Building A Legacy

 
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The Bellevue West Forensics Program is growing to be a locally and nationally competitive program, giving students the opportunity to share their voices all over the country. Our most successful competitors are enrolled in the Forensics classes offered at Bellevue West.

Picture: Coach Hier and Coach Dan with Tamyia Bender, 2020-2021 National Semifinalist in Oratory

Team Records

  • Regular Season Records

    5th Place in Program of Oral Interpretation at Harvard University

    Program of Oral Interpretation Champion at Princeton University in 2021

    3rd Place at Lincoln Southeast in 2021 & 2022

  • State Records

    State Champion in Oratory in 2022

    State Champion in POI in 2022 & 2023

    3rd Place Overall in 2021 & 2023

  • National Records

    6th Place NSDA Finalist in Oratory in 2022

    6th Place NDSA Finalist in POI in 2022

    3rd Place NIETOC Finalist in Oratory in 2022

Follow our journey.

 
Craving chocolate? Find a forensics team member & curb that craving! #fundraising
NSAA State results! Team finish: 5th Finalists: Robyn Boyland 4th in POI & 3rd in Oratory Tamyia Bender POI Champion & Oratory Champion #gotbirds
The T-birds have had quite the run over the last month! Harvard University: Robyn Boyland - 5th in POI, quarterfinalist in Oratory Tamyia Bender- Octafinalist in POI & quarterfinalist in Oratory Ashlee Leighty- Octafinalist in Oratory & quar
Congratulations to our team at Lincoln North Star! Kilee Wilkinson 6th in honors finals informative Ashlee Leighty 6th in Informative & oratory champion #gotbirds
Third place at Omaha Marian! Elise Curtis 5th in honors DI Sophia Byington 5th in Entertainment Bri Narick 4th in poetry & 2nd in oratory Joe Reimer 3rd in impromptu Tamyia Bender 3rd in POI & oratory champion #gotbirds
Congratulations on a third place finish at the Chieftain Invite on 2/5! Robyn Boyland - 3rd in honors oratory Tamyia Bender - 2nd in honors oratory Bri Narick - 6th in poetry Carter Hamblin - 5th in Oratory & qualified for NIETOC Ashlee Leighty -
Congrats to these novices! BW GOLD results: Andrew Hedin & Lexie Dinverno 1st in DUO Kilee Wilkinson & Tristan Tyson 2nd in DUO Andrew Hedin 3rd in HI Kilee Wilkinson 3rd in Info Lexie Dinverno 4th in DI Aarj Patel 5th in Extemp #gotbirds
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4th place finish at Millard West Winter Wonderland! Top novices: Andrew Hedin- HI Bri Narick- Poetry & Oratory Finalists: Andrew Hedin- 2nd in HI Bri Narick- 6th in oratory honors finals & earning second NIETOC bid Tamyia Bender- Oratory Ch
Congratulations, Eme Starbuck, our latest NSDA Academic All-American! #gotbirds
Check out forensics team member Eme Starbuck! Congrats on your Gold Award!
Congrats on a 5rh place team finish @ LSW Silver Talon on Saturday! Ashlee Leighty semifinalist in info and oratory Carter Hamblin oratory semifinalist & earning his first national bid Andrew Hedin & Lexie Dinverno 6th in DUO Tamyia Bender 4t