Raabe to be talking comedy; is Section 2A champ in Humorous
Mountain Lake Christian (MLC) senior orator Josh Raabe of Mountain Lake, will be taking his cutting from The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee by Rachel Sheinkin to the Minnesota State Class A Speech Meet next Friday as the Section 2A champion.
Melissa Lohrenz, also a MLC senior from Mountain Lake, closed out her high school speech career with a Section 2A fifth-place medal finish in Serious Interpretation of Drama.
The section meet was held Friday, April 8 at St. Peter Public High School.
Other MLC Speech Team members competing in the section included a trio of seventh-graders – Zoey Smith of St. James in Great Speeches and Sara Quiring in Prose and Elizabeth Linscheid in Original Oratory, both of Butterfield.
At the South Sub-Section 2A meet, the local orators moved on to section following their placings. At the meet, Raabe also finished first, Smith additionally was a sub-section champ in her category, Lohrenz was second, Linscheid earned a fourth-place finish and Quiring closed in sixth-place.
In Section 2A competition, the top three placings in each category move on to State
The Minnesota State High School League Class A Speech Meet is slated for Friday, April 15, at Lakeville North Public High School. the State Class AA contest is scheduled for Saturday, April 16.
MLC coaches are Kim Friesen and Elijah Stoesz.
Thirteen categories in Speech Meet competition
The 13 categories offered in Speech are Creative Expression, Discussion, Duo Interpretation, Extemporaneous Reading, Extemporaneous Speaking, Great Speeches, Humorous Interpretation, Informative Speaking, Original Oratory, Serious Interpretation of Drama, Serious Interpretation of Poetry, Serious Interpretation of Prose and Storytelling.
+ Creative Expression – Speaker presents an original, creative piece. They are judged on writing as well as delivery.
+ Discussion – Students are given up to an hour to discuss in a small group, and come to a cooperative agreement or compromise on a given prompt.
+ Duo Interpretation – A pair of speakers present a piece together. Body contact is not allowed and speakers are only allowed eye contact with each other during the introduction and transitions.
+ Extemporaneous Reading – Speaker draws three “cuttings” (a portion of a story) from a selection of around 20 short stories. The speaker chooses one of the three to read, and is given thirty minutes to practice it and memorize and introduction.
+ Extemporaneous Speaking – Speaker draws three national or international current event questions, and is given 30 minutes to prepare a seven minute speech on the drawn topic of their choice.
+ Great Speeches – Speaker presents on a historically great speech, including an analysis and sections of the original speech.
+ Humorous Interpretation – Speaker presents a humorous selection from a play, prose or poem.
+ Informative Speaking – Speaker presents an original, unbiased speech on the topic of their choice with the purpose to inform. They are also permitted to use posters or other visual aids to enhance their presentation.
+ Original Oratory – Speaker presents an original speech with the purpose of persuading the audience.
+ Serious Interpretation of Drama – Speaker presents a serious monologue or selection from a play.
+ Serious Interpretation of Poetry – Speaker presents a serious poem, selection of poems or portion of a poem.
+ Serious Interpretation of Prose – Speaker presents a serious selection from a novel or short story.
+ Storytelling – Speaker draws three from a selection of 15 folk tales, and presents their interpretation of it.
