Indiana High School Forensics Association

The Indiana High School Forensic Association, or IHSFA, is a speech and debate organization which works to improve, coordinate, and expand speech programs in the High Schools of Indiana. Any private or public High School or formally organized Home School Consortium may join the association and compete in the tournaments it sponsors.ref|IHSFAConst

While not directly linked to the National Forensic League (e.g., winning the IHSFA championship tournament will not qualify one to the NFL national championships), it sponsors competition in all of the standard NFL events. It also adds a few events not sponsored by the NFL.

History

2007-2008 Officers

Executive Secretary: Jeff Stutzman
Assistant Executive Secretary: Mary Fridh
Executive Secretary Emeritus: William S. Hicks

Section 1 Representatives: Jim Thorp, Chris Lowery
Section 2 Representatives: Bob Brittain, Kevin Ong
Section 3 Representatives: Thom Pabst, Beth Franklin
Section 4 Representatives: David Moulton, Dennis Rightsell
Section 5 Representatives: John Love, JD Ferris-Rowe
Section 6 Representatives: Kathy Shroyer, Holly Hathaway
Section 7 Representatives: Trey McClain, vacant

Adviser: Dan Tyree

Middle School Representative: Margaret Hollies

North Principal: Bryan Waltz
Central Principal: Brandon Cosby
South Principal: Phil Chapple

ections

IHSFA divides its membership into seven geographical sections.ref|Sections These are:

Section 1: Northwest
Section 2: North Central
Section 3: Northeast
Section 4: West Central
Section 5: Central
Section 6: East Central
Section 7: Southref|SectionNames

Events Sponsored

Broadcasting (Radio)
Congress
Discussion
Scripted Duo
Memorized Duo
Foreign Extemporaneous Speaking (FX)
Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking (USX)
Impromptu
Drama
Humor
Oratorical Interpretation (OI)
Original Oratory (OO)
Poetry Interpretation (Poetry)
Prose Interpretation (Prose)
Original Performance (OP)
Congressional Debate
Lincoln-Douglas Debate ("LD")
Policy Debate
Public Forum Debate ("PFD")

Championship Tournaments

Varsity Public Forum Debate Champions

2008 Tyler Fabbri & Michael Hadley (1st) "Chesterton High School" v. Melissa Orizondo &Samuel Owens (2nd) "West Lafayette High School"

2007 Cynthia Liu & Drew Schuster (1st) "West Lafayette High School" v. Lucia Lorenz & Melissa Gass (2nd) "West Lafayette High School"

2006 Kate Weber & Beau Rajsic (1st) "Chesterton High School" v. Matt Deleon & Alex Sisto (2nd) "Chesterton High School"

2005 Tom Witczak & Mark Plantan (1st) "Brebeuf Jesuit" v. Natasha Yurk & Ryan Fitzpatrick (2nd) "Brebeuf Jesuit"

2004 Ryan Anderson & Mike Dunlap (1st) "Chesterton High School" v. Alexander Hertel & Matt Plumlee "West Lafayette High School"

Varsity Policy Debate Champions

2008 Eleanor Kennedy & Jessica Hilbrich (1st) "Munster High School" v. Ben McCartney & Shruti Mishra (2nd) "West Lafayette High School"

2007 Josh Andreas & John Gresley (1st) "Columbia City High School" v. Deborah Wei & Janice Rottenberg (2nd) "Penn High School"

2006 Sam Lahti & Tess Mullin (1st) "Chesterton High School" v. Luci Doler & Sarah Morlock (2nd) "Chesterton High School"

2005 A.J. Rodriquez & Kevin Small (1st) "Chesterton High School" v. Kelly Starcevich & Samantha Wuletich (2nd)"Chesterton High School"

2004 Donald Ussery & Cole Bender (1st) "Concord High School" v. Matt Mishler & Emily Lawson (2nd) "Chesterton High School"

2003 Jenny Starcevich & Abby Deuberry (1st) "Chesterton High School" v. Jessica Recchia & Jill Holsclaw (2nd) "Chesterton High School"

2002 John Jernigan & Seren Orgel (1st) "Chesterton High School" v. Amy Kelly & Marjorie Kreighbaum (2nd) "Plymouth High School"

2001 Brett Mock & Kyle Steinmetz (1st) "Columbia City High School" v. Shiloh Dutton & Khalil AbuGharbieh (2nd) "Penn High School"

2000 Joel Cavallo & Paul Babcock (1st) "Chesterton High School" v. Steve Lindeman & Terryn Funstan (2nd) "Munster High School"

1999 Joshua Claybourn & Diana Moers (1st) "Evansville North" v. Alex Tawadros & Brian Daviduke (2nd) "Penn High School"

1998 Chris Lowery & Mike Rowe (1st) "Chesterton High School" v. Josh Thompson & Samantha Schroeder (2nd) "Ben Davis High School"

1997 Jim Banks & Joe Halter (1st) "Columbia City High School" v. Beth Hake & Kory Twigg (2nd) "Columbia City High School"

1996 Katie Lowery & Brian Showers (1st) "Chesterton High School" v. Erika Tarnow & Maritza Magana (2nd) "Chesterton High School"

Varsity Results

2005 Individual Champions
Discussion- Yousef AbuGharbieh, Penn
Radio- Alex Cook, Chesterton
Impromptu- Pat Naples, Penn
Domestic Extemp- Dmitri Leybman, FW South Side
International Extemp- Larissa Atkinson, Plymouth
Original Oratory- Grant Gussman, LaPorte
Oratorical Interp- Nick Hazelgrove, LaPorte
Humor- Adam Stephenson, Northfield
Drama- Ronnye Rutledge, FW Canterbury
Memorized Duo- Micheele Becka/Patrick Thomas, Munster
Scripted Duo- Ryan Wojcik/Lindsay Rice, Plymouth
Prose- Titi Agunloye, Culver Academies
Poetry- Brittney Belcher, FW Snider
Original Performance- Erica Ranade, Munster

2006 Individual Champions
Discussion- Yousef AbuGharbieh, Penn
Radio- Andy Sage, Penn
Impromptu- Larissa Atkinson, Plymouth
Domestic Extemp- Declan Fox, Plymouth
International Extemp- Larissa Atkinson, Plymouth
Original Oratory- Baije Allen-Nichols, Cathedral
Oratorical Interp- Tim Solon, South Side
Humor- Becca Euliss, Warren Central
Drama- Ashley Tinnell, Signature
Memorized Duo- Lindsay Hearn/Jesse Townes, North Central
Scripted Duo- Tim Solon/Katherine Walker, South Side
Prose- Brittney Belcher, Snider
Poetry- Amanda Voirol, Lakeland
Original Performance- Sara Hoskins, Evansville North

2007 Individual Champions
Discussion- Christine Walker, FW South Side
Radio- Trinadi Shires, Chesterton
Impromptu- Nick Kwolek, FW Northrop
Domestic Extemp- Declan Fox, Plymouth
International Extemp- Elizabeth Brown, Plymouth
Original Oratory- Erica Abrams, Warren Central
Oratorical Interp- Julian Teekaram, Concordia Lutheran
Humor- Eric Schaefer, Chesterton
Drama- Dallas Wilson, FW South Side
Memorized Duo- Amber Lafever/Ryan England, Warren Central
Scripted Duo- Katherine Walker/Katherine Pea, FW South Side
Prose- Taneika Payne, Ben Davis
Poetry- Brittney Belcher, FW Snider
Original Performance- Rebecca Euliss/Sasha Bannister, Warren Central

2008 Individual Champions
Discussion- Tyler Chernesky, Carroll
Radio- Carl Stutsman, Concord
Impromptu- Kian Hudson, Leo
Domestic Extemp- Carly Gibbs, Munster
International Extemp- Nick Kwolek, Northrop
Original Oratory- Ally Hoover, Culver Academies
Oratorical Interp- Tracy Naylor, FW North Side
Humor- Hannah Byers, Maconaquah
Drama- Alexa Dorris, Lawrence Central
Memorized Duo- Zack Neiditch/Annie Skelton, North Central
Scripted Duo- Kadeem Goddard/Courtney Williams, Warren Central
Prose- Wesley Hough, Maconaquah
Poetry- Ronnye Rutledge, Canterbury
Original Performance- Arianna Russell/Miranda Nehrig, Warren Central

Varsity State Results

2006 Team Sweepstakes Results

Class A

1st: The Culver Academies
2nd: Signature High School
3rd: Canterbury High School
4th: Maconaquah High School
5th: Park Tudor High School
6th: Lakeland High School
7th: Cardinal Ritter High School
8th: Concordia Lutheran High School

Class AA

1st: Plymouth High School
2nd: Munster High School
3rd: South Side High School
4th: Evansville North High School
5th: F.J. Reitz High School
6th: Cathedral High School
7th: Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School
8th: Connersville High School

Class AAA

1st: Warren Central High School
2nd: Chesterton High School
3rd: Northrop High School
4th: North Central High School
5th: Penn High School
6th: Ben Davis High School
7th: Snider High School
8th: La Porte High SchoolRef|Sweeps

References

#"Constitution of the Indiana High School Forensic Association." Indianapolis: IHSFA, 2004. Available from http://www.ihsfa.org/IHSFA%20constitution%20October%202005.pdf. Article II. [http://www.ihsfa.org/IHSFA%20constitution%20October%202005.pdf]
#Constitution, Article IV, Sect. 1.
#Indiana High School Forensics Association Newsletter. January 2006., 3.
#"2006 Sweepstakes." Indianapolis: IHSFA, 2006. Available from http://www.ihsfa.org/2006SoloSweeps.pdf [http://www.ihsfa.org/2006SoloSweeps.pdf]

See also

National Forensic League

External links

* Official Website of the IHSFA [http://www.ihsfa.org/]