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Oratorical Contest National Finals

The national finals contest will be April 9-11, 2010, at the University Place Conference Center & Hotel, 850 W. Michigan St., Indianapolis. Quarterfinal and semifinal contests will be Saturday, April 10. The championship contest will be Sunday, April 11.

All contestants and chaperones will arrive Friday, April 9. All contestants and chaperones will stay at the University Place Conference Center Hotel.

A mandatory pre-contest orientation session for all contestants will be Friday evening. A banquet honoring all contestants will be Sunday afternoon, April 11. All contestants and chaperones will depart for home later that afternoon.

Welcome program and schedule

Pairing bracket for the contest national finals

Quarter Finals - April 10th, 9:45 am

Room 222 - Quarter Final 1

Alaska
Neilius Finnesand of Copper Center, Alaska is a senior at Kenny Lake High School.

District of Columbia
Ikechukwu Umez-Eronini of Washington, DC is a senior at McKinley Tech High School.

Missouri
Derek Schulze of Warrenton, Missouri is a senior at Warrenton High School.

North Dakota
Sibinee Jokela of Watford City, North Dakota is a senior at Watford City High School.

South Dakota
Joseph Schartz of Humboldt, South Dakota is a sophomore at West Central High School.

Utah
Amanda Tibbitts of Riverton, Utah is a senior at Riverton High School.

Room 226 - Quarter Final 2

Alabama
Elizabeth Blessing of Auburn, Alabama is a home school sophomore.

Connecticut
Timothy Lachapelle of  Southington, Connecticut is a junior at Southington High School.

France
Christina Lowry of Stuttgart, Germany is a senior at Alexander Patch American High School.

Indiana
Meagan McAllister of Logansport, Indiana is a home school senior.

Rhode Island
Hayley Hutchins of Hope, Rhode Island is a home school senior.

Virginia

Room 232 - Quarter Final 3

Kansas
Gray Henry of Colby, Kansas is a senior at Colby High School.

Massachusetts
Nicholas Jacob of Milton, Massachusetts is a senior at Milton Academy.

New Hampshire
Katy Devine of Amherst, New Hampshire is a senior at Bishop Guertin High School.

Oregon
Dalton Hellman of Canby, Oregon is a senior at Canby High School.

Tennessee
Clarissa Stewart of Cleveland, Tennessee is a home school senior.

Wisconsin
Kelsey Marsolek of Independence, Wisconsin is a  senior at Independence High School.

Room 102 - Quarter Final 4

Delaware
Andrew Bell of Seaford, Delaware is a senior at Sussex Technical High School.

Maine
Renata Schalk of Sabattus, Maine is a home school senior.

Maryland
Nathan Chai of Ellicott City, Maryland is a home school junior.

Montana
Katherine Sizemore of Gilford, Montana is a senior at North Star High School.

New Jersey
Isabelle Foley of Montclair, New Jersey is a senior at Montclair High School.

Washington
Mitchell Murdock of Kingston, Washington is a senior at Kingston High School.

Room 206 - Quarter Final 5

Georgia
Joseph Rondone of Marietta, Georgia is a home school junior.

Hawaii
Ryan McDonald of Honolulu, Hawaii is a home school sophomore.

Michigan
Robin Luo of Kalamazoo, Michigan is a senior at Portage Central High School.

Mississippi
Anthony Martinez of Madison, Mississippi is a senior at St Joseph Catholic High School.

Nebraska
Caitlin Molczyk of Columbus, Nebraska is a junior at Columbus High School.

New York
Madison Kircher of Queensbury, New York is a senior at Queensbury High School.

Room 236 - Quarter Final 6

Illinois
Matthew Schuhriemen of Naperville, Illinois is a home school senior.

Minnesota
Austin Knott of Red Wing, Minnesota is a senior at Red Wing High School.

Ohio
Grace Pyo of Powell, Ohio is a junior at Olentangy Liberty High School.

Puerto Rico
Jean Davila de Jesus of Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico is a sophomore at Antilles Military Academy.

Texas
Camille Peeples of Austin, Texas is a senior at Hyde Park Baptist High School.

Vermont
Brooke Connor of Bridport, Vermont is a senior at Middlebury Union High School.

Room 208 - Quarter Final 7

Arizona
Nicholas Everetts of Fountain Hills, Arizona is a junior at Fountain Hills High School.

Arkansas
Luke Macfarlan of  Siloam Springs, Arkansas is a home school sophomore.

Iowa
Justin Grubbs of Davenport, Iowa is a senior at West Davenport High School.

Pennsylvania
Samuel Hardy of Palmyra, Pennsylvania is a junior at Palmyra Area High School.

West Virginia
Aleksander Fedyszyn of Wheeling, West Virginia is a junior at Linsly High School.

Wyoming
Clayton Dexter of Casper, Wyoming is a senior at Natrona County High School.

Room 216 - Quarter Final 8

California
Samuel Stone of Danville, California is a senior at Monte Vista High School.

Idaho
Charles Baines of Meridian, Idaho is a sophomore at Arts West School for the Performing Arts.

Louisiana
Whitley Graves of Bossier City, Louisiana is a senior at Airline High School.

Nevada
Jacqueline Burks of Reno, Nevada is a senior at Reno High School.

South Carolina
Victoria Black of Iva, South Carolina is a home school junior.

Room 231 - Quarter Final 9

Colorado
Rachel Ford of Lyons, Colorado is a home school senior.

Florida
Caroline Schechinger of St Augustine, Florida is a sophomore at Bishop Kenny High School.

Kentucky
Christina Sauer of Corydon, Kentucky is a senior at Presentation Academy.

Oklahoma
Kristalynn Hefner of Chelsea, Oklahoma is a junior at Chelsea High School.

New Mexico
Emma Elizondo of Rio Rancho, New Mexico is a sophomore at Cleveland High School.

North Carolina
Daniel Nelson of Goldsboro, North Carolina is a home school junior.

 
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