FRONTENAC — Iola High School’s forensics team continued to rack up more gold Saturday.
The competitive speaking and acting troupe nabbed five first-place medals on the way to rolling to the team sweepstakes title at the Frontenac Invitational.
Demarco Ross was a two-time winner, taking first in both oral interpretation of poetry and as part of the duet acting entry with Kaeden Vega.
Layla Newkirk led a loaded oral interpretation of prose squad, as Iola placed five of the top six finalists.
Ben Heiman won in program of oral interpretation,while Everett Glaze took first in serious solo acting.
Iola’s complete results follow.
Oral interpretation of prose: 1. Layla Newkirk, 2. Stephanie Fees, 3. Shaun McLaughlin, 5. Madelyn Ashworth, 6. Franklin Kerr
Oral interpretation of poetry: 1. Demarco Ross, 3. McLaughlin
Program of oral interpretation: 1. Ben Heiman
Humorous solo acting: 2. Everett Glaze
Serious solo acting: 1. Glaze, 2. Newkirk, 4. Fees
Duet acting: Ross and Kaeden Vega, 2. Newkirk and Alyssa Williams, 3. Glaze and Cole Moyer, 4. Sarah Ross and Heiman
Improvised duet acting: 2. Moyer and Vega; 3. Williams and Kerr, 5. Marlee Westhoff and McLaughlin.
