Three Zion Lutheran School performances received the Judges' Choice Award at the Area 17 Illinois Elementary School Association Speech Contest last Saturday at Buffalo Tri-City. Judges' Choice Award recipients are Sydney Johnson and Danielle Burgrabe for their duet performance of “It’s A Dog’s Life”; Ashlan Broom, Gabi Cox and Emma Cooper, who performed “Friends Forever”; and Joe Ahrends, Garret Olson, Joel Robison and Ben Steiner with “A Little Breezy Below.” Autum Robison, Karen Burgrabe and Marty Ahrends coach the ZLS speech team.

Front row: Kalyn Roberts, Emma Ritterbush, Kathryn Nobbe, Lauren Canady, Ashlan Broom and Emma Cooper. Middle row: Danielle Burgrabe, Mya Roberts, Ethan Goodey, Drew Simmer, Braydon Simpson and Gabi Cox. Back row: Claire Conrady, Sydney Johnson, Tori Tripplett, Joel Robison, Garret Olson, Joe Ahrends and Ben Steiner.

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