LJHS speech team sweeps up at state contest

[November 05, 2009]  The Lincoln Junior High speech team competed in the IESA state contest on Saturday at Springfield Christian School. The team earned 14 first-place awards and six for second place. Four LJHS events received the Judges' Choice award for outstanding performances of the day.

Judges' Choice awards

• "Exit Stage Right": Steven Schleich, Alishia Debord and Elijah Chapman

• "This Man Needs Help": Brianna Dye and Kieran Foster

• "A Fine Line": Gabrielle Brumfield and Rebecca Stein

• "Holy Taters, Kemosabee!": Steven Schleich and Elijah Chapman

First-place awards

Solo:

• Tanna Snodgrass

• Kieran Foster

Regular duet:

• Sydney Marshall, Joella Vermeire

• Anna Berry, Haley Welch

• Elijah Chapman, Steven Schleich

• Courtney Miller, Alyssa Zimmer

• Brianna Dye, Kieran Foster

• Gabrielle Brumfield, Rebecca Stein

• Darria Campbell, Tiffany Dooley

Small group:

• Elijah Chapman, Alishia Debord and Steven Schleich

Improv duet:

• Brianna Dye, Kieran Foster

• Logan Keysear, Kayla Doucette

• Darria Campbell, Tiffany Dooley

• Gabrielle Brumfield, Rebecca Stein

Second-place awards

Regular duet:

• Jackie Martincic, Hayley Barton

Improv duet:

• Sydney Marshall, Joella Vermeire

• Jackie Martincic, Hayley Barton

• Anna Berry, Haley Welch

• Courtney Miller, Alyssa Zimmer

• Callie Harbour, Ian Herzog

Coaches for the team are Grace Hepler, Jody Carroll and Karolee Johnson.

[Text from file received from Karolee Johnson, Lincoln Junior High School]