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Speech and Debate
CM’s Speech & Debate Team, one of the school’s longest-running student organizations, is a nationally recognized program. Coached by Br. Anthony Cavet, the team has produced countless individual state and national champions.
Since 2017, the team has won six Massachusetts Speech and Debate League State Speech Tournament Championships.
Since 2017, the team has won six Massachusetts Speech and Debate League State Speech Tournament Championships.
In The News
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Speech & Debate Makes It Six Straight State Titles
The team has now won eight championships in nine seasons.Read More -
Best of the Best
Read MoreThe 2023-24 Speech and Debate put an emphatic period to their unprecedented year by showing their talents on the national stage. -
Five Qualify For National Speech and Debate Tournament
The five will take part in June's National Speech and Debate Tournament in Louisville, KY,Read More -
Twelve From Speech & Debate Qualify for Catholic Nationals
The 12 will represent the Boston Archdiocese at the National Catholic Forensics League competition in May.Read More -
State Champs, Yet Again: CM Speech & Debate Continues Dominant Run
The Speech and Debate Team at Catholic Memorial has now won the state championship four of the past five years.Read More -
Speech and Debate Wins Third State Title in Four Years
Read MoreThe Speech and Debate Team stood second to none Sunday afternoon. In a virtual state championship, nonetheless. -
Speech and Debate Celebrates a First at 20th Annual AEO
Michael McCarthy ’19 authored the Duo performance of seniors Darius and Marcus Gadsden-- the first time that team members have competed with a piece written by a CM student.Read More -
Underclassmen Speech and Debate Duo Qualify for Nationals Twice in Two Weeks
James Julian, a sophomore from Needham, and Will Cummings, a freshman from Westwood, will compete at the NSDA National Tournament in Albuquerque and the National Catholic Forensic League Tournament’s Grand National Tournament in Chicago.Read More
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Championships
Team Championships
List of 10 items.
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1994
Congress Team Award -
2010
NCFL Co-National Champions -
2017
State Champions -
2018
State Champions -
2020
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2021
State Champions -
2022
State Champions -
2023
NCFL Co-National Champions
State Champions -
2024
NCFL Co-National Champions
State Champions -
2025
State Champions
Individual State Champions
List of 30 items.
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1985
Michael Kenneally: Congress -
1989
S. Hébert and K. Connnolly: Duo Interpretation -
1990
Nick De Pace: Drama -
1992
Joseph Cassidy: Novice Rdg -
1993
James Carrigan: Novice Extemp
Sean Brennan: Radio -
1994
Brian Donahue: Poetry -
1995
A.J. Lewis: Radio -
1996
David Rookwood: Radio -
1998
Alex McMillan: Prose -
1999
Paul Hawkins: Radio
Matt Maalouf: Declamation
Alex McMillan: Prose -
2000
Matt Maalouf: Oratory -
2005
Joseph McLean: Declamation -
2006
Liam Concannon: Declamation
Christian Hollan: Drama
Max Erilus: Play Reading -
2008
Joseph Murray: Radio -
2009
Mike Giovanucci: Play Reading -
2010
Chris Masterson: Oratory
Patrick Simas: Drama
John Allaire: Declamation
Joseph Botsch: Public Forum -
2011
Jhovani Vonleh: Oratory
Ryan Lemoie: Radio -
2012
Kevin Donnelly and Mark Woodall: Duo
Kevin Donnelly, Marcus Jackson, Andrew Rogantino, and Mark Woodall: Multiple -
2013
Mark Woodall: Drama
Matt Wolfe: Declamation
Matthew McCarthy: Impromptu
Daniel Shulman: Radio
Brendan Fitzpatrick, Matthew Friosi, Matthew McCarthy, Paul Sinno, and Christopher Traynor: Multiple -
2015
Connor Dykeman: Radio
Angelo Conti, Jackson Carr, Antoine Kandalaft, Paul Sinno, Matthew Wolfe, and Wesley Woodson: Multiple -
2016
Brendan Sanders: Prose -
2017
Brendan Julian: Declamation
B. Sanders and J. Delaney: Duo Interpretation -
2018
Jack Delaney: Drama and Poetry
Brendan Julian: Impromptu
Mike McCarthy: Extemp
Kevin Spear: Congress
M. McLaughlin and J. Costello: Duo Interpretation -
2019
Ben Chipman: Children's Literature
Dylan Jenkins: Radio
James Julian: Declamation
Brendan Ryan: Novice Reading
L. Esposition and B. Kimball: Duo Interpretation -
2020
Marcus Gadsden: Declamation and Drama
Benjamin Kimball: Children's Literature
Nicholas Olwell: Poetry
L. Esposito and B. Kimball: Duo -
2021
Colin Bligh ‘23: Radio
Sean Fay ‘22: Impromptu
Nicholas Olwell ‘21: Poetry -
2022
Patrick Blomberg '24: Declamation and Program Oral Interpretation
Sean Fay '22: Impromptu -
2023
Patrick Blomberg '24: Dramatic Performance and OratoryPatrick Blomberg '24 and Will Cummings '23: Duo Interpretation
Cole Bulger '24: Group Discussion
Samuel Cahill Farella '23: Radio
Johnny Cardarelli '24: Play Reading
Paul Mahoney '25: Declamation
Declan Smyth '24: Prose -
2024
Donovan Burke '26: Declamation
Donovan Burke '26 and Jack Holland '25: Duo Interpretation
Paul Mahoney '25: Play Reading
Samson Persson '24: Children's Literature and Prose -
2025
Donovan Burke '26 and Jack Holland '25: Duo InterpretationJackson Kilmartin '27: Novice Oral InterpretationJed Murphy '26: RadioLuke Roberto '26: ImpromptuMark Tierney '25: Group Discussion
Individual National Champions
List of 5 items.
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1988
John Didiuk - Extemp -
1999
Matt Maalouf - Declamation -
2010
Jhovani Vonleh - Declamation -
2015
Bradley Rowan - Oratory -
2022
Patrick Blomberg - Declamation (NCFL National Champion)
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