Academics
Charlotte Patrick Speech & Debate Society
2024-25 Team
Angelina Mason
Hometown: Deaver, WY
Major: Sociology
Events: Poetry, Duo, Informative
Career: Social Worker
“I set my standards pretty low so I’m never disappointed.” -Otis Driftwood, The Devil's rejects
Rahmangeldi Ezizov
Country: Turkmenistan
Major: Business Administration
Events: Extempt
Career: Business
“Businesses don’t grow by avoiding mistakes, they grow by learning from them.”
Julieta Anaya Aguilar
Hometown: Jackson Hole, WY
Major: Psychology
Events: POI, Poetry, ADS
Career: Forensic Psychology
“I only accept apologies in cash.”
Jacob Lukas
Hometown: Lewis, CO
Major: Aviation
Events: Debate, Informative
Career: Pilot
“Our life is what our thoughts make of it.” -Marcus Aurelius
Aspen Atkinson
Hometown: Powell, WY
Major: Business Administration
Events: Informative, Duo, Prose
Career: Baker
“It’s okay not to please everyone.”
Katie Badget
Hometown: Cowley, WY
Major: Music
Events: POI, ADS, Informative, Duo
Career: Band Teacher
“Where you from fool?” -Viz Fuentes
Madi Nelson
Hometown: Basin, WY
Major: Art
Events: DUO, Poetry, Persuasive
Career: Something art related
“I don’t half *ss anything. It’s either full *ss or no *ss.”
Ashlee Allen
Hometown: Meeteetse, WY
Major: Natural Resource Biology
Events: Debate, Extemp, Informative, Drama
Career: Park and Forest Service
“Have some fire. Be unstoppable. Be a force of nature. Be better than anyone here and don’t give a damn about what anyone else thinks.”
Riley Laffin
Hometown: Lovell, WY
Major: Business
Events: Drama, DUO, Debate
Career: Auto Mechanic
“Checkmate, Bingo, Mulligan!”
Kiki Hasegawa
Country: Japan
Major: Communication
Events: Informative
Career: Counselor
“A smile brings happiness”
Bibi Batyrova
Country: Turkmenistan
Major: General Studies
Events: Poetry, Drama
Career: I’m just going to be amazing!
“The coldest Winter I ever spent was summer in San Francisco” – Mark Twain
Coaches
Robert Becker
Bob started at NWC in 1994. He received B.S. from North Dakota State University and
his M.A. from Colorado State University and his PhD from North Dakota State University.
Bob teaches communication courses and serves as the Chair of the Agriculture/Business/Communication
Division.
Jessica Jatkowski
Jessica joined NWC Forensics in 2017. She received her B.A. in Political Science/Psychology
from Albright College and her M.A. in Political Science from the University of Oklahoma.
She teaches political science and first year seminar courses at NWC.
Links
- American Forensic Association— A professional association of teachers who seek to empower students through argument and advocacy.
- Montana High School Speech and Debate— The mission of the MHSA is to assure that the membership is provided with leadership and support in advancing equitable MHSA interscholastic activities for the growth and educational experience for students.
- National Communication Association— NCA is the largest national organization dedicated to communication. Researchers, educators, and professionals, work to understand and better all forms of human communication.
- National Parliamentary Debate Association— The largest U.S. intercollegiate debate organizations.
- National Forensic Association- One of the oldest college forensics organizations.
- Phi Rho Pi- the national organization for community colleges.
- Western States Communication Association— The Western States Communication Association's purpose is to unite people in the Western States who have an academic, lay or professional interest in communication and who want to promote their mutual educational interests.
- Wyoming High School Forensics Association— The Wyoming High School Forensics Association members and elected officials, through our actions and examples, will foster an atmosphere that encourages and advances speech in all its phases in Wyoming Schools.