The Maury Sheridan and Kevin Twohy Speech & Debate Endowment was created to honor Dr. Maury Sheridan, a fixture at BBHS from 1960 to 1974 who helped to establish the BBHS Speech & Debate program and to honor Kevin Twohy ’71 who was inspired by Dr. Sheridan at BBHS and directly led to Kevin becoming a nationally recognized coach at the high school and collegiate levels of forensics.
Maury also worked tirelessly to inspire students on stage and in the classroom and had a passion for and commitment to effective communication. Mr. Sheridan, as he was known to his students, brought the best out in every student he reached. He demanded excellence and commitment. He was a teacher, director, mentor, and coach to countless students at Bishop Blanchet.
Kevin “2E” Twohy was drawn to speech and debate when he first arrived as a freshman at BBHS. Kevin contributed to the production of the school annual, wrote regular sports columns for the MITER, and served as a team manager for varsity baseball, football, and basketball and found time to participate in the annual school spring musical directed by Dr. Sheridan. Kevin continued to be involved in speech and debate after high school serving as Coach Twohy at Jesuit HS in New Orleans, Carroll College in Helena, MT, and Diablo Valley Junior College.
This Endowment serves to honor both Maury and Kevin and their love of Bishop Blanchet and its Community. It will also endeavor to fund and preserve the Speech & Debate program at BBHS for the next 60 years and beyond giving current and future BBHS students the same opportunities that Maury helped to provide and Kevin experienced while a student at Blanchet.
