CM Forensics Captures Second Consecutive State Championship
The Catholic Memorial Forensics Team captured its second-straight Massachusetts Speech and Debate League Championship on Saturday, April 7, at Acton-Boxborough.
The total team effort was led by senior captains Jack Delaney and Johnny Esposito. The Knights won team sweepstakes, first place in five individual categories, and also placed in 12 additional individual events.
Individual Champions: Kevin Spear — Congressional Debate Jack Delaney — Dramatic Performance Jack Delaney — Poetry Reading Brendan Julian — Impromptu Michael McCarthy — Extemporaneous John Costello and Matt McLaughlin — Duo
Second Place: Jack Delaney — Prose Reading Kieran Tuomey — Dramatic Performance Derek Brewer — Play Reading Ryan Julian and Brendan Julian — Duo Jacob Azzi — Oratory
Third Place: Brendan Julian — Prose Reading John Costello — Play Reading Reid Gutz — Declamation
Fourth Place: Oliver Hvidsten and Nate Trotman — Duo
Fifth Place: Darius Gadsden and Marcus Gadsden — Duo
Sixth Place: Rory Redmond — Prose Reading Kevin Boyle — Play Reading
CM prepares students for the rigors of college and beyond. While here, boys embark on service-learning opportunities, leadership development, and character formation programs inspiring them to become confident, courageous young men motivated to do good in the world.
Catholic Memorial, the Christian Brothers School of Boston, prepares boys for college, manhood and a world full of unknown challenges, ambiguity and complex problems and the importance of relationships.