Speech Team Opens Season with More than 40 Awards

The Belleville West Speech and Acting Team took second place in this year’s first SISAL tournament.  The Southern Illinois Speech and Acting League hosted the tournament virtually on Saturday, November 7.

The following students won individual awards in the varsity division:

Abby Barger — first place in Dramatic Interpretation

Abby Barger — first place in Informative Speaking

Grace Kearns — first place in Original Comedy

Nyah Marcano — first place in Prose Reading

Elise Moore — first place in Oratorical Declamation

Elise Moore — first place in Radio Speaking

Diego Reed — first place in Humorous Interpretation

Gabe Kurfman — second place in Extemporaneous Speaking

Audrey O’Renic — second place in Poetry Reading

Diego Reed — second place in Original Comedy

Dallas Watson — third place in Impromptu Speaking

Grace Kearns — fourth place in Humorous Interpretation

Anna Buescher — fifth place in Prose Reading

Jordan Sinkler — fifth place in Impromptu Speaking

Lucy Wilson — fifth place in Oratorical Declamation

Jerry Aplin — sixth place in Extemporaneous Speaking

Paige Goodrich — sixth place in Dramatic Interpretation

Gabe Kurfman — sixth place in Informative Speaking

Nyah Marcano — sixth place in Poetry Reading

Kobey Mojzis — sixth place in Impromptu Speaking

Audrey O’Renic — sixth place in Prose Reading

Zara Thompson — sixth place in Oratorical Declamation

Caroline Geib — seventh place in Oratorical Declamation

Lucy Wilson — seventh place in Extemporaneous Speaking

The following students won individual awards in the next-in varsity finals:

Khaleo Price — first place in Prose Reading

Anna Buescher — second place in Poetry Reading

Jerry Aplin — fifth place in Radio Speaking

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

Avita Hall — first place in Original Oratory

Marissa Kearns — first place in Humorous Interpretation

Maria Raza — first place in Extemporaneous Speaking

Norah Buescher — second place in Humorous Interpretation

Beth Henrichs — second place in Prose Reading

Sydni Juhas — second place in Informative Speaking

Mia Kramer — second place in Radio Speaking

Maria Riza — second place in Impromptu Speaking

Aloisia Rickert — third place in Dramatic Interpretation

Kobey Mojzis — third place in Special Occasion Speaking

Mahek Bhakta — fourth place in Original Oratory

Wini James — fourth place in Special Occasion Speaking

Mia Kramer — fifth place in Informative Speaking

Halle Pitre — fifth place in Impromptu Speaking

Makeh Bhakta — sixth place in Extemporaneous Speaking

Emma York — sixth place in Dramatic Interpretation

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