| Caleb Seeley 2005 National Champion Senator Stennis Student Congress |
Ridge Forensics is the
interscholastic speech and
debate team of Ridge High
School. Throughout the
school year, the team travels
to tournaments at the regional,
state, and national level.
Students compete in the
following events:
Lincoln-Douglas Debate,
Student Congress,
Extemporaneous Speaking,
Original Oratory, Declamation,
Prose Reading, Poetry
Reading, Oral Interpretation,
Dramatic Interpretation,
Humorous Interpretation, and
Duo Interpretation.
The Ridge Forensics team
competes with the New
Jersey Forensic League, the
Newark Catholic Forensic
League, and the National
Forensic League.
Any Ridge High School student
may audition for the team.
Auditions are held annually
during the month of
September. The tournament
season begins in September
and concludes in March with
national championships in May
and June.
interscholastic speech and
debate team of Ridge High
School. Throughout the
school year, the team travels
to tournaments at the regional,
state, and national level.
Students compete in the
following events:
Lincoln-Douglas Debate,
Student Congress,
Extemporaneous Speaking,
Original Oratory, Declamation,
Prose Reading, Poetry
Reading, Oral Interpretation,
Dramatic Interpretation,
Humorous Interpretation, and
Duo Interpretation.
The Ridge Forensics team
competes with the New
Jersey Forensic League, the
Newark Catholic Forensic
League, and the National
Forensic League.
Any Ridge High School student
may audition for the team.
Auditions are held annually
during the month of
September. The tournament
season begins in September
and concludes in March with
national championships in May
and June.
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| Team Resources: TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE: 2010-2011 Schedule 2010-2011 MEETING DATES: Meetings will typically be the first Wednesday of each month at 6:00pm PERMISSION FORMS: Yale - DUE Sept. 8th meeting Bronx- DUE Sept. 8th meeting Apple Valley - DUE Sept. 8th Meeting Glenbrooks - DUE Sept. 8th Meeting Monticello - DUE Sept 17th HenHud - DUE October 6th Mtg. Scranton - DUE October 6th Mtg. TEAM ANNOUNCEMENTS: Practice: LD - Mon & Fri PF - Wed & Fri Congress - Fri Speech/Interp - Wed & Fri |
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| Sundeep Iyer 2007 National Champion Senator Stennis Student Congress & 2007 NCFL National Champion Student Congress |
| Nina Thanawala 2003 NCFL National Champion Lincoln-Douglas Debate |
Consecutive New Jersey State Champions: 2002-2010 NFL Team of Excellence 2009, 2008, 2005 NCFL Masterson Cups Top 5 Overall 2010, 2008, 2007, 2005, 2003 |
| National Runners-Up and Finalists Brian Moore & Tejus Pradeep - 2010 TOC - Public Forum\ NCFL - Public Forum Alex Smyk - 2010 - NFL 2009 - NCFL & TOC Student Congress Parsa Salehi & Danielle Taylor - 2008 - NCFL Public Forum Cindy Jordano & Jonathan Florio - 2008 - NCFL - Duo Interp Stephanie Caravias - 2007 - NCFL Lincoln-Douglas Sundeep Iyer 2005, 2006 - NFL Student Congress Caleb Seeley 2005 -NCFL Student Congress Deepa Cherla 2005 NCFL Extemporaneous Michael Scharff 2004 NCFL Original Oratory Shilpa Joshi 2003 NCFL Student Congress |
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EVENT LINKS - NFL Video
Public Forum
Lincoln-Douglas
Original Oratory
Extemporaneous Speaking
Student Congress
Public Forum
Lincoln-Douglas
Original Oratory
Extemporaneous Speaking
Student Congress
| Travel Tournament Forms: RF Travel Guidelines - Please Read |
Congratulations NFL National Champions Rohun Pai - Extemp Commentary & Tejus Pradeep - Supplemental Debate & Alex Smyk - 7th place- Student Congress and the entire Ridge NFL team! 2010 UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS CONGRESSIONAL DEBATE CHAMPION ALEX SMYK PUBLIC FORUM - RUNNER-UP BRIAN MOORE & TEJUS PRADEEP Congratulations 2010 NEW JERSEY STATE CHAMPIONS nine years and running.... Read the article at the Basking Ridge Patch |
| Alex Smyk 2010 NCFL National Champion 2010 National Champion UK TOC Student Congress |
Ridge Forensics Officers
President - George Philipose
VP - Interp - Carly Rosenberg
VP - Lincoln-Douglas - Linda Zhong
VP - Congress - Shivam Patel
VP - PF - Brian Moore
VP - PA - Saniya Waghray
VP - Extemporaneous - Peter Vogel
Secretary/Treasurers - Kelly
Scharff/Zoe Petitt
President - George Philipose
VP - Interp - Carly Rosenberg
VP - Lincoln-Douglas - Linda Zhong
VP - Congress - Shivam Patel
VP - PF - Brian Moore
VP - PA - Saniya Waghray
VP - Extemporaneous - Peter Vogel
Secretary/Treasurers - Kelly
Scharff/Zoe Petitt
| Welcome Back 2010-2011 Ridge Forensics Team |
| 2010 NCFL Top 5 Masterson Cup Award! |