Lisbon earned 12 Division 1 ratings at State Individual Speech Contest

Lisbon’s Individual Speech team earned 12 Division 1 ratings and two Division 2 ratings at State Individual Speech contest at North Scott Saturday, March 15. All-State nominations were not known as of press time. The speech team is coached by Ellen Johaans and J’Nee Reade

Earning Division 1 ratings were:

Sawyer Feldman in radio news announcing and prose “Apocalypse Soon”
Peyton Appel in reviewing “Ghostface Called he wants his time back”
Gracie Cummings in acting “The Problem With Needles”
Caleb Ross in expository address “Taking My Hobby to the Next Level”
Caroline Morris in expository address “Korean Pop of the 1920s” and reviewing “Towards the Light”
Payton Curtis in spontaneous speaking and storytelling “The Fickle Fortune of How Gladys Hustled”
Joey Watson in acting “Taking Back the Words”
Rachel Bartels in storytelling “Millions of Cats”
Bryce Boots in solo musical theater “Santa Fe”

Earning Division 2 ratings were:

Peyton Appel in after dinner speaking “The Calendar Conglomeration”
Joey Watson in solo musical theater “Watch What Happens.”