Special to the LPJ
ABBEVILLE, La. — The Ruston High Speech and Debate Team competed at the Abbeville High School Speech Tournament this weekend against schools from around the state.
“This was a great tournament,” Ruston High Speech and Debate Coach Sydney Phillips said. “Almost every member made it to finals or placed for their respective events. It was a wonderful way to start off Thanksgiving Break. We couldn’t do it without the awesome team parents who gave up their weekend to help judge. We will be back in action in January. We plan to use December to really practice and hone our scripts for next semester’s competitions.”
The results are as follows:
Declamation Finalists- Kylin Harris and Nyah Metoyer; Novice Impromptu Speaking Finalist- Cecilia Sheptoski; 4th Place in Varsity Extemporaneous Speaking- Jonah Hoenke; 3rd Place in Novice Impromptu Speaking- Nyah Metoyer; 2nd Place in Original Oratory- Ruqaya Ali; 2nd Place in Novice Dramatic Interpretation- Cecilia Sheptoski; 2nd Place in Varsity Dramatic Interpretation- Kate Kyzar; 1st Place in Novice Humorous Interpretation- Ben Smith; 1st Place in Varsity Dramatic Interpretation- Oli Deal.
Ruston High School also got 3rd Place Overall Sweepstakes, meaning the school had the third most points overall out of all the competing schools.
