Circle of Champions

Program Oral Interpretation

2023-2024 State Champions

Varsity Division
Marist School
Coached by Jeffrey Miller and Abby Schirmer

First & Second Year Divisions
Lassiter High School
Coached by Jonathan Waters

Past State Champions

Varsity Division

Note: In 2012-2015, the GFCA recognized the event as Prose & Poetry and then transitioned to Program Oral Interpretation.

  • 2011*

    State Champion
    Henry W. Grady High School
    Taylor Walker

    State Runner Up
    Lakeview Academy
    Jarrod Beck

  • 2012*

    State Champion
    Henry W. Grady High School
    Marius Jackson

    State Runner Up
    Henry W. Grady High School
    Jahra Gholston

  • 2013*

    State Champion
    Henry W. Grady High School
    Qri Montague

    State Runner Up
    Lee County High School
    Hugh Slaton

  • 2014*

    State Champion
    Henry W. Grady High School
    Molly Looman

    State Runner Up
    Henry W. Grady High School
    Ryan Switzer

  • 2015*

    State Champion
    Henry W. Grady High School
    Chloe Citron

    State Runner Up
    Henry W. Grady High School
    Ashley Carter

  • 2016

    State Champion
    Henry W. Grady High School
    Ashley Carter

    State Runner Up
    Rockdale Magnet School of Science & Tech
    Morgan Riemersma

  • 2017

    State Champion
    The Lovett School
    Kailyn Gibson

    State Runner Up
    Henry W. Grady High School
    Liliana Chanler

  • 2018

    State Champion
    Alpharetta High School
    Katherine Sommers

    State Runner Up
    Alpharetta High School
    Avantika Ramanathan

  • 2019

    State Champion
    Valdosta High School
    Joshwell Thompson

    State Runner Up
    Henry W. Grady High School
    Taylor Jackson

  • 2020

    State Champion
    Lassiter High School
    Natalie Marlow

    State Runner Up
    Valdosta High School
    Kenzie Eikenberry

  • 2021

    State Champion
    Northview High School
    Grace Chawla

    State Runner Up
    Northview High School
    Aparna Shivkumar

  • 2022

    State Champion
    Northview High School
    Kate Li

    State Runner Up
    Sequoyah High School
    Sarabeth Campbell

  • 2023

    State Champion
    Sequoyah High School
    Sarabeth Campbell

    State Runner Up
    Northview High School
    Kate Li

  • 2024

    State Champion
    Marist School
    Faiza Khaled

    State Runner Up
    Lassiter High School
    Sophia Martin

First & Second Year Divisions

Note: In 2012-2015, the GFCA recognized the event as Prose & Poetry and then transitioned to Program Oral Interpretation.
Note: In 2021 and 2022, all interpretation events were collapsed into a Speech Interpretation division. To view the champions of those years, click here.

  • 2012*

    Novice State Champion
    Henry W. Grady High School
    Qri Montague

    Novice State Runner Up
    Alpharetta High School
    Natalie Nuckolls

  • 2012*

    JV State Champion
    Central Gwinnett High School
    Nicole Bradly

    JV State Runner Up
    Fayette County High School
    Jazmin Carr

  • 2013*

    Novice State Champion
    Fayette County High School
    Morgan Brown

    Novice State Runner Up
    Sequoyah High School
    Tija Passley

  • 2014*

    Novice State Champion
    Henry W. Grady High School
    Ashley Carter

    Novice State Runner Up
    North Cobb High School
    Dominique Cooper

  • 2015*

    Novice State Champion
    Valdosta High School
    Brianna Crockett

    Novice State Runner Up
    Lassiter High School
    Zoe Copenhaver

  • 2023

    JV/Novice State Champion
    Marist School
    Faiza Khaled

    JV/Novice State Runner Up
    Northview High School
    Ananya Pophali

  • 2024

    JV/Novice State Champion
    Lassiter High School
    Emma Rasco

    JV/Novice State Runner Up
    Northview High School
    Ananya Pophali