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2006 SENIOR STATE TOURANMENT

The Kentucky High School Speech League held its Senior State Speech and Debate Tournaments on March 23-25 on the campus of Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green. The following schools placed in the top ten in the speech tournament:

State Champion : Danville
2nd : Lafayette
3rd : Graves County
4th : Boone County
5th : Knott County Central
6th : Grant County
7th : Paul L. Dunbar
8th : Bethlehem
9th : Central Hardin
10th : Calloway County

The following schools placed in team debate sweepstakes:

State Champion : North Oldham
2nd : Henry Clay
3rd : Calloway County
4th : Danville
5th : Lafayette

The Horizon Awards are given to schools with smaller entries who demonstrate excellence at the State Tournament. The top five were:

1st : Corbin
2nd : Boyle County
3rd : Nelson County
4th : Glasgow
5th : Kentucky Country Day

The 2006 Sustained Excellence Trophy was presented to Bethlehem High School.

Individual awards were as follows

Varsity Lincoln-Douglas Debate
State Champion : Chelsea Darnell, Calloway County
2nd : Sierra Enlow, LaRue County
Semifinalist : Ashley Winkler, Calloway County
Semifinalist : Rob Strobel, Lafayette
Quarterfinalist : Jackson Lester, Henry Clay
Quarterfinalist : Derek McMahan, North Oldham
Quarterfinalist : Harrison Holcomb, North Oldham
Quarterfinalist : Matt Breen, Henry Clay

Novice Lincoln-Douglas Debate
Co-State Champions : Mallory Morehead and Ryan Kurz, Henry Clay
Semifinalist : Ross Stanton, North Oldham
Semifinalist : Trey Fletcher, North Oldham
Quarterfinalist : Julia Hunter, Lafayette
Quarterfinalist : Jessica Martin, Calloway County
Quarterfinalist : Josh Rosenburg, North Oldham
Quarterfinalist : Elizabeth Fryman, Henry Clay

Student Congress
State Champion : Kevin Smiley, Danville
2nd : Sebastian Pyrek, Danville
3rd : Hunter Kendrick, Danville
4th : Lauren Fibel, Lafayette
5th : Melinda Bleuel, Scott County
6th : Molly Weston, Danville
7th : Zac Newton, LaRue County
8th : Emily Rawdon, Scott County

Broadcasting
State Champion : Ross Johnson, Danville
2nd : Will Sampson, Calloway County
3rd : Simon Powell, Lafayette
4th : Lauren Fibel, Lafayette
5th : John Mark Boes, Central Hardin
6th : Ellidia Guan, Paul L. Dunbar

Dramatic Interpretation
State Champion : Mason Scisco, Danville
2nd : Jarrod Portwood, Knott County Central
3rd : Candace Johnson, Graves County
4th : Chase Stamper, Knott County Central
5th : Katie Nedvidek, Danville
6th : Melissa Cavner, Boone County

Duo Interpretation
State Champion : Bria Stacy and Jarrod Portwood, Knott County Central
2nd : Angel Veza and Jimmy Houlihan, Central Hardin
3rd : Leann Kenney and Grant Wallace, Grant County
4th : David Jackson and Mat Leonard, Lafayette
5th : Molly Shoulta and Brian Cass, Kentucky County Day
6th : Sam Laskey and Corwyn Wyatt, Highlandsl

Extemporaneous Speaking
State Champion : Spencer Greenhalgh, Boone County
2nd : Quentin Johnson, Graves County
3rd : Kathleen Burke, Boone County
4th : Hunter Kendrick, Danville
5th : Sebastian Pyrek, Danville
6th : David Robertson, Calloway Countyl

Humorous Interpretation
State Champion -- Bria Stacy, Knott County Central
2nd : Chrisena Ricci, Lafayette
3rd : Landon Baker, Paducah Tilghman
4th : Chelsey Wood, Danville
5th : Melissa Cavner, Boone County
6th : David Jackson, Lafayette

Impromptu Speaking
State Champion : Michael Gossum, Graves County
2nd : Spencer Greenhalgh, Boone County
3rd : Sebastian Pyrek, Danville
4th -- Quentin Johnson, Graves County
5th : Kathleen Burke, Boone County
6th : Raven Mineo, Grant County

Improvisational Duo
State Champion : David Jackson and Mat Leonard, Lafayette
2nd : Mason Scisco and Ralph Morrison, Danville
3rd : Lindsey Bitzer and Daniel Thompson, Lafayette
4th : John Kenney and Ryan Schuler, Trinity
5th : J. Robert Lindsey and Jessica Alexander, Glasgow
6th : Alli Robbins and Melissa Cavner, Boone County

Original Oratory
State Champion : Lauren Fibel, Lafayette
2nd : Fan Zhou, Paul L. Dunbar
3rd : Brian Cass, Kentucky Country Day
4th : Emily Turner, Assumption
5th : Srinidhi Reddy, Hazard
6th : Parker Neff, North Oldham

Poetry Interpretation
State Champion : Joe Gunning, Bethlehem
2nd : Katie Nedvidek, Danville
3rd : Jamie Lopez, Graves County
4th : Katherine Nelson, Danville
5th : Jessica Martin, Calloway County
6th : Sarah Capito, Warren East

Prose Interpretation
State Champion : Cortney Miller, Boyle County
2nd : John Mark Boes, Central Hardin
3rd : Peter Drance, Boone County
4th : Matt Deluca, Danville
5th : Michael Conver, North Oldham
6th : Valerie Wink, Warren East

Solo Acting
State Champion : Mason Scisco, Danville
2nd : Jamie Sommers, Danville
3rd : Alex Seabrook, Paducah Tilghman
4th : Christy Ferko, Assumption
5th : Ben Glenn, Daviess County
6th : Rex Martinez, Elizabethtown

Storytelling
State Champion : Bria Stacy, Knott County Central
2nd : Alex Gayheart, Knott County Central
3rd : Daniel Noble, Corbin
4th : Logan Davis, Graves County
5th : Elizabeth Donelan, Highlands
6th : Ross Hatton, Kentucky County Day

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