Paris, Tenn.–The Henry County Middle School Speech Team competed in their home town Patriot Invitational at Lakewood School on February 4th, and placed 2nd overall out of 6 schools from Murray to the Nashville area.
The following individuals from Lakewood placed in their events;
Timothy Tyler – 1st in Declamation, 1st in Impromptu Speaking and 3rd in Broadcasting
Lane Snow – 4th in Broadcasting
Hannah Frederick – 1st in Broadcasting, 3rd in Prose
Ava Swayne – 4th in Declamation
Laynie Murray – 3rd in Dramatic Interp
Murray and Swayne – 1st in Improvisational Duo
Scarlett Roberts – 2nd in Poetry
Parker Vowell and Scarlett Roberts – 2nd in Duo Acting
Madison Duncan – 4th in Extemp
Cullie Snow – 6th in Storytelling
The following students from Harrelson placed in their events;
Sophie Staggs – 1st in Dramatic Interp, 2nd in Broadcasting
Maple Townsend – 6th in Declamation, 6th in Impromptu, 3rd in Humorous Interp
Natalie Vance – 5th in Impromptu
Landon Merrell – 5th in Prose
Also competing for HCMS and adding to the team effort were the following students;
Lakewood
AJ Jackson
Jacob Hobson
Allie Stephens
Harrelson
Kyndal Baker
Abigail Bush
Ella Hutson
Tierra Guy
Kayli Lee
Madylin Lee
Eva Myrick
Anna Joy Webber
Henry
Andrea Castaneda
Skylar Lamb
The team will travel to Rossview in Clarksville for their final tournament of the regular season on February 11th. The National Tournament will be the next contest they attend this summer in Phoenix, AZ. The team is coached by David Weatherly.
Photo by Katie Staggs.