2008.11.26
Another state title for Salem Forensics?
At least once a week after school outside of Coach Mark Ingerson's classroom, the noise waxes and wanes as the team of 25 forensics students practice their skits. If other sports have laps, then the forensics team has run-throughs.
"It's literally like talking to a brick wall," said team member Jessica Scaggs.
"It lets me know they've run through their piece completely and it also makes them practice with distraction," said Ingerson. He's coached the team through three state championships, and he knows what they need to to do win.
Seniors Jonathan Walker and Danielle Stump co-captain the team this year. Their role at practice will be to critique team member's pieces "for emotion and inflection, and pinpoint stuff they need to work on," said Stump. How will they keep the state title this year? "Each person needs to develop their interpretation, to add their own personality and perfect it," Stump said.
Walker was preparing for the Nov. 21 game with Pulaski at the time of this interview.
"As long as he's not here it means he's still in football, which makes me happy," said his Forensics teammate Kane Kennedy, an avid Spartan game goer.
The Spartans have won the last two tournaments by a landslide, where even the seemingly weakest team member in Salem can take a top spot. Leslie Brittain was the last cut during try-outs, and upon her reinstatement, she won first place in prose at their Nov. 13 tournament.
"I felt kind of like an underdog coming up ... if I could do that to the first tournament, the season could get better from there," said Brittain.
Top photo: Nearly all of the 25-member Forensics team. Roster (not in picture order): Kathryn Zamorski, Jenna Whisler, Jonathan Walker, Joanne Trenquille, Danielle Stump, Samantha Stepp, Emily Shelton, Jessica Scaggs, Jake Sailer, Philip Rodgers, Michael Robertson, Kyleen Overstreet, Hallie Newcomer, Nehemiah Markos, Jerrel Ledbetter, Drew Kearns, Kane Kennedy, Amber Keese, Luke Hagele, Ruthie Greene, Jade Andrade, Clay Bradshaw, Lauralee Cook, Kaylin Bullock, and Leslie Brittain.
Second photo: Co-captain Danielle Stump and Coach Mark Ingerson.
OTHER RECENT SALEM HIGH SCHOOL COVERAGE
* Nov. 26: Salem indoor track building a new tradition
* Nov. 26: Salem boys' basketball team moving quickly
* Nov. 26: Webcast has video from Salem-Pulaski football playoff game
* Nov. 22: A few more photos from the Salem-Pulaski football playoff game
* Nov. 22: Photos from the Salem-Pulaski football playoff game
* Nov. 22: Salem's wrestling team gets ready for new season
* Nov. 22: Salem girls' basketball team ready to go
* Nov. 15: More photos from the Salem-Bassett football game
* Nov. 15: 181 fan photos from the Salem-Bassett football game
* Nov. 14: Photos from Salem volleyball's state semi-final game vs. Hidden Valley
* Nov. 14: Salem High School Latin teacher wins recognition
