Twelve finalists competed in The Stony Brook School's Nineteenth Annual Declamation Contest sponsored by the SBS upper school English department in January. The surrounding community watched as the students competed to determine the winner of three categories: oration, humor and drama. The declamation winners were Drama: Valeria Naymark (Russia) with The Seagull by Anton Chekhov; Humor: Jeremy Jung-Hoon Yoo (Korea) "Hot or Not," by Andy Borowitz; and Oration: Rebekah Sides (Stony Brook) with "Broadcast Talk" by C.S. Lewis.

Finalists Elizabeth Andersen (Pennsylvania), David Gonzalez (Centereach), Sarah Higgins (East Setauket), Tadiwanashe Madenga (Tanzania), Joshua Rubman (Port Jefferson), Matthew Rooney (Nissequogue), Kirsten Seeberger (East Setauket), Matthew Tavares (Jamaica), and Kayla Winston (Stony Brook) also gave engaging performances. Bo Liao (China), a non-competitor and representative of our ESL students, presented the "Inaugural Address" by John F. Kennedy to a standing ovation!

The following students provided exceptional musical performances throughout the evening: Tzu-Han "Ann" Chen (Taiwan), Elisabeth George (Poquott), Forrest Hull (NJ), Cheul Woo "Charlie" Kwak (CA), Kara Lee (Islip), Samantha Lee (Islip), Esther Luoh (Taiwan), Khloe Meitz (Huntington Sta.), Hayato Nakanishi (Japan), Joseph Oak (Stony Brook), Soo Young Park (Korea), and Zemei "Mimi" Shi (PA) for providing exceptional music throughout the evening.

The judging panel consisted of alumni and parents of alumni, Alice Collins, Rob Gitto '97, Jane Kratz, Bob McCarroll '82, Lee Rummel Munch '78, and Jane Shearer. All winners received a gift certificate to The Good Steer Restaurant, courtesy of Bob McCarroll.

More pictures can be found at Life at The Brook Declamations

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L TO R: TADIWANASHE MADENGA, JOSHUA RUBMAN, KAYLA WINSTON, REBEKAH SIDES, VALERIA NAYMARK, MATTHEW TAVARES, KIRSTEN SEEBERGER, ELIZABETH ANDERSEN, SARAH HIGGINS, DAVID GONZALEZ, BO LIAO, MATTHEW ROONEY, AND JEREMY JUNG-HOON YOO

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