Speech Team Wraps Up Semester with a Win

The Belleville West Speech and Acting Team finished its first semester schedule with another victory.  The team won the Waterloo SISAL Tournament on Saturday, December 9.

The following students won individual awards in the varsity division:

Wade Cook – first place in Prose Reading

Cassidy Farrar – first place in Radio Speaking

Delaney Holliday – first place in Poetry Reading

Isa Karathanos – first place in Original Oratory

McKenzie Slack – first place in Dramatic Interpretation

McKenzie Slack – first place in Oratorical Declamation

Kaylon Brown – second place in Original Oratory

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

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

Jaylon Muchison – second place in Informative Speaking

Jaylon Muchison – second place in Original Comedy

Emily Feazel – third place in Special Occasion Speaking

JoJo Holm – third place in Original Comedy

Emma Koontz – third place in Poetry Reading

Emily Feazel –fourth place in Dramatic Interpretation

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

Melena Braggs – fourth place in Impromptu Speaking

Savannah Tiemann – fourth place in Informative Speaking

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

Savannah Tiemann – fifth place in Impromptu Speaking

Georgi Warren – fifth place in Special Occasion Speaking

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

Ben Hawkings – sixth place in Radio Speaking

Isa Karathanos – seventh place in Informative Speaking

Danyelle Scott – seventh place in Poetry Reading

Jerny Walls – seventh place in Poetry Reading

The following student won an individual award in the next-in finals division:

Annabelle Brown – second place in Prose Reading

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

Owen Buescher – first place in Radio Speaking

Max Juhas – first place in Extemporaneous Speaking

Naja Taylor – first place in Dramatic Interpretation

Sophia VanLith – first place in Impromptu Speaking

Sophia VanLith – first place in Poetry Reading

Melena Braggs – second place in Extemporaneous Speaking

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

Alex Johnson – second place in Prose Reading

Aidan Schweitzer – second place in Radio Speaking

Naja Taylor – third place in Oratorical Declamation

Owen Buescher – fourth place in Special Occasion Speaking

Max Juhas – fourth place in Original Comedy

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

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

Jordan Sinkler – sixth place in Impromptu Speaking

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

Speech Team Students Celebrate Awards at Two Tournaments

On Saturday, December 2, the Belleville West Speech and Acting Team split to compete in two tournaments.

The varsity team traveled north to the Elk Grove Invitational, where Belleville West students competed against some of the top teams in the state of Illinois and claimed second place overall.

The following students won individual awards:

Kaylon Brown – first place in Original Oratory

Emily Feazel – first place in Special Occasion Speaking

Delaney Holliday – first place in Poetry Reading

Jaylon Muchison – first place in Informative Speaking

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

McKenzie Slack – second place in Dramatic Interpretation

Wade Cook – third place in Prose Reading

Georgi Warren – third place in Special Occasion Speaking

Kaylon Brown – fifth place in Oratorical Declamation

Sarah Hayden – fifth place in Humorous Interpretation

Savannah Tiemann – fifth place in Informative Speaking

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

Cassidy Farrar – first place in Radio Speaking

McKenzie Slack – first place in Oratorical Declamation

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

Isa Karathanos – second place in Original Oratory

Jaylon Muchison and McKenzie Slack – third place in Humorous Duet Acting

Danny Laney – fourth place in Humorous Interpretation

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

The junior varsity team traveled to the Southern Illinois University SISAL Tournament.

The following students won individual awards in the varsity division:

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

Paige Goodrich – fifth place in Impromptu Speaking

Danyelle Scott – sixth place in Poetry Reading

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

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

Ann Feazel – first place in Prose Reading

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

Anaya Tammons – fourth place in Dramatic Interpretation

Paige Goodrich – sixth place in Original Oratory

Jordan Sinkler – seventh place in Radio Speaking

Xavier Tillman – seventh place in Impromptu Speaking

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

Auditions Announced for Contest Drama

Auditions for the 2018 contest drama, Superior Donuts, are just around the corner!  Auditions will be held on Tuesday, December 5, at 6:00 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center.  Students from all grade levels are welcome to audition.  Audition packets are available on the theatre bulletin board and outside the English office (room B331).  Applications for student directors and student technical directors are also available now.