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The 2020 IHSA Speech-Individual Events State Finals will be held on Friday and Saturday, February 21-22 at the Peoria Civic Center in Peoria. The 2020 state meet marks the 80th annual edition of the state final and the ninth year that the Peoria Civic Center has hosted the event.
Saturday's award performances will be streamed live on the NFHS Network via www.IHSA.tv at 6:00 p.m. with a subscription.
State champions will be crowned in 14 events over the course of the meet, including an overall team champion based upon points earned in each individual event. A top team will also be recognized in the Performance in the Round category, although that event does not earn points toward the overall team title.
Hinsdale Central returned to the top of podium in 2019, as the Red Devils program won its second state title in school history, and first since 2015. Hinsdale Central had never had a Top 10 finish in IHSA history until 2003, but has now won four trophies since 2008. Thornton High School just missed the podium in 2018 when they placed fourth, but tied for second-place a year ago to claim the school's first trophy since placing third in 2005. The Wildcats shared the second-place trophy with the Tigers of Wheaton Warrenville South. Amazingly, the WWS program has now won a trophy at six consecutive state meets, including a state championship in 2014 and five straight second-place finishes. After winning its first-ever trophy in 2018 when they were third, Belleville West slipped back one spot to fourth a year ago. Marian Catholic tied for fifth in 2019, sharing the spot with Normal UHIGH, which marked each school's return to the Top 5 for the first time since 2015 (T4th) and 2013 (1st), respectively. Neuqua Valley (7th), Fenton (T8th), Naperville North (T8th), Hinsdale South (T10th) and Prospect (T10th) rounded out the Top 10 in 2019.
Below is a list of the 2019 individual event state champions in each event:
Dramatic Duet Acting
Katherine Jordan & Emmett Knee, Prospect
Dramatic Interpretation
Delaney Holliday, Belleville West
Extemporaneous Speaking
Brian Zheng, Naperville North
Humorous Duet Acting
Tim Moser & Tate Renner, Hinsdale Central
Humorous Interpretation
Ethan Schopp, Olympia
Impromptu Speaking
Brian Zheng, Naperville North
Oratorical Declamation
Erin Rosenfeld, Glenbrook North
Original Comedy
Kevin Tate, Downers Grove South
Original Oratory
Lizzie Link, Washington
Prose Reading
Kavonya Moore, Thornton
Radio Speaking
Eva Bein, Wheaton Warrenville South
Special Occasion Speaking
Monika Nevarez, Fenton
Poetry Reading
Arneet Gurtatta, Neuqua Valley
Informative Speaking
Joy Bullis, Fenton
Performance in the Round (exhibition)
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TOURNAMENT HISTORY
80th annual State Series
11th year at Peoria Civic Center
SITE
Peoria Civic Center (Peoria)
Directions
SCHEDULE
Friday, February 21
Round 1
Section A - 1:30 p.m.
Section B - 3:00 p.m.
Section C - 4:30 p.m.
Saturday, February 22
Round 2
Section A - 8:30 a.m.
Section B - 9:45 a.m.
Section C - 11:00 a.m.
Finals - 2:00 p.m.
Dramatic Duet Acting, Humorous Interpretation, Impromptu Speaking, Original Comedy, Poetry Reading, Prose Reading, Oratory
Finals 2 - 3:30 p.m.
Dramatic Interpretation, Extemporaneous Speaking, Humorous Duet Acting, Poetry Reading, Radio Speaking, Special Occasion Speaking,
Informative Speaking
Awards - 6:00 p.m.
TICKETS
No charge for this event
WATCH
Saturday Awards (5:30 P.M.) broadcast live on the NFHS Network via www.IHSA.tv
RESULTS
All Results via SpeechWire
OFFICIAL STATE FINAL
Gear from Minerva
Souvenir Program
SOCIAL MEDIA #IHSA
Twitter - @IHSAstate
Instagram - @IHSA_IL
Facebook.com/IHSA.IL
Classic IHSA YouTube Video
STATE SUPPORTERS
Country Financial
Wilson Sporting Goods
Gatorade
MaxPreps
HISTORY & RECORDS
2020 State Series Results
Record Book & Past Champions
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