Allow me to present to you the runner-up team for Class 1 Speech, the Cumberland Dukes!
The Speech competitors went up against 13 schools from across the Commonwealth. We had a great mix of new competitors and veterans, many of whom presented at this weekend's competition.
Team Captain and Senior, Addy Carney, won her 3rd consecutive Class 1 Championship in Original Oratory!
Seniors Emily Eroh and Cameron Gold are the Class 1 Champions in Serious Duo Interpretation!
Rookie and Senior William Blydenburgh scored 2nd in Storytelling.
Rookie Alana Johnson earned a 3rd-place finish in Poetry Interpretation.
Senior Autumn Seaver put up a good fight but could not edge out the competition and earned 4th in Humorous Interpretation.
Senior Brianna Barker and freshman Elena Salamo placed 4th and 6th, respectively, in Extemporaneous Speaking.
We extend our gratitude to all individuals who supported us during this season. Although we are losing a significant number of seniors to graduation this year, we are pleased to have a cohort of talented underclassmen prepared to assume their positions.
This year has been excellent, and I hope that next year will be just as good.
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