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LCHS speech team places 12th in first tournament of the season

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[November 11, 2014]  NORMAL - The first tournament for the LCHS Speech season is in the books and the very young LCHS team walked away placing 12th out of 22 teams.

Finalists at the Normal West tournament this past Saturday from the Lincoln Community High School Speech Team are pictured after the awards ceremony. McKenzie Landers and Colton Clark won junior varsity Humorous Duet Acting in their first tournament.

Finalists from LCHS at the Normal West tournament this past Saturday were all in the junior varsity division. Sophomore Reagen Tibbs was 3rd in both Extemporaneous Speaking and Radio Speaking; junior Lena Stapleton and freshman Zak Luken placed 3rd in Dramatic Duet Acting; juniors McKenzie Landers and Colton Clark won Humorous Duet Acting; sophomore Claire Conrady was 2nd in Original Comedy and sophomore Belle Smith was 6th in Oratorical Declamation.

"We have 20 speech team members this year," head coach Jennifer Keith said, "and 18 of them are novice. Our only varsity members (juniors Braden Tanner and Zac Mcray) are in their second year on the team, so we have a very young team, but we are growing and proud."

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All finalists at this tournament fell into the junior varsity division, but competed well. Juniors McKenzie Landers and Colton Clark won the Humorous Duet Acting competition in their first tournament.

Returning members and sophomores Reagen Tibbs and Claire Conrady broke into finals in their events. Tibbs was 3rd in both Extemporaneous Speaking and Radio Speaking and Conrady was 2nd in Original Comedy.

 

Novice team members sophomore Belle Smith was 6th in Oratorical Declamation and junior Lena Stapleton and freshman Zak Luken placed 3rd in Dramatic Duet Acting.

"We are excited to see what the team can do this year," assistant coach and former LCHS Speechie/State Qualifier Wyatt Phillis said. "We have a lot of places we can improve and we will work on it each and every week, but the future is bright."

The team travels to Charleston Nov. 15 for their next competition.

[Jennifer Keith, LCHS Speech Coach]

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