On Tuesday, October 24, PHS Speech Team started off their season at Ste. Genevieve. The team has grown the past two years, as more students are interested.

Speech team member and current Junior Caleb Carter said, “These meets are always fun, it’s so cool to meet and see so many other people and pieces.”

Competitive speech offers several event types. These events include poetry, prose, debate, informative speeches, radio speaking, and many more. At the beginning of the school year, students choose a piece and event they want to perform for the season, and they practice in class or before/after school until their first meet. After each meet, students receive ballots back from judges reviewing their pieces and giving feedback. Students who competed at this meet are listed below.

Prose Reading:

Rilee Sharp
-Round 1: 5th
-Round 2- 3rd

Aaron Thompson
-Round 1: 2nd
-Round 2: 2nd

Kalissa Myers
-Round 1: 4th
-Round 2: 3rd

Jesse Steele
-Round 1: 2nd
-Round 2: 3rd

Noelle Porter:
-Round 1: 1st
-Round 2: 1st

Duo Interp:

Odie Jackson and Macy Saunders
-Round 1: 1st
-Round 2: 1st

Noelle Porter and Jaidlynn Gaines
-Round 1: 2nd
-Round 2: 2nd

Storytelling:

Allison Land
-Round 1: 5th
-Round 2: 4th

Extemporaneous Speaking:

Andrea Stewart
-Round 1: 4th
-Round 2: 8th

Emma Skaggs
-Round 1: 5th
-Round 2: 3rd

Dramatic Interpretation:

Allison Land
-Round 1: 3rd
-Round 2: 4th

Odie Jackson
-Round 1: 4th
-Round 2: 3rd

Jaidlynn Gaines
-Round 1: 4th
-Round 2: 4th

Khylee Luther
-Round 1: 3rd
-Round 2: 2nd

Most of these students are first time competitors for the team. They will continue to compete and will have several tournaments and activities along the way such as Finals in December in Festus, Missouri, Districts in March and State in April in Springfield, Missouri. The team hopes to strive and succeed in their next competitions, and have fun along the way.