Health & Fitness
Champs: Richards speech team wins title at Santaburg-Oaklaus
The speech team from Richards High School continued its early season success by winning the championship at the 35-team Santaburg Oaklaus tournament co-hosted by Sandburg and Oak Lawn high schools.
It was a complete team effort with three individual titles and three runners- up at one of the state's toughest regular season tournaments. Medalists for Richards included:
First - Eda Guven, Original Oratory; Michael McCarthy, Prose Reading; Peter Forberg, Impromptu Speaking;
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Second - Michael McCarthy, Humorous Interpretation; Roxanne Segina, Special Occasion Speaking; Teris Taylor, Original Oratory;
Third - Kiersten Bergquist, Oratorical Declamation;
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Fourth - Celina Clifton, Poetry Reading; Gabby Bandera, Humorous Interpretation; Teris Taylor, Informative Speaking;
Sixth - Deja Whitt, Prose Reading; Katie Nestor, Radio Speaking; and,
Finalist - Alec Rigik, Original Comedy.