speech
showcase
SATURDAY, MARCH 29, 2025
GRADES 6-8 AT 2 PM | GRADES 9-12 AT 4 PM
for coming to our Showcase!
The 2025 season has been a historic one for us, as our team is the largest it has ever been. We very much appreciate your presence and your patience as we strive to celebrate all of our team members and their hard work!
Our team theme this year was G.O.L.D., representing four tenets we strive to be: Grateful, optimistic, limitless, and determined. The students performing for you today have been living up to this acronym all season. They have been working on their pieces since late November/early December 2024, and since January, they have gotten up early on Saturdays to travel to different schools and compete in a minimum of three rounds, sometimes four. Our team has worked incredibly hard, and we hope you enjoy their performances!
Please show our speakers courtesy by minimizing movement in the room during their performances and refraining from flash photography. Each piece is between 7-10 minutes in length. If you'd like to move to a different room, please wait for one of the captains to open the door between performances to do so. Breaks are provided to keep all rooms on schedule.
Additionally, please enjoy your desserts outside of the speaking rooms.
Thank you and enjoy!
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Sam Wood | ‘29 | Storytelling
Dominic Pace | ‘30 | Creative Expression
Edith Wick | ‘31 | Humorous
Owen Davis | ‘30 | Creative Expression
Amalya McKie | ‘29 | Serious Prose
Sloane Wacha | ‘29 | Creative Expression
Delaney Schmid | ‘29 | Prose
Bryleigh Akkerman | ‘29 | Drama
Mercia Nkelenda | ‘29 | Informative
Evelyn Peters | ‘28 | Humorous
Bryleigh Akkerman & Delaney Schmid | ‘29 | Duo
Performances starting at 4 PM
Josiah Fiksen | ‘25 | Prose*
Norah Krafty ‘28 & Miranda MacKinnon ‘28 | Duo
Norah Krafty | ‘28 | Extemporaneous Reading
Stephen Rajotte | ‘27 | Informative
- Intermission until 5:15 -
Delilah Kusler ‘26 & Kylee Fiksen ‘26 | Duo**
Hope Jacobson | ‘28 | Prose
Fritz Larsen | ‘28 | Extemporaneous Speaking
Brady Andersen | ‘26 | Informative
- Intermission until 6:30 -
Daisy Richards | ‘26 | Creative Expression
Miranda MacKinnon | ‘28 | Exemporaneous Reading
Kilee Borchers | ‘25 | Drama* **
*senior | **leader/captain
Performances starting at 4 PM
Gracen Schmid | ‘26 | Drama**
Dawson Baumler | ‘26 | Informative
Azaria Zenkic | ‘28 | Storytelling
Teddy Roufs ‘27 & Kadrian Rudrud ‘28 | Discussion
- Intermission until 5:15 -
Maddy Aune | ‘28 | Extemporaneous Speaking
Owen Baumler | ‘27 | Informative
Levi Wood | ‘26 | Storytelling
Dylan Oolman ‘27 & Jonny Flaten ‘27 | Duo
- Intermission until 6:30 -
Join us in the Media Center or Auditorium for the remaining performances!
*senior | **leader/captain
Performances starting at 5:15 PM
- Intermission until 5:15 -
Abby Thomas | ‘25 | Extemporaneous Reading* **
Olivia Page | ‘27 | Prose
Aidan Struve ‘26 & Levi Wolf ‘26 | Duo
Morgan Whitby | ‘26 | Drama**
- Intermission until 6:30 -
Levi Wood | ‘26 | Great Speeches
Trevin Crew | ‘25 | Storytelling*
Abby Thomas ‘25 & Olivia Page ‘27 | Duo* **
*senior | **leader/captain
OUR JUDGES:
Jordan DeRosa, Alexis Bialon, Kendra DeRosa, Megan Pangier, Fenani Ahmed, Sara Whitby, Mellissa McKie, Meghan
MacKinnon, Abby Flaten, Rachel Munio, Beth Halvorson, Barb Ruppert, Kathy Tyler, Anita Douglas, Garth Andersen
OUR IN-BUILDING SUPPORT:
Dr. Shawn Lohse | Secondary Principal
Jennifer Hamernick | Assistant Director of Secondary Education
Joel Hedberg | Interim Activities Director & Transportation Coordinator
Deb Whitby | Business Account Specialist
Toessawat Suparat | Technology Coordinator
Christine Ernston | Director of Communication & Community Engagement
The Panthers Booster Club
OUR CUSTODIAL STAFF:
Frank Infelise, Michael McGinnigan, Scott Pacey
And all of the family & friends who supported us throughout the season!
Friday, April 4 | Section 4A Tournament at St. Croix Lutheran Academy
Friday, April 25 | Class A State Tournament at Shakopee High School
Our utmost gratitude to the parents and families who have volunteered time, energy, and food tonight and for meets & practices throughout the season! This season would not happen without your support, generosity, and encouragement.
