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Annual Oratory Competition

Congratulations to the Winners of our 18th Annual Oratory Competition

Graduation Commencement Speech

  • Bempoma Pieterson (Senior) "8 Semesters, 4 Years, and a Lifetime"
  • Claar Ennis (Senior) "202 Gray Days"
  • Matthew Piette (Senior) "Looking Back"

Persuasive Policy Speech

  • Insiyah Campwala (Freshman) "Oops, We Did It Again"
  • Aidan Welsh (Junior) "Judgement Corrupted"
  • Katie Kruisselbrink (Sophmore) "CIA Report: Torture or Protection"
  • Sinead Carmichael (Junior) "If You Hold the Door for Me, Don't Hold it Against Me"

Commemorative Values Speech

  • Patrick Araya (Sophmore) "The Brutality and Satisfaction of Long-Distance Running
  • Binh (Cindy) Lam (Sophmore) "Commemorating the Time in Pittsburgh With My Best Friend"
  • Rachel Sansonetti (Junior) "Expressive Art Therapy"

Thank you judges...

Tim Barr, Curry Chandler, Emily Crosby, Dr. Jack Gareis, Dr. Weiming Gorman, Dr. John Lyne, Nick Maradin, Dr. Jerry Shuster, Wil Upchurch