Speech and Debate Team
Speech and debate earns four titles at states
The RE speech and debate team could barely fit the massive trophy haul from the 2024 Florida Forensic League Varsity State Championships on the bus ride home from Wellington, Fla. RE students won four state titles as coach Kate Hamm earned Region 5 Coach of the Year honors at the March 2-3 event. Claudia Colina '25 finished first in Dramatic Interpretation; Eduardo Michelsen '25 finished first in Domestic Extemporaneous; Danny Mendelson '25 and Max Salomon '25 captured the Public Forum Debate title; and Sindhu Talluri '25, Nora Brue '25, Lauren Page '24, Ian Fox '24 and T.J. Malone '25 won the championship in World Schools Debate.
RE also finished second in the Team Sweepstakes. See all top results below.
RE at 2024 Florida Forensic League Varsity State Championships
Kate Hamm - Region 5 Coach of the Year
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RE at 2024 Florida Forensic League Varsity State Championships
Kate Hamm - Region 5 Coach of the Year
Claudia Colina '25 - 1st in Dramatic Interpretation, 3rd in Program of Oral Interpretation
Danny Mendelson '25 and Max Salomon '25 - 1st in Public Forum Debate
Eduardo Michelsen '25 finished first in Domestic Extemporaneous
Sindhu Talluri '25, Nora Brue '25, Lauren Page '24, Ian Fox '24 and T.J. Malone '25 - 1st in World Schools Debate
Andrew Gedde '25 - 2nd in Informative Speaking
Hannah Risin '25 - 3rd in International Extemporaneous Speaking
Danny Mendelson '25 and Max Salomon '25 - 1st in Public Forum Debate
Eduardo Michelsen '25 finished first in Domestic Extemporaneous
Sindhu Talluri '25, Nora Brue '25, Lauren Page '24, Ian Fox '24 and T.J. Malone '25 - 1st in World Schools Debate
Andrew Gedde '25 - 2nd in Informative Speaking
Hannah Risin '25 - 3rd in International Extemporaneous Speaking
Anya Bhandari '25, Mia Bouyoucef '25, Anna Lavernia '25, Lucia Pardo Munoz Ledo '25, Minnie Zhou '26 - 3rd in World Schools Debate
Gustavo Do Valle '26 - 4th in Humorous Interpretation
Lucas Sanchez '27 - 6th in Program of Oral Interpretation
Bea Alves de Lima '26 - Semifinalist in Humorous Interpretation
Jackson Berlin '27 - Semifinalist Informative Speaking
Francesca Lopez '24 - Semifinalist International Extemporaneous Speaking
Daniela Garcia '26 and Miranda Silva '26 - Semifinalist Duo Interpretation
Lilah Murphy '27 and Lucas Sanchez '27 - Semifinalist Duo Interpretation
Michael Goff '26 - Semifinalist Impromptu Speaking
Kenzie Kaplan '25 - Semifinalist After-Dinner Speaking
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Founded in 1903, Ransom Everglades School is a coeducational, college preparatory day school for grades 6 - 12 located on two campuses in Coconut Grove, Florida. Ransom Everglades School produces graduates who "believe that they are in the world not so much for what they can get out of it as for what they can put into it." The school provides rigorous college preparation that promotes the student's sense of identity, community, personal integrity and values for a productive and satisfying life, and prepares the student to lead and to contribute to society.