The Kentucky Highschool Speech League
2008 JUNIOR STATE TOURANMENT
The Kentucky High School Speech League held its Junior State Speech Tournament on March 21-22 on the campus of Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green. The following schools placed in the top ten in the speech tournament:
State Champion : School for Creative and Performing Arts, Bluegrass (SCAPA)
2nd : Ockerman MS
3rd : Kentucky Country Day
4th : John's Creek School
5th : Roy G. Eversole ES
6th : Morton MS
7th : Highlands
8th : East Hardin MS
9th : Calloway County MS
10th : Franklin Simpson MS
The Horizon Awards are given to schools with smaller entries who demonstrate excellence at the State Tournament. The top five were:
1st : Corbin MS
2nd : Scott MS
3rd : Beaumont MS
4th : June Buchanan School
5th : Bardstown MS
The 2008 Sustained Excellence Trophy was presented to SCAPA, Bluegrass.
Broadcasting
State Champion : Beau McGhee, Highlands
2nd : Ariel Wren, Franklin-Simpson
3rd : Kendra Ball, East Hardin
4th : McLean Long, Kentucky Country Day
5th : Taylor Jordan Brantley, Kentucky Country Day
6th : Micheala Rosenberger, East Hardin
Duo Acting
State Champion : Haley Fish & McKenna Slonem SCAPA
2nd : Madalyn Collins & Stella Sharpe, SCAPA
3rd : Clay Edwards & Hannah Ingraham, Ockerman
4th : Dera Hale & Eric Winkler, Calloway Co.
5th : Brittany Miller & Kaitlyn Miller, Roy G Eversole
6th : Rachel Pelgen & Maddie Gates, Highlands
Extemporaneous Speaking
State Champion : Leia Wedlung, SCAPA
2nd : Macy Early, SCAPA
3rd : Lesleigh Rowan, Ockerman
4th : Laura Hornback, Kentucky Country Day
5th : Alexis Caddell, Ockerman
6th : Mithra Muthukrishnan, SCAPA
Interpretation of Literature
State Champion : P.J. Sowards, Johns Creek
2nd : Hannah Ingraham, Ockerman
3rd : Beth Bollinger, SCAPA
4th : Emily Armstrong, SCAPA
5th : Tonya Parker, Calloway Co.
6th : Emily Scinta, Kentucky Country Day
Improvisational Duo
State Champion : Ross Thomas & Emma Horvath, SCAPA
2nd : Gabby Cahill & Olivia Reese, Ockerman
3rd : Audrey Linville & Shelby Henderson, Beaumont
4th : Brock Burton & Will Niblock, Kentucky Country Day
5th : Dakota Dean & Alex Smith, Corbin
6th : Daniel Dermous & Colin Waters, Ockerman
Oratorical Declamation
State Champion : Macy Early, SCAPA
2nd : Madalyn Collins, SCAPA
3rd : Kristen Coomer, Ockerman
4th : Taylor Jordan Brantley, Kentucky Country Day
5th : Tracy Pedigo, Franklin-Simpson
6th : Laiken Sandlin, Roy G Eversole
Poetry Interpretation
State Champion : Amelia Gramling, Christmas-Gramling Home School
2nd : Jamie Vescio, SCAPA
3rd : Shelby Champlin, Corbin
4th : Eraaj Mahmood, Kentucky Country Day
5th : Kristian Mulligan, Kentucky Country Day
6th : Meredith Thornton, Ockerman
Prose Interpretation
State Champion : Avery Melton, Roy G Eversole
2nd : Emily Watson, Ockerman
3rd : Jamie Vescio, SCAPA
4th : Caroline Ford, Stonewall Academy
5th : Brittany Miller, Roy G Eversole
6th : Maddie Gates, Highlands
Public Speaking
State Champion : Macy Early, SCAPA
2nd : Lauren Gardiner, SCAPA
3rd : Lori Lovell, Ockerman
4th : Lesleigh Rowan, Ockerman
5th : Nicole Nemec, Kentucky Country Day
6th : Adeline Agtarap, Beaumont
Solo Acting
State Champion : Ema Horvath, SCAPA
2nd : Ross Thomas, SCAPA
3rd : Frank James, Kentucky Country Day
4th : McKenna Slone, SCAPA
5th : Clay Edwards, Ockerman
6th : Morgan Thacker, Roy G Eversole
Storytelling
State Champion : Haley Fish, SCAPA
2nd : Joseph Wrightson, SCAPA
3rd : Lauren Kammerling, Kentucky Country Day
4th : Dakota Dean, Corbin
5th : Conner Moulton, Ockerman
6th : Grace Cox, SCAPA
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