Speech Team Closes Regular Season with Another Win

The members of the Belleville West Speech and Acting Team finished their regular season with another team win at the Mt. Vernon SISAL Tournament on Saturday, January 20.

The following students won individual awards in the varsity division:

Kaylon Brown – first place in Oratorical Declamation

Kaylon Brown – first place in Original Oratory

Wade Cook – first place in Prose Reading

Wade Cook and Cassidy Farrar – first place in Dramatic Duet Acting

Cassidy Farrar – first place in Radio Speaking

Savannah Tiemann – first place in Informative Speaking

Emily Bechtold and Delaney Holliday – second place in Humorous Duet Acting

Isa Karathanos – second place in Original Oratory

Jaylon Muchison – third place in Original Comedy

Annabelle Brown – fourth place in Prose Reading

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

Owen Buescher and Danny Laney – fourth place in Duo Interpretation

Sarah Hayden – fourth place in Humorous Interpretation

Jernesha Walls – fourth place in Poetry Reading

Georgi Warren – fourth place in Special Occasion Speaking

Delaney Holliday – fifth place in Poetry Reading

Alex Johnson and Emma Koontz – fifth place in Dramatic Duet Acting

Emily Feazel – sixth place in Dramatic Interpretation

Ben Hawkins – sixth place in Radio Speaking

Sarah Hayden – sixth place in Original Comedy

Jaylon Muchison – sixth place in Informative Speaking

Naja Taylor – sixth place in Oratorical Declamation

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

Emma Koontz – first place in Poetry Reading

Alyssa Riley – first place in Extemporaneous Speaking

Melena Braggs – second place in Extemporaneous Speaking

JoJo Holm – second place in Original Comedy

Isa Karathanos – second place in Informative Speaking

Owen Buescher – third place in Radio Speaking

Ann Feazel and Elle Malacarne – third place in Dramatic Duet Acting

Naja Taylor – third place in Dramatic Interpretation

Owen Buescher – fourth place in Special Occasion Speaking

Alex Johnson – fourth place in Prose Reading

Aidan Schweitzer – fourth place in Radio Speaking

Anna Buescher – fifth place in Prose Reading

Nyah Marcano and Aidan Schweitzer – fifth place in Humorous Duet Acting

Alyssa Riley – sixth place in Informative Speaking

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

Speech Team Claims Second Place in Tight Competition

The Belleville West Speech and Acting Team traveled to Wheaton High School to compete in the WWS Tiger Tournament on Saturday, January 13.  Facing some of the top teams in the state, the Belleville West group claimed second place—finishing only nine points behind the first place team.

The following students won individual awards in the varsity division:

Wade Cook and Cassidy Farrar – first place in Dramatic Duet Acting

Wade Cook – first place in Prose Reading

Tyi’Air Eason and Danyelle Scott – first place in Humorous Duet Acting

McKenzie Slack – second place in Oratorical Declamation

Georgi Warren – second place in Special Occasion Speaking

Jaylon Muchison – third place in Original Comedy

Kaylon Brown – fourth place in Oratorical Declamation

Kaylon Brown – fourth place in Original Oratory

JoJo Holm – fourth place in Original Comedy

Annabelle Brown – seventh place in Prose Reading

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

Emily Feazel – first place in Special Occasion Speaking

Alex Johnson and Emma Koontz – first place in Dramatic Duet Acting

McKenzie Slack – second place in Dramatic Interpretation

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

Ann Feazel and Elle Malacarne – fourth place in Dramatic Duet Acting

Emma Koontz – fourth place in Poetry Reading

Jaylon Muchison – fourth place in Informative Speaking

Owen Buescher – fifth place in Radio Speaking

Naja Taylor – fifth place in Dramatic Interpretation

Naja Taylor – fifth place in Oratorical Declamation

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

Speech Team Celebrates New Year with Another Victory

The Belleville West Speech and Acting Team hosted the January 6 SISAL tournament.  The team claimed another first place finish at the tournament.

The following students won individual awards in the varsity division:

Wade Cook and Cassidy Farrar – first place in Dramatic Duet Acting

Cassidy Farrar – first place in Radio Speaking

Delaney Holliday – first place in Poetry Reading

JoJo Holm – first place in Original Comedy

McKenzie Slack – first place in Dramatic Interpretation

McKenzie Slack – first place in Oratorical Declamation

Kaylon Brown – second place in Oratorical Declamation

Wade Cook – second place in Prose Reading

Sarah Hayden – second place in Humorous Interpretation

Mas Juhas – second place in Extemporaneous Speaking

Tyi’Air Eason and Danyelle Scott – second place in Humorous Duet Acting

Georgi Warren – second place in Special Occasion Speaking

Jaylon Muchison – third place in Original Comedy

Savannah Tiemann – third place in Informative Speaking

Annabelle Brown – fourth place in Prose Reading

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

Kaylon Brown – fourth place in Original Oratory

Ben Hawkins – fourth place in Radio Speaking

Max Juhas – fourth place in Original Comedy

Emma Koontz – fourth place in Poetry Reading

Savannah Tiemann – fourth place in Impromptu Speaking

Emily Feazel – fifth place in Dramatic Interpretation

Emily Feazel – fifth place in Special Occasion Speaking

JoJo Holm and Danny Laney – fifth place in Humorous Duet Acting

Naja Taylor – fifth place in Oratorical Declamation

Danyelle Scott – sixth place in Poetry Reading

Sarah Hayden – seventh place in Original Comedy

Alex Johnson and Emma Koontz – seventh place in Dramatic Duet Acting

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

Emily Bechtold and Delaney Holliday – first place in Humorous Duet Acting

Melena Braggs – first place in Extemporaneous Speaking

Jaylon Muchison – first place in Informative Speaking

Sophia VanLith – second place in Impromptu Speaking

Owen Buescher – third place in Radio Speaking

Owen Bueshcer – third place in Special Occasion Speaking

Melena Braggs – fourth place in Impromptu Speaking

Naja Taylor – fourth place in Dramatic Interpetation

Sophia VanLith – fourth place in Poetry Reading

Aidan Schweitzer – fifth place in Radio Speaking

Ann Feazel and Elle Malacarne – sixth place in Dramatic Duet Acting

Nyah Marcano and Aidan Schweitzer – sixth place in Humorous Duet Acting

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