The Carroll Community College Speech Team competed against 11 other colleges and universities in the Great Eastern Seaboard College Forensics Tournament held at Brookdale Community College, in Lincroft, New Jersey, April 23 and 24, 2004. When the "team sweepstakes"— results were tallied, Carroll Community College came in first place, to end its season on a winning note.

Team members won awards in a variety of formats, including impromptu speaking and interpretation events, which are expressive readings of literature, using a manuscript. Individual awards won at the Great Eastern Seaboard Tournament were:

ANDY CARR

THIRD PLACE — Impromptu Speaking
FOURTH PLACE — Duo Drama Interpretation with Karie Warfield
FIFTH PLACE — Duo Drama Interpretation with Dawn Cherie White

JESSICA HENRY

FIRST PLACE — After Dinner Speaking
THIRD PLACE — Poetry Interpretation
SIXTH PLACE — Dramatic Interpretation

KARIE WARFIELD

SECOND PLACE — Informative Speaking
THIRD PLACE — Dramatic Interpretation
FOURTH PLACE — Duo Drama Interpretation with Andy Carr
FIFTH PLACE — Poetry Interpretation

DAWN CHERIE WHITE

FIRST PLACE — Persuasive Speaking
FIRST PLACE — Prose Interpretation
SECOND PLACE — Impromptu Sales
FOURTH PLACE — After Dinner Speaking
FIFTH PLACE — Duo Drama Interpretation with Andy Carr

This team victory followed earlier success at the Carroll Community College/Morgan State University Freestate Spring Fling Tournament on March 19 and 20, 2004. In this event, the CCC Speech Team won a collective 20 awards and placed second among the six colleges and universities that competed. Individual awards were as follows:

STEVE BARNETT

THIRD PLACE — Prose Interpretation

ANDY CARR

FIRST PLACE — Duo Drama Interpretation with Dawn Cherie White
THIRD PLACE — Duo Drama Interpretation with Karie Warfield
FOURTH PLACE — Improvisational Pairs with Karie Warfield

PHIL HARRIS

THIRD PLACE — Outstanding Novice

JESSICA HENRY

SECOND PLACE — Single Drama Interpretation
THIRD PLACE — Poetry Interpretation
SIXTH PLACE — Prose Interpretation

KARIE WARFIELD

FIRST PLACE — Program Oral Interpretation
SECOND PLACE — Poetry Interpretation
THIRD PLACE — Duo Drama Interpretation with Andy Carr
THIRD PLACE — in Single Drama Interpretation
FOURTH PLACE — Improvisational Pairs with Andy Carr
SIXTH PLACE — PENTATHALON AWARD

DAWN CHERIE WHITE

FIRST PLACE — Duo Drama Interpretation with Andy Carr
FIRST PLACE — Persuasive Speaking
SECOND PLACE — Prose Interpretation
SECOND PLACE — After-Dinner Speaking
THIRD PLACE — PENTATHALON AWARD

In the Pentathalon competition, students must participate in five or more events to be eligible. Results from their best five events are tallied to determine winners.

Congratulations to all members of the Speech Team! For more information on the team, please contact coach Susan Ondercin at sondercin@carrollcc.edu.

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