We Are Proud: State Speech Tournament
July 17, 2017
We Are Proud of the Moorhead High School speech team for being named the Section 8AA champions for the 23rd consecutive year and advancing 28 speakers in 26 entries to the 2017 state speech tournament on April 21. At the state tournament, the Spuds earned 16 medals, including five gold medals, and won a second-straight State AA speech championship.
The following students were medalists at state: McKensie Bedore placed first in storytelling, Sarah Schulz placed first in informative speaking, Noel Kangas placed first in prose, Carolyn Solberg placed first in great speeches, Devon Solwold and Izzy Larson placed first in dramatic duo, Luke Seidel placed second in drama, Ariana Grollman, placed second in humor, Maryn Cella placed third in great speeches, Sophia Klindt placed fourth in humor, Megan Duchene placed fourth in extemporaneous reading, Abby Dahlberg and Skyler Klostriech placed fifth in duo, Kenan Stoltenow placed sixth in drama, Jennie Hastings placed sixth in poetry, Katherine Leiseth placed seventh in extemporaneous reading, Lauren Cartwright placed eighth in creative, and Bridget McManamon placed eighth in extemporaneous speaking. Head coach of the Moorhead Speech team is Rebecca Meyer-Larson.
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