Champs: Richards speech team wins title at Santaburg-Oaklaus

The speech team from Richards High School continued its early season success by winning the championship at the 35-team Santaburg Oaklaus tournament co-hosted by Sandburg and Oak Lawn high schools.

It was a complete team effort with three individual titles and three runners- up at one of the state's toughest regular season tournaments.  Medalists for Richards included:

First - Eda Guven, Original Oratory; Michael McCarthy, Prose Reading; Peter Forberg, Impromptu Speaking;

Second - Michael McCarthy, Humorous Interpretation; Roxanne Segina, Special Occasion Speaking; Teris Taylor, Original Oratory;

Third - Kiersten Bergquist, Oratorical Declamation;

Fourth - Celina Clifton, Poetry Reading; Gabby Bandera, Humorous Interpretation; Teris Taylor, Informative Speaking;

Sixth - Deja Whitt, Prose Reading; Katie Nestor, Radio Speaking; and,

Finalist - Alec Rigik, Original Comedy.