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Braden Tanner and
Justin Woods presented ‘Confessions from the Afterlife” during last
week’s “Meet the Speechies.” Their performance took First Place
in Dramatic Duet Acting at Saturday’s Regional competition.
-- Photo by Jan Youngquist Junior Braden Tanner and
freshman Justin Woods were regional champions in Dramatic Duet
Acting, the 5th year consecutively that Lincoln has been the
regional champs in DDA.
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"Lincoln has a rich speech and theatre history," said head coach
Jennifer Keith. "We have the only state championship trophy in the
school and send kids to state nearly every year, but the entire
downstate region is in one sectional, and it's pretty cutthroat.
"It's difficult to make it to the next level," Keith continued. "It
will be a lot of work, but with despite them being a young team,
work is not something they are afraid of."
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![](http://archives.lincolndailynews.com/2015/Feb/13/images/ads/current/ccaonline_lda050208.png) Junior Zac McCray placed 3rd in Humorous Interpretation while
sophomore Reagen Tibbs placed 3rd in Extemporaneous Speaking.
Sophomore Belle Smith placed 3rd in Oratorical Declamation and
junior Lena Stapleton placed 3rd in Poetry Reading. Sophomore
Claire Conrady placed 4th in Original Comedy and Tanner and
McCray were 4th in Humorous Duet Acting. The top four in
regional competition move to sectional competition Feb. 14 at Normal
Community West High School from regionals held at U-High, Carbondale
and Chatham Glenwood. Of the top 12 entrants at the Sectional, the
top three move to State competition at Peoria Civic Center Feb.
20-21.
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Finalists who did not advance to Sectional are: Conrady, 5th in
Dramatic Interpretation; sophomore Caleb White, 6th in Radio
Speaking; sophomore Jake Berglin, 6th in Original Oratory; Smith,
6th in Informative Speaking; and junior McKenzie Landers, 6th in
Special Occasion Speaking.
[Speech Coach Jennifer Keith, Lincoln
Community High School] |