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Forensics Students Dominate on Stage

Middle School students earned several top performance awards—including Best in Festival—at the spring 2015 Ranney Forensics Invitational.
On April 25, 2015, Ranney Middle School Forensics Team members joined students from Oak Hill Academy and Ocean Township Intermediate School on the RSPA Panther Hall and Roberts Stage to compete in two performance rounds. Categories included: Humorous Interpretation of Literature, Dramatic Interpretation of Literature, Storytelling and Dramatic/Humorous Scene Interpretation (Pairs).
Participating students, coached by Performing Arts and Middle School Faculy Members Mr. John Doyle, Mrs. Marie LaRocca and Mrs. Lillianne Torrent, included:
  • Annabella Andiorio '21
  • Siobhan Jones '21
  • Sarah Pasquale '21
  • Caroline Casucci '20
  • Jenna Wilen '20
  • Jenna Banks '19
  • Sathya Edamadaka '19
  • Shana Fitzmaurice '19
  • Alexandra Greenberg  '19
  • Lindsey Maher '19
  • Catherine Vucetic '19
  • Julia Wolf '19
 
After preparing their monologues and interpretations throughout the winter, the 30-plus students at the meet each had their chance to present to a panel of distinguished judges who brought a wealth of performing arts and education experience to the table. Students could earn a maximum of 400 points as well as Outstanding, Distinguished or Commendable titles. Eighth-grader Sathya Edamadaka earned a total of 396 points, taking the “Best in Festival” title for Outstanding Storyteller. Below are the overall results.
 
Humorous Interpretation of Literature:
Best 6th Grade Performance - Annabella Andiorio, Outstanding, 375 Points (Ranney School)
Best 7th Grade Performance - Abbey Reisler, Outstanding, 394 Points (Ocean Intermediate)
Best 8th Grade Performance - Jenna Banks, Outstanding, 377 Points (Ranney School)
Overall Best Humorous Interpretation - Abbey Reisler (Ocean Intermediate)
 
Dramatic Interpretation of Literature:
Best 6th Grade Performance - Sarah Pasquale, Outstanding, 370 Points (Ranney School)
Best Overall Dramatic Interpretation - Sarah Pasquale (Ranney School)
 
Storytelling:
Best 6th Grade Performance - McKenna Costello, Distinguished, 343 Points (Ocean Intermediate)
Best 7th Grade Performance - Kaylee Dolisi, Outstanding, 374 Points (Ocean Intermediate)
Best 8th Grade Performance - Sathya Edamadaka, Outstanding, 396 Points (Ranney School)
Overall Best Storytelling - Sathya Edamadak (Ranney School)
 
Dramatic/Humorous Scene Interpretation (Pairs):
Best 6th Grade Performance - Christina Constandi & Serene Geadah, Outstanding, 373 Points (Ocean Intermediate)
Best 8th Grade Performance - Julia Wolf & Lindsey Maher, Distinguished, 342 Points (Ranney School)
Overall Best Dramatic/Humorous Pairs - Christina Constandi & Serene Geadah (Ocean Intermediate)
 
Best in Festival:
Sathya Edamadaka, Outstanding Storyteller, 396 points (Ranney School)
 
 
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