FARGO, N.D. (NewsDakota.com)- This past Saturday, March 30, the Valley City High School Hi-Liner Speech Team traveled to the Fargo North High School Speech Invitational. The Hi-Liners had a successful day as they reach the end of regular season competition.
Two new events qualified for the State Class A Speech Tournament, April 13 held at Jamestown High School. Eliza Johnson qualified in Prose, and Monisha Terry in Humorous. Many kids qualified events they had already previously qualified. VCHS placed 1st with 197 sweepstakes points, in front of West Fargo Sheyenne who took 2nd with 92 points. West Fargo High placed 3rd with 67 points. Individual results are as follows.
Dramatic- Madi Klabo (5th), Gabbie Shipp (3rd), Maggie Oberlander (2nd), Lillian Kiefert (1st)
EPR- Lily Douglass (7th), Katy Meester (6th), Maggie Oberlander (3rd), Monisha Terry (1st)
Extemp- Lillian Kiefert (Superior Speaker)
Humorous- Teddy Holchhalter (Top Novice), Tucker Johnson (Superior Speaker), Skye Auka (Superior Speaker), Owen Plagens (Superior Speaker), Monisha Terry (1st)
Humorous Duo- Katy Borg/ Amelia Meester (Superior Speaker), Lily Douglass/ Jerrica Eldridge (Superior Speaker), Brooke Ask/ Cassie Mundal (Superior Speaker), Amber Knutson/ Brinklyn Johnson (8th), Maddi Knight/ Tucker Johnson (5th), Catherine Meester/Elizabeth Gazeley (2nd), Sophie Boe/ Dylan Quick (1st)
Impromptu- Gabriella Shipp (6th), Lillian Kiefert (5th)
Inform- Katy Meester (Superior Speaker), Dylan Quick (Superior Speaker), Aurora Zinel (Superior Speaker), Sophie Boe (5th)
Persuade- Madi Klabo (Superior Speaker Brinklyn Johnson (6th), Luke Plagens (4th), Elizabeth Gazeley (3rd), Maggie Oberlander (1st)
Poetry- Lily Douglass (Top Novice), Skye Auka (Superior Speaker), Brooke Ask (Superior Speaker), Lillian Kiefert (Superior Speaker), Cassie Mundal (Superior Speaker), Monisha Terry (2nd and state qualified on A/B split)
Prose- Skye Auka (Superior Speaker), Ayden Grace McPartland (Superior Speaker), Gabbie Shipp (3rd),
Eliza Johnson (2nd and state qualified on A/B Split)
Radio- Eliza Johnson (1st)
Serious Duo- Schmidt/Douglass (7th), Terry/Shipp (3rd), Oberlander/Johnson (1st)
Entertain- Katy Borg (Top Novice), Alexis Wobbema (Superior Speaker), Amelia Meester (5th), Elizabeth Gazeley (2nd)
Storytelling- Amelia Meester (Top Novice), Stephanie Hoffarth (Superior Speaker), Elizabeth Gazeley (Superior Speaker), Tucker Johnson (2nd), Sophie Boe (1st)
Next up for the Hi-Liner speech team is the EDC Regional Tournament, Saturday April 6th at Fargo North High School. Students who are prequalified in events must compete in those events at regionals. Students are limited to 2 events and a school may only bring 4 entries in each of the 14 categories. In order to qualify for the state tournament students must place in the top half of competitors in their events.
Submitted by coach Nick Lee