Entire IJHS Forensics team places at first-ever virtual tournament.

Entire IJHS Forensics team places at first-ever virtual tournament.

The IJHS Forensics Team placed in all four of the categories they competed in at the first Five County Junior High Forensics League Tournament held Thursday, November 5 in a field of five junior high and middle schools--for the first time ever hosted virtually by Indiana, organized by coach Ms. Robyn Bailey-Orchard.

In the most competitive Impromptu category, freshman and forensics team veteran Abbie De Salvo placed first.  Eighth graders Vania Ali and Ava Thomas debuted with 4th and 6th place, respectively.

Timothy Birch continued the family tradition of his three older brothers by placing first with a perfect score of 4 in the Informative category.

In the category of Poetry, third-year competitor and IHS freshman Delia Salser won 1st place while 8th grader Abigail Jozefowicz won third place.

Lizzy Villa, 8th grade, won second place in the Prose category just one point behind the first place winner..

The IJHS team dominated the tournament’s overall ribbon tally, with three first places (the most of any school0, and one each second, third, fourth, and sixth place.

Ms. Robyn Bailey-Orchard who would like to thank former Forensic team competitors and current Emilee Fields, Loughlin Pagnucci, Olivia Seo, and Sara Welch for serving as judges.