Dreyfoos speech and debate team attends Timber Creek

Michelle Birch, Arts editor

February 28, 2015

(L-R) communications sophomores Jake Perl, Jack Yan, juniors Naomi Kelly, Taylor Rich, freshmen Ariel Gordon and Garrett O’Donnell and junior Bethany Ebanks attend the speech and debate tournament at Timber Creek High School in Orlando.

Speech and debate students are currently attending a tournament in Orlando at Timber Creek High School. Dreyfoos students are doing well in competition thus far, communications sophomore Jack Yan “broke” (qualified for) semi finals in extemporaneous speaking, and communications juniors Naomi Kelly and Taylor Rich qualified for semi finals in oratory and finals in congress (respectively).

“[When I] finished semi finals I didn’t expect to break, everyone I’ve been with was really good. It was nice to break on my birthday,” communications junior Naomi Kelly said. “Everyone here had to qualify to come and there [were] a little over 30 people in my event.”

UPDATE: Communications junior Taylor Rich placed third in the state in the congress division of the tournament.

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Michelle Birch, Editor-In-Chief

Communications senior Michelle Birch is a Co-Editor-in-Chief of The Muse. She enjoys writing and loves contributing to the production of the publication as much as possible. She is always interested in helping the staff whenever she can. Along with journalism, Birch finds interest in the film aspect of communications. Birch spends her time out of school either taking drives to the beach, preparing for college applications or kickboxing at her local boxing club. Over the summer Birch had the opportunity to intern at a local publishing firm, which gave her exciting ideas to bring to The Muse. Her dream is to become the Editor-in-Chief of a high profile magazine and plans to make this happen throughout her college career and later years of life. Whether or not her plans change, Birch hopes to be successful wherever she may end up.