Speech Team Places 3rd at Districts

March 20, 2015

 

Speech Team Places 3^rd at Districts
by Alyson Garcia

 

Pierce High hosted the district speech contest on Monday, March 16. The PHS speech team placed 3^rd overall. Nine PHS speakers in nine events made it all the way to district finals, but with only the top three placers in each event qualifying for state, the team did not have any state qualifiers.

Placing this meet were Alyson Garcia who, placed 6^th in Poetry, Chance White with 6^th in Humorous Prose, and Kati Krueger and Tatym Rowley with 6^th in Duet Acting. Junior Aguilar placed 5^th in Extemporaneous Speaking. Placing 4^th were Shannah Unseld in Persuasive and in Informative Speaking. Also placing 4^th was Bryce Bierman and Derek Ross with Duet Acting, and Kristin Arens in Poetry and Humorous Prose.

Head coach Melissa Legate said, “I was really proud of our finish as a team. I wish that some of the seniors could have qualified, as they worked really hard all season, but I am still very pleased with the way everyone performed.”