Roster and Accomplishments From The 1969-1970 Season

The 1969-1970 Webster Club team was one of the most successful in the school’s history. With a core group of extremely talented underclassmen who would go on to form the nucleus of the team’s early-1970s dynasty, the 1969-1970 team won nine tournament championships including the National Catholic Forensic League Grand National Tournament in Miami Beach, Florida.

Any words said about the Webster Club of ‘70 would not be equal to the scope of their accomplishments. Therefore, we shall let their rather eloquent record speak for them.

—Flambeau, 1970

Roster of Students & Coaches

Mr. James Copeland - Moderator
Mark Foley - Boy’s Extempore
John Patek - Oratory
Mark Pilliod - Oratory
Jeffery Drummond - Oral Interpretation
Jeffery Clark - Boy’s Extempore
Robert End - Declamation
Tom Sinsky & Neal Devitt - Debate
Mark Weber - Student Congress

Team Accomplishments

After trailing throughout the entire tournament, the MUHS Webster Club forged ahead during the final event and won the National Catholic Forensic League Grand Tournament Sweepstakes in Miami Beach, Florida, May 7, 8, 9.

—Flambeau, 1970

1st Place - National Glass City Invitational
1st Place - State NFL Sweepstakes
1st Place - Columbus Day Invitational
1st Place - State NCFL Debate
1st Place - Marquette Invitational Sweepstakes
1st Place - Little Nationals Debate Tournament (St. Paul)
1st Place - NCFL Sweepstakes
1st Place - Bi-State Invitational (Wisconsin)
1st Place - National Catholic Forensic Grand Tournament

National Tournament Locations

National Forensic League:
Shawnee Mission South High School, Kansas

National Catholic Forensic League:
Miami, Florida

National Policy Debate Resolution

Resolved: That Congress should prohibit unilateral United States military intervention in foreign countries.

Photos

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