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2 • A CKAMA ¿Print November 10, 2004 Victory for Speech team I Karlin Johnson II The Clackamas Print The Speech and Debate team has begun this year’s season with two con secutive victories. The team took firsfplace in the com munity college division at their first competition, held at Lewis and Clark College (LC) three weeks ago, and took first place again at their second competi tion held at Lower Columbia Community College Nov. 5-6. Attending die competition at LC were 22 different two and four year schools, including Lewis and Clark College, Willamette University, Mt. Hood Community College, University of Oregon, University of Portland, Pacific University, Linfield College, Portland State University, and more. Holding true to the team motto, “When we are prepared, we will not be bound to mediocrity,” the team did very well at each competition. “[I was happy] that the team did as well as it did, and that we were pre pared,” said Speech Team Advisor Kelly Brennan. Many team members took individual places at the tournament LC tournament. Chris Hammond took first place in Novice Prose Interpretation, and finalist in Open Drama. Melissa Stott took first plaee in Junior Persuasion, and third place in Open Persuasive Speaking. Eric Pearson took second place in Novice Extemporaneous Speaking, sec ond place in Impromptu, third place in Debate, and was named seventh Best Overall Speaker at die tournament out of 200 speakers. Alisa Poul took second place in s Novice Informative, third place in Debate, and was named sixth overall Best Speaker at the tournament Erin Brennan took third place in Novice Drama Interpretation. Joanna Pearson won finalist in Junior Extemporaneous Speaking, finalist in Impromptu, and finalist in Open Prose Interpretation, and Elizabeth Pearson won finalist in Open Informative. At the recently held tournament at Lower Columbia, the team took first over 15 other schools, and each team member earned an individual trophy. Brennan is looking forward to “see ing the students grow individually and . collectively as a team.” He said, “1 think there is a lot of potential for us to accomplish great ■ if we keep focused and work The Estonian Men’s choir, “Revalia,” visited Clackamas Oct. 24. They performed a concert in o tion with the Portland Boy’s choir and “Unistus,” the Clackamas alumni choir. Ill European choir visits C Estonia’s Revalia,’ an all male choir, sang at CCC as part of a U.S. tour. Jeff Sorensen The Clackamas Print Lonnie Cline was reunited with his friend, Estonian choir director Hirvo Surva, when the Clackamas alumni choir “Unistus” was visited a few weeks ago by a male chamber choir while on tour in North America. After spending some time in New York, Surva brought his choir out to Clackamas for a concert on Oct. 24. “We did this concert with the Portland Boys Choir and Unistus,” said Clackamas Choral Director Cline. “They got a standing ovation every where they went.” “There’s nothing you can say,” said Unistus tenor Josh Weir. “They’re too good. They make it sound like they do this every day.” The Estonians, who call themselves “Revalia,” arrived in New York on Oct. 18. “[They] saw the sights and sang a concert for the local Estonians of New Estonian composer,” said York City,” said Cline. hopes to have his friend i “We’ve been preparing for them to states as early as February, come since we were there [in July],” “He was the first condm said Weir. Estonia “These men started and has off with Hirvo when dear i since,” i they were five, six years old,” said Cline. Al “There’s noth destinali “One of the grade schools he drew most ing Sea ing y°u pan say. of these guys from Vancou They’re too was named Revalia.” Revalia] good. They The tour follows a plane fl Oct. i highly successful year make it sound for the group in 2003 would! like they do this where they received membei every day. ” high praise from their other | peers. joining “This choir was ing Rei Josh Weir voted choir of the and esp year,” said Cline, “and Tenor in Clackamas who 1 Hirvo was voted housing alumnus choir 'Unistus' ‘Conductor of the bers of Year.’” D Cline also feels *“ busy confident that this is Americi far from the last time the two groups Cline feels the group didi will be able to singWogether. plishing what they set out I “We’re trying to bring Hirvo back to “They had a highly succ do a U.S. premier of a work by a major said Cline. u wmr «C ». erwsÂt owl®« todtayl Clackamas Community Federal Credit Union is a not-for-profit final institution that provides a wide range of Free ^checking Free online banking v" Great loan- rates Direct deposit 24/7 access If you live, work, worship, or attend school in Clackamas CountM you can join. Located in Milwaukie, Oregon City, and Canby.1 www.clackamasfcu.org - (503) 656-0671 - (800) 878-0671 i
