Speech & Debate Team
The Joseph Martin School Speech and Debate team competed at the Oak Middle School in Newton hosted by the Massachusetts Middle School Speech and Debate League. This was a highly competitive tournament with more than eleven schools and over 400 student entries in 17 different speech categories. This is the first time that we had three first-place finishers in different categories. The Martin Woodchucks continue to make a great name for themselves in the speech and debate world.
- Joseph Haskell: 7th grade, Team Shine received 5th place Demonstration
- Brooklyn Vieira and her partner Crisangel Guante, 6th grade ( Team ACE) remained undefeated in debate and received another medal
- Alaunah Cutchall-: 7th grade, Team Shine is the Spring Fling Champion in Haiku
- Leah Garis: 7th Grade, Team Pride Team Shine is the Spring Fling Champion in Demonstration
- Alaina Rogers: 6th grade, Team Pro received 6th place in Demonstration
Congratulations to all the speech and debate members. We wish the team luck at their next tournament at Milton Academy on April 28.
Woodchucks Compete at Pike Prep School in Andover- February 11, 2024
The Joseph Martin School Speech and Debate team competed at the Pike Prep School hosted by the Massachusetts Middle School Speech and Debate League. More than nine schools competed with over 230 student entries in 11 categories. The Martin Woodchucks remain very competitive in the speech and debate world:
- Leah Garis – 7th Grade, Team Pride received 2nd place in Demonstration
- Amiyah Hasan- 6th grade, team pro received 5th place Dramatic Interpretation
- Brooklyn Vieira and her partner Crisangel Guante,( Team ACE) debated as a team and won a medal
- Brooklyn Vieira also won 8th place in Dramatic Performance
- Crisangel Guante also won an honorable mention for Impromptu speaking
Congratulations to all the speech and debate members. We wish the team luck at the next tournament on April 7, 2024, at Charles E. Brown Middle School in Newton.
Woodchucks Compete at Shrewsbury Tournament- February 4, 2024
The Joseph Martin School Speech and Debate team competed at the Sherwood Middle School in Shrewsbury hosted by the Massachusetts Middle School Speech and Debate League. More than eight schools competed with over 180 student entries in 11 categories. The Martin Woodchucks continue to make a great name for themselves in the speech and debate world.
- Sophia Alves: 7th grade, team PRIDE received an honorable mention in Dramatic Interpretation
- Mia Soares-: 6th grade, Team Pro received an honorable mention in Dramatic Interpretation
- Leah Garis: 7th Grade, Team Pride received 2nd place in Demonstration
- Joseph Haskell: 7th grade, Team Shine received 1st place Demonstration
- Brody Buckley: 7th grade team Pride received 6th place in Dramatic Interpretation
- Clara Brennan: 6th grade, team ACE received 8th place in Storytelling
- Ally Costa: 6th grade, team PRO received 9th Free Verse /Poetry
- Amiyah Hasan: 6th grade, team pro received 5th place Dramatic Interpretation
- Cali Lopes: 6th grade, Team GEM received 6th place in Children’s Literature
Congratulations to all the speech and debate members. We wish the team luck at their next tournament next Sunday at Pike Preparatory School in Andover
