Speech Team Starts New Season with a Win

The Belleville West Speech and Acting Team opening the season with a team victory at the Normal West tournament on Saturday, November 9.  West competitors brought home more than 40 individual awards.

The following students won individual awards in the varsity division:

Delaney Holliday — first place in Poetry Reading

Delaney Holliday — first place in Prose Reading

JoJo Holm — first place in Informative Speaking

Max Juhas — first place in Extemporaneous Speaking

Isa Karathanos — first place in Special Ocassion Speaking

Jaylon Muchison — first place in Dramatic Interpretation

Jaylon Muchison — first place in Oratorical Declamation

JoJo Holm — second place in Original Comedy

Alex Johnson and Emma Koontz — second place in Dramatic Duet Acting

Alex Johnson and Max Juhas — second place in Humorous Duet Acting

Aidan Schweitzer — third place in Special Occasion Speaking

Sophie Van Lith — third place in Impromptu Speaking

Armoni Willis — third place in Original Comedy

Emily Bechtold and Daniel Laney — fourth place in Humorous Duet Acting (tie)

Anna Buescher and Aidan Schweitzer — fourth place in Humorous Duet Acting (tie)

Paige Goodrich — fourth place in Impromptu Speaking

Sarah Hauser and Elise Moore — fourth place in Dramatic Duet Acting

Isa Karathanos — fourth place in Original Oratory

Khaleo Price — fourth place in Original Comedy

Khaleo Price — fourth place in Special Occasion Speaking

Clare Baldus and Johnny Harris — sixth place in Dramatic Duet Acting

Grace Kearns — sixth place in Humorous Interpretation

Daniel Laney — sixth place in Prose Reading

Elle Malacarne — sixth place in Poetry Reading

Jayden Touchette — sixth place in Special Occasion Speaking

Gabe Kurfman — seventh place in Extemporaneous Speaking

Jordan Sinkler — seventh place in Special Occasion Speaking

The following students won individual awards in the junior varsity division:

Audrey O’Renic — first place in Poetry Reading

Elise Moore — first place in Radio Speaking

Brooke Collins — first place in Oratorical Declamation

Jerry Aplin — second place in Radio Speaking

Abby Barger — second place in Original Oratory

JoAnna Bauza — second place in Dramatic Interpretation

Dallas Watson — second place in Impromptu Speaking

Wil Bazar and Norah Bueschr — third place in Humorous Interpretation

Sarah Hauser — third place in Humorous Interpretation

Zara Thompson — third place in Oratorical Declamation

Abby Barger — fourth place in Radio Speaking

JoAnna Bauza and Zara Thompson — fourth place in Dramatic Duet Acting

Shanan Riley – fourth place in Extemporaneous Speaking

Caroline Geib — fifth place in Oratorical Declamation

Lucille Wilson — fifth place in Extemporaneous Speaking

Gabe Kurfman — sixth place in Informative Speaking

The speech team coaches are Mr. Adam Jenkins, Mr. Russ Reidelberger, Ms. Julie Schloesser, Ms. Anna Kurtz, and Mrs. Leigh Reidelberger.