Northwest College

Northwest College traveled 8 students to Denver, Colorado for the Western States Communication Association Convention Tournament on February 21-13. As a team, NWC finished 1^st among 2-year institution, 2^nd overall, and won the Best in the West traveling trophy (the first time a community college has ever won). In addition to competition in the tournament, students were able to attend the Western States Communication Association conference, with Aidan Hunt presenting in the student showcase and participating in the panel discussion on Feb. 22.

Individual Events Results:

Bossan Abdyyeva – 3^rd place open and 2^nd place junior duet (with Novosiltseva)

Nasheil Del Rosario – 2^nd place junior program oral interpretation

Lorna Gage – 4^th place open drama, 1^st place junior persuasion

Abigaile Grubb –1^st place junior Informative speaking, 1^st place junior communication analysis, 4^th place junior poetry

Aidan Hunt – 2^nd place open drama, 1^st place junior drama, 4^th place junior program oral interpretation

Brendan Kachnowski – 4^th place open prose, 1^st place junior prose, 3^rd place open drama, 1^st place junior poetry, 2^st place open duet and 1^st place junior duet (with Mader), 1^st place junior program oral interpretation

Tanya Novosiltseva – 2^nd place junior duet (with Abdyyeva)

Mariah Mader – 2^nd place open and 1^st place junior duet (with Kachnowski), 5^th place junior program oral interpretation

Debate Results:

Nasheil Del Rosario – 8^th speaker junior NPDA

Lorna Gage – 9^th speaker overall NPDA, 3^rd speaker junior NPDA

Abigaile Grubb – 2^nd speaker overall NPDA, 1^st speaker junior NPDA

Aidan Hunt – 5^th speaker junior NPDA,

Brendan Kachnowski – 3^rd overall IPDA, 1^st junior IPDA

Mariah Mader – 6^th speaker junior NPDA

Tanya Novosiltseva – 8^th speaker overall NPDA, 2^nd speaker junior NPDA

Abigaile Grubb and Nashiel Del Rosario – 1^st place junior NPDA

Aidan Hunt and Tanya Novosiltseva – 2^nd place junior NPDA

Lorna Gage and Mariah Mader – 3^rd place junior NPDA