LCHS speech team wins Chatham Regional

[FEB. 5, 2007]  CHATHAM -- The Lincoln Community High School speech team won the Chatham Regional on Saturday, scoring the high of 75 points. The Lincoln team had 10 individual champions, three second-place finishes and first place in performance in the round.

Champions of the day for LCHS:

• Todd Schumacher in dramatic interpretation

• Stephanie Holford in humorous interpretation

• Lincoln Moore and Tony Curcuru in humorous duet acting

• Hannah Snyder in impromptu speaking

• Janel Filbeck in oratory and prose reading

• Annie Sheley in radio speaking and oratorical declamation

• Cody Follis in verse reading

• Lincoln Moore in original comedy

Second-place finishers for LCHS:

• Tony Curcuru and Kaylyn Engelhardt in dramatic duet acting

• Hannah Snyder in extemporaneous speaking

• Kelly Knecht in special occasion speaking

• Performance in the round, comprised of Hailey Cooper, Billy Grover, Rebecca Kasa, Cameron Kurtz, Taylor Muck, Jill Patrick, Brandon Rahn, Brittany Reves and Jairris Vermeire

A coach for the Lincoln team said: "These individuals really made us proud today, but we must not celebrate too much, because we know the competition will be very difficult when we go to Belleville West this weekend. We don’t compete with these people on a regular basis and really don’t know what to expect, but we must just make sure everyone is the best they can be."

(Text from file received from Ed Jodlowski)