By Moneth G. Deposa
Variety News Staff

FOURTEEN high schools and middle schools competed in 42 speech, debate and literary interpretative events during the annual forensic skills competition early this month.
The competition, which was held at Saipan Southern High School and San Antonio Elementary School, was the fourth event of the 2006-2007 forensic season.
The event was the last “warm up” for students before the regional forensic competition scheduled for April 13 and 14 at Dandan Elementary School.
The regional contests will determine the members of the CNMI teams for the National Forensic League nationals in Wichita, Kansas, and the Middle School Forensic League nationals in Greeley, Colorado.
The following were the 25 contest categories and the winning students.
• Commentary — Efrain Camacho (MBA); Giselle Butalid (MBA)
• Domestic extemporaneous speaking — Alicia Therese Aquino (MBA); In Yong Chung (MBA); Matt Blanco (GCA)
• Dramatic interpretation —Ryan Ortizo (MCS); Anita Hofschneider (MBA); Joan Liwanag (MHS); Rachel Reyes (MHS); Frank Yeung (MBA); Matthew Wheat (MHS)
• Duo interpretation — Debora Yoon & Xian Tan Hou (MBA); So Young Lee & Sung Hee An (MBA); Victoria S. Bellas & Dencio V. Manglona (MBA); Ryan Ortizo & Hazel Doctor (MCS); Adeleyah Mojica & Kyoung Min Park (MHS); Ariel Cherie St. Clair & Leia St. Clair (MBA)
• Expository — Anita Hosfchneider (MBA); Jeremiah Perez (CCA)
• Foreign extemporaneous speaking — Efrain Camacho (MBA); Dong Hwi Lee (MBA); Jesse Kilili Sablan (MBA)
• Humorous interpretation —Ryan Ortizo (MCS); Kelvin Rodeo (MHS); Debora Yoon (MBA); Tommy Baik (MHS); Sarah Lee (MBA); Jane Arriola (MHS)
• Impromptu speaking —Gabriel Berger (MHS); Jesse Kilili Sablan (MBA); Ann Ermitanio (MHS); Anita Hofschneider (MBA); Kelvin Rodeo (MHS); Nicole Sonia Castro (MBA); Rachel Reyes (MHS); Caroline Lochabay (SIS); Gretchen Smith (MHS)
• Original Oratory A — Nicole Sonia Castro (MBA); Gretchen Smith (MHS); Yong Hwa Choi (MBA); Ryann Gutierrez (SSHS); Christina Kwon (MBA); Maui Oilang (GCA); Hazel Doctor (MCS); Dong Hwi Lee (MBA); Therese Mae Dimapolis (MHS)
• Poetry interpretation —Armalene Cabreros (MCS); Ryan Ortizo (MCS); Louise Villagomez (MCS); Hazel Doctor (MCS); Sung Hee An (MBA); Ariel Cherie St. Clair (MBA); Hazel Doctor (MCS); Mimi Kim (MCS); Christian Cruz (MHS); Ruby Ann Venus (MCS); Jane Arriola (MHS); Martoni DLR (MHS)
• Prose interpretation — Ryan Ortizo (MCS); Armalene Cabreros (MCS); Kyoung Min Park (MHS); Rachel Reyes (MHS); Debora Yoon (MBA); Giselle Butalid (MBA); Christian Cruz (MCS); Joan Liwanag (MHS); Maria Constante (MHS); Lynn Benavente (SSHS); Adeleyah Mojica (MHS); Jane Arriola (MHS)
• Storytelling — Mercilynn Kaneshi (KHS); Joan Liwanag (MHS); Nicole Sonia Castro (MBA)
In middle school forensics, the following were the winners:
• Declamation — Omori Manatsu (MBA); Ya Jie (Phoebe) Zhou (MBA);
• Dramatic interepretation — John Edward Elenzano (MCS); Chiantee Rosete (MBA); Raymark Denora (SAES)
• Duo interpretation — Ann Marien Flores & Mareylen Denora (HJHS); Ann Gelika Elenzano & John Edward Elenzano (MCS); Soo Hee Kwak & Yan Ni Li (MBA); Royze Banados & Dayanara Flores (SAES); K17 & K18 (GCA); Zelena Dalijo & Jermaine Perez (CCA)
• Humorous interpretation — Liezel Tiples (MBA); Bal Eum Hong (MBA); Hiromasa Hawahara (CCA)
• Impromptu speaking—Alicia Yen (MBA); Chan Woo Lee (MBA); Liezel Tiples (MBA); Yan Mi Li (MBA); Soo Hee Kwak (MBA); Edu Banaag (HJHS)
• Original oratory — Chiantee Rosete (MBA); Dong Hee Im (MBA); Kaelani Demapan (MBA)
• Poetry interpretation — Seong Jun Huang (MCS); Rufina Dela Cruz (ChaCha); J07 (Ladera) ; Aisha Joyner (ChaCha) ; Doyi Lee (MCS) ; Kaelani Demapan (MBA) ; John Edward Elezano (MCS) ; Ann Marien Flores (HJHS) ; Liezel Tiples (MBA) ; Almond Legaspi (SCS) ; Soo Hee Kwak (MBA); Nevin Salem (SAES)
• Prose interpretation — Rufina Dela Cruz (ChaCha); Seong Jun Huang (MCS); J07 (Ladera); Aisha Joyner (ChaCha); Doyi Lee (MCS); Ann Marien Flores (HJHS); Raymark Denora (SAES); Mereylen Denora (HJHS); Savana V. Manglona (MBA)
• Story telling — Bal Eum Hong (MBA); Savana V. Manglona (MBA); and Omori Manatsu (MBA)
In the Lincoln-Douglas debate, the winners in the high school division were Anita Hofschneider (MBA) and Henry Chan (SIS); while MBA’s Dong Hee Im won in the middle school division.