Emma Leland

Jack White

 

Makenna Moragne

Trae Avant

 

Jayden Brannan

Malea Triplett

 

Jeremy Shetler

 

Izzy Relampagos

Virtualandia 

Congratulations to Sophomore, Emma Hayes! She was selected, along with 10 other PPS students, to have her final poem filmed by a professional production team, and featured in the final event on Thursday, April 29.

IBW Speech and Debate
This past week, our Speech & Debate team competed at the State Championship Tournament. We are lucky to have been so well represented by our student competitors. Special congratulations to Zoe Carver, this year's state champion in After-Dinner Speaking. Way to go Zoe!  

Thanks again to the students, parents/guardians, and coaches who have made this past Speech & Debate season one of the sustaining highlights of the past year for me. It was my privilege to work with such a wonderful group of students this year, starting way back in October. Below are our final results from the tournament:

• After-Dinner Speaking -- Zoe Carver, State Champion!!! (1st place)

• Prose -- Cara Weathers and Cate Latimer, Finalists

• Radio Commentary -- Hannah Lo, Finalist

• Humorous Interpretation -- Zoe Carver, Finalist

• Value Lincoln Douglas Debate -- Noemie Veillette, Semifinalist and Preston Bushnell, Quarterfinalist

• Public Forum Debate -- Natalie Taylor and Hannah Lo, Quarterfinalists

Please congratulate these students the next time you see them. They have put a lot of work into a long season of speaking and debating.

Congratulations to the Ida B. Wells-Barnett Oregon Battle of the Books Team!  Last week, we battled teams from North Bend High School and Baker High School. We won one game, lost one game, and tied one game with North Bend. Against Baker High School, we won two games and were undefeated. As a team, we read over 50 books. We also completed several battles battling each other for practice.  Please congratulate Elaine Demetrion, Ethan Satterstein, Grace Pendergrass, Jack Conway, Logan Mulvihill, Selah Monsef, Sara Arheim, and Sophia Stedman on an excellent season!

Model United Nations
The Model United Nations was all virtual this year, but despite missing some of the beloved aspects, it ended up being a very good experience for 20 Ida B. Wells students. Our school was represented well and won some Speaker Awards:

Best Country Representative
Zoe Carver
Zach Craven
Noemie Veillette

OMEA District Solo Music Competition
Congratulations are in order for six Ida B. Wells music students who placed 1st in their category in the OMEA District Solo Competition (virtual) and now move on to the State level competition (virtual). For Soprano voice: Amelia Friess; Mezzo-soprano voice: Adia Jones; Tenor voice: George Ramsey; Baritone voice: Nico Vilches; Viola: Akseli Mende and High Saxophone: Aria Morgan (Caldwell). We are so proud of our musicians!

 

New School Records set!
On Saturday, our Cross Country Varsity teams participated in the Rose City Championship Invite. With no State Championship this year, this event was the first time our teams competed outside the PIL and against some of the best runners in the state. Our women's team, Charlotte Richman, Sylvia Ingram, Josie Fale, Petra Schuster, Jordyn Davies, Annika Deazley and Lily Roller placed 1st and Jr. Charlotte Richman was also the individual winner with a scorching fast time of 17:30, setting a new IBW School Record!  On the men's side, Giuliano Scasso, Quinn Wilcox, Kai Mitchell-Reiss, Sullivan Maag, Luke Bexelius, Logan Bishopric and Quentin Nelson placed 4th.  Giuliano Scassco placed 2nd overall and also set a brand new school record with a time of 14:38. Both these teams will continue to build on their success as they move directly into the Track and Field distance races.  Go IBW!

Ida B. Wells Chess Club
COVID can’t beat the Ida B. Wells Chess Club (And neither can any other school in Oregon, it seems!) With COVID prohibiting the Ida B. Wells Chess Club from participating ‘over the board’, the chess club moved online and has been participating in a state-wide team league the last several months. Congratulations to Ida B. Wells chess players for fielding two teams of players that took FIRST place and tied for SECOND place in the Mid-Winter Chess League Battle!  Playing games were seniors Oliver Flood, Jamison Ishimaru, Logan Leybold and Michael Schuff, junior Sarah Woods and sophomore Thomas Schuff, who were joined by chess players from Ida B. Wells feeder schools.  Next up is the Oregon Scholastic Chess Federation State Team Championship in April followed by the Oregon High School Chess Team Association Championship in May.  Kudos, and good luck to the Chess Team!

DECA
Every Spring, DECA chapters across the state of Oregon come together to compete in the State Career Development Conference (SCDC). Up for grabs are bragging rights, DECA Glass (trophies), and a coveted birth to the International Career Development Conference (ICDC). This year, SCDC and ICDC are being held virtually. While 2020 was a turning point for our small chapter (we earned our first trip to ICDC ever), this year, Ida B. Wells DECA showed up and showed out! Our 2021 cohort earned 6 births to ICDC this year and had several top 10 finishes!
Check out our results: DECA Results

Speech and Debate Club

We are so excited to announce that SIX students from Ida B. Wells qualified for the National Speech & Debate Tournament in June. Hearty congratulations are in order for the following qualifying students:

• Cara Weathers -- Extemporaneous Speaking (US)
• Hannah Lo and Natalie Taylor -- Public Forum Debate
• Noemie Veillette -- Value Lincoln Douglas Debate
• Preston Bushnell -- World Schools Debate
• Zoe Carver -- Congressional Debate (Senate)