Results From Kentucky High
School Speech League's Junior
State Tournament At WKU
March 22, 2004
Bowling Green, Ky. - The Kentucky High School Speech League hosted its Junior State Tournament March 21-22 at Western Kentucky University.
The following middle and elementary schools placed in the sweepstakes: first, The School for Creative and Performing Arts at Bluegrass; second, Roy G. Eversole Middle School; third, Winburn Middle School; fourth, Franklin-Simpson Middle School; fifth, Ockerman Middle School; sixth, Kentucky Country Day Middle School; seventh, Southern Pulaski Middle School; eighth, Hindman Elementary; ninth, Calloway County Middle School; 10th, Harrison County Middle School.
The Horizon Awards are given to schools with smaller entries that show excellence. The top five were: first, Bluegrass Middle School; second, June Buchanan School; third, Crittenden County Middle School; fourth, LaRue County Middle School; fifth, Scott Middle School and Lexington Traditional Magnet School (tie).
Individual awards were as follows:
Broadcasting: State Champion, Will Chadwick (Bluegrass Middle School); second, Jordan Davidson (Eversole Middle School); third, Kelly Hieronymus (S.C.A.P.A.); fourth, Christopher Allpress (Franklin-Simpson Middle School); fifth, Ryan Combs (Eversole Middle School); sixth, Kolby Eperson (R.W. Combs Middle School)
Duo Acting: State Champions, Ben Park and Katy Moody (Franklin-Simpson Middle School); second, Adrianna Lacey and Kim Lewis (S.C.A.P.A.); third, Katie Ferguson and Sarah Wright (Conner Middle School); fourth, Katharine Freeman and Lindsay West (The Lexington School); fifth, Rebecca Deery and Lucy Sharp (S.C.A.P.A.); sixth, Molly Dobbins
and Molly Shoulta (Kentucky Country Day Middle School)
Extemporaneous Speaking: State Champion, Lydia Shedlofsky (S.C.A.P.A.); second, Lilian Rogers (Winburn Middle School); third, Sameera Mangena (Winburn Middle School); fourth, Lisanda Novo (Eversole Middle School); fifth, Chrisena Ricci (S.C.A.P.A.); sixth, Amanda Combs (Eversole Middle School)
Improvisational Duo Acting: State Champion, Dana Ferguson and Eva McEnrue (S.C.A.P.A.); second, Seth Koenig and Thomas Padgett (Ockerman Middle School); third, Brittany Johnson and Alisha Kuhl-Childers (S.C.A.P.A.); fourth, Erin Grupe and Alexander Thompson (Winburn Middle School); fifth, Jordan Davidson and Rachel Evans (Eversole Middle School); sixth, Leigh Borton and Lauren Hartweg (Winburn Middle School)
Interpretation of Literature: State Champion, Eva McEnrue (S.C.A.P.A.); second, Katy Moody (Franklin-Simpson Middle School); third, Drew Sugarman (Winburn Middle School); fourth, Lucy Sharp (S.C.A.P.A.); fifth, Madison Mobelini (Eversole Middle School); sixth, Mary Hollamon (Crittenden County Middle School)
Oratorical Declamation: State Champion, Vincent Purcell (Winburn Middle School); second, Ben Richter (Kentucky Country Day); third, Kelsey Watson (Calloway County Middle School); fourth, Chie Togami (S.C.A.P.A.); fifth, Rex Martinez (T.K. Stone Middle School); sixth, Sarah West (S.C.A.P.A.)
Poetry Interpretation: State Champion, Lynda Stevenson (S.C.A.P.A.); second, Carrie Shirley (S.C.A.P.A.); third, Katie Robinson (June Buchanan School); fourth, Cody Huffine (Franklin-Simpson Middle School); fifth, Cassandra Matthews (LaRue County Middle School); sixth, Michelle Carson (Harrison County Middle School)
Prose Interpretation: State Champion, Carly Green (Ockerman Middle School); second, Chrisena Ricci (S.C.A.P.A.); third, Ethan Smith (Harrison County Middle School); fourth, Tyler Olinger (Eversole Middle School); fifth, David Agtarap (Eversole Middle School); sixth, Ali Demoss-Campbell (S.C.A.P.A.)
Public Speaking: State Champion, Papa Chakavarthy (Winburn Middle School); second, Amanda Combs (Eversole Middle School); third, Nate Hovee (June Buchanan School); fourth, Eric Turner (Harrison County Middle School); fifth, Chie Togami (S.C.A.P.A.); sixth, Sameera Mangena (Winburn Middle School)
Solo Acting: State Champion, Chris Stahl (S.C.A.P.A.); second, Rachel Evans (Eversole Middle School); third, Grace Greenwell (Sacred Heart Model School); fourth, Katie Sink (S.C.A.P.A.); fifth, Heather Grigsby (Hindman Elementary); sixth, Ryan Smith (Southern Pulaski Middle School)
Storytelling: State Champion, Sanjana Shanker (Eversole Middle School); second, Alex Early (S.C.A.P.A.); third, Austin Ramsey (Calloway County Middle School); fourth, Jordan Conley (Hindman Elementary); fifth, Josiah Knight (R.W. Combs); sixth, Sarah Blake (Beaumont Middle School)
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