Contact: Tammy Lane • First Posted: Thursday, February 26, 2009

Lafayette High School brought home top honors in the senior high level of the Kentucky High School Speech League’s Bluegrass Regional Tournament. Paul Laurence Dunbar High came in fourth, and Henry Clay High was fifth.

On the junior level, SCAPA Bluegrass finished first, followed by Morton and Winburn middle schools.

In addition to the outstanding team efforts, several students distinguished themselves in individual competition.

From Lafayette:

• Duo Interpretation – 1^st place: Emily Collier and Jill Richardson; 2^nd: Madeline Carey and Ben Kandt
• Dramatic Interpretation – 2^nd place: Emily Collier
• Improvisational Duo – 2^nd place: Caitlin Nichols and Madeline Carey
• Poetry Interpretation – 1^st place: Cathy Christian
• Storytelling – 1^st place: Madeline Carey; 2^nd: Jessika Cummins

From Paul Laurence Dunbar:

• Broadcasting – 2^nd place: Nicole Schladt
• Extemporaneous – 2^nd place: Nicole Schladt
• Oratory – 1^st place: Meredith Coleman
• Poetry – 2^nd place: Sierha Hardin
• Prose – 2^nd place: Sierha Hardin

• Extemporaneous – 1^st place: Lilian Rogers
• Impromptu – 1^st place: Stewart Cook

From SCAPA Bluegrass:

• Broadcasting – 1^st place: Aaron Karp; 2^nd: Colton Ryan
• Declamation – 1^st place: Macy Early; 2^nd: Dylan Rowe
• Extemporaneous – 1^st place: Leia Wedlund; 2^nd: Ashley Whaley
• Improv Duo – 1^st place: Haley Fish, Joseph Wrightson
• Interpretation of Literature – 1^st place: Macy Early
• Poetry – 1^st place: Sydney Jahnigen; 2^nd: Jamie Vescio
• Prose – 1^st place: Jamie Vesico
• Public Speaking – 1^st place: Lauren Gardiner; 2^nd: Macy Early
• Solo Acting – 1^st place: Grace Cox; 2^nd: Abby Tikhtman
• Storytelling – 1^st place: Grace Cox; 2^nd: Joseph Wrightson

From Morton:

• Improv Duo – 2^nd place: Shannon Brady and Jenna Lawson
• Prose – 2^nd place: Katie Shannon

From Winburn:

• Duo Acting – 1^st place: Stella Lee and Albeza Chavez
• Improv Duo – 2^nd place: Mason Duke and Urvi Patwardhan