Photo: ( left to right) - front row: Ellie Klarer, Wednesday Roberts, Payton Dawson, Carrie Mills, Ava Podrovitz, Adeline Pitman, Raegan Settle, AnnaBelle Mills. Second row: Bailey Derby, Bella Wilson, Jaylynn Varneke, Amelie Johnson, Mira Kinsley, Ali Yarali, Gabriel Crass, Will Church, Assistant Coach Drew Thompson, Coach Michael Robinson. Back row: Laney Like, Aidan Wild, Marli Mehta, and Madi Vigil.
Murray, Ky., Feb. 13, 2023-----The Murray High School Speech Team Claimed the Regional Championship for the eighth year in a row at the Kentucky High School Speech League (KHSSL) Regional Speech Tournament held at Murray Middle School. Murray Middle School Speech Team was the runner-up at the middle school portion of the Murray Regional Speech Tournament.
The Regional tournaments serve as qualifiers for the upcoming State Speech Tournaments. Kentucky’s seven Regions hold these tournaments at both the Junior and Senior levels each year, and each qualifies students for the Junior State Speech Tournament (grades 4-8) or the Senior State Speech Tournament (grades 9-12) with state contests held at the University of Kentucky February 24-25 (Junior State) and at Northern Kentucky University March 10-11 (Senior State).
At each Regional contest, Regional Champions and Runners Up are named in each of the twelve Junior and fourteen Senior speech categories. Additionally, team awards are given for the top three teams in each of the Regions.
Murray High School Speech results: Broadcasting: Regional Champion - Raegan Settle Declamation: Regional Champion - Wednesday Roberts, Dramatic Interpretation Regional Champion - Raegan Settle Runner-up - Ellie Klarer Dui Interpretation Regional Champion - Payton Dawson/Aidan Wild Runner-up - Marli Mehta/Madi Vigil Extemporaneous Speaking Runner Up- Ali Yararli Impromptu Speaking Regional Champion - Raegan Settle Informative Speaking Runner-up - Payton Dawson Oratory Regional Champion - Marli Mehta Poetry Regional Champion - Payton Dawson Prose Regional Champion - Wednesday Roberts Storytelling Runner-up - Madi Vigil
In addition to the regional champions and runners-up, the following students also qualified for state competition on Saturday: Gabriel Crass, Bella Wilson, AnnaBelle Mills, Amelie Johnson, Bailey Derby, Will Church, Jaylynn Varneke, Mira Kinsley, and Laney Like In addition to these Regional Champions and Runners Up, these students from Murray High School also qualified to advance on to the State Tournament: Gabriel Crass, Bella Wilson, AnnaBelle Mills, Amelie Johnson, Bailey Derby, Will Church, Jaylynn Varneke, Mira Kinsley, and Laney Like.
Murray Middle School Speech results: Regional Champions: Humorous Interpretation - Adeline Pitman, Original Oratory - Ava Podrovitz Regional Runner up: Impromptu Speaking - Ava Podrovitz In addition to these Regional Champions and Runner up, Carrie Mills also qualified to advance to the State Tournament.
The Murray High School Speech Team is coached by Michael Robinson, Drew Thompson, Doris Cella, and Randy Patterson. The Murray Middle School Speech Team is coached by Michael Robinson.