The Garden City High School forensics team finished its Kansas State High School Activities Association season at the State Festival and at the State Speech Drama championship tournament on Saturday, May 7. The State Championship was held at Blue Valley High School and the State Festival was held at Wichita Southeast High School.
All entries received 1’s at the State Festival, which is a first division rating. The students include Serenity Saddler, Program Oral Interpretation; and Ben Mahoney, Impromptu and Informative.
The team placed 8th in overall school competition at the State Championship. There were 27 schools competing at the event.
The school had eight of the 16 entries cleared to compete in Semi-finals, and there were three cleared to compete in Finals. The Finalists were Keylyn Fonseca-Cano/Julia Facio, 6th Place Duo Interpretation; Savei Nyamakope, 3rd Place Dramatic Interpretation; and Phybee Madlangbayan, State Runner-up Poetry. Semifinalists were Keylyn Fonseca-Cano, Dramatic Interpretation; Christy Donovanm, Poetry; Christy Donovan/Emma Lightner, Duo Interpretation; Jordan Humprheys, Program Oral Interpretation; and Pybee Madlangbayan, Program Oral Interpretation.
Other State Championship competitors were Kira Roth, Impromptu Speaking and Extemporaneous Speaking; Bryce Orlich, Impromptu Speaking; Savei Nyamakope/Emma Banwell, Duo Interpretation; Kourtney Kneeland, Poetry; Scarlett Storer, Informative; Emma Lightner, Dramatic Interpretation; and Julia Facio, Humorous Interpretation.