A shout out to our 2020 Forensicators not performing tonight... ~ Middle School ~ Lauren Mattison.................................................................................Impromptu Prompt: “There is no power for change greater than a community discovering what it cares about.”- Margaret Wheatley “Wow right off the bat you have GREAT voice levels and hitting those words that mean the most!” – Hannah Thomas-Perez Matthew Owen............................................................................................Prose “Talking to Girls About Duran Duran” by Rob Sheffield “I liked the story you chose! You did a great job emphasizing important words which is great. I can tell you love what you do!” – Sara Messbarger, Bay City And our Fall Middle School Participants: Christopher Bonde, David Burnley, Jenna Kanfer, Annalise Margolis, Rocco Morrow, Katie Park, Hollis Perry, Brendan Randall, and Cadence Washington
~ High School ~ Lila Barron...................................................................................................Prose “The Cold Equations” by Tom Godwin “You have a very clear and easy to understand voice. Keep going with forensics. You have talent!” – Deb Zupancic Zion Johnson...............................................................................................Prose “Invisible Man” by Ralph Ellison . “I was impressed with the vocals you had and the ease at which you told the story. Great job!” – Emma Ramsey And our High School Team Participants: James Heath, Rosalyn Li, Ryan Neihsl, Vera Noe, Liliana Schechter, Charlotte Silverstein, and Katelyn Teetsel Roeper’s Middle School Forensics team attends two MIFA state tournaments each year; one in the fall and one in the spring. The High School Forensics season begins mid-January with a series of invitational tournaments, and normally culminates with the MIFA State Tournament in May. This year, however, both of the Middle and High School end-of-the-year tournaments were held completely online, and the videos you see tonight are the students’ submissions. All of these students practiced long hours with coaches, both in-person and online, choosing, cutting, memorizing and perfecting their pieces or honing their public address style. Each received written performance critiques, which have been excerpted in this program for this evening’s performers. We hope you enjoy watching the results of their hard work as much as we have enjoyed coaching them this year! ~ Dan Jacobs, Jaffar Boumediene, Laura Moore, and Katarina Moore ~
Roeper School Spring Forensics Night ~ May 29, 2020 ~