As a team, we were State Runner-Up, scoring 43.75 points in academics and 69 points in speech and debate. Additionally, we won the speech sweepstakes, making us Speech Champions.
We had a lot of individual highlights, including:
State Champion Matthew Kantenberger - Ready Writing
State Champion Nick Wanner - Poetry Interpretation
4th place - Angus Brooks - ready writing
4th place - Carter Tiesman - prose interpretation
2nd place - Matthew Kantenberger - persuasive speaking
6th place - Erika Schulte - persuasive speaking
5th place - The Crusade Yearbook LIVE
Quarterfinalists - Matthew Kantenberger and Andrew Degges - Lincoln Douglas Debate
8th place - Mateo Lockley - spelling
8th place - Sarah Groeschel - number sense
6th place - Daniel Gatewood - calculator
2nd place - Jessica Lawrence - solo acting
5th place - Marcella Alba - solo acting
6th place - Nick Wanner - solo acting
2nd place - Angus Brooks - literary criticism
3rd place - Lindsay Pint - literary criticism
2nd place (tie) - Mateo Lockley - Spanish
2nd place - Jessica Lawrence & Nick Wanner - duet acting
8th place - Lily Quinones & Will Flynn - duet acting
2nd place - Hope Brittain - original oratory
3rd place - Lily Quinones - original oratory
Thanks for your prayers and support! A special thanks to Mike Matthews and Charity Escott for helping as coaches and judges throughout the year! Blessings, Nancy, Sara, Koy, and Marsha