Forensics team reigns at first meet
The Iola High School forensics teams poses with their hard-earned medals.
January 26, 2017
On Saturday, January 21, the Iola High School forensics team traveled to Girard, Kansas, to compete. The meet included Prose (short stories), Poetry, Serious Solo Acting, Humorous Solo Acting, Improvised Duet Acting (IDA), Informative Speech, Original Oration, and Impromptu speeches. Iola placed second as a team, with the addition of many individual awards.
Freshman Lexie Vega considers forensics “crazy” and “exciting.” She and her partner, freshman Allie Fager, placed first place in IDA and qualified for state, which is held in May. “It was crazy and exciting. We didn’t think we did that good at all,” she commented. “Competing is my favorite part, and being around people who share similar interests.”
“I was a little nervous my first year, but you get used to it pretty quickly and it just becomes a regular thing,” third-year player, junior Morgan Jett says. The forensics team will split and compete in two tournaments on Saturday, January 28; one in Parsons and one in Neodesha, Kansas.
Note: All first and second places have qualified for state in May.
Prose:
1st – Aaron Terhune
2nd – Ella Taylor
3rd – Lexie Vega
5th – Morgan Jett
Poetry:
1st – Mia Aronson
4th – Persephone Means
SSA: Serious Solo Acting
2nd – Persephone Means
5th – Glenn Riddle
HSA: Humorous Solo Acting
4th – Allie Fager
5th – River Hess
Duet:
5th – Gaby Lampe and Sadrie Overall
IDA: Improvised Duet Acting
1st – Allie Fager and Lexie Vega
2nd – Caleb Spencer and Quentin Mallete
3rd – Allie Utley and River Hess
4th – Gaby Lampe and Ethan Boyer
Informative Speech:
1st – Aaron Terhune
3rd – Isaiah Wicoff
Original Oration:
6th – Glenn Riddle
7th – Abby Valentine
Impromptu Speech:
6th – Isaiah Wicoff
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