Speech Team

26 Headed to STATE SPEECH

DCHS Journalism

by Danyel Jeffrey

April 27, 2008

Twenty-six students will be heading to State Speech this weekend. Students qualified for the State Championship Tournament by placing first or second at a tournament throughout the speech season, depending on the size of the tournament.

Some students qualified for the State Festival by placing second, third, or fourth at a tournament, depending on the size, or by receiving a I at Regional Festival.

State Champs are held this year in Clearwater on May 3. At Champs, students compete for rankings to break into the semi-final round. If they make the final round, they will be ranked again with a champion crowned in each event.

The following have qualified for Champs:

Name	Event	State Results
Alyssa Rippe	Serious Solo
Farra McChesney	Serious Solo
Rory Wendelin	Humorous Solo
Joe Hirsch	Humorous Solo
Jacinta Carter	Humorous Solo
Emma Merrill	Poetry Interpretation
Anna Larue	Informative Speaking
Makenzie Nelson	Informative Speaking
Haley Barrett	Informative Speaking
Joe Hirsch/Ethan Merrill	Improvised Duet Acting
Jessica Bremer	Extemporaneous Speaking
Amber Mason	Prose Interpretation
Ashley Horton	Prose Interpretation
Ethan Merrill	Prose Interpretation
Amber Mason/Tim Larson	Duet Acting
Jacinta Carter/Chenny Langness	Duet Acting

State Festival is also held on May 3. This year it is at Wichita East High School. At Festival, students perform for a rating of I, II, II, or IV.

Students competing at State Festival include the following

Name	Event	State Result
Rebecca Helm	Oration
Jacob Helm	Informative Speaking
Rebecca and Jacob Helm	Improvised Duet Acting
Jacob Larue	Prose Interpretation
Laysha Medina	Serious Solo Acting
Jay Wessel	Poetry Interpretation
Heather and Jenny Ploussard	Improvised Duet Acting
Hunter Nedland	Extemporaneous Speaking
Melissa Hasty	Prose Interpretation