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CASTLE ROCK — The 2015 state speech and debate tournament was held March 20-21 at Douglas County High School. Find complete results below.
| Dramatic Interpretation |
| Place |
School |
Student |
| 1 |
Pueblo East |
Layla Shahmohammadi |
| 2 |
Denver East |
Dureti Ahmed |
| 3 |
Kent Denver School |
Noah Naiman |
| 4 |
Rocky Mountain |
Dylan Price |
| 5 |
George Washington |
Noel Deleon |
| 6 |
Denver School of the Arts |
Henry Jarvis |
| 7 |
Kent Denver School |
Tucker Smidt |
| 8 |
Cherry Creek |
Laurel Bloszies |
| 9 |
Denver East |
Hannah Ghasemi |
| 10 |
Cherry Creek |
Hyung-il Shim |
| 11 |
Kent Denver School |
Aaron Mathews |
| 12 |
George Washington |
Kathyrn Swan |
| Duo Interpretation |
| Place |
School |
Student |
Student |
| 1 |
Kent Denver School |
Jessica Mitchell |
Darcy Neureiter |
| 2 |
Cherry Creek |
Kevin Dolven |
Michael Serio |
| 3 |
Denver East |
Nick Chavez |
John Walsh |
| 4 |
Union Colony Preparatory School |
Kevin Johnson |
Bradley Johnson |
| 5 |
Cherry Creek |
Thomas Liu |
Jerry Ma |
| 6 |
La Junta |
Jacob Hutchison |
Jeremy Salo |
| 7 |
Denver East |
Michael Jones |
Tuuli Sandavold |
| 8 |
Denver East |
Dallas Hogue |
Paul Yang |
| 9 |
Summit |
Claire Davidson |
Cait McCluskie |
| 10 |
Summit |
Katie Mason |
Keelie Rix |
| 11 |
Air Academy |
Anna Oosterhous |
Clare Kendziorski |
| 12 |
George Washington |
Maureen McNamara |
Alex Barone-Camp |
| Humorous Interpretation |
| Place |
School |
Student |
| 1 |
Kent Denver School |
Michael Hudson |
| 2 |
Cherry Creek |
Clare Cooper |
| 3 |
Denver East |
Alyssa Jordan |
| 4 |
Denver East |
Emma Heth |
| 5 |
George Washington |
Ethan Watterson |
| 6 |
Kent Denver School |
Lane Baumgarten |
| 7 |
Denver East |
Will Mueller |
| 8 |
Union Colony Preparatory School |
Brandon Gellat |
| 9 |
Canon City |
Rachael Lamman |
| 10 |
Canon City |
Bri Heifner |
| 11 |
Pueblo West |
Brianne Hasui |
| 12 |
Paonia |
James Byram |
| International Extemporaneous Speaking |
| Place |
School |
Student |
| 1 |
Palisade |
Tiana Menon |
| 2 |
George Washington |
Jack Glaser |
| 3 |
Cheyenne Mountain |
Henry Sparks |
| 4 |
Denver East |
Addie Glickstein |
| 5 |
Arapahoe HS |
Ethan Snow |
| 6 |
Palisade |
Stewart Aslan |
| 7 |
Air Academy |
Corinne Moss |
| 8 |
Denver East |
Liam Glennie |
| 9 |
Denver East |
Max Davidson |
| 10 |
Poudre |
Joseph Han |
| 11 |
St. Mary’s |
Aman Mital |
| 12 |
Kent Denver School |
Grace Chao |
| Original Oratory |
| Place |
School |
Student |
| 1 |
The Classical Academy |
Serene Singh |
| 2 |
Highlands Ranch |
Quinn Oberg |
| 3 |
Smoky Hill |
Dylan Powers |
| 4 |
Cherry Creek |
Devin Lee |
| 5 |
Kent Denver School |
Anshu Agarwal |
| 6 |
George Washington |
Soloman Valore-Caplan |
| 7 |
Canon City |
Claire Lamman |
| 8 |
Cheyenne Mountain |
Ali Sullivan |
| 9 |
Highlands Ranch |
Lily Johnson |
| 10 |
Denver East |
Charlie Schmidt |
| 11 |
Cherry Creek |
Dedee Droege |
| 12 |
Montrose |
Daniel Granberg |
| Poetry Reading |
| Place |
School |
Student |
| 1 |
Denver East |
Talia Most |
| 2 |
Smoky Hill |
Dee Cooney |
| 3 |
Smoky Hill |
Melisa Mireles |
| 4 |
Golden |
Randi Seiwald |
| 5 |
Denver East |
Logan Weaver |
| 6 |
Cherry Creek |
Gage Anderson |
| 7 |
Rocky Mountain |
Skyler Bowden |
| 8 |
Heritage |
Hattie Poole |
| 9 |
Summit |
Orion VanOss |
| 10 |
Air Academy |
Karissa Resnik |
| 11 |
Pueblo West |
Shania Roberts |
| 12 |
Widefield |
Kam Lee |
| United States Extemporaneous Speaking |
| Place |
School |
Student |
| 1 |
Air Academy |
Matthew Barad |
| 2 |
Lakewood |
Molly Naylor-Komyatte |
| 3 |
George Washington |
Emma Bakken |
| 4 |
Air Academy |
Helen Landwehr |
| 5 |
George Washington |
Yosef Gross |
| 6 |
Cherry Creek |
Megha Patel |
| 7 |
Cherry Creek |
Samantha Hu |
| 8 |
George Washington |
Sebastian McCrimmon |
| 9 |
Cherry Creek |
Shadi Nasabzadeh |
| 10 |
Palisade |
Joshua May |
| 11 |
Air Academy |
Elisabeth Bernatska |
| 12 |
Fairview |
Avery Anderson |
| Policy Debate |
| Place |
School |
Student |
Student |
| 1 |
Poudre |
Gillian Breuer |
Ethan Hunter |
| 2 |
Denver East |
Dylan Salzman |
Anna Martens |
| Semifinalists |
Cherry Creek |
Tyler Giallanza |
Andrew Ying |
| Semifinalists |
Denver East |
Sarah Roberts |
Addie Wilson |
| Quarterfinalists |
Fairview |
Jessica Piper |
Rowan Hussein |
| Lincoln Douglas Debate |
| Place |
School |
Student |
| 1 |
Columbine |
Ben Welton |
| 2 |
George Washington |
Sarah Papich |
| Semifinalists |
Golden |
Erynn Mitchell |
| Semifinalists |
Longmont |
Claire Murtha |
| Quarterfinalists |
Grandview |
Brianna Terrell |
| Quarterfinalists |
Peak to Peak Charter School |
Kaushik Yeturu |
| Quarterfinalists |
Fort Collins |
Olivia Stowell |
| Quarterfinalists |
Fairview |
Jade Benson |
| Octafinalists |
George Washington |
Kate Burnite |
| Octafinalists |
Denver East |
Ava Holle |
| Octafinalists |
Cherry Creek |
Merissa Maccani |
| Octafinalists |
Cherry Creek |
Allison Qiang |
| Octafinalists |
Columbine |
Davis Morrison |
| Octafinalists |
Highlands Ranch |
Peter Sandifier |
| Octafinalists |
Woodland Park |
Alex Vela |
| Octafinalists |
Colorado Springs Christian |
Cy Abbott |
| Public Forum Debate |
| Place |
School |
Student |
| 1 |
St. Mary’s |
Matt Heery |
| 2 |
Cherry Creek |
Conor Sendel |
| Semifinalists |
Rocky Mountain |
Sam Pearson |
| Semifinalists |
Denver East |
Ross Snyder |
| Quarterfinalists |
Denver East |
Grace Romer |
| Quarterfinalists |
Valor Christian |
Grace Atchison-Reynolds |
| Quarterfinalists |
George Washington |
Liam Myers |
| Quarterfinalists |
George Washington |
Mike Conrad |
| Octafinalists |
Central of Grand Junction |
Ryan Larsen |
| Octafinalists |
Pueblo West |
David Saly |
| Octafinalists |
Pueblo West |
Jack Johnson |
| Octafinalists |
Fairview |
Tara Srinivas |
| Octafinalists |
Valor Christian |
Ben Kyster |
| Octafinalists |
Valor Christian |
Christian DiSalvo |
| Octafinalists |
Heritage |
Andrew Dallokoti |
| Octafinalists |
Colorado Springs Christian |
Bryce Kuyper |
