B-R are District Speech Champions, Qualify 13 for state

The Bancroft-Rosalie Speech team won the District championship today, scoring 125 points. Humphrey St. Francis finished second and Humphrey High third. There was tension in the Bancroft-Rosalie Gym when Mrs. Ras walked in to present the speech awards. She kept a straight face, not wishing to reveal how the B-R team had finished. But when Mrs. Bray entered the gym, I knew we had done well.

Individual champions were Olivia Nottlemann in Poetry, Brianna Wegner in Persuasive, Suzanne Ras in Informative, and the OID team of Shelby Ostrand, Kennady Grinvalds, Dylan Slaughter, Suzanne Ras, and Tim Browning.

Other state qualifiers were Olivia Nottlemann- second in Extemporaneous, Kylita Gomez- third in Persuasive, Amanda Brummond- third in Humorous, Jerrica Tietz- third in Poetry, and the OID team of Ian Nottlemann, Ryan Wellman, Jerrica Tietz, Chase Bonsall, and Kylita Gomez.

Other finalists were Kennady Grinvalds- 5th in Extemporaneous, Amanda Brummond- 4th in Serious, Jennifer Marr- 5th in Serious, Shelby Ostrand- 6th in Informative, and Duet Acting of Austin Bruning and Brianna Wegner- 5th.