Pope John Speech Team Earns NVC Runner Up

The Elgin Pope John speech team earned runner up honors at the NVC East Speech Meet in Ewing on Monday. 

Complete results from the speech meet:

Oral Interpretation of Serious Prose:
1. Brianna Hupp, Pope John
2. Megan Leasure, Verdigre
3. Emily Eacker, Ewing
4. Madison Dilly, Pope John
5. Rachel Higgins, Neligh-Oakdale
6. Sarah Hawk, Ewing

Informative Speaking:
1. Danni Anderson, Ewing
2. Marie Meis, Pope John
3. Wenting Yu, Pope John
4. Ashley Williams, Clearwater-Orchard
5. Alison Stineman, Elkhorn Valley
6. Alexis Hrbeck, Verdigre

Entertainment Speaking:
1. Lydia Behnk, Elgin Public
2. Megan Cook, Verdigre
3. Bre Bartak, Pope John
4. Bailey Frank, Verdigre
5. Erin Schwager, Clearwater-Orchard
​6. Skylar Eacker, Ewing

Persuasive Speaking:
1. Marie Meis, Pope John
2. Morgan Hrbek, Verdigre
3. Blake Bartling, Verdigre
4. Sierra Centamore, Neligh-Oakdale

Oral Interpretation of Drama:
1. Verdigre - Megan Cook, Isaac Cook, Austin Burkhardt, Haylee Klawitter and Madi Randa
2. Elgin Public - Hunter Reestman, Lydia Behnk, Taya Voborny, Zoey Bergman and Kenny Bush
3. Pope John - Sydney Kerkman, Nicki Payne, Shantel Preister, Erin Beckman and Emily Seier
4. Verdigre - Blake Bartling, Morgan Hrbek, Ashlyn Hamilton, Stephanie Shakespaere and Bailey Frank
5. Elgin Public - Shelby Dohmen, Ashton Evans, Adam Dreger and Kira Widger
6. Neligh-Oakdale - Hannah Schrader, Hailey Bixler, Emma Bixler, Sierra Centamore and Kyle Snodgrass

Extemporaneous Speaking:
1. P.J. Miguelino, Elkhorn Valley
2. Brody Hupp, Pope John
3. Brea Carr, Elgin Public
4. Mateo Kirstine, Elgin Public

Duet Acting:
1. Hunter Reestman and Kenny Bush, Elgin Public
2. Allison Kerkman and Grace Rittscher, Clearwater-Orchard
3. Brooke Swanson and Abby Swanson, Niobrara
4. Haylee Klawitter and Madi Randa, Verdigre
5. Taya Voborny and Zoey Bergman, Elgin Public
6. Alyssa Moser and Pammela Maxwell, Clearwater-Orchard

Oral Interpretation of Poetry:
1. Danni Anderson, Ewing
2. Adrian Love, Clearwater-Orchard
3. Stephanie Shakespaere, Verdigre
4. Alexis Hrbek, Verdigre
5. Kira Widger, Elgin Public
6. Samantha Wright, Neligh-Oakdale

Oral Interpretation of Humorous Prose:
1. Alyssa Moser, Clearwater-Orchard
2. Cole Belitz, Neligh-Oakdale
3. Grace Rittscher, Clearwater-Orchard
4. Emily Eacker, Ewing
5. Isaac Cook, Verdigre
6. Skylar Eacker, Ewing