850 competitors make the Marshall Speech Spectacular

Four from MLC compete; Danica Dick breaks into finals in Storytelling

 

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MLC SPEECH TEAM members competing in the Marshall Speech Spectacular were, from left, Elijah Stoesz, Danica Dick, Melissa Lohrenz and Caitlyn Smith. Danica advanced to finals in the tournament, earning a ribbon. (Kim Friesen photo)

 

 

Four Mountain Lake Christian (MLC) Speech Team members competed at the Marshall Speech Spectacular this past Friday, January 30 and Saturday, January 31. With over 850 competitors – from six states – participating in the two-day event, it was a powerful tournament.

Speech Coach Kim Friesen noted this about the tourney, “It was a marvelous learning experience for these competitors.”

Representing the MLC Speech Team (and the categories in which they will be competing this speech season) were:

* Elijah Stoesz – Senior – Varsity Original Oratory and Varsity Informative.

* Caitlyn Smith – Senior –  Varsity Poetry  and Varsity Prose.

* Josh Raabe –  Junior – Varsity Humorous.

* Melissa Lohrenz – Junior – Varsity Poetry and Varsity Original Oratory.

* Danica Dick – Sophomore – Varsity Storytelling.

Danica Dick broke into quarter-finals in storytelling, bringing home a ribbon.

MLC will kick off their regular 2015 season at Worthington this Saturday, February 7.

Check the team out on their MLC speech Facebook page.

 

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