Off the Field: Republic Speech Teams On a Roll

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Other state qualifiers include Jaidyn Vaughn and Emily Goes (4th place in policy debate); Makenzie Tyson (4th in radio speaking and 3rd in U.S. extemporaneous speaking); Phillip Latamondeer (3rd in prose reading); and Maddie Liska and Collin Chastain (4th in duo interpretation).

Middle School

The Middle School speech and debate team won the first-place sweepstakes trophy at their toiurnament in Lebanon. The following students placed in the top eight:

Debate Finalists
Taylor Massey & Chantal Ogbeifun
Emma Hankins and Amber Lansdown

Debate Semifinalists
Evan Buchanan & Allysson Mayer
Kayla Kies & Arius Wood

Debate Quarterfinalists
Macy Decker & Noah Reese
Kensington Booth & Mckenzie Mayo

1st place
Emma Hankins & Mckenzie Mayo: Dramatic Duo Interpretation
Jeb Shumaker & Matthew Baumgardner: Humorous Duo Interpretation
Amber Lansdown: Original Oratory
Taylor Massey: Radio Speaking

2nd place
Sage Buchanan: Humorous Poetry
Victoria Stockton: Humorous Interpretation
Chantal Ogbeifun: Dramatic Interpretation & Extemporaneous Speaking
Cameron Johnson & Molly Mason: Improv Duet Acting
Noah Reese: Radio Speaking
Taylor Massey: Expository

3rd place
Faith Ingerson & Devin Galli: Humorous Duo Interpretation
Megan Friday & Elizabeth Miller: Dramatic Duo Interpretation
Megan Friday: Dramatic Poetry
Brooklynn Hanley: Humorous Interpertation
Amber Lansdown: Dramatic Interpretation
Faith Ingerson: Prose
Evan Buchanan: Expository

4th place
Aspen Mitchell: Dramatic Poetry
Kayla Kies: Original Oratory
Zoe Abel: Prose

5th place
Arius Wood & Cameron Johnson: Humorous Duo Interpretation
Emma Hankins: Dramatic Interpretation
Molly Mason: Storytelling
Allysson Mayer: Expository

6th place
Om Patel & Trace Montiel: Humorous Duo Interpretation
Elizabeth Miller: Humorous Poetry
Toriana Goodman: Original Oratory
Apsen Mitchell: Humorous Interpretation
Sage Buchanan: Storytelling
Arius Wood: Extemporaneous Speaking

7th place
Allysson Mayer & Evan Buchanan: Improv Duet Acting
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