PHS Speakers Dominate Field at Ft. Wayne South Side

The PHS Speakers moved novices up to the varsity division and departed for Ft. Wayne in the fog.  What began as a "cloudy" morning....ended up with a clear victory as the sun shone brightly on the Plymouth team.  Team standings at the end of the day looked like this...

1st - Plymouth with 161 points
2nd - Ft. Wayne Northrop with 75 points
3rd - Ft. Wayne North Side with 61 points
4th - Canterbury with 42 points
5th - Dekalb with 39 points
6th - Elkhart Central with 30 points
7th - Columbia City with 26 points
8th - Concord with 22 points
9th - East Noble with 18 points
10th - Bethany Christian with 16 points

Individual finishes included....

Varsity Original Oratory (unbreakable tie)
Champion - Emily Walden
Champion - Rebecca Brumbaugh
8th - Pauline Dagaas

Varsity Scripted Duo
Champion - Rebecca Brumbaugh and Bryt Hiatt
2nd - Ellen Smith and Tyler Wagner
3rd - Kyle Barry and Briana Gantz
6th - Christy Chipman and Michael Gray

Varsity Humor
Champion - Kate Peters
3rd - Sam Compton
6th - Christine Beckmann

Varsity Declamation
Champion - Austin Craft
3rd - Pauline Dagaas
7th - Ashton Morrow

Varsity Prose
Champion - Olivia Hilliard
6th - Kristen Gergely

Varsity Memorized Duo
Champion - Sam Compton and Stephanie Gorka

Varsity Drama
2nd - Sarah Gouker
3rd - Austin Craft
4th - Stephanie Gorka
6th - Emily Walden
7th - Bryt Hiatt

Varsity International Extemp
2nd - Michaila Nate

Varsity Original Performance
3rd - Luke Bumpus
4th - Christy Chipman

Varsity USA Extemp
3rd - Kelsey Shaffer

Varsity Poetry
4th - Courtney Harris
7th - Michael Gray

Varsity Impromptu
4th - Michaila Nate
8th - Kelsey Shaffer

Varsity Radio
5th - Christina Krozel

Varisty Discussion
5th - Nelson Wagner

Top Teams Visit Culver

Culver Academy hosted a phenomenal field on November 6th.  Visiting the Academies were Class AAA State Champion and runner-up Chesterton and Warren Central, Class AA State Champion Munster and Plymouth, as well as Class A State Champion Culver Academy.  The varsity/novice tournament was won by Warren Central; however, PHS won the most varsity championships en route to its 2nd Place finish.  Team standings were...
1st - Warren Central with 215 points
2nd - PHS with 173 points
3rd - Munster with 151 points
4th - Culver Academy with 126 points
5th - Southport with 82 points
6th - Chesterton with 66 points
7th - Lawrence North with 59 points
8th - Elkhart Central with 22 points
9th - Kokomo with 12 points
10th - Maconaquah with 3 points

Individual placings for PHS included...

Varsity USA Extemp
Champion - Kelsey Shaffer
2nd - Bryt Hiatt
6th - Michaila Nate

Varsity Scripted Duo
Champion - Sam Compton and Stephanie Gorka
4th - Christy Chipman and Michael Gray
5th - Olivia Hilliard and Lane Singleton

Varsity Discussion
Champion - Deven Berger
4th - Gage Pynaert
6th - Nelson Wagner

Varsity Impromptu
Champion - Patrick Felke
6th - Kelsey Shaffer
7th - Michaila Nate

Varsity International Extemp
Champion - Patrick Felke
3rd - Rebecca Brumbaugh

Varsity Humor
Champion - Sam Compton
8th - Becca Houser

Varsity Drama
2nd - Austin Craft
4th - Emily Walden
7th - Stephanie Gorka

Varsity Original Performance
3rd - Christy Chipman
4th - Kirsten Harner
5th - Jason Pickell
6th - Luke Bumpus

Varsity Original Oratory
4th - Emily Walden
6th - Rebecca Brumbaugh
8th - Courtney Harris

Varsity Prose
4th - Luke Bumpus

Varsity Memorized Duo
5th - Sean Hatfield and Jason Pickell

Varsity Poetry
6th - Michael Gray

Novice Scripted Duo
2nd - Ellen Smith and Tyler Wagner
5th - Kyle Barry and Briana Gantz
6th - Miranda Hacha and Sarah Iwinski

Novice Original Oratory
2nd - Christine Beckmann
3rd - Kate Peters

Novice Original Performance
2nd - Jessica Cleveland

Novice Drama
3rd - Ellen Smith
6th - Kyle Barry

Novice Poetry
4th - Briana Gantz
6th - Markee Farler
8th - Sommer McClellan

Novice Radio
4th - Haley Paton

Novice Impromptu
4th - Rachel Hacha

Novice Humor
5th - Kate Peters
8th - Hayden Wolfe

Novice Prose
7th - Miranda Hacha
8th - Sarah Iwinski

Novice Team Dominates Opposition at the PHS Fall Festival

The PHS Novice Team (1st year of high school competition) emerged with a super effort at the November 6th All Fest tournament.  Plymouth hosted six other teams and used the day to learn to perform better and to work toward dominance of opposing teams.  Finishes included...

Novice Prose
Kyle Barry - Champion
Katelyn Hartsell - 2nd
Kristen Gergely - 3rd
Miranda Hacha - 4th
Sarah Iwinski - 5th

Novice Scripted Duo
Ellen Smith and Tyler Wagner - Champion
Briana Gantz and Kyle Barry - 2nd
Andrew Youst and Markee Farler - 3rd
Morgan Hite and Mackie McMichael - 4th
Miranda Hacha and Sarah Iwinski - 7th

Novice Drama
Ellen Smith - Champion

Novice Original Oratory
Christine Beckman - Champion
Jace Allen - 2nd

Novice Original Performance
Jessica Cleveland - Champion

Novice Humor
Late Peters - 2nd
April Bowen - 3rd
Christine Beckman - 4th
Ben Piazza - 5th
Hayden Wolfe - 6th
Gianella Cerriteno - 7th
Tyler Wagner - 8th

Novice Broadcasting
Haley Paton - 2nd
April Bowen - 3rd
Rachel Hacha - 6th
Sommer McClellan - 8th

Novice Poetry
Brittany Gantz - 2nd
Markee Farler - 6th
Haley Paton - 7th
Briana Gantz - 8th

Novice Impromptu
Rachel Hacha - 2nd

Plymouth Team Finds Success at First Tournament of the Season

The Plymouth Speech Team hosted a varsity, junior varsity, novice tournament on October 31st.  Missing quite a few people due to the marching band's successful trip to the state finals (5th place), numerous PHS speakers turned in outstanding performances against some very strong teams from northern and central Indiana.

Plymouth Three Level Invitational
Varsity Discussion
Deven Berger - Champion
Gage Pynaert - 2nd
Nelson Wagner - 3rd

Varsity Drama
Austin Craft - Champion
Sarah Gouker - 3rd
Emily Walden - 4th
Stephanie Gorka - 8th

Varsity Scripted Duo
Sam Compton and Stephanie Gorka - Champion
Sean Hatfield and Jason Pickell - 2nd
Olivia Hilliard and Lane Singleton - 5th

Varsity USA Extemp
Michaila Nate - Champion
Kelsey Shaffer - 2nd

Varsity International Extemp
Rebecca Brumbaugh - Champion

Varsity Prose
Olivia Hilliard - Champion

Varsity Impromptu
Kelsey Shaffer - 2nd
Michaila Nate - 3rd

Varsity Poetry
Austin Craft - 2nd
Jordin Cook - 3rd

Varsity Declamation
Pauline Dagaas - 2nd

Varsity Original Oratory
Pauline Dagaas - 3rd
Emily Walden - 5th
Rebecca Brumbaugh - 6th
Sarah Gouker - 7th

Varsity Original Performance
Jason Pickell - 5th
Christina Chipman - 6th

Varsity Humor
Sean Hatfield - 7th
Sam Compton - 8th

Junior Varsity Poetry
Margaret Howard - Champion

Junior Varsity International Extemp
Faith Read - Champion

Junior Varsity Braodcasting
Christina Krozel - Champion

Junior Varsity Declamation
Alex Moore - 2nd
Ashton Morrow - 3rd
Christina Krozel - 4th

Junior Varsity Drama
Faith Read - 2nd
Alex Oakley - 3rd

Junior Varsity Prose
Luke Bumpus - 2nd
Margaret Howard - 4th

Junior Varsity Scripted Duo
Alex Moore and Alex Oakley - 3rd
Ashton Morrow and Kirsten Harner - 4th

Junior Varsity Original Performance
Kirsten Harner - 3rd
Luke Bumpus - 4th

Junior Varsity Impromptu
Lane Singleton - 3rd

Novice Humor
Kate Peters - Champion
April Bowen - 2nd
Christine Beckman - 3rd
Gianella Cerriteno - 4th

Noviec Poetry
Briana Gantz - Champion
Brittany Gantz - 2nd
Shelby McGriff - 4th

Novice Prose
Katelyn Hartsell - Champion
Hayden Wolfe - 8th

Novice Original Oratory
Jace Allen - 2nd

Novice Broadcasting
Sommer McClellan - 2nd

Novice Drama
Ellen Smith - 3rd

Novice Scripted Duo
Andrew Youst and Markee Farler - 7th
Morgan Hite and Macie McMichael - 8th