Speech Team Finishes Fifth at Districts
Luke Eisenmann Qualifies for State!
Launch the media gallery 1 playerOn Tuesday, the Leigh Speech Team traveled to High Plains High School to compete in the D1-2 District Speech Meet.
The schools that went to this meet were Leigh, Clarkson, Fullerton, Loup City, Palmer High School, Central Valley, High Plains, and Riverside.
The team placings had Riverside in 1st, with High Plains in 2nd. Leigh finished in 5th overall as a team.
19 Leigh speech team members competed at this meet with multiple qualifying for finals and earning medals.
The OID Team of Brianne Kuhr, Luke Eisenmann, Jocelyn Donnelly, Lexis Gleason, and Trevor Hoffman finished in 5th.
Kuhr also ended up 5th in Extemporaneous Speaking.
Junior Sydney Messerlie finished 6th Serious Prose. Sophomore James Moore also placed 6th in POI.
Two Leigh entries were just one placing away from qualifying for state, with top 3 qualifying. Kaylee Brabec finished 4th in Persuasive Speaking, and the Duet Acting team of Trevor Hoffman and Brianne Kuhr also finished 4th.
Junior Luke Eisenmann was the solo state qualifier this year, finishing runner-up in Extemporaneous Speaking. He will compete at the Class D1 State Speech Championship in Kearney on March 28.
Eisenmann said, “I was honored to qualify for state. For my Extemp speech, I was lucky to have drawn a topic about agriculture that I felt confident about, and that helped. We had a lot of events that were close to making it to state but just missed it. It would have been nice to have more qualify, but I’m proud of how our team ended the year.
Head Coach Mr. Ethan Hathaway stated, “Districts were a tough day with many great competitors. We had several students make finals but only 1 was able to qualify for State. Congrats to Luke for placing 2nd in Extemp. Several others narrowly missed qualifying. I'm super proud of our team and their fight and commitment all year!”