“This has never happened with the Seaholm Forensics team before,” said one of the captains for Seaholm’s Forensics team, Senior Mia Morandi.
This was the first year that Seaholm’s Forensics
team has taken twenty-four of its team members to
the states competition.
“This year, we took the largest amount of people to States,” said Morandi.
On Thursday evening, May 1st, 2008, this group traveled to Ypsilanti with high hopes of doing very well in the competition that they would soon face.
“I think we will do really well,” said Senior Devon Thornsby, about a week before the competition. “Many people have stayed consistently good throughout the season.”
On Friday, May 2nd and Saturday, May 3rd, the Forensics team competed in States, one of the largest and most crucial competitions that many forensicators will undergo in their acting career.
The statewide Forensics competition was held at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Michigan.
Many of the team’s captains and group members were very confident and believed that Seaholm’s Forensics team is a force to be reckoned with at the competition. The team certainly proved that they undoubtedly have much talent and dedication to their performances, based on the scores they received from the judges.
“24 out of 24 people broke to the semi-finalist round,” said Morandi.
Sophomore Aubrey Sass claimed the first place in the broadcasting division, while Junior Andrew Provost obtained first place in sales.
Other members of Seaholm’s Forensics team, including Lauren Wolkhamer, Thomas Rogers, Emma Marks, Devon Thornsby, Margeau Barnes, Paige Rutowski, Gia Scheidt, Alex Park and Jillian Spina also competed very well after making it to the semifinalist round.
“I was like crying,”said Morandi. “Every year I had broken to semis and I was happy that I finally made it to finals for my senior year”.
In spite of the stress felt during the actual performances at the competition, the team greatly enjoyed this weekend getaway.
“It felt really good just to be there,” said Seaholm Senior and Forensics member, Carrie Campana.
One of Seaholm’s Forensics team members, Senior Devon Thornsby, feels that this weekendlong competition helped the members to draw closer together as a team.
“We had a lot of time to wait,” said Thornsby, “so our team really bonded.”
Seaholm came in third place in the Class A division in the state of Michigan against Groves high school, who came in second, and the overall winners, Portage North high school who came in first place.
“I am really proud of the team,” said Morandi.
