64 Bixby High School 11676 Deep South (AL) 3 34.56 The Montgomery Academy 13677 North Dakota Roughrider 1 34.48 Fargo Shanley HS / West Fargo HS (TIE) 7878 North Oregon 2 34.27 Westview High School 14179 Kentucky 1 34.16 Rowan County Sr. High School 8980 Puget Sound (WA) 2 33.74 Newport High School 7531 Western Washington 0 33.56 Gig Harbor High School 9082 Nebraska South 0 33.47 Lincoln Southwest High School 7383 Tennessee 2 33.26 Morristown West High School 12884 Northern Lights (MN) 4 32.72 Moorhead High School 11985 North Texas Longhorns 2 32.50 Jasper High School 9486 Magnolia (MS) 2 32.45 St. Andrew's Episcopal School 7587 West Oklahoma 2 30.92 Norman North High School 9088 Florida Sunshine 1 30.50 Pine View School 10289 Capitol Valley (CA) 1 30.31 Mira Loma High School 10690 Sagebrush (NV) 1 30.00 Reno High School 7091 Rocky Mountain-North (CO) 0 29.85 Fairview High School 7392 Yellow Rose (TX) 3 29.79 Home Educator's Outsourcing Solns 6693 Chesapeake (MD) 2 28.77 Walter Johnson High School 8594 Tall Cotton (TX) 1 28.67 Central High School - San Angelo 9895 Gulf Coast (TX) 1 28.33 Harlingen High School South 7796 UIL (TX) 1 28.06 Lindale High School 7897 Hoosier Crossroads (IN) 0 27.80 Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School 6297 Michigan 0 27.80 Portage Northern High School 7599 Virginia 2 27.03 Broad Run High School 84100 Louisiana 2 26.55 Comeaux High School 83101 Pacific Islands 1 26.25 Marianas High School 50102 Hawaii 1 26.15 Kamehameha Schools 58103 Maine 0 25.69 Cape Elizabeth High School 77104 LBJ (TX) 2 25.25 Richardson High School 82105 Western Slope (CO) 0 24.14 Central Of Grand Junction High School 43106 West Texas 2 23.85 Americas High School 55107 South Oregon 2 22.40 Ashland High School 78108 East Iowa 1 21.71 West High School - Iowa City 48109 Pennsylvania 0 18.71 Bellwood-Antis High School 49110 Iroquois (NY) 3 17.25 McQuaid Jesuit High School 45

NEW AVG NEW NEW DEGREES DISTRICT CHARTERS DEGREES NEW DEGREE LEADER ADDED

2013-14 NEW DEGREES SuMMARY(This summary indicates the average number of new members and degrees added by the charters in a district, not chapter strength.)



The speech and debate community lost a tremendous coach, leader, and friend on October 15, 2014.

Here, Mr. Copeland celebrates the life and accomplishments of Ms. Carmendale Fernandes.

Carmendale Fernandes:Shattered Glass

T he day she conceded the Democratic Party nomination to Barack

Obama, Hillary Clinton ruefully stated, “We weren't able to shatter that highest, hardest glass ceiling this time…”

For decades, a glass ceiling has kept talented women from reaching the pinnacle of their professions— but not in the speech profession, and not in the National Speech & Debate Association!

In 1978, Carmendale Fernandes became the fourth Board President and shattered that glass ceiling, just as she had shattered so many other glass ceilings in organizations where she served.

Recently, after celebrating her 90th birthday, this remarkable women quietly passed away.

Carm (the late Billy Tate always called her “our Carm”) blazed a

by James M. Copeland

trail of accomplishment during her lifetime that serves as a template to all women and men who wish to serve in professional academic organizations.

Within the National Speech & Debate Association, Ms. Fernandes served as District Chair, Executive Board Member, Vice President,

President, and National Tournament Host.

In her native California, she was elected State League President and later as administrator's representative on the CHSSA council. For years, Carmendale coordinated the logistics for council meetings and the state tournament.

Regionally, Carmendale was the first high school teacher to be elected Vice President and President of the Western Speech Association. Nationally, she served on the Speech Communication Association Council (and was often urged to run for SCA President); the Planning Commission of the Bi-Centennial Youth Debates (sponsored by the National Association for the Humanities); Coordinator of Youth Activities for the American Forensic Association; and Commissioner for the National

IN MEMORIAM


James Copeland is Director Emeritus for the National Speech & Debate Association.

Association of Student Activity Advisers under NASSP.

Carm's educational credentials were top rank: Northwestern, Stanford, University of the Pacific, San Francisco State, and San Jose State. She taught at institutes at Northwestern, Georgetown, The University of Kansas, and several California colleges.

Carmendale originally planned to become a music teacher and band conductor. She switched to speech education where she thought there were more opportunities for women. Ms. Fernandes was hired as a teacher of English and coach of speech and debate at Fremont High School in Sunnyvale, CA. She rose to become Chairperson of the English department and a school administrator.

One of the nation's most successful coaches, Carm's students placed highly at state and national contests, including a national champion in Girls’ Extemp (1967), a national Policy Debate semifinalist (1966) and quarterfinalist (1955). Additional final round contestants included two second place finalists in Girls’ Extemp (1965-1966), a second place finalist in Boys’ Extemp (1967), and a third place finalist in Original Oratory (1965). Five other speakers reached final rounds. Fremont High School won the DSR-TKA Trophy (now the Pi Kappa Delta/Bruno E. Jacob Trophy) in 1977.

Carmendale Fernandes is perhaps one of the most honored women in forensics. She earned her fifth diamond (the fourth presented) in 1986—a remarkable feat considering how difficult it was to earn points during her career. (Students could not compete in more than 40 rounds per year; debate points were W=4, L=2; and a student could only earn 250 points in each category: debate, speech, service). She was awarded the Association's service key and plaque. In 1978, founder Bruno E. Jacob named Carmendale as one of the founding 12 members of the National Speech & Debate Association Hall of Fame. She was the only woman selected. Carm is also a founding member of the California Speech Hall of Fame.

Ms. Fernandes was perhaps the most social person since Lady Bird Johnson. She and her close friend Natalie Weber had tickets to the San Francisco Opera. Carm was invited to many cultural and social events where she arrived beautifully dressed and perfectly coiffed. She was an elegant lady in every respect.

She also expected those accompanying her to be perfect. One year, I was accompanying Carm to an event in Denver, and she felt I needed new shoes. We went to a shoe store and discovered the store carried no shoes for me that she found appropriate; but they did

have some shoes she liked. I ended up buying her new shoes!

Carmendale anecdotes are often humorous. Her friend Natalie called them “Carmendillies.” One true story occurred at a Board meeting in Baltimore where Carm attended a reception with many prominent and wealthy people. One elderly and bejeweled lady asked “our Carm” what business she was in. When Carmendale proudly announced she was President of the National Forensic League, the lady gave Carm a pained look, took her hand, and said, “Oh my dear, how do you stand all those bodies!”

Now, after 90 years of record-setting accomplishments, Carm is gone. Her competence and charm remain.

It was once the custom in England that after one raised a toast to the Queen, one broke that glass, presumably so that glass would never be used to toast a lesser person.

At the Hall of Fame banquet at the Dallas 2015 Nationals this summer, I shall raise a toast, with her favorite champagne, to Carmendale Fernandes, my Hall of Fame sister and colleague for 50 years…and then in her honor, I shall shatter that glass!



Basis Independent Silicon Valley (San Jose, CA) Seeks Speech and Debate Coach

Basis Independent Silicon Valley, a private 5th-12th school located in San Jose, CA is seeking a speech and debate coach for the 2014-15 academic year. Our middle school and high school students are very enthusiastic about speech and debate, and we anticipate a great club year! We are looking for someone with prior experience in the National Speech & Debate Association and a background in a variety of speeches to maintain the speech side of our program. The ideal candidate will also have experience in debate (preferably Public Forum or Parli) and will be able to help with coaching and critiquing debate rounds. Practices will be Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4 to 6 p.m. The position will also require that the candidate be available to attend weekend tournaments with the students. If interested, please send your resume and a cover letter highlighting your experience in speech and debate to [email protected].

Chicago Debate Commission Seeks Director of Programs

The Chicago Debate Commission (CDC) seeks an energetic, dedicated full-time Director of Programs to take a senior leadership role in managing the CDC’s rigorous and engaging academic debate programs for public school students in Chicago. The CDC’s mission is to advance the educational results, life success, and community contributions of urban youth through academic debate. Working in 78-80 schools and impacting over 1,400 students each year, the CDC facilitates, promotes, and manages the Chicago Debate League (the country’s largest urban debate league) in partnership with Chicago Public Schools (CPS). The CDC also plays a role in introducing curricular debate into CPS, impacting thousands more students. The successful candidate for this position will have the opportunity to manage programs for one of the nation’s leading urban debate leagues and transform the lives of thousands of Chicago students through debate. To apply, candidates must submit a cover letter, resume, and short writing sample. Please include salary history. If possible, collect all application materials in a single PDF and submit via email to [email protected]. Alternatively, you may submit your application by mail to Edie Canter, Chicago Debate Commission, 200 S. Michigan, Suite 1040, Chicago, IL 60604. For more details, visit www.speechanddebate.org/careers.

CareersCommunication Academy Seeks Part-Time Speech and Debate Instructors

Communication Academy is an enrichment program based in Cupertino, CA that seeks to improve students' communication skills from a young age. We are seeking instructors to teach our speech and debate classes for grades K-9 across the Bay Area. Applicants should have experience in competitive speech or debate and must have the ability to work after school or on weekends. Prior teaching or coaching experience is highly desirable. For more information, please visit our website at www.communicationacademy.com. Applicants should send a cover letter and resume to [email protected].

Flagstaff High School (AZ) Seeks Speech and Debate Coach

Flagstaff High School in Flagstaff, AZ is looking for a speech and debate coach for the 2014-15 school year. All coaching positions require a current Arizona Department of Education teacher or substitute teacher certificate OR coach's certificate. Experience coaching the activity a plus. Candidate must work effectively with students, parents, and staff. Check with Flagstaff High School at (928) 773-8100 for more specific information regarding schedule, duties, etc. Flagstaff is a member of the NFHS/National Federation of State High School Associations (www.nfhs.org). All applicants must submit a complete online application at www.fusd1.org/hr.

Lakewood High School in Colorado Seeks Experienced Debate Teacher and Coach

Lakewood High School in Colorado is seeking an experienced debate teacher and coach for a competitive and nationally recognized debate team. The team has been an Association chapter since 1958, attended Nationals annually from 1969, finished second in the nation in Public Forum Debate in 2010, and second in the world at the IPPF in 2012. Because of excellent support by the administrative teams and the community, you would be only the fifth teacher/coach since 1958. This position includes teaching Freshman English and the debate team/classes, which are currently comprised of 60 members. An assistant coach position is also funded by the district. A strong background in rhetoric and public address and philosophy is preferred, but not required. Email inquiries to Principal Lisa Ritchey at [email protected]. Learn more at www.speechanddebate.org/careers.

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Magnet Debate Academy Seeks Head Debate Coach for South Korea Branch

Magnet Debate Academy is seeking a head debate coach for its South Korea branch. Magnet Debate Academy is located near Seoul and has been one of the top debate academies in South Korea. Magnet Academy offers debate coaching and professional level competition preparation for students in elementary, middle, and high school. For more information, please visit our web page at www.magnetacademy.com. Applicants should send a cover letter and resume to [email protected].

Sheboygan North High School (WI) Seeks Debate Coach and Assistant Coach

Sheboygan North High School, approximately one hour north of Milwaukee on Lake Michigan, seeks coach and assistant coach for its long-standing debate program. More information is available at www.sheboygan.k12.wi.us/jobs/ncocurr.html.

Silicon Valley Urban Debate League is Seeking a Leader

The new Silicon Valley Urban Debate League is seeking a leader with experience in urban education and policy debate to serve as its founding Program Director. The Program Director will be the primary leader for a program with seven schools ready to launch in Fall 2015, helping build and implement a shared vision among the teachers, staff, volunteers, and youth who together make SVUDL's impact possible. This is a high-level position, and SVUDL stands ready to attract high-quality candidates with a competitive salary and the support of a committed team of volunteers, board members, and staff. For the full job description, visit www.speechanddebate.org/careers.

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FORENSICS

HILLTOPPERCLASSICThe 2013 Hilltopper Classic was a great experience which

brought schools from all over the country. The 2014

Hilltopper Classic will be even better.

Our 2014 Tournaments

Hilltopper Classic events - Broadcast, Cong., Dec., DI, Duo, Ext., HI, Improv. Duo, Imp., OO, Poetry, POI, Prose, Pub. Forum, & Storytelling. || Junior Hilltopper events - Broadcast, Dec., Duo Act., Ext., Interp. of Lit., Improv. Duo, Poetry, Prose, Pub. Speaking, Solo Acting, & Storytelling.

Semifinals for events with large entries.

The Hilltopper Classic remains an NIETOC qualifier. Only a few tournaments across the country allow students to qualify for the NIETOC.

We host both individual events and debate, over a two-day

schedule!

Last year, team member auditions were a great success. Several students were selected to become WKU competitors, and some received scholarships.

AUDITIONSWKU TEAM

Want to be a member of WKU Forensics?

Auditions held Fri. morning,

2/12. Contact

Ganer Newman at

[email protected]

for a reservation.

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12.06.14 Junior Hilltopper offering competition in 11 jr. events!

12.12-13.14 Hilltopper Classic our largest tournament of the year!

Sign up for the Winter Edition of the Online Institute!

ONLINE INSTITUTENational Speech & Debate Association

Students and coaches can participate in one of three online training sessions December 29 – 31.

Debate (Public Forum -OR- Lincoln-Douglas) December 29 – 31 • 1:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. CTChoose from either our PF or our LD session designed to prepare you for the January PF or January/February LD topic. Our instructors will offer advanced argumentation strategies, extensive case writing process work, blocking exercises, skill drills, and more. Additional one-on-one training sessions with the instructors will be available.

Regular Price Resource Package Subscriber SLC Member

$125 $100 $90

Extemporaneous Speaking (United States and International) December 29 – 31 • 1:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. CTThis session will focus on topic overviews of timely current events and advanced question selection strategies. Students will create files to share among the participants, practice speeches and delivery exercises, and have an opportunity for one-on-one work with the instructors.

Regular Price Resource Package Subscriber SLC Member

$125 $100 $90

Middle School ArgumentationDecember 29 – 31 • 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. CTThis online learning session is specifically for middle school students. Instructors will explore the structure of argumentation, identify refutation strategies, and help middle school students develop arguments for their debate or extemp events.

Regular Price Resource Package Subscriber

$60 $50

Lead InstructorsTom EvnenDeano PapeGlenn PrinceSteven SchappaughJason WarrenMegan West

Aric FloydMatt LinnDan MeyersIsabella Paretti

Guest InstructorsRobert SheardMax SolomonJames Stage

Learn more and register:www.speechanddebate.org/institute

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