JAMESTOWN, N.D. (NewsDakota.com)  – The Jamestown Highway School (JHS) Speech team has had a strong start to their season through their first three meets of the year.

Teacher Cassandra Reidburn said JHS Speech team has 26 members between varsity and the middle school. The team competed at HMB on January 25, Kulm on February 1, and Tower City on February 22 taking home 63 awards with 9 state qualifiers: Matthew Motschenbacher in storytelling, impromptu, and humorous, Sophia Bilowith in impromptu, dramatic and EPR, Nevaeh Romfo in EPR, Emma Hoke in poetry, and Chloe Smith in inform.

Individual results include:

HMB:
Dramatic Interpretation – Rylee Keith (Top Novice)
Extemporaneous Speaking – Carson Muggli (5th ) and Gavyn Gasal (6th )
Impromptu Speaking – Matthew Motschenbacher (1st , state qualifying), Sophia
Bilowith (2nd, state qualifying), Carson Muggli (5th )
Poetry – Mercy Snow (7 th ) and Emerson Phau (8th )
Radio Broadcasting – Ansley Godboldt (7th )
Serious Prose – Mercy Snow (6th )
Speech to Inform – Chloe Smith (7th ) and Ansley Godboldt (8th )
Speech to Persuade – Kate Redfearn (5th )
Extemporaneous Programmed Reading (EPR) – Myra Wolfe (8th )

Kulm:
Dramatic Interpretation – Sophia Bilowith (1st , state qualifying), Emma Jacobson (4th ), and Rylee Keith (5th )
Extemporaneous Speaking – Carson Muggli (1st ) and Gavyn Gasal (3rd )

Humorous Interpretation – Matthew Motschenbacher (1st , state qualifying), Aiden Lorenz (3rd ), Parker Wallace (5th ), and Ramsey Thury (6th )
Impromptu Speaking – Matthew Motschenbacher (1st , state qualifying), Carson Muggli (2nd ), Sophia Bilowith (4th ), Chloe Smith (6th ), and Gavyn Gasal (7th )
Poetry – Emma Hoke (1st , state qualifying), Nevaeh Romfo (4th ), and Mercy Snow (5th )
Radio Broadcasting – Ansley Godboldt (3rd )
Serious Prose – Mercy Snow (3rd ) and Saydee Rosemore (7th )
Speech to Entertain – Emma Hoke (2nd )
Speech to Inform – Chloe Smith (1st , state qualifying), Kate Redfearn (5th ), Ansley Godboldt (6th ), and Saydee Rosemore (8th )
Speech to Persuade – Kate Redfearn (2nd )
Extemporaneous Programmed Reading (EPR) – Nevaeh Romfo (1st , state qualifying), Emma Jacobson (5th ), Rylee Keith (5th )
Storytelling – Aiden Lorenz (1st ) and Parker Wallace (2nd )

Tower City:
Impromptu Speaking – Sophia Bilowith (1st , state qualifying) and Carson Muggli (3rd )
Poetry – Emma Hoke (3rd ) and Emerson Phau (7th )
Serious Duo – Emma Jacobson and Kendra Krueger (7th ) and Chloe Smith and Mercy Snow (7th )
Radio Broadcasting – Ansley Godboldt (2nd )
Serious Prose – Matthew Motschenbacher (3rd ) and Nevaeh Romfo (4th )
Speech to Entertain – Emma Hoke (5th )
Extemporaneous Speaking – Carson Muggli (3rd ) and Kendra Krueger (6th )

Speech to Inform – Chloe Smith (2nd , state qualifying), Ansley Godboldt (7th ), Kate Redfearn (Top novice)
Extemporaneous Programmed Reading (EPR) – Sophia Bilowith (1st , state qualifying)
Storytelling – Matthew Motschenbacher (1st , state qualifying) and Aiden Lorenz (2nd )