State Speech results
Classes B, C2, D1, D2
KEARNEY - The following students placed in the finals at the Nebraska State Speech competition held at Kearney High School March 16-18, 2022.
Ansley, D2: Gradie Cunningham, Oral Interpretation of Humorous Prose, 1st; Chancey-Hoblyn Bittner, Entertainment Speaking, 2nd.
Arnold, D2: Ella Cool and Reagan Cool, Duet Acting, 1st.
Callaway, D2: Isabel Stallbaumer, Oral Interpretation of Poetry, 1st
Loup City, C2: Cameron Russell and Ellie Oxford, Duet Acting, 1st; Cami Fulton, Extemporaneous Speaking, 2nd.
Mullen, D2: Samuel Coble, Mullen, Extemporaneous Speaking, 4th.
Sandhills, D2: Becca Smith, Sandhills Oral Interpretation of Poetry, 6th.
Also participating at state were the following local students (listed by class with placement of school in class as noted in parenthesis):
Broken Bow, B: Anna Lindstrom, Oral Interpretation of Serious Prose; Rylan Miller, Oral Interpretation of Serious Prose
Loup City, (7th) C2: Chase Stieb and Gracelyn Paddack, Duet Acting; Bailey Kuehl, Entertainment Speaking; Hailey Rademacher, Informative Speaking; Cameron Russell, Oral Interpretation of Humorous Prose; Dylan Hull, Oral Interpretation of Humorous Prose; Bailey Kuehl, Cami Fulton, Dylan Hull, Ellie Oxford and Ella Jaixen, Oral Interpretation of Drama; Ella Jaixen, Oral Interpretation of Poetry; Grace Paddack, Oral Interpretation of Serious Prose; Hailey Rademacher, Persuasive Speaking; Landdri Loos, Persuasive Speaking.
Anselmo Merna, D1: Kajsa Bengtsson Helgesson, Koral Schmidt, Grace Cantrell, Shaylyn Safranek and Haley Wells, Oral Interpretation of Drama; Grace Cantrell, Persuasive Speaking; Koral Schmidt, Persuasive Speaking.
Callaway, (9th) D1: Chad Dishman, Entertainment Speaking; Irelyn Rosfeld, Oral Interpretation of Serious Prose; Nadeema Haidle, Oral Interpretation of Serious Prose.
Loup County, D2: Hector Estrada, Persuasive Speaking.
Sumner-Eddyville-Miller, D1: Mikayla Schroeder, Oral Interpretation Humorous Prose; Ariel Nash, Oral Interpretation Humorous Prose.
Ansley, (tie for 7th) D2: Carli Bailey, Persuasive Speaking.
Arnold, (12th) D2: Samantha Wonch, Entertainment Speaking; Riata Remund, Oral Interpretation of Humorous Prose; Annalee Starr, Jonathon Lamphear, Gracie Neth, Riata Redmund and Silas Cool, Oral Interpretation of Drama; Taylor Hanna-Miles, Danah Baldwin and Ivy Tullis, Oral Interpretation of Drama.
Litchfield, D2: Chloe Ellison, Oral Interpretation of Poetry.
Mullen, (tie for 15th) D2: Ashlyn Simonson, Persuasive Speaking
Sandhills, (tie for 19th) D2: Miriam Ganoung, Oral Interpretation of Humorous Prose.
Sargent, D1: Sarah Riddle, Oral Interpretation of Poetry.