Circle of Champions

Original Oratory

2023-2024 State Champions

Varsity Division
Sequoyah High School
Coached by Matt Bartula and Brittney Gunter

Second Year Division
Northview High School
Coached by Jill Strothmann

First Year Division
Wheeler High School
Coached by Jessica Gibson

Past State Champions

Varsity Division

  • 2011

    State Champion
    Sequoyah High School
    Sarah Carnes

    State Runner Up
    Lee County High School
    Kyle Constable

  • 2012

    State Champion
    Rockdale Magnet School for Science & Tech
    Kaitlyn Firkus

  • 2013

    State Champion
    Central Gwinnett High School
    Nadia Hussein

    State Runner Up
    Lee County High School
    Stallion Cagle

  • 2014

    State Champion
    Alpharetta High School
    Courtney Conrad

    State Runner Up
    Lassiter High School
    Alexandra Necolettos

  • 2015

    State Champion
    Lassiter High School
    Tony Jones

    State Runner Up
    Lee County High School
    Eli Lamb

  • 2016

    State Champion
    Rockdale Magnet School for Science & Tech
    Catherine Travis

    State Runner Up
    Marist School
    Liam Kirchner

  • 2017

    State Champion
    The Lovett School
    Katie Krantz

    State Runner Up
    Starr’s Mill High School
    Marleena Tamminen

  • 2018

    State Champion
    Columbus High School
    Kiko Tumpalan

    State Runner Up
    Lassiter High School
    Kevin Goshay

  • 2019

    State Champion
    Henry W. Grady High School
    Lucia Fernandez

    State Runner Up
    Valdosta High School
    Anthony Agbali

  • 2020

    State Champion
    Henry W. Grady High School
    Lucia Fernandez

    State Runner Up
    Cherokee High School
    Edward Tsui

  • 2021

    State Champion
    Henry W. Grady High School
    Lucia Fernandez

    State Runner Up
    Northview High School
    Sujana Vangala

  • 2022

    State Champion
    Northview High School
    Sujana Vangala

    State Runner Up
    Midtown High School
    Salaam Awad

  • 2023

    State Champion
    Midtown High School
    Madeline Brandhorst

    State Runner Up
    Northview High School
    Nethra Pai

  • 2024

    State Champion
    Sequoyah High School
    Valor Lekas

    State Runner Up
    Marist School
    Ephrata Tesfaye

First & Second Year Divisions

  • 2012

    Novice State Champion
    McEachern High School
    Allen Charisse

    Novice State Runner Up
    Carrollton High School
    Baron von Baron Kirby

  • 2012

    JV State Champion
    Central Gwinnett High School
    Krysann McGregor

    JV State Runner Up
    Jackson High School
    Haley Brannan

  • 2013

    Novice State Champion
    Allatoona High School
    Michael Roberts

    Novice State Runner Up
    Henry W. Grady High School
    Chloe Citron

  • 2014

    Novice State Champion
    Henry W. Grady High School
    Ashley Crockett

    Novice State Runner Up
    Valdosta High School
    Davonta Cowart

  • 2015

    Novice State Champion
    Lee County High School
    Nicole Frye

    Novice State Runner Up
    Marist School
    Liam Kirchner

  • 2023

    JV/Novice State Champion
    Midtown High School
    Charles Fucile

    JV/Novice State Runner Up
    Northview High School
    Saanvi Sundaram

  • 2024

    Novice State Champion
    Wheeler High School
    Jaylah Dorcin

    Novice State Runner Up
    Northview High School
    Chloe Woo

  • 2024

    JV State Champion
    Northview High School
    Isabella Zhang

    JV State Runner Up
    Denmark High School
    Abhi Kandi