Area students won awards at a speech meet held in Underwood on Jan. 26. Results follow:
Dramatic interpretation: 1Scarlett Tweeten, Washburn (state qualifier); 2Kylie Davis, Tioga; 3Cordell Wagner, Harvey-Wells County; 4Samantha Phelps, Washburn; 5Cierra Philbrick, Washburn; 6Cassondra Rutschke, Linton; finalistsKelsey Guttormson, Tioga, and Misty Epperson, Harvey-Wells County.
Speech to entertain: 1Tanner Due, Washburn (state qualifier); 2Janessa Veach, Rugby; 3Drew Ellingson, Linton; 4Cordell Wagner, Harvey-Wells County; 5Cassidy Peterson, Velva; 6Kendall Christianson, Washburn; finalistsBrian Anderson, Harvey-Wells County; Garick Voigt, Linton.
Extemporaneous programmed reading: 1Rachel Mack, Rugby (state qualifier); 2Kenady Hansen, Washburn; 3Daisy Torkildson, Ray; 4Kelsey Schmaltz, Rugby; 5Sarah Wherley, Velva; 6Taylor Anderson, Tioga; FinalistSarah Walters, Harvey-Wells County.
Humorous interpretation: 1Kayle Borner, Washburn (state qualifier); 2Sam Gradin, Washburn; 3Hanna Dahl, Wing; 4April Sauter, Washburn; 5Thomas Muscha, Harvey-Wells County; 6Aaron Knutson, Harvey-Wells County; FinalistKatie Streifel, Harvey-Wells County; Jessica Blessum, Rugby.
Radio broadcasting: 1Nick Due, Washburn; 2Lindsey Zimmerman, Washburn; 3Torie Jones, Harvey-Wells County; 4David Larson, Velva; 5Keeya Weinmann, Washburn.
Humorous duo: 1Karlie Kershaw and Hanna Dahl, Wing (state qualifiers); 2Annika Eckholm and Melissa Mehlhoff, Wing; 3Sarah Walters and Katie Streifel, Harvey-Wells County; 4Marissa Choiniere and Nate Monk, Velva; 5Cora Pfennig and Cassidy Peterson, Velva; 6Kylie Davis and Kelsey Guttormson, Tioga; FinalistsKathryn Goos and Katelyn Smith, Washburn; April Sauter and Tanner Due, Washburn.
Impromptu speaking: 1Nick Due, Washburn (state qualifier); 2David Larson, Velva; 3Jami Feist, Velva; 4Torie Jones, Harvey-Wells County; 5Emily Ryan, Ray; 6Aaron Knutson, Harvey-Wells County; FinalistsTanner Due, Washburn; Janessa Veach, Rugby.
Speech to inform: 1Patrick Pochant, Washburn; 2Jami Feist, Velva; 3Melissa Mehlhoff, Wing; 4Tanner Lind, Rugby; 5Megan Mauch, Goodrich.
Speech to persuade: 1Zachery Baker, Ray; 2Kayla Craig, Velva.
Poetry interpretation: 1Kayle Borner, Washburn (state qualifier); 2Nick Due, Washburn; 3Mary Wagner, Wing; 4Sam Goos, Washburn; 5Karlie Kershaw, Wing; 6Misty Epperson, Harvey-Wells County; FinalistsCassondra Rutschke, Linton; Jace Federer, Linton.
Serious duo: 1Kayla Craig and Jacob Effertz, Velva; 2Emily Johannes and Megan Hotten, Underwood; 3Maddie Cameron and Janessa Veach, Rugby; 4Kylie Davis and Taylor Anderson, Tioga; 5Annika Eckholm and Mary Wagner, Wing; 6Kenady Hansen and Mandy Schell, Washburn; FinalistsDarby Deckert and McKenzie Johnson, Rugby; Blaine Kamph and Megan Mauch, Goodrich.
Storytelling: 1Sam Gradin, Washburn (state qualifier); 2Samantha Christman, Minot High School (state qualifier); 3Mary Wagner, Wing; 4Brandon Christman, Minot High School; 5Brian Anderson, Harvey-Wells County; 6Brad Dean, Velva; Finalists Cierra Philbrick, Washburn; Jacob Effertz, Velva.
Serious interpretation: 1Chantel Turner, Minot High School (state qualifier); 2Jacob Effertz, Velva (state qualifier); 3Samantha Phelps, Washburn; 4Rachel Mack, Rugby; 5Diana Schultz, Harvey-Wells County; 6Grace Keller, Velva; FinalistsHanna Dahl, Wing; Emily Ryan, Ray.
Effort award: Kristin Piper, Goodrich; Sarah Davis, Harvey-Wells County; Samantha Barfield, Linton; Jacob Miller, Washburn; Brandon Christman, Minot High School; Breeann Barman, Ray; Kelsey Schmaltz, Rugby; Emily Johannes and Megan Hotten, Underwood; Adrianna Kittleson and Dani Craig, Velva; Melissa Mehlhoff, Wing; Shawn Postovit, Tioga.