Forensics--Team Awards

Team Awards

Winning Words
Moraine Valley is home to an award-winning Forensics Team

2012

1st Place College of Lake County Solar Solstice Tournament

2011

Skyway Conference Champions―Northwestern University
3rd Place Illinois Central College Tournament
1st Place Kishwaukee College Tournament

2010

Gold―Overall Team Sweepstakes Phi Rho Pi national tournament
Gold―Individual Events Award Phi Rho Pi national tournament

2009

2nd place national Tournament
1st place Illinois regional tournament
1st place Illinois Central College Tournament
1st College of Lake County Tournament
2nd place Kishwaukee College Tournament
2nd place Harper College Tournament

2008

3rd place national tournament
2nd place state tournament
1st place Illinois regional tournament

2007

1st place state tournament
3rd place national tournament ― Houston, Texas

2006

1st place national tournament ― Kansas City, Missouri
2nd place state tournament (community college division)
5th place state tournament (open division with universities)

2005

3rd place national tournament

And award-winning coaches!
Coaches Krista Appelquist, John Nash and Mike Shannon have been recognized by the college with the 2007 Moraine Valley Master Teacher award. This award is given to faculty members who have developed a unique program or teaching technique that benefits the Moraine Valley community.

College of Lake County Solar Solstice Tournament
November 2012

OVERALL TEAM SWEEPS
1st Place―Moraine Valley
2nd Place―Harper
3rd Place―College of DuPage

INDIVIDUAL SWEEPS
1st Place―Onute Jureviciute (Palos Heights)
2nd Place―Liz Salim (Orland Park)

Communication Analysis
1st Place―Lauren Smith (Alsip)
4th Place―Tom Murphy (Oak Lawn)
5th Place―Ann Cheng (Chicago)
6th Place―Angelika Krizka (Hometown)

Program of Oral Interpretation
2nd Place―Liz Salim
5th Place―Lauren Smith
6th Place―Samm Hilger (Worth)

Dramatic Interpretation
3rd Place―Onute Jureviciute
4th Place―Tom Murphy
6th Place―Brett Krivich (Orland Park)

INTERVIEWING
2nd Place―Onute Jureviciute
3rd Place―Liz Salim
6th Place―Joy Lowery (Evergreen Park)

DUO
3rd Plac―Lauren Smith/Brett Krivich
4th Place―Onute Jureviciute/Samm Hilger
6th Place―Luke Langlois (Alsip) /Talia Rekosh (Hometown)

PROSE
3rd Place―Samm Hilger
5th Place―Justina Pauplyte (Orland Hills)

Speech to Entertain
3rd Place―Luke Langlois

PERSUASION
5th Place―Angelica Krizka

INFORMATIVE
6th Place―Luke Langlois

POETRY
6th Place―Angelica Krizka

Team Captains: Brett Krivich and Lauren Smith
The Speech Team is coached by John Nash and Amanda Pettigrew