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Congratulations to the Lake Michigan Catholic Forensics Team who qualified for State competition! Hailey Simmons, Asha Gilmore, and Amy Birk will compete at the State Forensics finals held on April 30th & May 1st at Central Michigan University. Unfortunately, due to prior Blossomtime and school musical commitments, the entire team will not be able to attend.

Congratulations & Good Luck at State!

A big congratulations goes out to the Forensic Team as, once again, everyone medaled in their events despite stiff competition at the Albion Wildcat Tournament. Ten teams with over one hundred participants competed in this event, and the Lake Michigan Catholic team excelled again, placing 3rd overall, beating out teams like Ionia, Vicksburg, and Climax Scotts, and many larger schools!

Here are the results for LMC:

Maggie Fish - 1st in Poetry
Blake Edmonds/Patrick Pjesky - 1st in Duo Improv
Amy Birk - 3rd in Prose
Asha Gilmore - 3rd in Extemp
Blake Edmonds - 3rd in Dramatic Interpretation
Hailey Simmons - 3rd in Storytelling
Chad Roden/Caitlin Rifenberg/Janine Golob - 3rd in Multiple Interpretation

Their next event is the Regional finals in Mattawan on April 17th.

Congratulations to the Forensic Team, who won the tournament this weekend (March 13th, 2010) at the Leslie High School Blackhawk Invitational. Seven other schools with a total of forty-two students participated in the event. Lake Michigan Catholic earned the Sweepstakes Trophy as each of our students medaled in their events, winning the tournament overall.

Asha Gilmore - 1st in Extemporaneous Speaking

Hailey Simmons - 1st in Storytelling

Amy Birk - 2nd in Prose Interpretation (missed 1st by only one pt after four rounds!)

Maggie Fish - 2nd in Poetry Interpretation

Janine Golob, Chad Roden, Caitlin Rifenberg - 2nd in Multiple Interpretation

Janine Golob/Chad Roden - 2nd in Duo Improvisational

Blake Edmonds/Patrick Pjesky - 3rd in Duo Improvisational

2008-09 Regional Results

Congratulations to Lake Michigan Catholic sophomores Janine Golob and Asha Gilmore, who qualified for State Forensics competition!

The forensic team participated at the Regional Tournament Saturday, April 18th. The top six winners in each category qualified for the State Finals in Ann Arbor on May 1st and 2nd. Two team members, Janine Golob and Asha Gilmore, placed 4th and 5th respectively. Both competitors participated in the extemporaneous event of forensics. The concept of extemporaneous speaking is to draw on factual information, interpret it, and present creative solutions to current global issues within a limited time frame. In a random drawing, students select an issue and have thirty minutes to prepare a speech and present it for judging. Examples of these issues include: "Spain: What are the objectives of the ETA separatist movement in this European nation?" "How is Felipe Calderon attempting to reduce drug-related crime in Mexico?" and "What has India learned about its national security in the wake of the Mumbai terror attacks?" Competitors don't know what their topic is until they draw for a topic thirty minutes prior to their speech. This is one of the most difficult events in forensics! Congratulations to all team members who competed at Regional Finals.

2008-09 District Results

Congratulations to the following students who competed at the district forensic meet in Plainwell on Tuesday, March 24th. They will advanced to regional competition at Grand Rapids Christian in April:

1st Place Extemporaneous: Janine Golob
2nd Place Extemporaneous: Asha Gilmore
2nd Place Storytelling: Hailey Simmons
2nd Place Poetry Interpretation: Maggie Fish
2nd Place Duo Interpretation: Patrick Pjesky and Chad Roden
3rd Place Dramatic Interpretation: Amy Birk

Sarah Szwabowski qualified for a regional alternate in dramatic interpretation.