LCHS Speech Team top at downstate tournament        

[NOV. 21, 2005]  The Lincoln Community High School Speech team won its first tournament of the year topping 10 teams at the Charleston Speech Tournament. Tournament champions included Rachel Kasa and Tony Curcuru in Dramatic Duet and Lindsey Boerma in Humorous Interp.

Other Varsity finalists included:  Rhiannon Hoagland and Jillian Dowell 6^th in Dramatic Duet, Kelly Lohrenz 2^nd and Rachel Kasa 4^th in Dramatic Interp, Cameron Kurtz 2^nd and Amy Schumacher 4^th in Extemp, Taylor Muck 4^th in Humorous Interp, Curcuru and Annie Sheley 4th and Jairris Vermeire and Taylor Muck 5^th in Humorous Duet, Hannah Snyder 5^th and Cameron Kurtz 6^th in Impromptu, Janel Filbeck 3^rd and Rebecca Kasa 5^th in Oratroy, Amy Schumacher 2^nd and Annie Sheley 7^th in  Declamation, Stephanie Holford 5^th and Jaci Gandenberger 6^th in Original Comedy, Ruth Ohmart 3rd in Prose Reading, Brandon Rahn 3^rd and Janel Filbeck 4^th in Radio, Lindsey Boerma 2^nd and Kelly Lohrenz 4^th in Special Occasion, and Ruth Ohmart 2^nd in Verse..

 Novice winners included:  Kaylyn Englehardt in Declamation, Chelsea Filbeck in Extemp and Reid McIntosh in Impromptu.   Other Novice finalists were Cody Follis 3^rd in Verse and 4th in Dramatic Interp, Chelsea Filbeck 3rd in Impromptu, Stephanie Holford 2nd in Humorous Interp, Hailey Cooper 2nd in Original Comedy and 4th in Humorous Interp, Reid McIntosh  4^th in Radio Todd Schumacher 4^th in Declamation and 2^nd in Humorous Duet with Maddy Bond.  Bond 6^th in Verse;  Kaylyn Englehardt 5^th and Kelly Knecht 6^th in Prose.  Knecht 3^rd in Oratory.  Katy Reynolds 3^rd in Special Occasion and 5^th in Radio Speaking.

Co- Head Speech Coach Ed Jodlowski commented "our goal at the beginning of the year was to field a competitive team and we are really improving.  There is a lot of youth, but you could see at the end of Saturday that they were very satisfied with what they had accomplished -- they certainly have a lot to be proud of  right now.  The team has a well deserved rest, and will be back in competition December 3 at the Heyworth and Bloomington tournaments.

[LCHS news release]