School of Communication

2008 Elimination Round Postings

Quarter- and semi-finalists are listed in alphabetical order.

FINALISTS

  • First Place: Reid Bagwell - Scarsdale Senior High School (Scarsdale, NY)
  • Second Place: William Strong - Des Moines Roosevelt High School (Des Moines, IA)
  • Third Place: Maddie Gardner - Eagan High School (Eagan, MN)
  • Fourth Place: Ian Panchevre - Tom C. Clark High School (San Antonio, TX)
  • Fifth Place: Mark T. Kozlowski - New Trier Township High School (Northfield, IL)
  • Sixth Place: Brennan Morris - Randolph-Macon Academy (Fort Royal, VA)

SEMIFINALISTS

  • Nicholas Cugini - Cypress Ridge High School (Houston, TX)
  • Rebecca Goldstein - Newton South High School (Newton, MA)
  • Matt Gottesdiener - Milton Academy (Milton, MA)
  • Jack Grennan - North Allegheny High School (Wexford, PA)
  • Henry Litman - Milton Academy (Milton, MA)
  • Alex Tolkin - Newton South High School (Newton, MA)

QUARTERFINALISTS

  • Mike Berger - Lakeville South High School (Lakeville, MN)
  • Jack Chen - Plano West Senior High School (Plano, TX)
  • Stacey Chen - North Allegheny High School (Wexford, PA)
  • Sam Hocking - Randolph High School (Randolph, NJ)
  • Amanda Johnson - Eagan High School (Eagan, MN)
  • Aakash Kumar - Plano Senior High School (Plano, TX)
  • Nick Kwolek - Northrop High School (Fort Wayne, IN)
  • Kate Mozynski - Coppell High School (Coppell, TX)
  • Molly Munson - Starr's Mill High School (Fayetteville, GA)
  • Rahul Sangal - Plano East Senior High School (Plano, TX)
  • Sachin Shah - Plano Senior High School (Plano, TX)
  • Preeta Willemann - Pleasantville High School (Pleasantville, NY)

IMPROMPTU SPEAKING FINALISTS

  • First Place: Joseph Hochman - Anderson High School (Austin, TX)
  • Second Place: Nathaniel Donahue - Durham Academy (Durham, NC)
  • Third Place: Elizabeth Knudson - Northland Christian School (Houston, TX)
  • Fourth Place: Rebekah Mata-Lasky - Winston Churchill High School (San Antonio, TX)
  • Fifth Place: Helen Olsen - Seattle Academy (Seattle, WA)
  • Sixth Place: Tarang Kapoor - Plano East Senior High School (Plano, TX)

2008 Distinguished Award Recipients

  • Rev. B.A. Gregg, TOC Extemp Service Award
  • Mr. Chris McDonald, Coaching Excellence in Extemporaneous Speaking