LPS students competing at State Speech Championships

The following students from Lincoln Public Schools qualified for the State Speech Championships on Thursday at the University of Nebraska at Kearney.

East High School

Duet Acting: Kylie Miller and Savannah Mayer, Carlie Villar and Tim Nipper

Entertainment Speaking: Aleah Miller and Ceci Eubanks

Extemporaneous Speaking: Suzie Cho and Divith Rajagopal

Informative Speaking: Zoe Keese

Oral Interpretation of Drama: Rhen Thomas, Jorja Quesenberry, Cian Wilkins and Cambry Waddell; and Truman Thompson, Rhett Bothwell and Suzie Cho

Oral Interpretation of Humorous Prose: Tim Nipper and Savannah Mayer

Oral Interpretation of Serious Prose: Kylie Miller and Turner Thompson

Oral Interpretation of Poetry: Turner Thompson and Carlie Villar

Persuasive Speaking: Zoe Keese and Ben Laws

Lincoln High School

Extemporaneous Speaking: Juliana Quattrocchi

Persuasive Speaking: Meissa Hassan

North Star High School

Entertainment: Christine Trinh

Informative Speaking: Paige Howland

Oral Interpretation of Drama: Fahad Tran, Paige Howland, Christine Trinh, Kiley Kahler and Lynn Nguyen

Southeast High School

Duet Acting: Alex Nydahl and Sandra Leybold

Entertainment: Jerrica Zuhlke

Extemporaneous Speaking: Lukas Buermeyer and Samuel Province

Informative Speaking: Adam Algahimi

Oral Interpretation of Serious Prose: Sandra Leybold

Oral Interpretation of Poetry: Alex Nydahl and Julia Damme

Persuasive Speaking: Taylor Washburn

Southwest High School

Duet Acting: Tatum Johnson and Zoey Moser, Aubrey Aldag and Reagan Cisar

Extemporaneous Speaking: Louis Antinoro and Tyler Bartolome

Informative Speaking: Janana Khattak and Tyler Bartolome

Oral Interpretation of Drama: Aslan Kingery, Janana Khattak, Natasja Swanson, Simon Djarf and Celine Mayer; and Juan Cervantes, Madison Ramey, Olivia McBeth, Anna Knopik and Eleanor Schmeichel

Oral Interpretation of Humorous Prose: Tatum Johnson

Oral Interpretation of Serious Prose: Eleanor Schmeichel

Oral Interpretation of Poetry: Zoey Moser and Aila Ganic

Persuasive Speaking: Aila Ganic and Amani AlHamedi

More information about the State Speech Championships, including the schedule, is available on the Nebraska School Activities Association website.