IHS forensic teams sweep recent contests

Competitive speaking and acting team has won sweeps in three tournaments since Feb. 8.

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February 18, 2020 - 10:35 AM

Iola High School’s Forensics competitive speaking and acting team has competed in three invitational tournaments since Feb. 8, winning the team sweeps in all three. Courtesy photo

Iola High School’s Forensics team has racked up some serious hardware in recent weeks.

The competitive speaking and acting team has competed in three invitational tournaments since Feb. 8, winning the team sweeps in all three.

On Feb. 8, Iola took first both in team sweeps in and in the one-act play competition at the Marmaton Valley Invitational.

Individual results follow.

Oral Interpretation of Poetry: Oral Interpretation of Poetry: 1. Jesse Taylor, 2. Isabella Duke, 5. Jon Poffenbarger.

Humorous Solo Acting: 6. Haley Carlin.

Serious Solo Acting: 1. Lexie Vega, 2. Isabella Duke, 5. Adryan Nading.

Duet Acting: 1. Haley Carlin and Jon Poffenbarger, 2. Eve Ard and Austin Morris.

Improvised Duet Acting: 1. Lexie Vega and River Hess.

Impromptu Speaking: 2. Andre Quinn, 6. Gabe Berry.

Informative Speaking: 1. Henry Lohman, 2. Bobby Lewis.

Oration: 1. Isabella Duke, 3. Bobby Lewis, 6. Hannah Kilby.

Extemporaneous Speaking: 2. Bobby Lewis.

IOLA also won the team sweeps in Burlington Feb. 10.

Individual results follow.

Oral Interpretation of Prose: 3. Hannah Andersen, 5. Austin Morris.

Oral Interpretation of Poetry: 5. Isabella Duke, 6. Jon Poffenbarger.

Serious Solo Acting: 2. Isabella Duke, 5. Elsie Fleming.

Improvised Duet Acting: 5. Henry Lohman and Austin Morris.

Impromptu Speaking: 5. Jon Poffenbarger.

Informative Speaking: 2. Henry Lohma.

Oration: 1. Isabella Duke, 2. Elsie Fleming, 5. Bobby Lewis.

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