Forensics Team Places 2nd at Salina Central
by Chelsey Graves
February 23, 2010
The Minneapolis High School Forensics Team competed in the Salina Central Invitational on Saturday, February 20, 2010. There were 22 schools attending. Sumner Academy placed 1st, Minneapolis placed 2nd, Garden City placed 3rd, Buhler placed 4th, and Bennington placed 5th. Individual medal winners for MJSHS were:
Prose-
Quarter Finalist
Ellie Labes
Semi-Finalist
Kendall Perry
Lydia Swisher
Finalist
Emily Rankin (6th)
Charlie Lynn (3rd)
Poetry-
Quarter Finalist
Jessi Walker
Hunter Clark
Kaitlyn Cassel
Semi-Finalist
Emily Rankin
Ellie Labes
Finalist
Caleb Kindall (4th)
Solo Humerous
Semi-finalist
Caleb Kindall
Finalist
Kendall Perry (5th)
Solo-Serious
Semi-Finalist
Dina Lyne
Duet
Quarter Finalist
Christian Orzano/Jessi Walker
Spencer Roy/Kenzie Zimmerman
Chayla Parsons/Stelle Parsons
Trystan Bingham/Corey Egger
Finalist
Caleb Kindall/Kendall Perry (5th)
Informative
Semi-Finalist
Trystan Bingham
Finalist
Lydia Swisher (3rd)
Oration
Finalist
Dina Lyne (3rd)
Others competing and earning sweepstakes points were Keith Allen, Daryl Simmons, and Julie Gavin.
MHS Forensics Coach Mrs. Bergman commented, "This was a crazy, big tournament, and we were excited to finish 2nd. The first place team and most of the individual event top finishers were from Sumner, which is a 5A magnet school for the perfoming arts. It's always good to see how we stack up to tough competition.
Next Action-
Concordia- March 6th
