OAKES, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – The Oakes speech team is off to a solid start this year and they had another good performance in their meet this past weekend in North Sargent.

Isabelle Haring took 1^st in Inform and 8^th in Dramatic

Aaliyah Aberle took 8^th in Storytelling

Isabelle Haring and Aaliyah Aberle took 4^th for their Humorous Duo

Mackenzie Reiser took 5^th in Poetry

Oakes’ speech coach Grace Woodstead said, “All in all, another successful meet! The kids competed against students from area Class B schools, as well as Class A students from Jamestown and Valley City.” Their next meet is in Kindred on Saturday, February 12^th.