Bowling Green, Ky. - The Kentucky High School Speech League, Inc. hosted its Senior Division State Tournament March 23-25, on the campus of Western Kentucky University. Fifty-two schools from around the Commonwealth competed at this year’s State Tournament.
The following high schools placed in team sweepstakes:
State Champion Danville High School
2nd Lafayette High School
3rd Graves County High School
4th Boone County High School
5th Knott County Central High School
6th Grant County High School
7th Paul L. Dunbar High School
8th Bethlehem High School
9th Central Hardin High School
10th Calloway County High School
The following schools placed in team debate sweepstakes:
State Champion North Oldham High School
2nd Henry Clay High School
3rd Calloway County High School
4th Danville High School
5th Lafayette High School
The Horizon Awards are given to schools with smaller entries who demonstrate excellence at the State Tournament. The top five were:
1st Corbin High School
2nd Boyle County High School
3rd Nelson County High School
4th Glasgow High School
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 High School
2nd Sierra Enlow, LaRue County High School
Semifinalist Ashley Winkler, Calloway County High School
Semifinalist Rob Strobel, Lafayette High School
Quarterfinalist Jackson Lester, Henry Clay High School
Quarterfinalist Derrick McMahon, North Oldham High School
Quarterfinalist Harrison Holcomb, North Oldham High School
Quarterfinalist Matt Breen, Henry Clay High School
Novice Lincoln-Douglas Debate
Co-State Champions Mallory Morehead and Ryan Kurz, Henry Clay High School
Semifinalist Ross Stanton, North Oldham High School
Semifinalist Trey Fletcher, North Oldham High School
Quarterfinalist Julia Hunter, Lafayette High School
Quarterfinalist Jessica Martin, Calloway County High School
Quarterfinalist Josh Rosenburg, North Oldham High School
Quarterfinalist Elizabeth Fryman, Henry Clay High School
Student Congress
State Champion Kevin Smiley, Danville High School
2nd Sebastian Pyrek, Danville High School
3rd Hunter Kendrick, Danville High School
4th Lauren Fibel, Lafayette High School
5th Melinda Bleuel, Scott County High School
6th Molly Weston, Danville High School
7th Zac Newton, LaRue County High School
8th Emily Rawdon, Scott County High School
Broadcasting
State Champion Ross Johnson, Danville High School
2nd Will Sampson, Calloway County High School
3rd Simon Powell, Lafayette High School
4th Lauren Fibel, Lafayette High School
5th John Mark Boes, Central Hardin High School
6th Ellidia Guan, Paul L. Dunbar High School
Dramatic Interpretation
State Champion Mason Scisco, Danville High School
2nd Jarrod Portwood, Knott County Central High School
3rd Candace Johnson, Graves County High School
4th Chase Stamper, Knott County Central High School
5th Katie Nedvidek, Danville High School
6th Melissa Cavner, Boone County High School
Duo Interpretation
State Champion Bria Stacy and Jarrod Portwood, Knott County Central High School
2nd Angel Veza and Jimmy Houlihan, Central Hardin High School
3rd Leann Kenney and Grant Wallace, Grant County High School
4th David Jackson and Mat Leonard, Lafayette High School
5th Molly Shoulta and Brian Cass, Kentucky County Day
6th Sam Laskey and Corwyn Wyatt, Highlands High School
Extemporaneous Speaking
State Champion Spencer Greenhalgh, Boone County High School
2nd Quentin Johnson, Graves County High School
3rd Kathleen Burke, Boone County High School
4th Hunter Kendrick, Danville High School
5th Sebastian Pyrek, Danville High School
6th David Robertson, Calloway County High School
Humorous Interpretation
State Champion -- Bria Stacy, Knott County Central High School
2nd Chrisena Ricci, Lafayette High School
3rd Landon Baker, Paducah Tilghman High School
4th Chelsey Wood, Danville High School
5th Melissa Cavner, Boone County High School
6th David Jackson, Lafayette High School
Impromptu Speaking
State Champion Michael Gossum, Graves County High School
2nd Spencer Greenhalgh, Boone County High School
3rd Sebastian Pyrek, Danville High School
4th -- Quentin Johnson, Graves County High School
5th Kathleen Burke, Boone County High School
6th Raven Mineo, Grant County High School
Improvisational Duo
State Champion David Jackson and Mat Leonard, Lafayette High School
2nd Mason Scisco and Ralph Morrison, Danville High School
3rd Lindsey Bitzer and Daniel Thompson, Lafayette High School
4th John Kenney and Ryan Schuler, Trinity High School
5th J. Robert Lindsey and Jessica Alexander, Glasgow High School
6th Alli Robbins and Melissa Cavner, Boone County High School
Original Oratory
State Champion Lauren Fibel, Lafayette High School
2nd Fan Zhou, Paul L. Dunbar High School
3rd Brian Cass, Kentucky Country Day
4th Emily Turner, Assumption High School
5th Srinidhi Reddy, Hazard High School
6th Parker Neff, North Oldham High School
Poetry Interpretation
State Champion Joe Gunning, Bethlehem High School
2nd Katie Nedvidek, Danville High School
3rd Jamie Lopez, Graves County High School
4th Katherine Nelson, Danville High School
5th Jessica Martin, Calloway County High School
6th Sarah Capito, Warren East High School
Prose Interpretation
State Champion Cortney Miller, Boyle County High School
2nd John Mark Boes, Central Hardin High School
3rd Peter Drance, Boone County High School
4th Matt Deluca, Danville High School
5th Michael Conver, North Oldham High School
6th Valerie Wink, Warren East High School
Solo Acting
State Champion Mason Scisco, Danville High School
2nd Jamie Sommers, Danville High School
3rd Alex Seabrook, Paducah Tilghman High School
4th Christy Ferko, Assumption High School
5th Ben Glenn, Daviess County High School
6th Rex Martinez, Elizabethtown High School
Storytelling
State Champion Bria Stacy, Knott County Central High School
2nd Alex Gayheart, Knott County Central High School
3rd Daniel Noble, Corbin High School
4th Logan Davis, Graves County High School
5th Elizabeth Donelan, Highlands High School
6th Ross Hatton, Kentucky County Day
