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Speech: Individual Events
State Final

Posted Saturday, February 19, 2005 at 9:23 pm

Manager's Note

Please note: There was a ninth qualifier in PIR. Ninth place goes to Belleville (East) for ''Why I Love to Read.'' Congratulations to all Award Winners in the IHSA State Speech Finals.

Team Scores

Pl  School                            Score     Head Coach(es)                    
1   Downers Grove (South)             30        Jan Heiteen
2   Wheaton (W. Warrenville South)    28        Paul Lichy
3   Harvey (Thornton)                 17        Kevin C. Martin
4   Oak Lawn (Community)              15        Tom Dzurison
5   Charleston                        13        Tina Winings
5   Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West)        13        Tony Crowley
5   Wheaton (North)                   13        Stan Austin
8   Glenview (Glenbrook South)        12        Scott McDermott
9   Rockton (Hononegah)               10        Matt Mazur
10  DeKalb                            9         Greg Solomon

Dramatic Duet Acting

Pl  School                        1st Competitor        Yr   2nd Competitor        Yr   
1   Wheaton (W. Warrenville South) Lauren Omelson        Sr.  Charles Russell       Sr.  
The Best Medicine 2 Dolton (Thornridge) Dion Rice Sr. Donna Carroll Jr.
King Headley II 3 Harvey (Thornton) Kathryn Cole Sr. Jalisa McCottry Jr.
The Old Settler 4 Hinsdale (Central) Ariana Dziedzic Jr. Lex Reed Sr.
Split 5 Oak Lawn (Community) Patrick Cooper Jr. Sean Goldrick Jr.
The Invention of Love 6 Naperville (Neuqua Valley) Martin Cremer Sr. Benjamin Lundquist Sr.
Doctor Faustus

Dramatic Interpretation

Pl  School                        Competitor            Yr   
1   Glenview (Glenbrook South)    Colleen Skemp         Jr.  
Inside Out-Upside Down 2 Downers Grove (South) Kelly Hires Sr.
Just Checking 3 Oak Lawn (Community) Patrick Cooper Jr.
I Am My Own Wife 4 Harvey (Thornton) Jalisa McCottry Jr.
Yellowman 5 Aurora (Waubonsie Valley) Alex Kritselis Sr.
Tell Tale 6 Peoria (Richwoods) David Ferino Sr.
I Might Be Edgar Allen Poe 7 Mt. Prospect (Prospect) Laura Hubert Jr.
I don't know what I'm doing

Extempore Speaking

Pl  School                        Competitor            Yr   
1   Wheaton (W. Warrenville South) Deepika Ravi          Sr.
2   Crystal Lake (South)          Michael Golden        Sr.
3   Waterloo (H.S.)               Jason Gerontes        Sr.
4   Rockton (Hononegah)           Sean Dickson          Sr.
5   Palatine (Fremd)              Matt Vella            Sr.
6   Harrisburg                    Jason Harbison        Sr.

Humorous Duet Acting

Pl  School                        1st Competitor        Yr   2nd Competitor        Yr   
1   Wheaton (W. Warrenville South) Sara Peterson         Sr.  Nicholas Guido        Sr.  
Laughing Wild 2 Oak Lawn (Community) Clayton Carr Fr. Joshua Lopez Sr.
The Compleat Works of Wllm Shkspr (Abridged) 3 Downers Grove (South) Meghan Deady Jr. Kelly Hires Sr.
Parallel Lives 4 Lincoln Brady Gerdts Sr. Eric Knutilla Sr.
History of White People in America 5 Wheaton (North) Colin Delaney So. Catherine Woodiwiss Sr.
The Compleat Works of Wllm Shkspr (Abridged) 6 Gurnee (Warren) Joey Griffiths Sr. John Murphy Sr.
Wish Fulfillment

Humorous Interpretation

Pl  School                        Competitor            Yr   
1   Benton                        Justin Kimball        Jr.  
Western Civilization: The Complete Musical (Abridged) 2 Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West) Paul Savaiano Sr.
Romeo, You Idiot 3 Harvey (Thornton) LaRoyce Hawkins Jr.
The Bible: Complete Word of God (Abridged) 4 Peoria (Richwoods) David Ferino Sr.
Bat Boy 5 Wheaton (W. Warrenville South) Drew Longo Sr.
God's Favorite 6 Oak Lawn (Community) Clayton Carr Fr.
O Brother, Where Art Thou?

Impromptu Speaking

Pl  School                        Competitor            Yr   
1   Rockton (Hononegah)           Sean Dickson          Sr.
2   Palatine (Fremd)              Scott Jensen          Sr.
3   Chicago (Marist)              Colleen Smith         Jr.
4   Crystal Lake (South)          Michael Golden        Sr.
5   Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West)    Pat Frank             Sr.
6   Coal City                     Grant Mosey           Jr.

Oratorical Declamation

Pl  School                        Competitor            Yr   
1   Charleston                    Catalina Hernandez    Sr.  
Living With The Look 2 Downers Grove (North) David Knapik Sr.
Winning the Cultural War 3 Downers Grove (South) Ashley Lathrop Sr.
The Voice of Your Heart 4 Naperville (Central) Katie Dohse So.
Letter to a Daughter at Thirteen 5 Harrisburg Jennifer DeNeal Sr.
Girls Will Be Girls 6 Wheaton (North) Andrea DeCamp Sr.
Rules To Live By:..From Someone Who's Been There And Done That 7 Bensenville (Fenton) Lauren Sowa Jr.
University of Michigan Commencement Address

Oratory

Pl  School                        Competitor            Yr   
1   Downers Grove (South)         Jaclyn Bernard        Jr.  
A Sheep in Wolf's Clothing 2 Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) Caitlin Ho Jr.
You Can't Handle The Truth 3 Charleston Corey Schultz Jr.
Cha-Cha-Charming 4 Glenview (Glenbrook South) Eddie Itkin Jr.
50 Cent's Guide to Etiquette 5 Naperville (Neuqua Valley) Benazir Chhotani Sr.
The Cleavers...The Bradys...and The Munsters, Too! 6 Palos Heights (Shepard) Becky Ehrich Sr.
Captian Hook Syndrome

Original Comedy

Pl  School                        Competitor            Yr   
1   Harvey (Thornton)             LaRoyce Hawkins       Jr.  
Poetry in a Can 2 Wheaton (North) Colin Delaney So.
Why Live Life When You Can Live Lifo? 3 South Holland (Thornwood) Antonio Carter Sr.
Family Ties 4 Glenview (Glenbrook South) David Primer Sr.
Training Wheels, Glow Sticks, and the Wonderful World of Disney 5 Elmhurst (York) Maggie Sotos Sr.
Literary University 6 Palos Heights (Shepard) Mary Doody Sr.
Speech Yourself Happy, or Glorious Results of a Misspent February

Prose Reading

Pl  School                        Competitor            Yr   
1   Aurora (Waubonsie Valley)     Alex Kritselis        Sr.
2   Downers Grove (South)         Genevieve Garcia      Sr.
3   Palos Heights (Shepard)       Ryan Henneberry       Sr.
4   Charleston                    Ben Leddy             So.
5   Normal (Community)            Natalie Chambers      Jr.
6   Benton                        Justin Kimball        Jr.
7   Byron                         Sandra Summers        Sr.

Radio Speaking

Pl  School                        Competitor            Yr   
1   Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest)  Christopher Barlow    Jr.
2   DeKalb                        Samantha Blickhan     Sr.
3   Peoria (Richwoods)            Beverly Chu           Sr.
4   Wheaton (W. Warrenville South) Matthew Tarnawa       Sr.
5   Naperville (Central)          Adrienne Pedersen     Jr.
6   Rockton (Hononegah)           Chelsea Layng         Sr.

Special Occasion Speaking

Pl  School                        Competitor            Yr   
1   Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West)    Pat Frank             Sr.  
The Yellow Arrogance Brick Road 2 Wheaton (W. Warrenville South) Charles Russell Sr.
The Futile Pursuit of Happiness 3 DeKalb Samantha Blickhan Sr.
Ok, I'm Here, Where's My Medal? 4 Oak Lawn (Community) Michael Norris Sr.
Peanut Butter and Love Sandwich 5 Northbrook (Glenbrook North) Jordan Teitelbaum Sr.
Extra! Extra! Entertainment 6 Gurnee (Warren) A. J. Aguado Jr.
Good Reception 7 Lincoln Tom Swanson Sr.
A Few of My Favorite Things 8 Harrisburg Jason Harbison Sr.
Metrosexuals: It's a Guy Thing

Verse Reading

Pl  School                        Competitor            Yr   
1   Downers Grove (South)         Julie O'Brien         Sr.
2   Wheaton (North)               Manny Reynoso         Jr.
3   Gurnee (Warren)               Matt Kaufmann         Jr.
4   Naperville (Neuqua Valley)    Riannah Pouncy        Sr.
5   Orland Park (Sandburg)        Kathleen Pollock      Jr.
6   Downers Grove (North)         Natalie Self          Sr.
7   Rock Island (H.S.)            Jovanda Warren        Sr.

Performance in the Round

Pl  School                        
1   Dolton (Thornridge)           
The Last Flower 2 Chicago Heights (Marian)
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years 3 Oak Lawn (Community)
They Shoot Horses Don't They? 4 Wheaton (North)
Wanda Hickey's Night Of Golden Memories 5 Downers Grove (South)
Oedi 6 Downers Grove (North)
Removing the Glove 7 Gurnee (Warren)
Cut 8 Benton
The Ice Wolf


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