Forensics team excels in competition
Published 12:25 pm Thursday, February 1, 2018
- The CCHS Forensics Team display their individual medals and trophies: Pictured are, from left, Annabelle Williamson, Rahemma Fulani, Denise Mullins, Tanai Carter, Dawn Helton, Angela Finchum, Essence Ayers, Allison Amos, Carly Thomspon, Blessin Franklin, Tanner Cochran and Hallye Workman.
The Cumberland County High School (CCHS) Forensics Team attended the New Kent Forensics Tournament on Saturday, Jan. 27. According to a press release, forensics is a competitive speaking competition that includes poetry reading, extemporaneous speaking, prose reading, humorous and serious dramatic interpretation, original oratory, duo interpretation and impromptu speaking.
Charles Haigh, forensics coach, noted that this was their first competition of the season.
“I’m very proud of this group as they are a young team with awesome potential,” Haigh said.
Notable finishes include the following: Hallye Workman, first in Poetry Reading; Tanner Cochran, third in Humorous Dramatic Interpretation; Allison Amos, fourth in Poetry Reading; Angela Finchum, fourth in Impromptu Speaking; Dawn Helton, fifth in Extemporaneous Speaking; Carley Thompson, sixth in Prose Reading, Tanai Carter, sixth in Impromptu Speaking.
The next competition will be at the Region 1B Tournament held in February.
