Historic win for Shepard speech team at IHSA regional

The Shepard High School varsity speech team won first place last Saturday at the Illinois High School Association regional competition at Sandburg High School.

For the first time in program history, Shepard students advanced to the sectional tournament in every category. Highlights included six regional championships, including two apiece by Jada Scott and Riley McDermott.

Champions included Informative Speaking, Riley McDermott; Oratorical Declamation, Jada Scott; Poetry Reading, Riley McDermott; Prose Reading, Jada Scott; Radio Speaking, Mike Reddy; Special Occasion Speaking, David Donnick
Students taking second place included Dramatic Interpretation, Kimberly Rinck; Extemporaneous Speaking, Leeana Skuby; Humorous Interpretation, Nicholas Martinez; Impromptu Speaking, Leeana Skuby; and, Performance in the Round.

Students taking third included Dramatic Duet Acting, Adam Zebrowski and Alison Elzinga; Original Oratory, Alison Elzinga.

Finally, students who took fourth included Humorous Duet Acting, Adam Zebrowski and Kimberly Rinck; and, Original Comedy, Nick Loquercio.