School of Communication

2007 Elimination Round Postings

FINALISTS

  • First Place: Alex Stephenson - Eagan High School (Eagan, MN)
  • Second Place: Adrienne Lerner - Newton South High School (Newton Centre, MA)
  • Third Place: Mark Schmidt - Wheaton Warrenville South (Wheaton, IL)
  • Fourth Place: Matt Gottesdiener - Milton Academy (Milton, MA)
  • Fifth Place: Jack Grennan - North Allegheny High School (Pittsburgh, PA)
  • Sixth Place: Markus Brazill - San Marino High School (San Marino, CA)

SEMIFINALISTS

  • Evan Donahue - Durham Academy (Durham, NC)
  • Rebecca Goldstein - Newton South High School (Newton Centre, MA)
  • Mark Isaacson - Bay City High School (Bay City, TX)
  • Henry Litman - Milton Academy (Milton, MA)
  • Luke Reilly - St. Joseph?s Preparatory School (Haverford, PA)
  • Alex Tolkin - Newton South High School (Newton Centre, MA)

QUARTERFINALISTS

  • Samin Agha - Alief Taylor High School (Houston, TX)
  • Matt Amdahl - Eagan High School (Eagan, MN)
  • Reid Bagwell - Scarsdale High School (Scarsdale, NY)
  • Stacey Chen - North Allegheny High School (Pittsburgh, PA)
  • Jonathan Dunworth - Fordham Preparatory School (Bronx, NY)
  • Maddie Gardner - Eagan High School (Eagan, MN)
  • Anna Hopper - St. Andrew?s Episcopal High School (Ridgeland, MS)
  • Hunter Kendrick - Danville High School (Danville, KY)
  • Joey Ralph - Buhler High School (Buhler, KS)
  • Olivia Sandbothe - Des Moines Roosevelt High School (Des Moines, IA)
  • Billy Strong - Des Moines Roosevelt High School (Des Moines, IA)
  • Michael Whatley - Georgetown Preparatory School (North Bethesda, MD)

IMPROMPTU SPEAKING FINALISTS

  • First Place: Drew Everson - Mauldin High School (Mauldin, SC)
  • Second Place: Mark Kozlowski - New Trier Township High School (Northfield, IL)
  • Third Place: John McGinn - Brophy College Preparatory (Phoenix, AZ)
  • Fourth Place: Vriti Jain - East Chapel Hill High School (Chapel Hill, NC)
  • Fifth Place: Cooper Henderson - Grand County High School (Moab, UT)
  • Sixth Place: William Terry - East Chapel Hill High School (Chapel Hill, NC)

2007 Distinguished Award Recipients

The TOC Extemp has created two distinguished awards to recognize the invaluable time, energy, and dedication that individuals have contributed to extemporaneous speaking and the TOC Extemp. It is our great pleasure to announce the inaugural recipients of these new awards, recognizing two individuals whose ongoing work in extemp will resonante with the community for manyyears to come.

  • Dr. Stephen Moss, TOC Extemp Service Award
  • Mr. Jason Warren, Coaching Excellence in Extemporaneous Speaking