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The speech and debate concerned to have a
team did exceptionally well winning team or a
Speech in the view of Coach losing one, all I wanted
Charles Tichy. Senior was to teach communi­
VFirst place Sweeps trophy at Millard South
Tourney Stacey Clark believed that cations.” He said he
VSara Goecke - first place in dramatic and prose the 1988-89 speech and believed that students
interpretation debate season “has proba­ would get involved
bly been the best season at when they became
VStacey Clark - holds highest NFL degree of
outstanding distinction Ralston so far. “We did aware of the progress.
consistently well,” she The speech ana
\(Amy Krobot - first place in novice extemporaneous
said. debate season is a long
\Kole Snodgrass - first place in American Legion
District Speech Contest Along with the success one, according to Coach
the teams had, two indi­ Tichy. “A student can
viduals qualified for be active 12 months a
competition in the Na­ year.” The actual school
tional Forensic League season begins in No­
held in Golden, Colorado, vember and continues
June 11-18. Clark com­ through May.
peted in extemporaneous
speaking and Senior Sara Junior Patrick Wolfe and
Goecke competed in Sophomore Ben Lundgren
carefully schedule rounds for the
dramatic interpretation. Ralston Gold Tourney.
Clark and Goecke also at­
tended the Catholic
National Contest with
Sophomore Eric Funk­
houser. Catholic Nationals
were held in Philadelphia
May 26-27.
Speech
Front Row: Sally MacNeill, Amy Krobot, Patrick Wolfe, “Many students are in
Peggy Luebbert, Ryan Lorenz 2nd Row: Chris Sandquist, speech and debate because
Stacy Clark, Charles Tichy sponsor, Sahra Goecke, Eric they feel it will help them
Funkhouser Back Row: Elise VanFleet, J.P. Springsted, Ben later in life; it’s a forerun­
Lundgren ner for any student who
will go into a professional
Debate occupation, especially law,”
VMost outstanding people were: Tichy said. Clark believes
Eric Funkhouser, Ryan Lorenz, Linda Ash, Brad that being in speech will
Dowd, Patrick Wolfe, Chris Sandquist, Pat Reilly, especially help her in
Tim Coffelt, Ben Lundgren, and Paul Prososki college when she gives
presentations. Clark said
she also plans to be on
Creighton University’s
speech team. Funkhouser
thinks he will gain experi­
ence in researching and in
public speaking.
There were 28 active
speech and debate mem­
bers, and the numbers
have increased. “Success
breeds numbers,” Tichy
said. Tichy’s class enroll­
ment surge may be be­
cause so many students
are taking Beginning
Debate Public Speaking instead of
Front Row: Brad Dowd, Sally MacNeill, Amy Krobot, Linda Personal Communications
Ash, Peggy Luebbert, Stephanie Searson, Tim Coffelt, Paul to fill their requirements.
Prososki 2nd Row: Chris Timmermans, Chris Sandquist, Tichy said his Public
Patrick Wolfe, Charles Tichy sponsor, Stacy Clark, Sara Speaking classes had
Goecke, Brian Moneke Back Row: Jennifer Foster, Elise
VanFleet, J.P. Springsted, Ben Lundgren, Eric Funkhouser, quadrupled in size, from
Ryan Lorenz, Pat Reilly, Tono Wer 10 students to around 40.
When Tichy first came to
Ralston in 1982, he said
there were three students
on the speech and debate
teams. Tichy said he
In 1974*1975, Ifartha Grant (later she will be Martha Novak) was “taught hara” his first
the Debatecoachlsrthe first time and she and the Debate team took year, but didn’t recruit any
2nd place at state. more members. “I wasn’t

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