Creative Expression — Class AA
Saturday, April 21
Round One – 8:30 a.m.
Judge I - Henry Hebert
Location - B314
Room Manager - Ryan Hanson
Order
1.
Speaker
Nyssa Towsley
School/Team
Rosemount
2.
Sara Gorman
Mankato West
3.
4.
5.
6.
Sameep Mehrotra
Andy Jaye
Sam Thompson
Matt Overby
Eagan
Centennial, Circle Pines
Apple Valley
Hermantown
Selection
AK-The Story of a Modern Strong Woman Just Looking
for Love
Why Do Something Good When You Can Do Something
Great
It's the End of the World as we Know It...Again
Holy Cow; They're Cultivating
High Stakes
Paper or Plastic?
School/Team
Mankato East
Centennial, Circle Pines
Benilde-St. Margaret's, St. Louis Park
Lakeville South
Moorhead
Princeton
Selection
The Pursuit of Happiness
The Music of Your Life
Kindergarten Blues
The Ugly Side of Imagination
The War on Terror or Yackity Yak We're Stuck in Iraq
Creativity Block
School/Team
Apple Valley
St. Francis
Moorhead
Roseville Area
Benilde-St. Margaret's, St. Louis Park
Worthington
Selection
Collegology 101
Cannon Fodder That Fires Back
The Price Mart Cometh
Sesame: Life on the Street
Hot Date
Til Death Do I-Pod
School/Team
St. Cloud Tech
Eagan
Mounds View
Lakeville North
Eden Prairie
Park Center, Brooklyn Park
Selection
Werekid
Blacked Into a Corner
Latina
Martha's Inferno
The Council Coup
Villain Group Therapy
Judge II - Jim Fedje
Location - B315
Room Manager - Lori Crever
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Speaker
Paul Blaschko
Bret Kirchgasler
Sylvie Brew
Adam Kunkel
Evan Christie
Jessica Haldenwanger
Judge III - Tim Newcomb
Location - B316
Room Manager - Fran McGivern
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Speaker
Ben Cohen
Noah Muonio
Harrison Suits Baer
Andrew Messer
Sarah Crawford
Branden Roth
Judge IV - Del Holz
Location - Auditorium
Room Manager - Pat Puskala
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Speaker
Amber Braun
Jay Walker
George Sakkal
Luis Guitart
Timmie Sharma
Renua Oshozekhai
*Denotes cooperatively sponsored program. See KEY on page 36.
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2007 Minnesota State Speech Tournament
Creative Expression — Class AA
Saturday, April 21
Round Two – 10:15 a.m.
Judge I - Pat Foley
Location - B314
Room Manager Ryan Hanson
Judge II - Stewart Wilson
Location - B315
Room Manager Lori Crever
Judge III - Sally Burdick
Location - B316
Room Manager Fran McGivern
Judge IV - Howard Vaillancourt
Location - Auditorium
Room Manager Pat Puskala
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Speaker
Andrew Messer
Timmie Sharma
Amber Braun
Sarah Crawford
Adam Kunkel
Sara Gorman
Speaker
Luis Guitart
Sam Thompson
Jay Walker
Evan Christie
Andy Jaye
Noah Muonio
Speaker
Bret Kirchgasler
Matt Overby
Nyssa Towsley
Renua Oshozekhai
Ben Cohen
Paul Blaschko
Speaker
Jessica Haldenwanger
Sylvie Brew
Branden Roth
Sameep Mehrotra
George Sakkal
Harrison Suits Baer
Round Three – Noon
Judge I - Maureen Desmond
Location - B314
Room Manager Ryan Hanson
Judge II - Cheryl Neidt
Location - B315
Room Manager Lori Crever
Judge III - Scott Sieling
Location - B316
Room Manager Fran McGivern
Judge IV - Terri Leonard
Location - Auditorium
Room Manager Pat Puskala
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Speaker
Renua Oshozekhai
Andy Jaye
Ben Cohen
Jessica Haldenwanger
Amber Braun
Andrew Messer
Speaker
Branden Roth
Evan Christie
Timmie Sharma
Noah Muonio
Sylvie Brew
Nyssa Towsley
Speaker
Harrison Suits Baer
Adam Kunkel
Matt Overby
Sara Gorman
Bret Kirchgasler
Jay Walker
Speaker
George Sakkal
Sarah Crawford
Sam Thompson
Paul Blaschko
Sameep Mehrotra
Luis Guitart
Lunch – 1:00-2:00 p.m.
Finalists & speaking order will be posted during the lunch hour. (Speaking is drawn by lot.)
Finals – 2:45 p.m.
Judges:
Michael Frickstad
Gretchen Heath
Roxy Janke
Location - Auditorium
Room Manager - John Rondesvedt
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Discussion — Class AA
Saturday, April 21
Round One – 8:30 a.m.
Judge I - Carol Sylvester
Location - B211
Room Manager - John Fisher
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Speaker
Claire Chappuis
Tom Duffield
Lindsay Marosi
Kimberly Braun
Marcus Wax
Michael Carano
School/Team
Eagan
Mounds View
Northfield
Mankato West
Bemidji
Benilde-St. Margaret’s, St. Louis Park
Judge II - Chris McDonald
Location - B219
Room Manager - Ron Miller
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Speaker
Zachary Field
Nick Traxler
Brittany Caplin
Brian Smith
Richard Kaufenberg
Elliot Musilek
School/Team
Coon Rapids
Mankato West
Apple Valley
Roseville Area
Cambridge-Isanti
Benilde-St. Margaret’s, St. Louis Park
Judge III - Jody Saxton West
Location - B311
Room Manager - Robert Shaffer
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Speaker
Will Imholte
Nora Last
Cholee Daniels-Miller
Michael Manansala
Kasia Bartzcak
Kirstin Yanisch
School/Team
St. Cloud Tech
Benilde-St. Margaret’s, St. Louis Park
Forest Lake
Rochester John Marshall
Eastview, Apple Valley
Mounds View
Judge IV - Mike Worcester
Location - B319
Room Manager - Tom Bollman
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Speaker
Frederick Von Holtus III
Crysta Culp
Cady Nicol
Evan Lowder
Scott Heins
Orrin Stone
School/Team
St. Francis
Lakeville North
Mankato East
Eagan
St. Cloud Tech
Apple Valley
*Denotes cooperatively sponsored program. See KEY on page 36.
Discussion
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2007 Minnesota State Speech Tournament
Discussion — Class AA
Saturday, April 21
Round Two – 10:15 a.m.
Judge I - Cort Sylvester
Location - B211
Room Manager John Fisher
Judge II - Keith Kleven
Location - B219
Room Manager Ron Miller
Judge III - Mark Thul
Location - B311
Room Manager Robert Shaffer
Judge IV - Mike Wartman
Location - B319
Room Manager Tom Bollman
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Speaker
Michael Manansala
Scott Heins
Frederick Von Holtus III
Kasia Bartzcak
Brian Smith
Tom Duffield
Speaker
Evan Lowder
Marcus Wax
Crysta Culp
Richard Kaufenberg
Kimberly Braun
Nora Last
Speaker
Nick Traxler
Michael Carano
Claire Chappuis
Orrin Stone
Will Imholte
Zachary Field
Speaker
Elliot Musilek
Brittany Caplin
Kirstin Yanisch
Lindsay Marosi
Cady Nicol
Cholee Daniels-Miller
Round Three – Noon
Judge I - Jan Cummings
Location - B211
Room Manager John Fisher
Judge II - Charles Cravens
Location - B219
Room Manager Ron Miller
Judge III - Constance Crane
Location - B311
Room Manager Robert Shaffer
Judge IV - Donald Fosburgh
Location - B319
Room Manager Tom Bollman
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Speaker
Orrin Stone
Kimberly Braun
Will Imholte
Elliot Musilek
Frederick Von Holtus III
Michael Manansala
Speaker
Kirstin Yanisch
Richard Kaufenberg
Scott Heins
Nora Last
Brittany Caplin
Claire Chappuis
Speaker
Cholee Daniels-Miller
Brian Smith
Michael Carano
Tom Duffield
Nick Traxler
Crysta Culp
Speaker
Cady Nicol
Kasia Bartzcak
Marcus Wax
Zachary Field
Lindsay Marosi
Evan Lowder
Lunch – 1:00-2:00 p.m.
Finalists & speaking order will be posted during the lunch hour. (Speaking is drawn by lot.)
Finals – 2:45 p.m.
Judges:
Steve Estenson
John Fogarty
Del Holz
Location - B319
Room Manager - Amy Moore
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Duo Interpretation — Class AA
Saturday, April 21
Round One – 8:30 a.m.
Judge I - Jodene Wartman
Location - B212
Room Manager - Tom Monn
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Speaker
Chris Anderson/Claire Jacobson
Perry Chicos/Ashley Fetters
Gannon McGrath/Kiana Erickson
Ellen Bina/Emily Bina
Ben Passer/Katie Fraser
Emma Dickinson/Josh Gronholz
School/Team
Eastview, Apple Valley
Owatonna
St. Cloud Tech
Totino-Grace, Fridley
Roseville Area
New Ulm
Selection/Author
The Shadow Box by Michael Christofer
My Life is Proof by Barbara Lhota and Janet Milstein
Hooray for Diffendooferday by Dr. Seuss
The Big House by Ira Brodsky & Barbara Lhota
Driving Miss Daisy by Alfred Uhry
Check Please by Jonathan Rand
Speaker
Katie Zehr/Adam Bouchareb
Jon Heggestad/Jamison Olson
Brian Langlee/Rachel Johnson
Marcus Mann/Spencer Cross
School/Team
Lakeville North
Fridley
Duluth Denfeld
Bloomington Jefferson
Brian Long/John O'Neil
Kelsey Moe/Grant Schneider
Andover
Willmar
Selection/Author
Wendy's Tale by Alan Haehrel
The Inner Circle by Patricia Laughrey
The Brave Little Toaster by Thomas Dish
Employees Must Wash Hands. . . Before Murder by Don
Zolidis
Assassins by Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman
Snow...Sort of...White by Ken Bradbury
School/Team
Roseville Area
Willmar
Centennial, Circle Pines
Moorhead
Hibbing
Rochester John Marshall
Selection/Author
Rabbit Hole by David Lindsay-Abaire
The Murder Room by Jack Sharkey
The Voice of the Prairie by John Olive
Jerry Finnegan's Sister by Jack Neary
Only Kidding by Guiagan
Reckless by Craig Lucas
School/Team
Centennial, Circle Pines
Moorhead
Benilde-St. Margaret’s
Eastview, Apple Valley
Eagan
Duluth Denfeld
Selection/Author
Love of a Pig by Leslie Caveny
Killer Halloween by Denis Snee
Rumplestiltskin - Fractured Fairytales by A J Jacobs
The Midlife Crisis of Dionysus by Garrison Keillor
Courting Prometheus by Charles Forbes
Rabbit Hole by David Lindsay-Abaire
Judge II - Gretchen Heath
Location - B213
Room Manager - Pat Neuschwander
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Judge III - Scott Sieling
Location - B214
Room Manager - Kaia Peters
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Speaker
Charlie Douglass/Elena Glass
Beth Louwagie/Joel Schmidt
Ashley Lanyon/Erik Skramstad
Adam Christensen/Jorie Kozel
Josh Anderson/Tony Sterle
Arij Mikati/Siri Brobst
Judge IV - Maureen Desmond
Location - A119 (Lecture Hall)
Room Manager - Mary Kay Tillman
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Speaker
David Laing/Susie Mechtel
Matt Cerar/Tausha Taylor
AnnMarie Hittler/Evie Olsen
Hillary Gebert/John DeFrance
Nate Berkopec/Claire Friedman
Curt Foxley/Kristin Pelto
*Denotes cooperatively sponsored program. See KEY on page 36.
Duo Interpretation
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2007 Minnesota State Speech Tournament
Duo Interpretation — Class AA
Saturday, April 21
Round Two – 10:15 a.m.
Judge I - Jody Saxton West
Location - B212
Room Manager Tom Monn
Judge II - Mark Quinlan
Location - B213
Room Manager Pat Neuschwander
Judge III - Rebecca MeyerLarson
Location - B214
Room Manager Kaia Peters
Judge IV - Janelle Hallberg
Location - A119 (Lecture Hall)
Room Manager Mary Kay Tillman
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Speaker
Adam Christensen
Nate Berkopec
David Laing
Josh Anderson
Marcus Mann
Perry Chicos
Speaker
Hillary Gebert
Ben Passer
Matt Cerar
Brian Long
Ellen Bina
Beth Louwagie
Speaker
Jon Heggestad
Emma Dickinson
Chris Anderson
Curt Foxley
Charlie Douglass
Katie Zehr
Speaker
Kelsey Moe
Brian Langlee
Arij Mikati
Gannon McGrath
AnnMarie Hittler
Ashley Lanyon
Round Three – Noon
Judge I - Cliff Janke
Location - B212
Room Manager Tom Monn
Judge II - Jim Fedje
Location - B213
Room Manager Pat Neuschwander
Judge III - Jill Lofald
Location - B214
Room Manager Kaia Peters
Judge IV - Joni Anker
Location - A119 (Lecture Hall)
Room Manager Mary Kay Tillman
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Speaker
Curt Foxley
Ellen Bina
Charlie Douglass
Kelsey Moe
David Laing
Adam Christensen
Speaker
Arij Mikati
Brian Long
Nate Berkopec
Beth Louwagie
Brian Langlee
Chris Anderson
Speaker
Ashley Lanyon
Marcus Mann
Emma Dickinson
Perry Chicos
Jon Heggestad
Matt Cerar
Speaker
AnnMarie Hittler
Josh Anderson
Ben Passer
Katie Zehr
Gannon McGrath
Hillary Gebert
Lunch – 1:00-2:00 p.m.
Finalists & speaking order will be posted during the lunch hour. (Speaking is drawn by lot.)
Finals – 2:45 p.m.
Judges:
Pam Cady Wycoff
Cheryl Neidt
Jan Cummings
Location - A119 (Lecture Hall)
Room Manager - Ryan Hanson
2007 Minnesota State Speech Tournament
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Extemporaneous Reading — Class AA
Saturday, April 21
Round One – 8:30 a.m.
Judge I - Joyce Hebert
Location - A246
Room Manager - Scott Process
Reader - Nancy Cravens
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Speaker
Tom Berglund
Sara Kokkila
Emily Larson
Jen Pagh
Lisa Hoium
Kori Nelson
School/Team
Moorhead
Willmar
Lakeville North
Eastview, Apple Valley
Hermantown
Centennial, Circle Pines
Judge II - Denise Atkinson
Location - A247
Room Manager - Jody Kyllonen
Reader - Margaret Holcombe
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Speaker
Nadia Christensen
Matthew Warns
Kat Burton
Deepta Holalkere
Ari Lebowitz
Caryn Thor
School/Team
Marshall
Apple Valley
Benilde-St. Margaret’s, St. Louis Park
Thief River Falls
Eagan
Irondale, New Brighton
Judge III - Joann Biederwolf
Location - A248
Room Manager - John Rondesvedt
Reader - Nichole Colsch
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Speaker
Laura Jacob
Divya Gupta
Sahr Brima
Amy Chatelaine
Sami Norling
Solveig Beckel
School/Team
Forest Lake
Mounds View
Roseville Area
Owatonna
Robbinsdale Cooper
Mankato East
Judge IV - Kathy Martin
Location - A249
Room Manager - Theresa Taraldsen
Reader - Joe Keyes
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Speaker
Alexa Schreck
Christine Nicholson
Emily Tappainer
Christine Hartmann
Keilley Nienow
Rosemary Callahan
School/Team
Roseville Area
Albert Lea
Apple Valley
Bemidji
Cambridge-Isanti
Benilde-St. Margaret’s, St. Louis Park
*Denotes cooperatively sponsored program. See KEY on page 36.
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2007 Minnesota State Speech Tournament
Extemporaneous Reading — Class AA
Saturday, April 21
Round Two – 10:15 a.m.
Judge I - Patty Danielson
Strandquist
Location - A246
Room Manager Scott Process
Reader - Nancy Cravens
Judge II - Jan Cummings
Location - A247
Room Manager Jody Kyllonen
Reader - Margaret Holcombe
Judge III - Carol Sylvester
Location - A248
Room Manager John Rondesvedt
Reader - Nichole Colsch
Judge IV - Marie Kreft
Location - A249
Room Manager Theresa Taraldsen
Reader - Joe Keys
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Speaker
Amy Chatelaine
Keilley Nienow
Alexa Schreck
Sami Norling
Deepta Holalkere
Sara Kokkila
Speaker
Christine Hartmann
Lisa Hoium
Christine Nicholson
Ari Lebowitz
Jen Pagh
Divya Gupta
Speaker
Matthew Warns
Kori Nelson
Tom Berglund
Rosemary Callahan
Laura Jacob
Nadia Christensen
Speaker
Caryn Thor
Kat Burton
Solveig Beckel
Emily Larson
Emily Tappainer
Sahr Brima
Round Three – Noon
Judge I - Ellora Kleven
Location - A246
Room Manager Scott Process
Reader - Nancy Cravens
Judge II - Jerry Langsweirdt
Location - A247
Room Manager Jody Kyllonen
Reader - Margaret Holcombe
Judge III - Nancy BrownColligan
Location - A248
Room Manager John Rondesvedt
Reader - Nichole Colsch
Judge IV - Sally Burdick
Location - A249
Room Manager Theresa Taraldsen
Reader - Joe Keys
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Speaker
Rosemary Callahan
Jen Pagh
Laura Jacob
Caryn Thor
Alexa Schreck
Amy Chatelaine
Speaker
Solveig Beckel
Ari Lebowitz
Keilley Nienow
Divya Gupta
Kat Burton
Tom Berglund
Speaker
Sahr Brima
Deepta Holalkere
Kori Nelson
Sara Kokkila
Matthew Warns
Christine Nicholson
Speaker
Emily Tappainer
Sami Norling
Lisa Hoium
Nadia Christensen
Emily Larson
Christine Hartmann
Lunch – 1:00-2:00 p.m.
Finalists & speaking order will be posted during the lunch hour. (Speaking is drawn by lot.)
Finals – 2:45 p.m.
Judges:
Pat Foley
Maureen Desmond
Constance Crane
Location - A249
Room Manager - Jessica Halvorson
Reader - Joe Keyes
2007 Minnesota State Speech Tournament
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Extemporaneous Speaking — Class AA
Saturday, April 21
Round One – 8:30 a.m.
Judge I - Donald Fosburgh
Location - B115
Room Manager - Dave Alto
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Speaker
Shannon Joyce
David Humphrey
Matt Byrne
Andrew Kubas
Courtney Erickson
Rene Musech
School/Team
Forest Lake
Mankato West
Eden Prairie
Brainerd
Lakeville North
Benilde-St. Margaret’s, St. Louis Park
Judge II - Ellora Kleven
Location - B116
Room Manager - Bill MacNally
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Speaker
Alex Gaterud
Michael Schreifels
Nikhil Gupta
Allie Birdseye
Maddie Gardner
Molly Kelly-Goss
School/Team
Mankato West
St. Cloud Apollo
Mounds View
Duluth Denfeld
Eagan
Benilde-St. Margaret’s, St. Louis Park
Judge III - Steve Estenson
Location - B119
Room Manager - Jake Nyberg
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Speaker
Abbie Gudmundson
Anna Blackford
Alex Stephenson
Tim Greenfield
Shane Humphrey
John Zender
School/Team
Lakeville South
Benilde-St. Margaret’s, St. Louis Park
Eagan
Apple Valley
Mounds View
Mankato East
Judge IV - Mark Thul
Location - B318
Room Manager - Mike Bury
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Speaker
Matt Amdahl
Akshar Rambachan
David Trinh
Soren Duggan
Karen Zhou
Nathan Grann
School/Team
Eagan
Eastview, Apple Valley
Alexandria
Forest Lake
Lakeville North
Mounds View
*Denotes cooperatively sponsored program. See KEY on page 36.
Extemporaneous Speaking
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2007 Minnesota State Speech Tournament
Extemporaneous Speaking — Class AA
Saturday, April 21
Round Two – 10:15 a.m.
Judge I - Cliff Janke
Location - B115
Room Manager Dave Alto
Judge II - John Fogarty
Location - B116
Room Manager Bill MacNally
Judge III - Margaret Kitterman
Location - B119
Room Manager Jake Nyberg
Judge IV - Del Holz
Location - B318
Room Manager Mike Bury
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Speaker
Tim Greenfield
Karen Zhou
Matt Amdahl
Shane Humphrey
Allie Birdseye
David Humphrey
Speaker
Soren Duggan
Courtney Erickson
Akshar Rambachan
Maddie Gardner
Andrew Kubas
Anna Blackford
Speaker
Michael Schreifels
Rene Musech
Shannon Joyce
Nathan Grann
Abbie Gudmundson
Alex Gaterud
Speaker
Molly Kelly-Goss
Nikhil Gupta
John Zender
Matt Byrne
David Trinh
Alex Stephenson
Round Three – Noon
Judge I - Carol Sylvester
Location - B115
Room Manager Dave Alto
Judge II - Michael Frickstad
Location - B116
Room Manager Bill MacNally
Judge III - Mike Wartman
Location - B119
Room Manager Jake Nyberg
Judge IV - Chris McDonald
Location - B318
Room Manager Mike Bury
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Speaker
Nathan Grann
Andrew Kubas
Abbie Gudmundson
Molly Kelly-Goss
Matt Amdahl
Tim Greenfield
Speaker
John Zender
Maddie Gardner
Karen Zhou
Anna Blackford
Nikhil Gupta
Shannon Joyce
Speaker
Alex Stephenson
Allie Birdseye
Rene Musech
David Humphrey
Michael Schreifels
Akshar Rambachan
Speaker
David Trinh
Shane Humphrey
Courtney Erickson
Alex Gaterud
Matt Byrne
Soren Duggan
Lunch – 1:00-2:00 p.m.
Finalists & speaking order will be posted during the lunch hour. (Speaking is drawn by lot.)
Finals – 2:45 p.m.
Judges:
Mike Worcester
Cort Sylvester
Charles Cravens
Location - B318
Room Manager - Matthew Kolstad
2007 Minnesota State Speech Tournament
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Great Speeches — Class AA
Saturday, April 21
Round One – 8:30 a.m.
Judge I - Constance Crane
Location - A375
Room Manager - Doug Smith
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Speaker
Amelia Sancilio
XiaoXiao Lou
Kyle Stokes
Mary Walters
Ashley Gabler
Brain Juber
School/Team
Roseville Area
Apple Valley
Lakeville North
Forest Lake
Benilde-St. Margaret’s, St. Louis Park
Worthington
Selection/Author
Address to the Jury by Emma Goldman
Brown V. Board of Education by Thurgood Marshall
Mandela's Inaugural Address by Nelson Mandela
School/Team
Eastview, Apple Valley
Chisago Lakes Area, Lindstrom
Moorhead
Eagan
White Bear Lake Area
Mankato East
Selection/Author
The Struggle for Human Rights by Eleanor Roosevelt
The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama
Declaration Conscience by Margaret Chase Smith
Broadcast to the Soviet People by Joseph Stalin
Kennedy's Innaugural Address by John F. Kennedy
People and Peace Not Profits and War by Shirley Chisholm
Speaker
Claire Drawe
School/Team
Benilde-St. Margaret’s, St. Louis Park
2.
3.
Marissa Warden
Emilie Wei
Mankato West
Mounds View
4.
5.
6.
Mick Doyle
Carly Dooley
Michelle Patten
Lakeville South
St. Cloud Tech
Eastview, Apple Valley
Selection/Author
Hillary Rodham Clinton to the United Nations 4th World
Conference on Women by Hillary Rodham Clinton
On the Mindless Menace of Violence by Robert F. Kennedy
Convocation Address at Colby College by Abraham Michael
Rosenthal
Hitler's Address to Munich; April 1922 by Adolf Hitler
Cross of Gold by William Jennings Bryan
The Nazis Aim is Slavery by Edovard Daladier
A War that is Finished by Gerald Ford
Atomic Bomb Announcement by Harry S. Truman
Judge II - Howard Vaillancourt
Location - A376
Room Manager - Matthew Kolstad
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Speaker
Susan Close
Katherine Julik-Heine
Lynn Olson
Garrett Burrell
Anna Bosak
Annie Burkhart
Judge III - Charles Cravens
Location - A377
Room Manager - Heidi Youngren
Order
1.
Judge IV - Carol Purrington
Location - A378
Room Manager - Roxanne Janes
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Speaker
Chloe Meyer
Krista Wilson
Bailey Kimbal
Kimberly Zamora
Marie Renckens
School/Team
Centennial, Circle Pines
Lakeville North
Forest Lake
Park, Cottage Grove
Benilde-St. Margaret’s, St. Louis Park
Karthiga Veeramani
St. Cloud Tech
Selection/Author
I See the Promised Land by Martin Luther King Jr.
A Plea for Mercy by Clarence Darrow
Khruschev's Great Speech by Nikita Khruschev
1976 Democratic National Convention Keynote Address
by Barbara Jordan
Quit India by Mahatma Gahndi
*Denotes cooperatively sponsored program. See KEY on page 36.
Great Speeches
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2007 Minnesota State Speech Tournament
Great Speeches — Class AA
Saturday, April 21
Round Two – 10:15 a.m.
Judge I - Michael Frickstad
Location - A375
Room Manager Doug Smith
Judge II - Chris McDonald
Location - A376
Room Manager Matthew Kolstad
Judge III - Tim Newcomb
Location - A377
Room Manager Heidi Youngren
Judge IV - Bonnie Spohn
Schmaltz
Location - A378
Room Manager Roxanne Janes
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Speaker
Mick Doyle
Marie Renckens
Chloe Meyer
Carly Dooley
Garrett Burrell
XiaoXiao Lou
Speaker
Kimberly Zamora
Ashley Gabler
Krista Wilson
Anna Bosak
Mary Walters
Marissa Warden
Speaker
Katherine Julik-Heine
Brain Juber
Amelia Sancilio
Karthiga Veeramani
Claire Drawe
Susan Close
Speaker
Annie Burkhart
Lynn Olson
Michelle Patten
Kyle Stokes
Bailey Kimbal
Emilie Wei
Round Three – Noon
Judge I - Pat Foley
Location - A375
Room Manager Doug Smith
Judge II - Janelle Hallberg
Location - A376
Room Manager Matthew Kolstad
Judge III - Marie Kreft
Location - A377
Room Manager Heidi Youngren
Judge IV - John Fogarty
Location - A378
Room Manager Roxanne Janes
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Speaker
Karthiga Veeramani
Mary Walters
Claire Drawe
Annie Burkhart
Chloe Meyer
Mick Doyle
Speaker
Michelle Patten
Anna Bosak
Marie Renckens
Marissa Warden
Lynn Olson
Amelia Sancilio
Speaker
Emilie Wei
Garrett Burrell
Brain Juber
XiaoXiao Lou
Katherine Julik-Heine
Krista Wilson
Speaker
Bailey Kimbal
Carly Dooley
Ashley Gabler
Susan Close
Kyle Stokes
Kimberly Zamora
Lunch – 1:00-2:00 p.m.
Finalists & speaking order will be posted during the lunch hour. (Speaking is drawn by lot.)
Finals – 2:45 p.m.
Judges:
Mike Wartman
Carol Sylvester
Donald Fosburgh
Location - A378
Room Manager - Bill MacNally
2007 Minnesota State Speech Tournament
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Humorous Interpretation — Class AA
Saturday, April 21
Round One – 8:30 a.m.
Judge I - Jill Lofald
Location - B215
Room Manager - Mel Olson
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Speaker
Laura Seppanen
Abby Pooch
School/Team
Centennial, Circle Pines
Forest Lake
Abby Carl
Joshua Allen
Krystal Gatz
Tyler Johnson
St. Cloud Tech
Eastview, Apple Valley
Dassel-Cokato
Benilde-St. Margaret’s, St. Louis Park
Selection/Author
Smile by Jerryh Belson
Saving the Greeks One Tragedy at a Time by Jason
Pizzarello
Snow White by James Finn Garner
Epic Proportions by Larry Coen and David Crane
Insomnia by Pat Gabridge
Ninja Burger by Michael L. Fiegel
Judge II - Mike Wartman
Location - B216
Room Manager - Linda Neugebauer
Order
1.
2.
Speaker
Kaytlin Weiger
Ellen Roos
School/Team
Duluth Denfeld
Apple Valley
3.
4.
5.
Aeysha Kinnunen
Rachel Morris
Rick Yuronich
Roseville Area
White Bear Lake Area
Lakeville North
6.
Chip Hammell
Benilde-St. Margaret’s, St. Louis Park
Selection/Author
The Bo Show by Betty Gerard
The Least Offensive Play in the Whole Darn World
by Jonathan Rand
Pinochio II by Michael Lansy
The Stinky Cheeseman by John Scieszka and Lane Smith
The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish by Neil
Gaiman
Fully Committed by Becky Mode
School/Team
St. Michael-Albertville
Benilde-St. Margaret’s, St. Louis Park
Lakeville North
Moorhead
Eagan
Duluth Denfeld
Selection/Author
Blushing Pilgrims by Ira Brodsky and Barbara Lhota
Dork in Disguise by Carol Gorman
Frankenstein by Tim Kochenderfer
Oliver Button by Tomie De Paulo
Brussels Sprouts by Andy Griffiths
Camp by Frank Joseph
Judge III - Pat Foley
Location - B218
Room Manager - Melanie Schmidt
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Speaker
Amanda Vance
Jesse Vellera
Maria Wimmer
Rachel Clausen
John Ward
Brian Johnson
Judge IV - Terri Leonard
Location - B253 (Choir Room)
Room Manager - ShelRae Vedbraaten
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Speaker
David Finseth
Tristan Larson
Greg Berman
Gus Connelly
Nina Zeleny
Michael Reynolds
School/Team
Lakeville North
Moorhead
Eastview, Apple Valley
Irondale, New Brighton
St. Michael-Albertville
Eagan
Selection/Author
The Cult by John Stewart
Mortified by David Nadleberg
June Groom by Rick Abbot
The First Thanksgiving by Sarah Vowell
How to Heal the Hurt by Hating by Anita Liberty
Shut Up by Andy Griffiths
*Denotes cooperatively sponsored program. See KEY on page 36.
Humorous Interpretation
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2007 Minnesota State Speech Tournament
Humorous Interpretation — Class AA
Saturday, April 21
Round Two – 10:15 a.m.
Judge I - Rick Purrington
Location - B215
Room Manager Mel Olson
Judge II - Joni Anker
Location - B216
Room Manager Linda Neugebauer
Judge III - Jim Fedje
Location - B218
Room Manager Melanie Schmidt
Judge IV - Kathy Martin
Location - B253 (Choir Room)
Room Manager ShelRae Vedbraaten
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Speaker
Rachel Clausen
Nina Zeleny
David Finseth
John Ward
Rachel Morris
Abby Pooch
Speaker
Gus Connelly
Krystal Gatz
Tristan Larson
Rick Yuronich
Joshua Allen
Jesse Vellera
Speaker
Ellen Roos
Tyler Johnson
Laura Seppanen
Michael Reynolds
Amanda Vance
Kaytlin Weiger
Speaker
Chip Hammell
Aeysha Kinnunen
Brian Johnson
Abby Carl
Greg Berman
Maria Wimmer
Round Three – Noon
Judge I - Henry Hebert
Location - B215
Room Manager Mel Olson
Judge II - Keith Kleven
Location - B216
Room Manager Linda Neugebauer
Judge III - Carol Purrington
Location - B218
Room Manager Melanie Schmidt
Judge IV - Rebecca MeyerLarson
Location - B253 (Choir Room)
Room Manager ShelRae Vedbraaten
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Speaker
Michael Reynolds
Joshua Allen
Amanda Vance
Chip Hammell
David Finseth
Rachel Clausen
Speaker
Brian Johnson
Rick Yuronich
Nina Zeleny
Jesse Vellera
Aeysha Kinnunen
Laura Seppanen
Speaker
Maria Wimmer
Rachel Morris
Tyler Johnson
Abby Pooch
Ellen Roos
Tristan Larson
Speaker
Greg Berman
John Ward
Krystal Gatz
Kaytlin Weiger
Abby Carl
Gus Connelly
Lunch – 1:00-2:00 p.m.
Finalists & speaking order will be posted during the lunch hour. (Speaking is drawn by lot.)
Finals – 2:45 p.m.
Judges:
Howard Vaillancourt
Jerry Langsweirdt
Janelle Hallberg
Location - B253 (Choir Room)
Room Manager - Tom Monn
2007 Minnesota State Speech Tournament
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Informative Speaking — Class AA
Saturday, April 21
Round One – 8:30 a.m.
Judge I - Michael Frickstad
Location - A273
Room Manager - Tim Coleman
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Speaker
Michelle Keohane
Nichole Pilarski
Alice Liu
Alex Brehm
Kelsey Koch
Carolyn Moos
School/Team
Apple Valley
Benilde-St. Margaret’s, St. Louis Park
Mounds View
Eagan
Rosemount
Moorhead
Selection
Watch Your Time
The Deadliest Sins of Them All
A Colored Perspective
Beauty and the Beast
Halloween
Fantastic in Plastic
School/Team
Benilde-St. Margaret’s, St. Louis Park
Eagan
Worthington
Apple Valley
Hermantown
St. Cloud Tech
Selection
Crying
The Pursuit of Happiness
Flibbertigibbet
SerendipiTEA
In the Eye of the Beholder
Who the Devil is the Devil?
Judge II - Janelle Hallberg
Location - A274
Room Manager - Amy Moore
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Speaker
Amelia Rather
Amanda Johnson
Melissa Clark
Szuyin Leow
Jordyn Reed
Rachel Koch
Judge III - Margaret Kitterman
Location - A275
Room Manager - Seth Neuschwander
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Speaker
Courtney Koletar
Alyssa Shefveland
Zach Leonard
Monique Pratt
Kristina Dundas
Rebecca Krause
School/Team
Lakeville North
Sauk Rapids-Rice
Hermantown
Mounds View
Mankato West
Robbinsdale Cooper
Selection
It's a Mall World After All
Synthesia
Innies and Outies
Atlantis
Shedding Light on Islam
International Adoption
School/Team
Hermantown
Irondale, New Brighton
Eagan
Eastview, Apple Valley
Lakeville North
Willmar
Selection
A Magical Place
Biofeedback
Swing Batter Swing
Out with the New In with the Old
Priceless Masterpieces
Public Enemy #1
Judge IV - Keith Kleven
Location - A276
Room Manager - Mary Haugen
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Speaker
Rachel Gibbon
Christine Mennicke
Kristen Podbelski
Anna Hoeschen
Shayla Owodunni
Ali Unger
*Denotes cooperatively sponsored program. See KEY on page 36.
Informative Speaking
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2007 Minnesota State Speech Tournament
Informative Speaking — Class AA
Saturday, April 21
Round Two – 10:15 a.m.
Judge I - Roxy Janke
Location - A273
Room Manager Tim Coleman
Judge II - Nancy BrownColligan
Location - A274
Room Manager Amy Moore
Judge III - Charles Cravens
Location - A275
Room Manager Seth Neuschwander
Judge IV - Pam Cady Wycoff
Location - A276
Room Manager Mary Haugen
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Speaker
Monique Pratt
Shayla Owodunni
Rachel Gibbon
Kristina Dundas
Szuyin Leow
Nichole Pilarski
Speaker
Anna Hoeschen
Kelsey Koch
Christine Mennicke
Jordyn Reed
Alex Brehm
Alyssa Shefveland
Speaker
Amanda Johnson
Carolyn Moos
Michelle Keohane
Ali Unger
Courtney Koletar
Amelia Rather
Speaker
Rachel Koch
Melissa Clark
Rebecca Krause
Alice Liu
Kristen Podbelski
Zach Leonard
Round Three – Noon
Judge I - Jennifer Burnside
Location - A273
Room Manager Tim Coleman
Judge II - Jennifer McCarty
Location - A274
Room Manager Amy Moore
Judge III - Tim Newcomb
Location - A275
Room Manager Seth Neuschwander
Judge IV - Joann Biederwolf
Location - A276
Room Manager Mary Haugen
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Speaker
Ali Unger
Alex Brehm
Courtney Koletar
Rachel Koch
Rachel Gibbon
Monique Pratt
Speaker
Rebecca Krause
Jordyn Reed
Shayla Owodunni
Alyssa Shefveland
Melissa Clark
Michelle Keohane
Speaker
Zach Leonard
Szuyin Leow
Carolyn Moos
Nichole Pilarski
Amanda Johnson
Christine Mennicke
Speaker
Kristen Podbelski
Kristina Dundas
Kelsey Koch
Amelia Rather
Alice Liu
Anna Hoeschen
Lunch – 1:00-2:00 p.m.
Finalists & speaking order will be posted during the lunch hour. (Speaking is drawn by lot.)
Finals – 2:45 p.m.
Judges:
Mark Quinlan
Bonnie Spohn Schmaltz
Jody Saxton West
Location - A276
Room Manager - Kate Janke
2007 Minnesota State Speech Tournament
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Original Oratory — Class AA
Saturday, April 21
Round One – 8:30 a.m.
Judge I - Cort Sylvester
Location - B301/B302
Room Manager - Bill Davidson
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Speaker
Laura Linder-Scholer
Brendan Troy
Semira Mohammed
Peter Kotvis
Jpn Ostazeski
Pam Dahlman
School/Team
Mounds View
Eagan
Eastview, Apple Valley
Minneapolis Southwest
Hermantown
Dassel-Cokato
Selection
Our Pursuit of Beauty
Dubious Discourse
Over the Hill
Anti-Arab Racism
An Empty Desk
Calculators Computers and Cell Phones
School/Team
Eagan
Osseo
Lakeville North
Mounds View
St. Cloud Apollo
Marshall
Selection
Life in the MTG
Cyber Bullying
Little Magic of Our Own
Stop Trying to Make a Difference
The Power of One
The Art of Listening
Judge II - Pam Cady Wycoff
Location - B312
Room Manager - Matthew Pursi
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Speaker
Sarah Bougie
Megan McGough
Cassie Batchelder
Michael Bonin
Josh Kiley
Jenna Pfaffe
Judge III - John Fogarty
Location - B313
Room Manager - Jessica Halvorson
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Speaker
Hope Hennesey
Carmen Schreiner
Mitch Biermann
Susan Gerbensky
Anne Kreuser
Marisa Gage
School/Team
Princeton
Mankato West
Buffalo
Apple Valley
Lakeville North
Eagan
Selection
Hyuman Trafficking
Our Melting Future
Blaming the Media Blamers
M.E. My Y.O.Y.O. and Don Quixote
The Chop/Stop Balance
Enter the Matrix
School/Team
Moorhead
Apple Valley
Benilde-St. Margaret’s, St. Louis Park
Mounds View
Forest Lake
Lakeville North
Selection
Raised by Wolves
Once Upon a Time....
China: A Growing Nation with a Growing Problem
Leech Like Love
Sugar and Spice and not so Nice
Let me Entertain You
Judge IV - Joni Anker
Location - B255 (Band Room)
Room Manager - Bonnie Bleichner
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Speaker
Matt Fitzgerald
Carrie VanDusen
John Pintens
Zach Bell
Katherine Monberg
Lindsay Kubina
*Denotes cooperatively sponsored program. See KEY on page 36.
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2007 Minnesota State Speech Tournament
Original Oratory — Class AA
Saturday, April 21
Round Two – 10:15 a.m.
Judge I - Mike Worcester
Location - B301/B302
Room Manager Bill Davidson
Judge II - Henry Hebert
Location - B312
Room Manager Matthew Pursi
Judge III - Constance Crane
Location - B313
Room Manager Jessica Halvorson
Judge IV - Donald Fosburgh
Location - B255 (Band Room)
Room Manager Bonnie Bleichner
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Speaker
Susan Gerbensky
Katherine Monberg
Matt Fitzgerald
Anne Kreuser
Michael Bonin
Brendan Troy
Speaker
Zach Bell
Jpn Ostazeski
Carrie VanDusen
Josh Kiley
Peter Kotvis
Carmen Schreiner
Speaker
Megan McGough
Pam Dahlman
Laura Linder-Scholer
Lindsay Kubina
Hope Hennesey
Sarah Bougie
Speaker
Jenna Pfaffe
Cassie Batchelder
Marisa Gage
Semira Mohammed
John Pintens
Mitch Biermann
Round Three – Noon
Judge I - Mark Quinlan
Location - B301/B302
Room Manager Bill Davidson
Judge II - Rick Purrington
Location - B312
Room Manager Matthew Pursi
Judge III - Steve Estenson
Location - B313
Room Manager Jessica Halvorson
Judge IV - Del Holz
Location - B255 (Band Room)
Room Manager Bonnie Bleichner
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Speaker
Lindsay Kubina
Peter Kotvis
Hope Hennesey
Jenna Pfaffe
Matt Fitzgerald
Susan Gerbensky
Speaker
Marisa Gage
Josh Kiley
Katherine Monberg
Carmen Schreiner
Cassie Batchelder
Laura Linder-Scholer
Speaker
Mitch Biermann
Michael Bonin
Pam Dahlman
Brendan Troy
Megan McGough
Carrie VanDusen
Speaker
John Pintens
Anne Kreuser
Jpn Ostazeski
Sarah Bougie
Semira Mohammed
Zach Bell
Lunch – 1:00-2:00 p.m.
Finalists & speaking order will be posted during the lunch hour. (Speaking is drawn by lot.)
Finals – 2:45 p.m.
Judges:
Jill Lofald
Scott Sieling
Mark Thul
Location - B255 (Band Room)
Room Manager - John Fisher
2007 Minnesota State Speech Tournament
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Serious Interpretation - Drama — Class AA
Saturday, April 21
Round One – 8:30 a.m.
Judge I - Bonnie Spohn Schmaltz
Location - A253
Room Manager - Becky Haven
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Speaker
Hannah Ubl
Katie Anderson
Emily Flesch
Natalie Davis
Cassie Lanyon
Natalie Hunter
School/Team
Lakeville North
Apple Valley
Hermantown
Dassel-Cokato
Centennial, Circle Pines
Totino-Grace, Fridley
Selection/Author
O'Keeffe by Lucinda McDermott
The Good Body by Eve Ensler
The Moonshot Tape by Lanford Wilson
Homesick by Joyce Carol Oates
Blue by Michael Magee
Rattle Rattle by Wendy McLaughlin
Speaker
Chevala Conner
Alexander MacArthur
Sadie Langemo
Erin Brewer
School/Team
Apple Valley
Marshall
Monticello
Lakeville North
Caroline Snowden
Collin Jones
Eagan
Fridley
Selection/Author
Fences by August Wilson
It is No Desert by Dan Stroeh
I Love You You're Perfect Now Change by Joe DiPetrio
My Name is Rachel Corrie by Ed. by Alan Rickman and
Katharine Viner
The Face of Emmitt Till by David Barr
Iphigenea in Orem by Neil Labute
School/Team
Andover
Fridley
Roseville Area
Grand Rapids
Moorhead
Apple Valley
Selection/Author
The Trojan Women by Euripedes
Traces of Memory by Ann Wuehler
Silence - My Mother Speaks by Bobby Collins
Wit by Margaret Edson
The Tricky Part by Martin Moran
A Bone Close to my Brain by Dan Dietz
School/Team
Roseville Area
Forest Lake
Worthington
Lakeville North
Centennial, Circle Pines
St. Cloud Tech
Selection/Author
Under the Influence by Ron Parker
Rose by Martin Sherman
Grace and Glory by Tom Ziegler
Barrymore by William Luce
Rabbit Hole by David Lindsay-Abaire
Wit by Margaret Edson
Judge II - Mark Quinlan
Location - A254
Room Manager - Tom Larson
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Judge III - Cheryl Neidt
Location - A255
Room Manager - Pam Tvedt
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Speaker
Erin Daly
Laura Walus
Dana Kernik
Maren Hagmen
Brendan Frost
John Hofmeister
Judge IV - Rebecca Meyer-Larson
Location - A256
Room Manager - Lorna Williams
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Speaker
Britt Logan
Becka Thraen
Brittany Workman
Joe Stodola
Angie Janas
Brittany Bokovoy
*Denotes cooperatively sponsored program. See KEY on page 36.
Serious Interpretation-Drama
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2007 Minnesota State Speech Tournament
Serious Interpretation - Drama — Class AA
Saturday, April 21
Round Two – 10:15 a.m.
Judge I - Denise Atkinson
Location - A253
Room Manager Becky Haven
Judge II - Jill Lofald
Location - A254
Room Manager Tom Larson
Judge III - Steve Estenson
Location - A255
Room Manager Pam Tvedt
Judge IV - Maureen Desmond
Location - A256
Room Manager Lorna Williams
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Speaker
Maren Hagmen
Angie Janas
Britt Logan
Brendan Frost
Erin Brewer
Katie Anderson
Speaker
Joe Stodola
Cassie Lanyon
Becka Thraen
Caroline Snowden
Natalie Davis
Laura Walus
Speaker
Alexander MacArthur
Natalie Hunter
Hannah Ubl
Brittany Bokovoy
Erin Daly
Chevala Conner
Speaker
Collin Jones
Sadie Langemo
John Hofmeister
Emily Flesch
Brittany Workman
Dana Kernik
Round Three – Noon
Judge I - Pam Cady Wycoff
Location - A253
Room Manager Becky Haven
Judge II - Howard Vaillancourt
Location - A254
Room Manager Tom Larson
Judge III - Margaret Kitterman
Location - A255
Room Manager Pam Tvedt
Judge IV - Gretchen Heath
Location - A256
Room Manager Lorna Williams
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Speaker
Brittany Bokovoy
Natalie Davis
Erin Daly
Collin Jones
Britt Logan
Maren Hagmen
Speaker
John Hofmeister
Caroline Snowden
Angie Janas
Laura Walus
Sadie Langemo
Hannah Ubl
Speaker
Dana Kernik
Erin Brewer
Natalie Hunter
Katie Anderson
Alexander MacArthur
Becka Thraen
Speaker
Brittany Workman
Brendan Frost
Cassie Lanyon
Chevala Conner
Emily Flesch
Joe Stodola
Lunch – 1:00-2:00 p.m.
Finalists & speaking order will be posted during the lunch hour. (Speaking is drawn by lot.)
Finals – 2:45 p.m.
Judges:
Cliff Janke
Rick Purrington
Stewart Wilson
Location - A256
Room Manager - Mel Olson
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Serious Interpretation - Poetry — Class AA
Saturday, April 21
Round One – 8:30 a.m.
Judge I - Sally Burdick
Location - A277
Room Manager - Lila Aas
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Speaker
Emily Spanjers
Susanna Stahlmann
Hien Holly Thu Bui
Shakira Harrell
Lee Skunes
Lauren Evans
School/Team
Forest Lake
Robbinsdale Cooper
Eastview, Apple Valley
Rosemount
Moorhead
Eagan
Selection/Author
Pearl Fog; Through Their Fog; et.al. by Carl Sandberg et.al.
The Tunnel by Hart Crane
Legends from Camp by Lawson Inada
The Foxhole Manifesto by Jeffrey McDaniel
Lutibelle's Prays/Lutibelle's Psalms by Louie Crew
Poem Against the State of Things: 1975 by June Jordan
Speaker
Trung Le Nguyen
Amanda Werner
Teresa Dobel
School/Team
Totino-Grace, Fridley
Lakeville North
St. Michael-Albertville
4.
Kaio Kealohapauole
Duluth Denfeld
5.
6.
Ellie Herringshaw
Meghan Kreidler
White Bear Lake Area
Eagan
Selection/Author
The Love Song of Nguyen Sa by Christian Langworthy
Coming Out by Various Authors
The .38 and There But For the Grace by Ted Joans and
Wislawa Szymborska
The N-Word; Palestine; Question by Evie Shockley Marvin
X A. Van Jordon
Patterns by Any Lowell
Seven Deadly Sins by Sir Chomney Thomas Lux Karl
Shapiro Et. Al
Judge II - Jan Cummings
Location - A371
Room Manager - Lisa Fulton
Order
1.
2.
3.
Judge III - Rick Purrington
Location - A373
Room Manager - Michael Tillman
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Speaker
Ann Goddard
Anya Benda
Emily Olson
Jamaka Young
Laura Morales
Lauren Wertz
School/Team
St. Cloud Tech
Simley, Inver Grove Heights
Centennial, Circle Pines
Apple Valley
Willmar
Benilde-St. Margaret’s, St. Louis Park
Selection/Author
I Want You Women Up North to Know by Tillie Lerner Olson
For My Niece Sydney Age Six by Amy Gerstler
The Blue Dress by Reginald Gibbons
Hands for Mothers Day by Nikki Giovonni
Spring Day by Amy Lowell
Please Hear What I am Not Saying by Finn
Speaker
Laura Katovich
Rachael Pederson
School/Team
Irondale, New Brighton
Eastview, Apple Valley
Erin Spoo
Caitlin Sapa
Tiana Otto
Amy Friedman
Rochester John Marshall
Forest Lake
St. Cloud Tech
Mankato West
Selection/Author
Erinna by Sara Teasdale
In the Arms of Words by Brett Axe, Frank Simon, Iris Perez
Ulloa, Carl Stitwell, Rayn Roberts, Gregory Miller, Selene
Steese, and Nancy Mercado
Plenitude by Donald Revell
Love at First Sight et.al. by Wistawa Symborsha et.al.
Morning in the Burned House by Margaret Atwood
Shirt by Robert Pinsky
Judge IV - Jerry Langsweirdt
Location - A374
Room Manager - Ramona Harper
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
*Denotes cooperatively sponsored program. See KEY on page 36.
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Serious Interpretation - Poetry — Class AA
Saturday, April 21
Round Two – 10:15 a.m.
Judge I - Joyce Hebert
Location - A277
Room Manager Lila Aas
Judge II - Jodene Wartman
Location - A371
Room Manager Lisa Fulton
Judge III - Gretchen Heath
Location - A373
Room Manager Michael Tillman
Judge IV - Jennifer McCarty
Location - A374
Room Manager Ramona Harper
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Speaker
Jamaka Young
Tiana Otto
Laura Katovich
Laura Morales
Kaio Kealohapauole
Susanna Stahlmann
Speaker
Caitlin Sapa
Lee Skunes
Rachael Pederson
Ellie Herringshaw
Shakira Harrell
Anya Benda
Speaker
Amanda Werner
Lauren Evans
Emily Spanjers
Amy Friedman
Ann Goddard
Trung Le Nguyen
Speaker
Meghan Kreidler
Teresa Dobel
Lauren Wertz
Hien Holly Thu Bui
Erin Spoo
Emily Olson
Round Three – Noon
Judge I - Patty Danielson
Strandquist
Location - A277
Room Manager Lila Aas
Judge II - Stewart Wilson
Location - A371
Room Manager Lisa Fulton
Judge III - Bonnie Spohn
Schmaltz
Location - A373
Room Manager Michael Tillman
Judge IV - Kathy Martin
Location - A374
Room Manager Ramona Harper
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Speaker
Amy Friedman
Shakira Harrell
Ann Goddard
Meghan Kreidler
Laura Katovich
Jamaka Young
Speaker
Lauren Wertz
Ellie Herringshaw
Tiana Otto
Anya Benda
Teresa Dobel
Emily Spanjers
Speaker
Emily Olson
Kaio Kealohapauole
Lauren Evans
Susanna Stahlmann
Amanda Werner
Rachael Pederson
Speaker
Erin Spoo
Laura Morales
Lee Skunes
Trung Le Nguyen
Hien Holly Thu Bui
Caitlin Sapa
Lunch – 1:00-2:00 p.m.
Finalists & speaking order will be posted during the lunch hour. (Speaking is drawn by lot.)
Finals – 2:45 p.m.
Judges:
Margaret Kitterman
Marie Kreft
Terri Leonard
Location - A374
Room Manager - Ron Miller
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Serious Interpretation - Prose — Class AA
Saturday, April 21
Round One – 8:30 a.m.
Judge I - Patty Danielson Strandquist
Location - A257
Room Manager - Audrey Anderson
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Speaker
Matt Barnett
Maggie Gregg
Roxanne Corbin
Elisabeth Taraldsen
Olusheun Olupitan
School/Team
Moorhead
Benilde-St. Margaret’s, St. Louis Park
Lakeville North
Duluth Denfeld
Apple Valley
Gabi Engelkes
Willmar
Selection/Author
700 Sundays by Billy Crystal
My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
The Other Son by an interview with Maurine Young
Sunflower Forest by Torey Hayden
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman by Earnest J.
Gaines
Gift by Maya Levy
Judge II - Stewart Wilson
Location - A258
Room Manager - Connie Halvorson
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Speaker
Kaia Preus
Jessica Madison
Andrew Stevens
Kelsey Langness
Claire Wiese
Connor Tripp
School/Team
Benilde-St. Margaret’s, St. Louis Park
Duluth Denfeld
Eagan
Moorhead
Irondale, New Brighton
Worthington
Selection/Author
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison
2 Teenagers in 20 by Ann Heron
Babies by Ann Packer
Born Blue by Han Nolan
Little Altars Everywhere by Rebecca Wells
School/Team
Apple Valley
Mound-Westonka
Centennial, Circle Pines
Lakeville North
Eagan
Columbia Heights
Selection/Author
Grand Central Winter by Lee Stringer
Mick Harte Was Here by Barbara Park
Sophie's Choice by William Styron
Bald in the Land of Big Hair by Joni Rogers
Icy Sparks by Gwyn Rubio
The Monkey Garden by Sandra Cisneros
Judge III - Roxy Janke
Location - A259
Room Manager - Kate Janke
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Speaker
Eric Engstrom
Callie Turner
Amy Dorman
Julia Johnson
Nina Reynolds
Kellie Corbett
Judge IV - Jennifer Burnside
Location - A260
Room Manager - Phyllis Surprenant
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Speaker
Sarah Anderson
Adam Falk
School/Team
Centennial, Circle Pines
Lakeville North
Becky Zierke
Casey Schmoll
Nina Moini
Brooke Johnson
Forest Lake
St. Cloud Tech
Eastview, Apple Valley
Roseville Area
Selection/Author
God Said "Ha" by Julia Sweeney
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime by Mark
Haddon
Expecting Adam by Martha Beck
Alex by Frank Deford
After the Wink by Carolyn Steele Agosta
The Woman Who Walked Into Doors by Roddy Doyle
*Denotes cooperatively sponsored program. See KEY on page 36.
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Serious Interpretation - Poetry — Class AA
Saturday, April 21
Round Two – 10:15 a.m.
Judge I - Joann Biederwolf
Location - A257
Room Manager Audrey Anderson
Judge II - Carol Purrington
Location - A258
Room Manager Connie Halvorson
Judge III - Jerry Langsweirdt
Location - A259
Room Manager Kate Janke
Judge IV - Cheryl Neidt
Location - A260
Room Manager Phyllis Surprenant
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Speaker
Julia Johnson
Nina Moini
Sarah Anderson
Nina Reynolds
Kelsey Langness
Maggie Gregg
Speaker
Casey Schmoll
Olusheun Olupitan
Adam Falk
Claire Wiese
Elisabeth Taraldsen
Callie Turner
Speaker
Jessica Madison
Gabi Engelkes
Matt Barnett
Brooke Johnson
Eric Engstrom
Kaia Preus
Speaker
Connor Tripp
Andrew Stevens
Kellie Corbett
Roxanne Corbin
Becky Zierke
Amy Dorman
Round Three – Noon
Judge I - Joyce Hebert
Location - A257
Room Manager Audrey Anderson
Judge II - Jody Saxton West
Location - A258
Room Manager Connie Halvorson
Judge III - Jodene Wartman
Location - A259
Room Manager Kate Janke
Judge IV - Cort Sylvester
Location - A260
Room Manager Phyllis Surprenant
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Speaker
Brooke Johnson
Elisabeth Taraldsen
Eric Engstrom
Connor Tripp
Sarah Anderson
Julia Johnson
Speaker
Kellie Corbett
Claire Wiese
Nina Moini
Callie Turner
Andrew Stevens
Matt Barnett
Speaker
Amy Dorman
Kelsey Langness
Gabi Engelkes
Maggie Gregg
Jessica Madison
Adam Falk
Speaker
Becky Zierke
Nina Reynolds
Olusheun Olupitan
Kaia Preus
Roxanne Corbin
Casey Schmoll
Lunch – 1:00-2:00 p.m.
Finalists & speaking order will be posted during the lunch hour. (Speaking is drawn by lot.)
Finals – 2:45 p.m.
Judges:
Nancy Brown-Colligan
Kathy Martin
TBD
Location - A260
Room Manager - Kaia Peters
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Storytelling — Class AA
Saturday, April 21
Round One – 8:30 a.m.
Judge I - Nancy Brown-Colligan
Location - B110
Room Manager - Jane Doyle
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Speaker
Alyssa Wiesner
Ashley Mardell
McKenna Belgarde
Elly Jarvis
Kimberly Hibma
Natasha Mraz
School/Team
Centennial, Circle Pines
Lakeville North
Eastview, Apple Valley
St. Cloud Tech
Worthington
Fridley
Judge II - Jennifer McCarty
Location - B111
Room Manager - Wendy Bailey Schultz
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Speaker
Greta Besser
Katelyn Whitehead
Jana Bergstedt
Mallory Heinz
Samantha Dolan
Ian Hamilton
School/Team
Lakeville North
Moorhead
Hermantown
White Bear Lake Area
Eagan
Benilde-St. Margaret’s, St. Louis Park
Judge III - Cliff Janke
Location - B112
Room Manager - Patrick Byron
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Speaker
Kami Goblish
Elin Lants
Lauren Whitacre
Kelsey Baubie
Kara Nienow
Taylor Gjesdahl
School/Team
Marshall
Benilde-St. Margaret’s, St. Louis Park
Eagan
Eastview, Apple Valley
Cambridge-Isanti
Lakeville North
Judge IV - Marie Kreft
Location - B113
Room Manager - Tim Anderson
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Speaker
Emily Kaufenberg
Laura Peterson
Bethany Haugen
Karly Bergmann
James Blaschko
Rachel Milani
School/Team
Roseville Area
Eastview, Apple Valley
*Detroit Lakes/Frazee
Mounds View
Mankato East
Hibbing
*Denotes cooperatively sponsored program. See KEY on page 36.
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Storytelling — Class AA
Saturday, April 21
Round Two – 10:15 a.m.
Judge I - Ellora Kleven
Location - B110
Room Manager Jane Doyle
Judge II - Terri Leonard
Location - B111
Room Manager Wendy Bailey Schultz
Judge III - Jennifer Burnside
Location - B112
Room Manager Patrick Byron
Judge IV - Scott Sieling
Location - B113
Room Manager Tim Anderson
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Speaker
Kelsey Baubie
James Blaschko
Emily Kaufenberg
Kara Nienow
Mallory Heinz
Ashley Mardell
Speaker
Karly Bergmann
Kimberly Hibma
Laura Peterson
Samantha Dolan
Elly Jarvis
Elin Lants
Speaker
Katelyn Whitehead
Natasha Mraz
Alyssa Wiesner
Rachel Milani
Kami Goblish
Greta Besser
Speaker
Ian Hamilton
Jana Bergstedt
Taylor Gjesdahl
McKenna Belgarde
Bethany Haugen
Lauren Whitacre
Round Three – Noon
Judge I - Denise Atkinson
Location - B110
Room Manager Jane Doyle
Judge II - Mark Thul
Location - B111
Room Manager Wendy Bailey Schultz
Judge III - Mike Worcester
Location - B112
Room Manager Patrick Byron
Judge IV - Roxy Janke
Location - B113
Room Manager Tim Anderson
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Order
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Speaker
Rachel Milani
Elly Jarvis
Kami Goblish
Ian Hamilton
Emily Kaufenberg
Kelsey Baubie
Speaker
Taylor Gjesdahl
Samantha Dolan
James Blaschko
Elin Lants
Jana Bergstedt
Alyssa Wiesner
Speaker
Lauren Whitacre
Mallory Heinz
Natasha Mraz
Ashley Mardell
Katelyn Whitehead
Laura Peterson
Speaker
Bethany Haugen
Kara Nienow
Kimberly Hibma
Greta Besser
McKenna Belgarde
Karly Bergmann
Lunch – 1:00-2:00 p.m.
Finalists & speaking order will be posted during the lunch hour. (Speaking is drawn by lot.)
Finals – 2:45 p.m.
Judges:
Joann Biederwolf
Sally Burdick
Tim Newcomb
Location - B113
Room Manager - Lori Crever
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