Athens College placed 1st in the overall standing at the 2021 PanHellenic Forensics Association Tournament, bringing home the Sweepstakes Cup. The tournament, which was held online from April 1 through April 4, saw 9 of our students reaching the finals, 3 students earning Honorable Mentions, and 2 placing 1st in the Original Oratory and Group Discussion categories.

Thirty-eight (38) students represented our School, competing in all 6 events of the tournament. Over 300 students from 15 schools from Athens and Thessaloniki took part.  In the overall standing, ACS Athens came in 2nd and I.M. Panagiotiopoulos School 3rd.

Both College teams made it to the Debate quarter-finals, while three of our students were selected among the Top 10 Speakers.

The students who shone bright in the various categories of the tournament were:

Original Oratory:

Giorgos Kyriakopoulos (IB1) – First Among Equals

Charikleia Moraitaki (11th grade, PC HS) - Finalist

Stella Stenou (ΙΒ1) – Finalist 

Maria-Carolina Rokka (10th grade, AC HS) - Honorable Mention

Oral Interpretation of Literature: 

Anastasia-Ilaeira Achourioti (10th grade, PC HS) - Finalist, Dramatic Oral Interpretation

Aris-Panagiotis Tsomokos (10th grade – AC HS) – Finalist, Comic Oral Interpretation

Impromptu Speaking:

Evanthia Zisimatou (IB1) - Honorable Mention

Group Discussion: 

Maria-Eleni Petropoulou-Mpotsiou (10th grade – AC HS) – First Among Equals

Rosie-Aggeliki Betrosian (10th grade – AC HS) - Finalist

Vasiliki Papavasileiou (10th grade – AC HS) - Finalist

Monologues:

Christina Kokkali (10th grade – PC HS) – Finalist, Comic Monologues

Iliana Filippopoulou (ΙΒ2) – Honorable Mention, Dramatic Monologues

Debate:

Charikleia Moraitaki (11th grade – PC HS) – 2nd Best Speaker

Stella Stenou (ΙΒ1) - 3rd Best Speaker

Achilleas Fragkos (ΙΒ1) - 7th Best speaker

Maria Chissa (IB1), Achilleas Fragkos (IB1),  Giorgos Kyriakopoulos (ΙΒ1), Vasiliki Lentzaki (ΙΒ1), Nikolaos Makridis (ΙΒ1), Melitini Monemvasioti (ΙΒ1), Charikleia Moraitaki (11th grade, PC HS), Stella Stenou (ΙΒ1), Leonidas Tsaousis (10th grade, PC HS), Panagiotis Vakirtzis (IB2) – Quarter-finalists 

Congratulations to our students for their distinctions, as well as to all the students who represented our School:

Anastasia-Ilaeira Achourioti  |  Martha Alevra  |  Rosie-Aggeliki Betrosian  |  Ilektra Chatzidimitriou  |  Maria Chissa  |  Eftychia Christodoulou  |  Eirini Dimitrijevic  |  Iliana Filippopoulou  |  Thetis Fourli  |  Achilleas Fragkos  |  Christina Kokkali  |  Giorgos Kyriakopoulos  |  Vasiliki Lentzaki  |  Nikolaos Makridis  |  Eirini Marinaki  |  Melitini Monemvasioti  |  Charikleia Moraitaki  |  Ioanna Mouriki  |  Mara Mprafa  |  Smaragda-Anna Oikonomidi  |  Georgios Papadopoulos  |  Alexandros Papagiannis  |  Georgia Papaioannou  |  Antonis Papaleloudis  |  Vasiliki Papavasileiou  |  Ioanna Perroti  |  Maria-Eleni Petropoulou-Mpotsiou  |  Niki-Patricia Piovan  |  Maria-Carolina Rokka  |  Anna Stathopoulou  |  Stella Stenou  |  Leonidas Tsaousis  |  Aris-Panagiotis Tsomokos  |  Marilia Tzavela  |  Kleio Tzoannou  |  Panagiotis Vakirtzis  |  Sofronia Voudouri  |  Evanthia Zisimatou

Students were coached by the following teachers and coaches:

- Oral Interpretation & Monologues: Dafni Remoundou  |  Eleni Repouliou  |  Thodoris Ntounias

- Impromptu Speaking: Vayana Fotakidou  |  Argyro Chatzieleftheriadou

- Group Discussion: Vicky Mavrika  |  Stelios Potamitis

- Original Oratory: Vasilis Tsipopoulos  |  Kallina Mpasli

- Debate: Vasilis Tsipopoulos  |  Thodoris Ntounias  |  Giorgos Aravosis  |  Kallina Mpasli