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Kevin Donnelly

Sunday, April 8, 2012

Two State Championships for CM Speech and Debate

Mark Woodall, Marcus Jackson, Andy Rogantino and Kevin Donnelly won the first state title in school history in the category of Multiple Reading at Saturday’s Massachusetts Forensics League state championship meet.

  Editor's note: The following is a press release. Catholic Memorial School seniors Mark Woodall, Marcus Jackson, Andy Rogantino and Kevin Donnelly won the first state title in school history in the category of Multiple Reading at Saturday’s Massachusetts Forensics League state championship meet on March 31. The senior team performed “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)” by the Reduced Shakespeare Company, a comic watering-down of the Bard’s volumes. Remarkably, Donnelly and Woodall earned a second state championship in another category at the event, hosted by Chelmsford High School on Saturday. Performing “The Blue Demon” by Darko Tresnjak, the two took home a 1st place trophy in Duo Interpretation. Overall, the team …

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

CM Students Excel at Tournaments in Philly and Shrewsbury

Catholic Memorial’s speech and debate team earned a third place trophy at Shrewsbury High School’s prestigious Mardi Gras Forensics Tournament.

  Editor's note: The following is a press release. Catholic Memorial’s speech and debate team earned a third place trophy at Shrewsbury High School’s prestigious Mardi Gras Forensics Tournament on March 3, thanks to the efforts of West Roxbury seniors Mark Woodall and Kevin Donnelly.   The two earned a first-place finish, along with two teammates, in the multiple reading category. As a duo, they earned a fifth-place award, and as an individual, Donnelly earned a fourth-place award in the category of dramatic performance. Two weeks earlier, at the University of Pennsylvania’s “Liberty Bell Classic” in Philadelphia, Woodall earned a second place medal for dramatic performance, while the team finished in third place. Other Parkway-area …

Monday, February 13, 2012

Donnelly Wins Speech League's Student of the Year Award

West Roxbury's Kevin Donnelly honored by National Forensic League's Speech and Debate Honor Society.

  Editor's note: This a press release. The National Forensic League's Speech and Debate Honor Society honored Kevin Donnelly of West Roxbury with the top prize in New England on Saturday at the annual NFL Qualifiers tournament, held at Manchester High School. Donnelly, captain of CM's speech and debate team, joined eight of CM's top speakers at the qualifying tournament on Saturday, where Mark Woodall of West Roxbury and Marcus Jackson of Randolph made it to final rounds and Jackson was selected as a Nationals alternate in the category of Dramatic Interpretation. But the day's top honor was Donnelly's. The senior co-captain was recognized for his four years of outstanding work and devotion to the craft of public speaking. Having earned a …

Dolores Burton

8:33 am on Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Well done, Kevin. Put him on the list of unofficial mayors of West Roxbury.   more ›

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Catholic Memorial's Kevin Donnelly of West Roxbury Makes Octo-Finals at National Speech Tourney

More than 2,700 competitors from 65 dioceses around the country converged at the tournament.

Kevin Donnelly of West Roxbury earned a trip to the National Catholic Forensic League Grand Tournament at George Mason University over Memorial Day weekend after an impressive year of wins in the category of original oratory. At Nationals, Donnelly competed against 256 other students in his category. Despite not advancing to the finals, Donnelly had an impressive run on Friday and Saturday, making the octo-final round of 48. “Our team represented us well this weekend,” said head coach Rob Croteau. “They enjoyed themselves, and they showed great enthusiasm for the competition. Their perseverance paid off.” Over 2,700 competitors from 65 dioceses around the country converged at the tournament, which was held at George Mason University in …

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