The Britton-Hecla varsity oral interpretation team placed second at the North East Conference meet held Monday in Webster. Deuel won the eight school tournament by four points. Senior Emily Effling added to her ECC championship with a first in poetry at the NEC. Junior Baylee Bender came through with first in oratory at both conference tournaments. The third NEC champ was senior Carter Chapin in storytelling. Sophomore Caitlyn Casey won the second-place medal in serious reading, and Chapin teamed up with junior Amelia Ingvalson to get the third-place medal in duo. In other results tenth grader Charles Schuller was fourth in humorous reading, and the reader’s theatre comprised of junior Aiden Strong, Ingvalson, and Chapin placed fourth.
The NEC also runs a junior varsity section at the tournament with the Braves having a fantastic showing, winning six of the seven categories. This includes Strong and junior Noah Schuster in duo, eighth grader Adalyn Kanizar in storytelling, freshmen Avery Leonard and Lillian Boyko, and junior Ruthie Moeckly in reader’s theatre, Ingvalson in poetry, and Schuster in serious reading. Boyko placed second in humorous reading.
The team invites the public to attend their local contest Monday, Nov. 2 at 6:00 in the band and choir rooms at the high school. In addition to the above students presenting their selections, there will be performances by junior Ryer Larson, freshman Brooklyn Hunt, eighth graders Luzetta Moeckly, Cecily Tobin, and Annalie Satterlee, and seventh graders Parker Hunt and Tinley Beck. One winner from each category will be chosen to represent the school at the Regional contest Nov. 17 in Aberdeen.
