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01.26.12
Results from HC’s Kevin Heineman Memorial High School Speech Tournament
January 26, 2012
For Immediate Release
Results from HC’s Kevin Heineman Memorial High School Speech Tournament
Note to Media: For more information, contact Dr. Kittie Grace, Director of Forensics, at (402) 461-461-7385.
(Hastings, Neb.) – Grand Island Central Catholic’s (GICC) speech team is the talk of the town. They captured first place overall at Hastings College’s Kevin Heineman Memorial High School Speech Tournament on January 21, 2012. Fillmore Central captured second place while Grand Island Northwest finished third place.
Individual results for the tournament are as follows:
Extemporaneous Speaking
1. Alex Wirth, GICC
2. Keenan Danehey, Silver Lake
3. Taylor Hayes, GICC
4. Lauren Kopetzky, Cross County
5. Marisa Nutter, Fillmore Central
6. Rebecca Riley, GICC
7. Jacob Nikodym, Red Cloud
Humorous Prose
1. Grant Dawson, Cross County
2. John Noble, GICC
3. Laura Branting, Cross County
4. Rebecca Eichelberger, Fillmore Central
5. Shana Havenridge, Grand Island Northwest
6. Zoey Childers, Chambers
Poetry
1. Natalie Pfeifer, GICC
2. John Noble, GICC
3. Holly Green, GI Northwest
4. Sydney Henry, Arapahoe
5. Anna Seibek, GICC
6. Lauren Hopken, Fillmore Central
7. Zoey Childers, Chambers
Informative Speaking
1. Maddie Baltzer, Fillmore Central
2. Aubrey Adkisson, Fillmore Central
3. Macy Jones, Fillmore Central
4. Maria Meyer, Grand Island Northwest
5. Joseph O’Connor, GICC
6. Nick Eichelberger, Fillmore Central
7. Angelica Carlini, Grand Island Northwest
Entertainment Speaking
1. Ashely Tagart, Grand Island Northwest
2. John Noble, GICC
3. Eryn Hemmer, GICC
4. Rebecca Eichelberger, Fillmore Central
5. Shana Havenridge, Grand Island Northwest
6. Marisa Nutter, Fillmore Central
Serious Prose
1. Aubrey Adkisson, Fillmore Central
2. Natalie Pfeifer, GICC
3. Julie Bruns, Grand Island Northwest
4. Emily Blome, Sandy Creek
5. Suzette Escamilla, Hastings St. Cecilia
6. Liza Aunkst, Cross County
Persuasion
1. Alex Wirth, GICC
2. Holly Green, Grand Island Northwest
3. Beth Koca, Fillmore Central
4. Alex Reike, GICC
5. Aubrey Adkisson, Fillmore Central
6. Stephanie Shearer, Arapahoe
Oral Interpretation of Drama (OID) (All participants names were not provided.)
1. GICC
2. Fillmore Central – Shaner and Co.
3. Fillmore Central – Eichelberger and Co.
Duet (First names were not provided.)
1. Hemmer and O’Connor, GICC
2. Shaner and Kamler, Fillmore Central
3. Earl and Hemmer, GICC
4. Hopken and Moore, Fillmore Central
5. Wilson and Lovegrove, Fillmore Central
Overall, thirteen high school teams competed in the tournament named for the late Kevin Heineman, who served as director of forensics and assistant professor of communication arts at Hastings College.
The Bronco Forensics team has always seen national success at the American Forensics Association-National Individual Events Tournament (AFA-NIET). The team has been ranked in the Top 20 for 12 of the last 13 years and in the Top 15 for five of the last seven years. The team has had 11 Individual Sweepstakes Award Winners since 1990. Since 1998, 45 students have achieved a quarterfinal at the AFA-NIET, 23 students have advanced to semifinals, 14 students have placed in finals at nationals and four speeches have achieved championships. Six students have been named to the AFA-All American Team. The team is ranked as the number one undergraduate college for the last decade at the AFA-NIET (Sternhagen, 2010).
The AFA-NIET will be held at Texas State University in San Marcos, TX on April 6-9, 2012.
Hastings College, founded in 1882, is a private, four-year liberal arts institution affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA). A total of 64 majors in 32 areas of study and 12 pre-professional programs are offered to more than 1,190 students. Hastings College was named among “America’s Best National Liberal Arts Colleges” by U.S. News & World Report, a “Best in the Midwest” by The Princeton Review, and a “Best Buy in College Education” by Barron’s. Visit www.hastings.edu for more information.
01.26.12
Results from HC’s Kevin Heineman Memorial High School Speech Tournament
January 26, 2012
For Immediate Release
Results from HC’s Kevin Heineman Memorial High School Speech Tournament
Note to Media: For more information, contact Dr. Kittie Grace, Director of Forensics, at (402) 461-461-7385.
(Hastings, Neb.) – Grand Island Central Catholic’s (GICC) speech team is the talk of the town. They captured first place overall at Hastings College’s Kevin Heineman Memorial High School Speech Tournament on January 21, 2012. Fillmore Central captured second place while Grand Island Northwest finished third place.
Individual results for the tournament are as follows:
Extemporaneous Speaking
1. Alex Wirth, GICC
2. Keenan Danehey, Silver Lake
3. Taylor Hayes, GICC
4. Lauren Kopetzky, Cross County
5. Marisa Nutter, Fillmore Central
6. Rebecca Riley, GICC
7. Jacob Nikodym, Red Cloud
Humorous Prose
1. Grant Dawson, Cross County
2. John Noble, GICC
3. Laura Branting, Cross County
4. Rebecca Eichelberger, Fillmore Central
5. Shana Havenridge, Grand Island Northwest
6. Zoey Childers, Chambers
Poetry
1. Natalie Pfeifer, GICC
2. John Noble, GICC
3. Holly Green, GI Northwest
4. Sydney Henry, Arapahoe
5. Anna Seibek, GICC
6. Lauren Hopken, Fillmore Central
7. Zoey Childers, Chambers
Informative Speaking
1. Maddie Baltzer, Fillmore Central
2. Aubrey Adkisson, Fillmore Central
3. Macy Jones, Fillmore Central
4. Maria Meyer, Grand Island Northwest
5. Joseph O’Connor, GICC
6. Nick Eichelberger, Fillmore Central
7. Angelica Carlini, Grand Island Northwest
Entertainment Speaking
1. Ashely Tagart, Grand Island Northwest
2. John Noble, GICC
3. Eryn Hemmer, GICC
4. Rebecca Eichelberger, Fillmore Central
5. Shana Havenridge, Grand Island Northwest
6. Marisa Nutter, Fillmore Central
Serious Prose
1. Aubrey Adkisson, Fillmore Central
2. Natalie Pfeifer, GICC
3. Julie Bruns, Grand Island Northwest
4. Emily Blome, Sandy Creek
5. Suzette Escamilla, Hastings St. Cecilia
6. Liza Aunkst, Cross County
Persuasion
1. Alex Wirth, GICC
2. Holly Green, Grand Island Northwest
3. Beth Koca, Fillmore Central
4. Alex Reike, GICC
5. Aubrey Adkisson, Fillmore Central
6. Stephanie Shearer, Arapahoe
Oral Interpretation of Drama (OID) (All participants names were not provided.)
1. GICC
2. Fillmore Central – Shaner and Co.
3. Fillmore Central – Eichelberger and Co.
Duet (First names were not provided.)
1. Hemmer and O’Connor, GICC
2. Shaner and Kamler, Fillmore Central
3. Earl and Hemmer, GICC
4. Hopken and Moore, Fillmore Central
5. Wilson and Lovegrove, Fillmore Central
Overall, thirteen high school teams competed in the tournament named for the late Kevin Heineman, who served as director of forensics and assistant professor of communication arts at Hastings College.
The Bronco Forensics team has always seen national success at the American Forensics Association-National Individual Events Tournament (AFA-NIET). The team has been ranked in the Top 20 for 12 of the last 13 years and in the Top 15 for five of the last seven years. The team has had 11 Individual Sweepstakes Award Winners since 1990. Since 1998, 45 students have achieved a quarterfinal at the AFA-NIET, 23 students have advanced to semifinals, 14 students have placed in finals at nationals and four speeches have achieved championships. Six students have been named to the AFA-All American Team. The team is ranked as the number one undergraduate college for the last decade at the AFA-NIET (Sternhagen, 2010).
The AFA-NIET will be held at Texas State University in San Marcos, TX on April 6-9, 2012.
Hastings College, founded in 1882, is a private, four-year liberal arts institution affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA). A total of 64 majors in 32 areas of study and 12 pre-professional programs are offered to more than 1,190 students. Hastings College was named among “America’s Best National Liberal Arts Colleges” by U.S. News & World Report, a “Best in the Midwest” by The Princeton Review, and a “Best Buy in College Education” by Barron’s. Visit www.hastings.edu for more information.
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