Three place at State Speech
DCHS Journalism
by Amie Ritter
May 06, 2008
Senior Jessica Bremer capped off her high school speech career by placing fourth in extemporaneous speaking at the State Speech Tournament. The team of Joe Hirsch and Ethan Merrill placed fifth in improvised duet acting.
State Champs were hosted by Deerfield High School at the Clearwater High School on May 2. Thirty-four schools competed.
Qualifying for the semi-final round were Amber Mason and Tim Larson and Jacinta Carter and Chenny Langness in duet acting; Joe Hirsch in humorous solo acting; Annamarie Larue in informative speaking; and Farra McChesney in serious solo acting.
At State Festival, four events earned I ratings: Jacob and Becky Helm in improvised duet acting; Jacob Larue in prose interpretation; Becky Helm in original oration; and Laysha Medina in serious solo acting.
Individual Results:
| Individual | Event | Points Place |
| Jessica Bremer | Extemporaneous | 23/4th |
| Joe Hirsch/Ethan Merril | Improvised Duet Acting | 24/5th |
| Amber Mason/Tim Larson | Duet Acting | 13/Semi Finalist |
| Jacinta Carter/Chenny Langness | Duet Acting | 13/Semi Finalist |
| Joe Hirsch | Humorous Solo | 13/Semi Finalist |
| Annamarie Larue | Informative | 14/Semi Finalist |
| Farra McChesney | Serious Solo | 16/Semi Finalist |
| Rory Wendelin | Humorous Solo | 3 |
| Jacinta Carter | Humorous Solo | 8 |
| Makenzie Nelson | Informative | 5 |
| Haley Barrett | Informative | 5 |
| Emma Merrill | Poetry Interpretation | 3 |
| Amber Mason | Prose Interpretation | 8 |
| Ashley Horton | Prose Interpretation | 9 |
| Ethan Merrill | Prose Interpretation | 6 |
| Alyssa Rippe | Serious Solo | 5 |
State Speech and Drama Festival
| Jacob Helm/Rebecca Helm | Improvised duet | I |
| Hunter Nedland | Extemporaneous | III |
| Jacob Larue | Prose Interpretation | I |
| Heather Ploussard/Jenny Ploussard | Improvised Duet | II |
| Jacob Helm | Informative | II |
| Jay Wessel | Poetry | II |
| Rebecca Helm | Original Oration | I |
| Laysha Medina | Serious solo Acting | I |
| Melissa Hasty | Prose Interpretation | II |
Three place at State Speech
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