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CITY, ND – High School Speech Team member Mikey Meester of Valley City will be representing his school and the state of North Dakota during the national competition next month in Dallas, Texas.
Under head coach, Nick Lee and assistant coach, Misty Olds, the Valley City High School speech team showed success on multiple fronts. Throughout the year, the speech team captured four meet titles taking first at the following tournaments: Fargo Shanley, Fargo Davies, Grand Forks and Devils Lake.
Meester advanced to the semifinal round of Dramatic Interpretation and was selected to attend the national tournament in Dallas as part of an elite world schools debate team, which will be comprised of five members from around the state of North Dakota.
But in order to make the trip possible donations are needed to help Mikey Meester and his head coach Nick Lee get to Dallas for the competition.
This year’s national tournament will be held in Dallas June 15-19. An end of the year awards ceremony will be held Tuesday, May 19 at 7pm in the Cafeteria at the high school. The public is welcome to attend awards ceremony and or to make a donation.
Meester and Lee shared their excitement about getting ready for the national competition with KOVC Radio’s Steve Urness.
Please consider donating to the VCHS Speech Team Boosters who help defray the costs of attending this prestigious tournament in Dallas, Texas.
Donations can be dropped off or mailed to:
VCHS Speech Boosters
Dacotah Bank
Attn. Mark Oberlander
240 3rd St. NW
Valley City, ND, 58072
In addition, Valley City High School received the North Dakota Roughrider NFL District Endurance Award, which is awarded to the NSDA chapter with the most accumulated points at the end of the season.
In their defining moment of the year, the youthful 2015 Hi-Liner speech team demolished the competition at the EDC regional tournament, taking first by a whopping margin of over 30 points. Notable standout individuals on the team include 8th grader, Maggie Oberlander, and junior, Hannah Peterson, who both took 1st place in each of their events.
EDC Individual Scores-
Serious Prose-
1st Place- Maggie Oberlander
2nd Place- Cacie Lloyd
Serious Duo-
1st Place- Maggie Oberlander/Eliza Johnson
5th Place- Cacie Lloyd/Amanda Bjork
Entertain-
1st Place- Hannah Petersen
2nd Place- Amanda Bjork
8th Place- Rebecca Montecuollo
Impromptu-
2nd Place- Erik Johnson
Drama-
2nd Place- Tanaya Leifson
4th Place- Abby Ingstad
Humorous Interp-
State Qualified- Eliza Johnson
State Qualified- Morgen Sayler
Extemporaneous Programmed Reading-
State Qualified- Abby Slyter
Inform-
1st Place- Hannah Petersen
6th Place- Jacob Berntson
7th Place- Libby Borg
Radio-
2nd Place- Libby Borg
6th Place- Jacob Berntson
Poetry-
1st Place- Abby Slyter
Persuade-
State Qualified- Sarah Montecuollo
Humorous Duo-
1st Place- Erik Johnson/Mikey Meester
Storytelling-
4th Place- Mikey Meester
6th Place- Tanaya Liefson
Valley City also had several students break into the final rounds at the State Class-A competition.
State Individual Scores-
Extemporaneous Programmed Reading-
3rd Place- Abby Slyter
Poetry-
9th Place- Abby Slyter
Entertain-
7th Place- Rebecca Montecuollo
Inform-
5th Place- Elisabeth Borg
6th Place- Hannah Petersen
Humorous Interp-
8th Place- Eliza Johnson
The Valley City Speech Team also competed at the National Speech and Debate Association (NSDA) North Dakota Roughrider District Tournament.
Participants who compete have the opportunity to qualify for the NSDA National Speech and Debate Tournament.
Amanda Bjork advanced to the final found at the district tournament and, is the 4th alternate to the National Tournament in Humorous Interp. Jacob Berntson advanced into the final round at the district tournament and is the 1st alternate in Original Oratory to the National Tournament.
Written by Dempsey Williams
Please consider donating to the VCHS Speech Team Boosters who help defray the costs of attending this prestigious tournament in Dallas, Texas.
Donations can be dropped off or mailed to:
VCHS Speech Boosters
Dacotah Bank
Attn. Mark Oberlander
240 3rd St. NW
Valley City, ND, 58072
