WCS Excels at THSSDL State Tournament

Published May 5, 2017

The Tennessee High School Speech and Drama League held its State Tournament in Memphis April 29-30, and Williamson County students walked away with plenty of hardware.

The tournament featured 41 schools from from five districts.

Students had to qualify in their local districts in order to participate in the state competition.

Congratulations to the following students:

Brentwood High School

TV Newscasting – State Champion, Zaynah Ajmal

Public Forum Debate – Octofinalists, Andrew Dai and Brandon Huynh; Sam Dowd and Aditya Pillai

Franklin High School

Public Forum Debate – Quarterfinalists, Franklin McKenzie and Musa Subramaniam

Independence High School

Superior Speaker in the House Congressional Debate – Second Place, Hunter Jones

Public Forum and Debate – Octofinalists, Tanner Hardy and Robbie Kenworthy

Nolensville High School

Humorous Interpretation – Sixth Place, Samuel Skelley

Ravenwood High School

Public Forum and Debate – Co-State Champions, Cailyn Goodbred and Matthew Goodbred and Yaseen Sharara and Joe Owens

Set Design – State Champion, Kallen Fons

Set Design – Fourth Place, Lauren Asmussen

Prose – State Champion, Madi Thomson

Poetry – Second Place, Cami Norman

Extemporaneous Speaking – Fifth Place, Kaili Liu

Humorous Interpretation – Fifth Place, Sam Anctil

One Act Play – Third Place, Jack Shirley, Delaney McLaughlin, Erin Tappel, Oscar Istas, Cami Norman, Andi Altemeier, Camille Vulcano, Lilly Norvell, Scott Barron

Summit High School

Senate Outstanding Speaker, State Champion, Austin Cushey

Impromptu Speaking – Third Place, Jared Schmidt