Speech Team Finishes Regular Season with Another Victory

The Belleville West Speech and Acting team finished the regular season by hosting the Belleville West SISAL Tournament on Saturday, January 26.  The team took first place in the tournament.

The following individuals won awards in the varsity division:

Kaylon Brown – first place in Original Oratory

Delaney Holliday – first place in Poetry Reading

Emma Koontz – first place in Oratorical Declamation

JoJo Holm – first place in Original Comedy

Kaylon Brown – second place in Oratorical Declamation

Delaney Holliday – second play in Dramatic Interpretation

Emma Koontz – second place in Special Occasion Speaking

Danyelle Scott and Naja Taylor – second place in Dramatic Duet Acting

Savannah Tiemann – second place in Original Oratory

Armoni Willis – second place in Original Comedy

Ben Hawkins – third place in Radio Speaking

Alex Johnson and Reily Wills – third place in Humorous Duet Acting

Emily Bechtold – fourth place in Humorous Interpretation

Annabelle Brown – fourth place in Prose Reading

Annabelle Brown and Reily Wills – fourth place in Dramatic Duet Acting

Owen Buescher – fourth place in Radio Speaking

JoJo Holm – fourth place in Special Occasion Speaking

Savannah Tiemann – fourth place in Informative Speaking

Emily Bechtold – fifth place in Original Comedy

Isa Karathanos – fifth place in Original Oratory

Armoni Willis – fifth place in Oratorical Declamation

Paige Goodrich – sixth place in Impromptu Speaking

Elise Moore – sixth place in Radio Speaking

Danyelle Scott – sixth place in Dramatic Interpretation

Hannah Stuckel – sixth place in Humorous Interpretation

Hannah Stuckel – seventh place in Original Comedy

The following individuals won awards in the junior varsity division:

Brooke Collins – first place in Oratorical Declamation

Abby Barger – second place in Original Oratory

Sarah Hauser – second place in Poetry Reading

Jordan Sinkler – second place in Special Occasion Speaking

Abby Barger and Brooke Collins – third place in Dramatic Duet Acting

Elise Moore – third place in Poetry Reading

Khaleo Price – third place in Special Occasion Speaking

Jordan Sinkler – third place in Impromptu Speaking

JoAnna Bauza and Zara Thompson – fifth place in Dramatic Duet Acting

Gabe Kurfman – sixth place in Informative Speaking

Kennedi Macklin – sixth place in Extemporaneous Speaking

Khaleo Price and Will Weck – sixth place in Humorous Duet Acting

Gabe Kurfman – seventh place in Extemporaneous Speaking

Team coaches are Mr. Adam Jenkins, Mr. Russ Reidelberger, Mrs. Julie Schloesser, and Mrs. Leigh Reidelberger.

BW Little Theatre Presents Annual Children’s Show

Belleville West Little Theatre presents the 2019 children’s play, Mary Poppins Jr., next Thursday and Friday, January 31 and February 1. Bring the entire family to enjoy this beloved classic, adapted from Disney’s Broadway production and the motion picture.

Bert, the jack-of-all-trades, introduces us to England in 1910 and the troubled Banks family.  Young Jane and Michael have sent many a nanny packing before Mary Poppins arrives on their doorstep.  Mary Poppins takes the children on many magical and memorable adventures, but Jane and Michael aren’t the only ones upon whom she has a profound effect.  Even grown-ups can learn a lesson or two from the nanny who advises that “Anything can happen if you let it.”

The score of Mary Poppins Jr. features such favorite songs as “A Spoonful of Sugar,” “Feed the Birds,” “Jolly Holiday,” “Step in Time,” “Let’s Go Fly a Kite,” and—of course—”Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.”

Performances begin at 7:00 each evening in the BW Performing Arts Center.  Tickets are $4 for children, $5 for students, and $7 for adults.  Advance tickets are available online at bwlittletheater.brownpapertickets.com.

English Department Welcomes Class of 2023

Belleville West held its freshman orientation for the class of 2023 on Tuesday, January 22.  English teachers Ms. Amber Thurnau, Mr. Stephen Garland, Mrs. Ashley Short, and Mr. John Lodle answered questions for parents and incoming students.  BW students involved in extracurricular English activities (including Little Theatre, Page One, Bellevinois, and Hy News) presented informational booths.