Michael McCarthy, a junior from Richards High School, this weekend won the Illinois High School Association state speech championship in Humorous Interpretation.
McCarthy became the second Richards student to win a state title in the past three years in speech. John Zahlmann also won first place in Humorous Interpretation in 2012.
Overall, Richards tied for eighth place at the state finals. It’s the third time in the past four years that Richards has placed in the top 10.
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McCarthy and Griffin Forberg placed third in Humorous Duet Acting.
Richards enjoyed a tremendous season in speech. The Bulldogs won first place at the Santaburg-Oaklaus holiday tournament and the Fremd tournament and tied with Oak Lawn High School for the South Suburban Conference championship.
