Championship History
10 National Titles
1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2016*
*NSDA has discontinued National Titles; in 2016 CHS won the School of Outstanding Distinction Award; their highest award given
24 State Speech Titles
1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2017
29 State Debate Titles
1983, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
IHSFA Coaching Staff Hall Of Fame Members
Inducted in 1980 - Glen Percifield
Inducted in 1981 - Joe Wycoff*
Inducted in 1992 - James Cavallo* and Robert Kelly*
Inducted in 1994 - Carol Biel
Inducted in 1996 - Barbara Funke
Inducted in 2014 - Chris Lowery
*denotes NSDA National Hall of Fame Membership
Individual Speech Championships
Broadcasting
Greg Odle (1975), Alex Cook (2005), Trinadi Shires (2007), Dakota McCoy (2010), Dakota McCoy (2011), Eric Dreischerf (2013), Nathan Dickenson (2014), Mattea Sklut (2021)
Congressional Debate
Chris Hauschildt (1986), Joe Wycoff (1988 - Senate), Garth Shaner (1988 - House), Scott Bozik (1993), Molly Deuberry (1998), John Jernigan (2000), John Jernigan (2001), Rachel Wyatt (2006), Adam Potrzebowski (2010), Paul Petro (2018)
Declamation
Shelly Krause (1984), Joe Wycoff (1986), Cathie Bennett (1987)
Discussion
Ben Beringer (1983), Steve Taylor (1987), Paul Babcock (2000), Hannah Geiss (2016), Hannah Geiss (2017)
Duo Interpretation
Dan Stevens and Liz Sorrells (1981), Jeff Lanter and Shannon Skeffington (1988), Catherine Keane and Jason Wickman (1991)
Dramatic Interpretation
Jim Franson (1975), Jim Franson (1976), Greg Dolph (1980), Greg Dolph (1982), Jodi Hurst (1984), Jodi Hurst (1986), Joe Wycoff (1988), Cassie Dommer (1993), Amy Alsman (1994), Maggie Fleck (1995), Maggie Fleck (1997), Amanda Penrose (1998), Nathan Whitmer (2002), Lily Roberts (2021)
Extemporaneous Speaking
Ken Tuttle (1975 - boys extemp), Leah Mayes (1980 - girls extemp), Jim Malackowski (1981 - boys extemp), Amy Kovalan (1983 - girls extemp), Carter Gilmer (1986 - International), Tom Biel (1987 - Domestic), Heather Ransford (1990 - Domestic), Greg Lanter (1991 - Domestic), Jenny Bennett (1993 - Domestic), Brian Showers (1995 - Domestic), Candine Kenney (1997 - International), Mike Rowe (1999 - Domestic), John Jernigan (2001 - International), Tyler Fabbri (2010 - Domestic)
Humorous Interpretation
Greg Dolph (1982), Margaret Diaz-Padilla (1983), Jodi Hurst (1985), Joe Wycoff (1987), Joe Wycoff (1988), Michelle Petty (1989), Adam Wagner (1999), Adam Wagner (2001), Eric Shaefer (2007)
Impromptu
Owen Sutkowski (2002), Tyler Fabbri (2009), Adam Potzebowski (2010), Tim Vincent (2016), Hayden Hodge (2017)
Lincoln-Douglas
Amy Kovalan (1984), Tom Marlowe (1990), Tonya Hise (1993), Jason Burge (1996), Matt Gregoline (2000), Ankur Chawla (2009), Abby Burke (2014), Abby Burke (2015), Hannah Geiss (2017), Camma Duhamell (2018)
Original Oratory
Debbie Wahl (1973), Debbie Wahl (1974), Debbie Wahl (1975), Mark Oates (1978), Donna Messina (1979), Kristi Stathis (1981), Kendy Genovese (1984), Jim Skeffington (1985), Steve Bair (1986), Cathie Bennett (1987), Michelle Petty (1989), Lynette Aponte (1990), Ingrid Carson (1994), Liz Fox (2004), Hayley Miller (2010), Noelle Friel (2017)
Original Performance
Alison Vodnoy (2004), Keerat Basra and Megan Bernth (2017)
Poetry Interpretation
Kelly Slater (1989), Kelly Slater (1990), Carm Hise (1991)
Policy Debate
Suzy Senay and Bill Meyer (1977), Susan Quartuch and Amy Kovalan (1983), Mark Jensen and Corey Amundson (1989), Mark Jensen and Corey Amundson (1990), Mike Horvath and Scott Bozik (1992), Jenny Bennett and Sharon Welsh (1993), Kelsee Waggoner and Chad Walters (1994), Brian Showers and Chad Walters (1995), Katie Lowery and Brian Showers (1996), Chris Lowery and Michael Rowe (1998), Joel Cavallo and Paul Babcock (2000), John Jernigan and Seren Orgel (2002), Jenny Starcevich and Abby Deuberry (2003), Kevin Small and AJ Rodriguez (2005), Sam Lahti and Tess Mullin (2006), Kalina Smith and Victoria Simms (2012), Tim Vincent and Joel Peterson (2015), Tim Vincent and Joel Peterson (2016), Matt Jewison and Ben Hoham (2018), Ryan Donovan and Ethan Dibble (2019), Mark Jewison and Milena Veltri (2020)
Public Forum Debate
Ryan Anderson and Mike Dunlap (2004), Kate Weber and Beau Rajsic (2006), Tyler Fabbri and Michael Hadley (2008), Spencer Hadley and Luke Morgan (2009), Tommy Biel and Jordan Hoover (2010)
Program of Oral Interp (POI)
AJ Stirling (2018), AJ Stirling (2019), Lily Roberts (2021)
Prose Interpretation
Cassie Dommer (1993), John Paul Benitez (2001)
Individiual National Championships
Greg Dolph - Dramatic Interpretation 1982 National Champion
Steve Bair - Original Oratory 1986 National Champion
Joe Wycoff - Original Oratory 1987 National Champion
Joe Wycoff - Humorous Intepretration 1987 National Champion
Cassie Dommer - Poetry Interpetation 1991 National Champion
Tom Marlowe - Lincoln-Douglas Debate 1991 National Champion
John Jernigan - International Extemporaneous 2002 National Champion
Liz Fox - Original Oratory 2004 National Champion
Tyler Fabbri - Domestic Extemporaneous 2010 National Champion
Other notable National Performances
Kevin McGinty - Congressional Debate 3rd place 1971
Chris Wahlers - Impromptu National Runner up 1983
Margaret Diaz-Padilla - Humorous Interp 4th place 1983
Kendy Genovese - Dramatic Interp 3rd place 1983
Kendy Genovese - Dramatic Interp National Runner up 1984
Kendy Genovese - Oratory 3rd place 1984
Jim Skeffington - Oratory 6th place 1984
Joe Wycoff - Oratory 5th place 1985
Jim Skeffington - Dramatic Interp 6th place 1985
Jodi Hurst - Humorous Interp 6th place 1985
Nadine Schaeffer - Lincoln-Douglas 13th place 1985
Jodi Hurst - Humorous Interp National Runner-up 1986
Joe Wycoff - Dramatic Interp 5th place 1988
Joe Wycoff - Oratory 3rd place 1988
Adam Anderson - Congressional Debate 4th in 1988
Heather Ransford - Congressional Debate 10th 1988
Michael Gotch - Oratory National Runner up 1988
Joe Wycoff - Dramatic Interp 5th place 1988
Joe Wycoff - Oratory 3rd place 1988
Heather Ransford - Congressional Debate 8th 1989
Adam Anderson - Lincoln Douglas Debate National Runner Up 1989
Kelly Slater - Oratory 4th place 1990
Greg Lanter - US Extemp 3rd place 1991
Cassie Dommer - Oratory 4th place 1992
Cassie Dommer - Oratory 4th place 1993
Ingrid Carson - Oratory 4th place 1994
Zach Ebner - Oratory 5th place at NCFL 1998
Nathan Whitmer - Declamation National Runner up at NCFL 2000
Brendan Balfe - Humorous Interp 3rd at NCFL 2000
John Paul Benitez - Oratory 4th place 2001
Josh Craig - Oratory 5th place at NCFL 2001
Nate Whitmer and Joanne Dubach - Duo Interpretation 4th
Evan Oliver - Impromptu 3rd in 2003
Tyler DeMar - Impromptu - 5th in 2006
Kristin Kalita - Oratory 5th place at NCFL 2006
Tyler Fabbri - Domestic Extemp - 5th place 2009
Adam Potrzebowski - Congressional Senate - 4th place 2009
Luke Morgan - Congressional House - 7th place 2009