Iola High School forensics has successful year

IHS forensics team announces results of this season's competitions.

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February 21, 2024 - 3:22 PM

Iola High School’s forensics team took first place at a competition at Pittsburg on Feb. 10. Front, from left, is Cara Porter, Cole Moyer and Demarco Ross; second row, Brandi Taylor, Tessa Brutchin, Jenna Morrison, Alyssa Williams, Franklin Kerr, Marlee Westhoff, Stephanie Fees and Sheridan Byrd; third row, Layla Newkirk, Briley Prather, Kaeden Vega, Everett Glaze, Kendall Glaze, and Keaton Larney; back row, Ben Heiman, Donovan Nee, Kale Godfrey, Brigham Folk, Bethany Miller and Shaun McLaughlin. Courtesy photo

Iola High School has announced results of its forensic competitions. The Iola students came home with a first-place win at Pittsburg on Feb. 10. The team also took second at Independence on Feb. 17 and third at Neodesha on Jan. 27.

Neodesha – Jan. 27

Team Sweeps

Third place

Oral Interpretation of Prose

Max Andersen – First place

Layla Newkirk – Sixth place

Oral Interpretation of Poetry

Demarco Ross – First place

Stephanie Fees – Fifth place

Program of Oral Interpretation

Cole Moyer – Second place

Sarah Ross – Fourth place

Humorous Solo Acting

Everett Glaze – Second place

Max Andersen – Fourth place

Serious Solo Acting

Cyrus Cox – Fifth place

Duet Acting

Kendall Glaze and Everett Glaze – First place 

Layla Newkirk and Alyssa Williams – Second place

Improvised Duet Acting

Sarah Ross and Ben Heiman – Fourth place

Cole Moyer and Demarco Ross – Fifth place

Impromptu Speaking

Cole Moyer – Sixth place

Pittsburg – Feb. 10

Team Sweeps

First place

Oral Interpretation of Prose

Layla Newkirk – Fourth place

Oral Interpretation of Poetry

Demarco Ross – First place

Shaun McLaughlin – Fourth place

Program of Oral Interpretation

Cole Moyer – Third place

Humorous Solo Acting

Cara Porter – Second place

Everett Glaze – Third place

Duo Interpretation

Alyssa Williams and Layla Newkirk- First place

Duet Acting

Demarco Ross and Kaeden Vega – Third place

Kendall Glaze and Everett Glaze – Fifth place

Improvised Duet Acting

Cara Porter and Brigham Folk – First place

Informative Speaking

Jenna Morrison – First place

Independence – Feb. 17

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