On Friday, October 30th, the PBL Junior High Speech Team delivered a spectacular performance at the IESA Area 7 Speech Contest held at Hoopeston Area Middle School. After weeks of intense preparation—memorizing scripts, mastering dramatic techniques, and rehearsing tirelessly—our talented students saw their hard work pay off in a big way.
In an extraordinary showing of talent and teamwork, nearly every single event earned a coveted 1st place rating! Here is the detailed breakdown of our impressive performers, their events, and their stellar results:
Kya S.- Solo- 2nd place rating
Karsyn M. and Elli S.- Improv Duet- 1st place rating
Louise F. and LaNyiah M.- Improv Duet- 1st place rating
Johnny M. and Jack L - Improv Duet- 1st place rating
Grace D. and Blessing F.- Improv Duet- 1st place rating
Kenalyn R. and Abel R.- Improv Duet- 1st place rating
Jack B. and Rex R.- Improv Duet- 1st place rating
Bexley M. and Kaitlyn S.- Improv Duet- 1st place rating
Atley M. and Charlie H.- Improv Duet- I place rating
Karsyn M., Payton M., Madi M., and Elli S.- Small Group Acting- 1st place rating
LaNyiah M., Johnny M., Blessing F., and Cadence K.- Small Group Acting- 1st place rating
Kenalyn R., James H., Abel R., and Amelia M.- Small Group Acting- 1st place rating
Kaitlyn S., Valentina G., and Bexley M.- Small Group Acting- 1st place rating
Dusty G., Jack B., Rex R., and Jack L.- Small Group Acting- 1st place rating
LaNyiah M., Kya S., Johnny M., Blessing F., and Cadence K.- Team Improv- 1st place rating
Dusty G., Jack B., Rex R., and Jack L.- Team Improv- 1st place rating
Congratulations to all of our speech team members for their outstanding dedication, passion, and sportsmanship. It’s truly a great day to be a Panther! Check out the following link for pictures from the IESA Area 7 Speech Contest.
This article was written by Miss Jamie Young, Speech Team Coach and 7th Grade ELA Teacher.