Needham speakers excel at states
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The Needham Speech and Debate team put an exclamation point on the regular season with a third-place finish at the Massachusetts Speech and Congress Championships on April 7 at Acton-Boxborough High School.
Sophomore Annie Stein paced several award-winners by earning the state championship in Declamation with her performance of Shonda Rhimses’s “My Year...
Needham debaters celebrate state success
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The Needham Speech and Debate celebrated the “debate” part of its name by capturing its second successive novice Lincoln-Douglas championship at Chelmsford High School.
Freshman Sasha Reiser defeated Brookline High School in the finals, and was also third place speaker overall. Sophomore Zachary Lu, last year’s novice champion, reached quarterfinals and was second...
Needham debaters celebrate state success
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The Needham Speech and Debate celebrated the “debate” part of its name by capturing its second successive novice Lincoln-Douglas championship at Chelmsford High School.
Freshman Sasha Reiser defeated Brookline High School in the finals, and was also third place speaker overall. Sophomore Zachary Lu, last year’s novice champion, reached quarterfinals and was second...
Rocket Speech and Debate roll
The Needham Speech and Debate Team won several accolades January 13-14 at Lexington and from January 19-21 at Columbia University.
In Lextinton, in varsity Lincoln-Douglas (LD) debate, sophomore Zachary Lu finished in the top twenty, dropping to Lake Highland of Florida, while in novice LD, ninth grader Sasha Reiser reached quarters, being defeated in a 2-1...
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Speech and debate excel in Newton
The Needham Rocket Speech and Debate Team warmed up for 2018 on a frozen weekend at Newton South on January 6. The team ranked fourth in the forty school field.
Senior Jackson Segal was tournament champion in impromptu speaking and runner-up in extemporaneous speaking. He was joined in impromptu finals by fellow senior Emma Garber,...
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Speech and Debate celebrates success
Needham Speech and Debate had a celebration had a parade of firsts and other fantastic performances, from Lexington to Philadelphia’s Cradle of Liberty, during the weekend of November 18-19.
At St. Joseph University’s Villager Invitational, sophomore Annie Stein ranked first in declamation, while also finishing sixth with partner Shayan Raza in duo interpretation. Senior Sarah...
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