Iola thespians shine at Ottawa

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April 6, 2023 - 3:41 PM

Iola High School forensics students captured first place in the team sweeps at Paola Saturday. They are, front row from left, Cole Moyer, Maddy Cookson, Cyrus Cox, Hailey Stogsdill, Brandi Taylor and Layla Newkirk; second row, Ben Kerr, Demarco Ross, Max Andersen, Shaun McLaughlin, Kendall Glaze and Everett Glaze. COURTESY PHOTO

OTTAWA — Iola High School’s speech and drama students ended their regular season with another pot of gold Saturday.

The forensics students captured first place in the team sweeps at the Paola Invitational.

The students will wrap up their season at the state speech and drama championships in Topeka May 6.

They’ll also offer up a Forensics Showcase for the community at 6:30 p.m. May 1 at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center.

Results follow:

Oral Interpretation of Prose — 1. Max Andersen; 5. Kendall Glaze

Oral Interpretation of Poetry — 3. Shaun McLaughlin; 6. Demarco Ross

Serious Solo Acting — 4. Maddy Cookson; 5. Layla Newkirk

Duet Acting — 1. Kendall Glaze and Everett Glaze

Improvised Duet Acting — 1. Kendall Glaze and Everett Glaze; 4. Shaun McLaughlin and Demarco Ross

Impromptu Speaking — 6. Cole Moyer

Informative Speaking — 4. Ben Kerr

Extemporaneous Speaking — 7, Hailey Stogsdill

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