Two first place finishes for speech team

The Coalers closed out the regular season with two first place finishes in one of the most competitive speech tournaments of the year. 

Team members traveled to Aurora on Saturday, Feb.1 for the annual Scheidecker Memorial Tournament hosted by Metea Valley High School. 

Earning first place medals were Joran Olson in prose and Madison Wilson in radio speaking. Also placing at the tournament were Corinna Barkley, fourth, special occasion speaking; Grey Vanek, fifth, humorous interpretation; Madison Wilson, fifth, dramatic interpretation, and Olivia Sage and Jordan Olson, fifth, dramatic duet acting. 

State series competition begins Saturday, Feb. 8 with the Coalers will competing in the Bradley-Bourbonnais Regional.