< Speech Team : Front row : Coach Lauren Sonneborn , Back Row : Abigail Lizotte , Molly Katanga , Teddy Gluck , MacKenna Durkee , Coach David Arenstam , Emma Houston
Maine State Championships for speech and debate :
SPEECH COMPETITORS
Molly Katanga ’ 24 Novice Poetry - 1st , State Champion
MacKenna Durkee ’ 25 Novice Poetry - 3rd Place
Abigail Lizotte ’ 25 Original Oratory - 3rd Place Informative Speaking - 4th Place
Theodore Gluck ’ 23 Original Works - 4th Place
Emma Houston ’ 25 Novice Prose - Honorable Mention
DEBATE COMPETITORS
Cole Cochrane ’ 23 Lincoln Douglas Varsity - 2nd Place
Rachael Fox ’ 24 Lincoln Douglas - Junior Varsity - 3rd Place
Margaret Archibald ’ 22 Lincoln Douglas Varsity - Honorable Mention
Congratulations ! Thornton Academy is so proud of our students and coaches .
Cole Cochrane ’ 23 , member of the Debate Team , also participates in the Thornton Academy Model United Nations Club . The club recently competed in BosMUN XXI , a Model UN conference hosted by Boston University . Cole received the “ Best Delegate Award ” which is the highest award a student can receive in recognition of their work . He successfully commanded the room and exhibited his leadership abilities by using his expertise in parliamentary procedure to navigate the various challenges presented to him as a delegate in the International Trade Organization while debating two topics : the ongoing trade war between the US and China and the Indian Farmers protests .
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