Speech Team Captures State Championship
Fourteen Year Streak Ended
The Scout Speech team won the 2009 Class C1 State Championship by outperforming the competition in finals. Fourteen-year state champions Raymond Central settled for Runner-Up as the Scouts defeated the Mustangs by 28 points. Raymond Central qualified 11 events for finals, while the Scouts only had 9. However, the Scouts all had ranks of 1-3, and the Mustangs settled for 2nd-9th place in finals, helping the Scouts to victory.
Michaela H. won both poetry and persuasive by going straight ones in finals, becoming the most decorated speaker in school history. She has won four state titles herself and qualified to represent Nebraska at the National Forensics League National Meet in Birmingham, Alabama, in June. Weston S. own entertainment, the first in school history in that event, and Abbi B. won serious prose, the first in that event. The Scouts now have 8 individual titles to their history: Michaela (2 in poetry, 2 in persuasive), Weston (Ent.), Abbi (Ser.), Torie T. (Info.), and Doug K. (Humorous). Ben M. was 2nd in poetry to his teammate, as was Andrew M. in entertainment. Cody K. was 2nd in humorous prose, losing to the same person who defeated him in district finals. Jesse and Ben teamed up for 2nd place in duet acting, and Jesse was also 3rd in serious prose.
Also qualifying for state were Christina O. and John O. in informative, Elizabeth H. in extemp, and the OID team of Andrew, Weston, Matt H., and Cody. Making the district team but not qualifying for state were Matt H. in humorous, Staci O. in extemp, and Abbi B. in persuasive.
This is the 2nd State Championship for the speech team (2006), and the team was Runner-Up last year. It is the 7th meet the team has won this year (Stanton, Crete, DC, Battle Creek, Conference, Districts, and State).
Make comments here:
| Jesse Barlean jmb3079@hotmail.com Spanish Class Student | Mar 30, 2009 |
Mr. Ockander was also recently awarded the National Forensics League (NFL) Coach of the Year Award for our division. Congratulations Mr. O, we all thank you so much for everything you've done for us all. |
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Colleen Pierce
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Mar 31, 2009 |
Congrats! You guys had a wonderful year! You did great! Congrats Mr. O and the rest of the state finalists and everyone who made it to State! Good Job! Keep up the Great Work Mr. O. |
| Shelly Minert shelly_minert@hotmail.com Columbus, NE Administrative Assistant | Apr 01, 2009 |
Thanks Mr. O for being part of David City High School and bringing the "BEST" out of so many of the talented young men and women who are part of your "Tradition" |
