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PSHS Teammates Sweep
Princeton Speech Championship

December 7, 2005

The Plano Senior High School Speech and Debate team swept the Princeton University Speech Tournament on December 2-4, where they earned National Champion titles. The invitational contest drew 60 schools from around the country for three days of events.

speech teachers

Coaches Karen Wilbanks, Cheryl Potts and Vanda Terrell, and Counselor Sheri Wise agreed to allow students to color their hair, if they won the national championship...The teachers returned to school on Monday sporting hair styles in Princeton orange and black.

Awards

National Champions

PSHS students Ace Heckathorn, Chloe Sikes and Emilee Nelson were all three named national champions.

Debate/Speech Events

Varsity Lincoln/Douglas Debate

  • Octos: Vishal Chanani
  • Double Octos: Gary Wang

Junior Varsity Lincoln/Douglas Debate

  • Doubles: Pallavi Garq
  • Doubles: Rob Mahoney

Public Forum Debate

  • Semis: Gary Wang/ Vishal Chanani
  • Semis: Ashley Faddis/Josh Snider
  • Quarters: Tianyi Xin/Rob Mahoney
  • 3rd Speaker: Ashley Faddis/Josh Snider

Student Congress

  • Super Congress: Elizabeth Frankel

Extemporaneous Speaking

  • 6th: Shruti Rao
  • 8th: Alex Caple

Original Oratory

  • 5th: Chloe Sikes
  • 9th: Caitlin lledge

Dramatic Interpretation

  • 1st: Emilee Nelson
  • 2nd: Ben Lundberg
  • 4th: Miles Cooper
  • 5th: Diana Shen
  • 7th: Caitlin Elledge

Humorous Interpretation

  • 3rd: Scott Simari
  • 10th: Ryan Glenn

Duo Interpretation

  • 1st: Ace Heckathorn/Chloe Sikes
  • 2nd: Emilee Nelson/Miles Cooper
  • 3rd: Ben Lundberg/Diana Shen
  • 4th: Alex Caple/Ryan Glenn


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