Speech is an extra curricular activity that offers numerous benefits for students, including enhanced communication skills, boosted confidence and self-esteem, developed critical thinking and problem-solving abilities, fostered empathy and understanding, and promoted collaboration and teamwork. Please find this year's performances below as well as past state medalist performances.
Isabelle Heimes
Program of Oral Interpretation - State Champion/NSAA Best of the Best/NIETOC
A Lesson in Fear (School Shooting)
Serious Prose - State Runner Up/NIETOC
Life as a Fly by Margaret Matulik
Isabelle Heimes, Joslyn Hochstein, Kallie Steffen and Cash Lenzen
Oral Interpretation of Drama
Coraline by Neil Gaiman
Joslyn Hochstein and Kallie Steffen
Duet Acting
Final Placement by Mary Gallagher and Ara Watson
Duet Kallie Joslyn Final Placement.MOV
Joslyn Hochstein
Entertainment
Benchwarmers
Joslyn Entertainment Osmond.MOV
Rylie Tilley
Entertainment
Excuses
Rylie Power of Excuses Speech Night.MOV
Serious Prose
Darkest Moment by Peter Maliki
Boston Wiebelhaus
Informative
Monopoly
Brianna Pinkelman
Persuasive
Why Pets are Important
Taylor Pinkelman
Informative
Husker Volleyball
Taylor Inform Speech Night.MOV
Cash Lenzen
Entertainment
Procrastination
Cash Procrastination Speech Night.MOV
Past State Medalists
Witches 2023
Merkel Entertainment 2023
11 Variations of Friar John’s Failures Duet
Tiger in a Cage Serious Prose NIETOC
Delilah Serious Prose
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory OID
A Series of Unfortunate Events OID
Hello Herman Duet NIETOC
Dystopia Hungry Maze of Divergent Death OID
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOLwcGYBtEc
On the Air Duet NIETOC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDAyVAsbvKM
The Brothers Grimm OID
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDAyVAsbvKM
This is what we have on hand - if you find one of your past state performances reach out to us and share and we will post it as well.