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Ranney Forensics – A Tradition of Winning

It should come as no surprise that the Ranney Forensics Team once again scored big at the Rumson Country Day School (RCDS) Forensics Competition, held this past Saturday, November 21.

It should come as no surprise that the Ranney Forensics Team once again scored big at the Rumson Country Day School (RCDS) Forensics Competition, held this past Saturday, November 21. This was the 16th consecutive year Ranney 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th grade performers have participated in the annual interscholastic forensics competition at RCDS, and in keeping with what has become a winning tradition, Ranney garnered 15 of the 20 prizes awarded in Storytelling, Declamation and Dramatic Pairs.


Now in its 21st year, the RCDS competition hosted students from 6th through 9th grades, representing seven area schools.


Congratulations to the following students for their notable performances:


Grades 8/9


Madison Price – 1st Place – Declamation

Rumors by Neil Simon


Kendall Torpey - 1st Place – Storytelling

Angela’s Ashes by Frank Mc Court


Alex Seneca - 2nd Place – Declamation

Medea by Euripedes


Guilia Diguglielmo and Whitney Kelly - 1st Place - Dramatic Pairs

The Grandest Larceny by Ken Bradbury


George Thomas - 2nd Place - Storytelling

The 72-Ounce Steak by Sherry Kramer


Sarah Vates - 3rd Place - Storytelling

The Color of Hope by Andria Rosenbaum


Grades 6/7


Samantha Picard - 1st Place - Storytelling

The Witch’s Broom by A.J. Jacobs


Alex Natsis - 1st Place - Declamation

The Faculty Lounge by Michael Shulman


Chloe Triolo and Nisha Kate - 1st Place - Dramatic Pairs

Completely Sauced by Ken Bradbury


Nikhil Lakhani - 2nd Place - Storytelling

Magical Thinking by Augusten Burroughs


Tessa Payer and Katrina Triolo - 2nd Place - Dramatic Pairs

Dud Wars by Ken Bradbury


Karl Brand - 2nd Place – Declamation

After Math by Jon Dorf


Sabrina Park - 3rd Place – Declamation

Quilters by Barbara Damashek and Molly Newman


Matt Kumar - 3rd Place – Storytelling

The Great Race by Dawn Casey


Kyra Citron and Audra Smires - Honorable Mention - Dramatic Pairs

The Odd Couple by Neil Simon


For additional information on all Ranney School news, please contact the Communications Department at communications@ranneyschool.org.

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