Honors
| Place |
Student |
State |
Speech
|
| ? |
Destin Sizemore |
Georgia |
|
| ? |
Jeannie Wilkening |
Arizona |
|
| ? |
Michael Ren |
Massachusetts |
|
| ? |
Joon Lee |
California |
|
Scholastic
| Place |
Student |
State |
Speech
|
| ? |
John Haut |
Iowa |
|
| ? |
Katharine Tyndall |
Wisconsin |
|
| ? |
William Salavea |
Hawaii |
|
| ? |
Elizabeth Pham |
Connecticut |
|
Varsity
| Place |
Student |
State |
Speech
|
| ? |
Michael Bamford |
Maine |
|
| ? |
Eddie Nunez |
Texas |
|
| ? |
Brennon Dempsey |
Tennessee |
|
| ? |
Sophie Bodanis |
United Kingdom |
|
Honors
| Place |
Student |
State |
Speech
|
| 1 |
Daniel Kerstiens |
Indiana |
|
| 1 |
Tanya Parker |
Connecticut |
|
| 2 |
Janet Lu |
New Jersey |
|
| 3 |
Steven Wan |
Texas |
|
Scholastic
| Place |
Student |
State |
Speech
|
| 1 |
Lindsey Shrefler |
Ohio |
Boats and metaphors
|
| 2 |
Lucas Garcia |
New Mexico |
|
| 3 |
Rose Heid |
Pennsylvania |
|
| 3 |
Michael Walker |
California |
Graffiti
|
Varsity
| Place |
Student |
State |
Speech
|
| ? |
Ben Clark |
Wisconsin |
|
| 1 |
Austin Gray |
Tennessee |
|
| 2 |
Eleanor Quint |
Nebraska |
|
| 3 |
Zach St. Martin |
Arizona |
|
2009
Honors
| Place |
Student |
State |
Speech
|
| ? |
Rachel Vandevert |
Pennsylvania |
?
|
| ? |
Lindsey Shrefler |
Ohio |
Where's Waldo and the meaning of life
|
| ? |
Leland Gill |
New Jersey |
Fighting African-American stereotypes
|
| ? |
Mary Ellen Poe |
Tennessee |
Living with the name "Mary Ellen Poe"
|
Scholastic
| Place |
Student |
State |
Speech
|
| 1 |
Theo Ortega |
Wisconsin |
The beauty of music
|
| 1 |
Robb Dooling |
Nebraska |
Life as a deaf person
|
| ? |
Spencer Guth |
Tennessee |
?
|
| ? |
CyVan Yamamato |
Hawaii |
?
|
Varsity
| Place |
Student |
State |
Speech
|
| ? |
Tamsyn Reed |
Wisconsin |
?
|
| ? |
Sarah Thiele |
California |
Baseball
|
| ? |
McKenzie Martin |
Wyoming |
?
|
| ? |
Beth Bamford |
Oklahoma |
?
|
2008
Honors
| Place |
Student |
State |
Speech
|
| ? |
Alli Blonski |
Wisconsin |
The negative effects of unrealistic doll figures such as Barbie on young girls
|
| ? |
Travis Swenson |
Minnesota |
Life as a vegetarian
|
| ? |
Mary Ellen Poe |
Tennessee |
The speaker's trip to Africa
|
| ? |
|
|
|
Scholastic
| Place |
Student |
State |
Speech
|
|
Amie Durenberger |
Minnesota |
Santa Claus
|
Varsity
| Place |
Student |
State |
Speech
|
|
Gordon Tahquechi |
Oklahoma |
The speaker's experience as a Native American
|
|
Christie Aumer |
Iowa |
Working at Starbucks
|
|
Christie Calle |
California |
|
Others: Emma Newberry-Davis, possibly from Oklahoma, possibly a Robert from New Hampshire, and possibly someone from Connecticut?
2007
Honors
| Place |
Student |
State |
Speech
|
|
Michael Abere |
Wisconsin |
Whether to abolish the penny
|
|
Drake Bouzek |
Iowa |
Basketball (the speaker pantomimed, shouted encouragement, and dribbled an imaginary ball all over the stage in this hilarious speech)
|
Scholastic
| Place |
Student |
State |
Speech
|
|
Jarrett Moon |
Idaho |
|
|
Jessica Chavez |
Nebraska |
Love and the meaning of a caring touch
|
Varsity
| Place |
Student |
State |
Speech
|
|
Mary Beth Steinberg |
Tennessee |
|
Others: A speech on converting obesity to energy
Scholastic
| Place |
Student |
State |
Speech
|
|
Atish Sawant |
California |
A satire of Halliburton, Inc. from Houston, Texas.
|
Varsity
| Place |
Student |
State |
Speech
|
| ? |
David Gilman |
Nebraska |
The Boy Scouts
|
Others: A speech about why Coca-Cola is a poor company.
