BEST Regional Tournament at Atanas Burov Secondary School, Silistra – February 20-21, 2016

On 20-21 February, the BEST Foundation held its second spring regional tournament of 2016 in Silistra. Over 130 students gathered at Atanas Burov Secondary Vocational High School of Administration, Economics, and Service for two days of competition. Thirteen teams from cities all over northeastern Bulgaria participated, including Ruse, Dobrich, Lovech, Shumen, Gabrovo, Pleven, and Varna; as well as out-of-region teams from Sofia and Montana. Students competed in World Schools Debate and speech events such as prose and poetry interpretation, duo interpretation, and original oratory.

This was a favorite tournament for many participants – it had the most oratory entries (55!) of any regional tournament, and the gracious hospitality of the host school administration and staff made the weekend such a smooth and pleasant experience. Team BEST wishes to thank them, and every coach, judge, chaperone, and volunteer who made this tournament possible.

Here are the names of participating teams. You can view results below as well as in Speechwire.

Aprilov National High School – Gabrovo
Atanas Burov School of Economics – Silistra
Baba Tonka Maths High School – Ruse
Ekzarh Yosif I Foreign Language High School – Lovech
Yoan Ekzarh Fifth Language High School – Varna
Geo Milev English Language High School – Ruse
Geo Milev Foreign Language High School – Dobrich
Peter Bogdan Foreign Language High School – Montana
Nikola Vaptsarov Foreign Language High School – Shumen
Peyo Yavorov Language High School – Silistra
Pleven Foreign Language High School
Thomas Jefferson Second English Language School – Sofia
St. Konstantin Cyril European Language School – Ruse

AWARDS

POETRY INTERPRETATION

Semifinalists

  • Velislava Georgieva – Atanas Burov School of Economics, Silistra

  • Alexandra Petkova – Peter Bogdan FLHS, Montana

  • Hristina Todorova – Ekzarh Yosif I FLHS, Lovech

  • Martin Ganchev – Aprilov National High School, Gabrovo

  • Nevena Dankova – Ekzarh Yosif I FLHS, Lovech

Finalists

  1. Kristiana Dimitrova – Geo Milev ELHS, Ruse

  2. Radost Petrova – Geo Milev FLHS, Dobrich

  3. Mihaela Timofeeva – Peyo Yavorov FLHS, Silistra

  4. Velina Dimitrova – Aprilov National High School, Gabrovo

  5. Iliyan Hristov – Aprilov National High School, Gabrovo

  6. Simona Stefanova – Ekzarh Yosif I FLHS, Lovech

PROSE INTERPRETATION

Semifinalists

  • Mihail Sotirov – Yoan Ekzarh Fifth FLHS, Varna

  • Radost Petrova – Geo Milev FLHS, Dobrich

  • Viktoria Ivanova – Ekzarh Yosif I FLHS, Lovech

  • Mila Ilieva – Geo Milev ELHS, Ruse

  • Michaela Krasteva – Geo Milev FLHS, Dobrich

  • Ani Mkrtchyan – Atanas Burov School of Economics, Silistra

Finalists

  1. Niki Yonkov – Aprilov National High School, Gabrovo

  2. Joan Popov – Aprilov National High School, Gabrovo

  3. Sevastian Petkov – Nikola Vaptsarov FLHS, Shumen

  4. Mirela Georgieva – Ekzarh Yosif I FLHS, Lovech

  5. Alexandrina Naydenova – Peter Bogdan FLHS, Montana

  6. Iliyan Hristov – Aprilov National High School, Gabrovo

ORIGINAL ORATORY

Semifinalists

  • Valentin Kostov – Geo Milev ELHS, Ruse

  • Steliyana Yordanova – Geo Milev ELHS, Ruse

  • Tihomir Kenarov – Yoan Ekzarh Fifth FLHS, Varna

  • Preslava Ivanova – Yoan Ekzarh Fifth FLHS, Varna

  • Violeta Bogdanova – Yoan Ekzarh Fifth FLHS, Varna

  • Viktoriya Dimova – Yoan Ekzarh Fifth FLHS, Varna

Finalists

  1. Alexandra Petkova – Peter Bogdan FLHS, Montana

  2. Preslav Vachev – Ekzarh Yosif I FLHS, Lovech

  3. Devor Gatev – Geo Milev FLHS, Dobrich

  4. Magdalena Tasheva – Yoan Ekzarh Fifth FLHS, Varna

  5. Yoana Dimitrova – Atanas Burov School of Economics, Silistra

DUO INTERPRETATION

Semifinalists

  • Eliana Alexandrova and Ana-Maria Grigorova – Peter Bogdan FLHS, Montana

  • Antonia Mihaylova and Nena Atanasova – Pleven FLHS

  • Alexandrina Naydenova and Melani Mihaylova – Peter Bogdan FLHS, Montana

  • Albena Valkova and Rozi Todorova – Peter Bogdan FLHS, Montana

  • Nikola Dragomirov and Valentin Velkov – Nikola Vaptsarov FLHS, Shumen

  • Simona Stefanova and Denitsa Hristova – Ekzarh Yosif I FLHS, Lovech

Finalists

  1. Margarita Bozhilova and Steliyana Yordanova – Geo Milev ELHS, Ruse

  2. Vasilena Georgieva and Trayan Hristov – Geo Milev FLHS, Dobrich

  3. Dariya Dzhambazova and Kristiana Dimitrova – Geo Milev ELHS, Ruse

  4. Hristina Todorova and Kristina Vitanova – Ekzarh Yosif I FLHS, Lovech

  5. Nikolai Petrov and Sofia Naydenova – Peter Bogdan FLHS, Montana

  6. Kaloyan Georgiev and Nikol Plamenova – Peter Bogdan FLHS, Montana

WORLD SCHOOLS DEBATE

Finalists

  1. Nedyalko Garmidolov, Kalina Naydenova and Zdravko Nunev – Geo Milev ELHS, Ruse

  2. Krasimir Kirilov, Ralitsa Belcheva and Nilay Gunay – Nikola Vaptsarov FLHS, Shumen

Runners-up

  1. Viktor Stefanov, Ivaylo Velikov and Soner Yusein – St. Konstantin Cyril ELS, Ruse

  2. Lyuboslav Angelov, Mirela Dancheva and Ioan Popzlatev – Nikola Vaptsarov FLHS, Shumen

Individual Speaker Award
Ralitsa Belcheva – Nikola Vaptsarov FLHS, Shumen

Sportsmanship Awards
Yanitsa Ivanova, Kristiyan Nedyalkov and Zahari Iliev – Geo Milev ELHS, Ruse
Nedyalko Garmidolov, Kalina Naydenova and Zdravko Nunev – Geo Milev ELHS, Ruse

TEAM AWARDS

Small School Division (11 and fewer participants)

Aprilov National High School, Gabrovo

Large School Division (more than 11 participants)

Ekzarh Yosif I FLHS, Lovech

BEST Foundation