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