Sidney High School Speech, Drama & Debate Team Competes at State Meet

Sidney High School Speech, Drama and Debate Team travelled 657 miles to Corvallis to compete against the top 24 in each event. On Friday there were 3 rounds for Speech and Drama and 5 for Debate. Saturday consisted of 2 more regular rounds, a semifinal which narrowed the competition down to 16% then a finals round which had 8 competitors in it. The Speech Teamwhich did well advancing to semi finals were Luke Turek & Alex Messer in Original Oratory. Shanyn Reidle in Impromptu, Christine Turek in Memorized Public Address and Hannah Evans in Informative. The entire Drama Team advanced to semi finals with Kyle Topp & Atlas Hill in Dramatic Solo, Tyler Berka & Josh Delaney in Humorous Duo and in Classic Theatre Shoua Vang & Daniel Schneider, Autumn Davidson & Lorraine Coronato, Noah Kyhl and Isaac Quiroz. Advancing on to finals and placing in Dramatic Solo: seniors Atlas Hill 7th, Kyle Topp 8th, Freshmen. Classic Theatre Shoua Vang and Daniel Schneider placed 8th. The team had a fabulous year and is looking forward to next season.