Crofton Wins District Title At Speech Meet

The Crofton speech team was named champion of the Class C2-3 district meet in Hartington on Wednesday, qualifying numerous competitors for state.

In addition, two qualifiers from Creighton are also heading to the 2018 Speech Meet at the University of Nebraska at Kearney campus on March 23.

State qualifiers from the C2-3 District are:
Humorous Prose

1. Devon Dohrman, West Holt
2. Shaye Morten, Hartington-Newcastle
3. Abigail Bloom, Laurel-Concord-Coleridge

Serious Prose

1. Kaylee Swanson, Laurel-Concord-Coleridge
2. Kyla Wallinger, West Holt
3. Camille Armitage, Wakefield

Extemporaneous Speaking

1. Brian Potts, Laurel-Concord-Coleridge
2. Brian Johnson, Creighton
3. Taylor Schieffer, Crofton

Oral Interpretation of Poetry

1. Haley Arens, Crofton
2. Alexa Lammers, Hartington-Newcastle
3. Ceara Curtis, West Holt

Persuasive Speaking

1. Haley Arens, Crofton
2. Liby Lange, Hartington-Newcastle
3. Nicholle Harstad, Lutheran High Northeast

Entertainment Speaking

1. Sam Harms, Hartington-Newcastle
2. Sam VanMetre, Creighton
3. Hannah Steffen, Crofton

Informative Speaking

1. Alexa Lammers, Hartington-Newcastle
2. Willa Scoville, Hartington-Newcastle
3. Taylor Schieffer, Crofton

Oral Interpretation of Drama

1. Crofton - Connor Dahl, Gabriel Potts, Miles Bossman, Thomas Honeywell, Tyler Janssen
2. Hartington-Newcastle - Abbe Morten, Autumn Lammers, Dylan Dendinger, Sam Harms, Shaye Morten
3. Crofton - Hannah Steffen, Hannah VanHeek, Kalli Mueller, Kaylee Koch, Mackenzie Mellem

Duet Acting

1. Connor Dahl and Hannah VanHeek, Crofton
2. Kaylee Koch and Mackenzie Mellem, Crofton
3. Abbe Morten and Isabelle Harms, Hartington-Newcastle