Kate Woten of Potter-Dix earned top honors in the class D1 poetry interpretation competition at the 2014 Nebraska state speech championship.
The Coyotes senior also picked up a top five in serious interpretation.
Students from Potter-Dix, Leyton and Creek Valley participated in the event, held at the University of Nebraska-Kearney campus last week.
Emily Gill, a senior, finished fifth in poetry to pick up Leyton's best position. Creek Valley's Nash Leef ranked seventh in extemporaneous speaking. Regyn Hicks picked up a top five in persuasive speaking for Potter-Dix.
Local Results
Oral Interpretation of Drama
1st Wausa
8th Potter-Dix (Trevor Harms, Cooper Hicks, Jake Johnson, Bryant Knigge, Cameron Purcell)
11th Potter-Dix (Taylor Juelfs, Jourdan Langley, Lanie Moench, Alana Thies, Morgan Wolff)
16th Leyton (Zach Jones, Josh Reimers, Zack Schrotberger, Seth Schuessler, Caleb Weyerts)
Extemporaneous Speaking
1st Matthew Martin, Lourdes Central Catholic
7th Nash Leef, Creek Valley
16th Zack Schrotberger, Leyton
17th Zach Jones, Leyton
Duet Acting
1st Bertrand
8th Potter-Dix (Rebekah Hutchinson, Hope Shepard)
10th Potter-Dix (Bryant Knigge, Cameron Purcell)
Entertainment
1st Morgan Kumm, Wausa
6th Carly Rushman, Leyton
Humorous
1st Micah Spruth-Janssen, Johnson-Brock
9th Cooper Hicks, Potter-Dix
15th Carly Rushman, Leyton
Informative
1st Paul Weber, Cedar Bluffs
15th Ryley Hicks, Potter-Dix
16th Caitlyn Deal, Leyton
18th Kali Preist, Creek Valley
Persuasive
1st Samantha Teten, Johnson-Brock
5th Regyn Hicks, Potter-Dix
9th Jessica Houk, Leyton
Poetry
1st Kate Woten, Potter-Dix
5th Emily Gill, Leyton
17th Hope Shepard, Potter-Dix
Serious Interpretation
1st Hanna Knox, Wausa
5th Kate Woten, Potter-Dix
8th Morgan Wolff, Potter-Dix
13th Jessie Straber, Creek Valley
Team Sweepstakes
1st Wausa
7th Potter-Dix
10th Leyton
24th Creek Valley
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