Elgin Public Speech Students Bring Home State Medals

Elgin Public speech students are bringing home some hardware from the Class D2 NSAA State Speech Championships in Kearney on Friday. 

Kira Widger earned a spot in the finals all three of her state events and Grace Rittscher and Theanna Dunn made finals in two events.

State medalists for Elgin Pubic were:

• Kira Widger, 3rd place, serious prose

• Grace Rittscher, 5th place, humorous prose

• Kira Widger and Theanna Dunn, 5th place, duet acting

• Adam Dreger, Grace Rittscher, Hunter Reestman, Kira Widger and Theanna Dunn, 6th place, OID (Oral Interpretation of Drama)

The Elgin Public team earned 5th place overall in the team sweepstakes as well.