Contact: Tammy Lane • First Posted: Friday, February 19, 2010

Lafayette High School, the host, finished second in the senior high level of the Kentucky High School Speech League’s Bluegrass Regional Tournament. Paul Laurence Dunbar High was third.

On the junior level, SCAPA Bluegrass came in first, followed by Morton and Beaumont middle schools.  

In addition to the outstanding team efforts, several students distinguished themselves in individual competition Feb. 13. Top results from Fayette County Public Schools included: 

Lafayette High School:

• Broadcasting, 1^st place - Madeline Carey
• Poetry, 1^st place - Jennifer Rhodenhiser
• Storytelling, 1^st place - Madeline Carey
• Duo Interpretation of Literature, 2^nd place - Emily Collier and Jill Richardson 

Paul Laurence Dunbar High School:

• Dramatic Interpretation of Literature, 2^nd place - Simeon Kondev
• Improv Duo Acting, 2^nd place - David Agtar and Neena Phan 

SCAPA Bluegrass:

• Duo Acting, 1^st place - Madi Fogarty and Ashley Whaley; 2^nd place - Clark Davis and Isaac Hines-Williams
• Extemporaneous, 1^st place - Connor Van Meter; 2^nd place - Taylor Bagley
• Interpretation of Literature, 1^st place - Isaac Hines-Williams; 2^nd place - Clark Davis
• Solo Acting, 1^st place - Alex Franke; 2^nd place - Callie Babcock
• Storytelling, 1^st place - Kurtis Brown; 2^nd place - Callie Babcock
• Prose, 1^st, Bryn Eichorn
• Broadcasting, 2^nd place - Kate Cox
• Declamation, 2^nd place - Dylan Rowe
• Public Speaking, 2^nd place - Ashley Whaley 

Morton Middle School:

• Improv Duo, 1^st place - Charlotte Foley and Amelia Giancarlo; 2^nd place - Shannon Brady and Jenna Lawson
• Poetry, 1^st place - Maddie Fish; 2^nd place - Jenna Lawson
• Broadcasting , 1^st place - Katie Shannon
• Declamation, 1^st place - Harper Toney 

Beaumont Middle School:

• Public Speaking, 1^st place - Adeline Agtarap
• Prose, 2^nd place - Adeline Agtarap 

For more information, visit www.wku.edu/pcal/khssl or contact Jim Combs at Lafayette High School.