We are incredibly proud to announce that Bishop McGuinness is the 2025 5A West Regional Champion in Speech & Debate.

This year, 63 students qualified for Regionals in 134 total events, and 58 students competed in 125 events against 15 other 5A schools. As always, there were upsets, but our students delivered an incredible performance and achieved outstanding success.

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Fine Arts Recognition – State Qualifiers

Prose

• Leah Reeves – Regional Champion

• Mary Krodel – Regional Runner-Up

• Gabriel Litchfield – 3rd Place

• Sarah Elder – Finalist & State Qualifier

• Alternates: Shaun Petker, Dylan Seimers, Thomas Martin

Standard Oratory

• Georgia Grelle – Regional Champion

• Arden Schoenberger – Regional Runner-Up

• Matthew De Leon – 3rd Place

• Wesley Lemons – 4th Place

• State Qualifiers: Sylvie Harper, Ellison Stayton, Kamran Taylor, Victoria Farley

• Alternates: Franny Santos, Finley Cataldi, Katelyn Guadalupe

Poetry

• State Qualifiers: Ryan Hughes, Ashley Watts

• Alternate: Emma Burch

Original Oratory

• Ian Cox – 4th Place

• State Qualifier: Addison Harley

• Alternates: Sylvie Harper, McKellyn Johnson, Dylan Siemers, Chelsea Le

Dramatic Interpretation

• Eve Moen – Regional Champion

• Kendra Wadmia – 4th Place

• State Qualifiers: Taylor Davidson, Kylee Hart, Gabriel Litchfield, Victoria Farley

• Alternates: Addison Harley, Rusty Cleaver

Humorous Interpretation

• Eve Moen – Regional Runner-Up

• Wesley Lemons – 4th Place

• State Qualifiers: Leah Reeves, Ian Cox

• Alternates: Sophie Pierce, Gabriel Litchfield, Ike Harry

Monologue

• Eve Moen – Regional Champion

• State Qualifiers: Taylor Davidson, Sophie Pierce, McKellyn Johnson

• Alternates: LaceyAnn Lake, Maren Camp

Domestic Extemp

• Addison McCoy – Regional Runner-Up

• Top Finishers: Reagan Fulfer, Eli Webb

• State Qualifiers: Addison Harley, Claire Cortassa

• Alternate: Tatum Kecseg

Foreign Extemp

• Drake Mossauer – 3rd Place

• State Qualifier: Liam Humphries

• Alternates: Max Silvernail, Alex Yager, Finn Janes

Informative Speaking

• Sophie Pierce – Regional Champion

• Top Finishers: Jayden Southerland, Kylee Hart

• State Qualifiers: Ryan Hughes, Arden Schoenberger, Emma Burch

• Alternate: Eli Webb

Program Oral Interp

• Top Finishers: Jayden Southerland, Emma Burch

• Alternate: Finley Cataldi

Dramatic Duet

• Taylor Davidson & Mary Krodel – 4th Place

• State Qualifiers: Ellison Stayton & Shaun Petker, Jayden Southerland & Victoria Farley, Fiorella Perdue & Kendra Wadmia

• Alternates: McKellyn Johnson & Maren Camp, Chelsea Le & Emma Burch

Humorous Duet

• Ian Cox & Leah Reeves – Regional Runner-Up

• Ellie Stayton & Mary Krodel – 3rd Place

• State Qualifiers: Thomas Martin & Liam Humphries, Shaun Petker & Matthew De Leon

• Alternate: Jayden Southerland & Jacob White

Lincoln Douglas Debate

• Addy McCoy – 3rd Place

• State Qualifier: Luke Worthington

• Alternates: Drake Mossauer, Alex Yager

Public Forum Debate

• Alexis Shore & Luci Speed – Regional Runner-Up

• Finn Janes & Clare Cortassa – 4th Place

• State Qualifiers: Sullivan Hoover & Gabriel Ireland, Katelyn Guadalupe & Natalya Coleman

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Thank You

A heartfelt thank you to the former students who returned to critique and judge, helping us cover our tournament entry fees:

Clare Jordan, Daniel Soto, Brock Gowens, Sam Wilson, Lilianna Gavula, William Janson, Evelyn Hefner, Banton Ward, Sullivan McCollum, Kayleona Hill, Delaney Anderson, Fina Chongwa, Carson Tollison

And sincere thanks to the parents and faculty who supported us:

Jennifer Sokolosky, Lauren Pena, Scott Stayton, Charonna Hill, Joy Kusel, and Leslie St. John

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State competition will take place April 10–12.

We are proud of every student who competed, and we look forward to cheering on our qualifiers at State.