Our School’s Forensics team competed with great success at the Panhellenic Forensics Association Tournament 2024, which took place at Mandoulides School in Thessaloniki, on April 4-7, 2024.

Our team won:

• The 1st Place Sweepstakes Cup, with 10 Finals and 4 Honorable Mentions. The 2nd Place cup went to St. Lawrence College with 6 Finals, and 3rd Place went to Anatolia College with 5 Finals. 
• The Debate Best Speaker Award won by Artemis Papastavrou (ΙΒ1), who ranked 1st in the individual debate speaker rankings. Leonidas Marinopoulos (ΙΒ2) ranked in 2nd place, Manos Alevras (ΙΒ2) ranked 4th, Maximus Papaioannides (ΙΒ2) ranked 5th, and Kyriakos Georogiannis (ΙΒ2) ranked 6th.
• The First Among Equals in Group Discussion won by Daphne Tsimpre (HS1, AC).  

The following students reached the finals of their events:

Original Oratory:

• Honorable Mentions: Elia Chissa (IB2) and Erica Dritsa (AC HS1)

Oral Interpretation - Dramatic:

• Finalist: Erica Dritsa (AC HS1)
• Finalist: Christiana Vasilara (AC HS1)

Oral Interpretation - Comic:

• Finalist: Elpida Triantafyllopoulou (PC JH3)
• Honorable Mention: Elissavet Tsoli (AC HS1)

Impromptu Speaking:

• Finalist: Harilaos Valsamis (IB1)
• Honorable Mention: Spyros Pantaleon-Roupas (AC JH3) 

Group Discussion:

• First Among Equals: Daphne Tsibre (AC HS1)
• Finalist: Sofia Loras (AC HS2)
• Finalist: Eleni Zambeli (AC HS1)

Duet Acting - Dramatic:

• Finalists: Alex Kollarou (PC HS2) and Artemis Papastavrou (IB1)

Duet Acting - Comic:

• Finalists: Odysseas Lymberopoulos (AC JH3) and Mary Synolaki (AC JH3)
• Finalists: Kalliroi Stamouli (PC JH3) and Maria Trypiniotou (PC JH3)

Debate:

• Finalists: Kyriakos Gerogiannis (IB2), Michael Kofinakos (PC HS2), Leonidas Marinopoulos (IB2), Artemis Papastavrou (IB1), George Parthenis (PC HS2)
• Semi-finalists: Manos Alevras (IB2), Eleana Dalakoura (IB1), Jake David (IB2), Stella Hiskaki (IB1), Maximus Papaioannides (IB2)

Congratulations to all 42 students who represented our School to this year’s PFAT: Alevras M., Alexopoulou E., Antoniadou S., Chissa E., Dalakoura E., David J., Dikaiou-Evangelatou E., Drakopoulou I., Dritsa E., Gerogiannis K., Gonticas X., Hiskaki S., Kofinakos M., Kolaiti E., Kollarou A., Krassas G., Lampropoulou M.,  Loras S., Lymberopoulos O., Marinopoulos L., Mata L., Papachrystodoulou G., Papadodima I., Papaioannides M., Papastavrou A., Parthenis G., Roupas-Pantaleon S., Stamboulopoulos I., Stamouli K., Synolaki M., Tatsopoulou D., Triantafyllopoulou E., Trypiniotou M., Tsakonas K., Tsarpali-Psiridou N., Tsekouras A., Tsimpre D., Tsoli E., Valsamis H., Vasilara C., Yannidi M., Zambeli E.

Congratulations also to the coaches who prepared our team Effie Aidonopoulou, Eriketi Andreadaki, George Aravossis, Kallina Basli, George Filippopoulos, Vayianna Fotakidou, Maria Mavraki, Vicky Mavrika, Alexandra Paivana, Magda Petmeza, Leonidas Tsaousis, Vassilis Tsipopoulos

Congratulations to our Forensics team!