(Photo Credit: Scottsbluff Star-Herald) The Gering High School Speech Team delivered an outstanding performance at the Bearcat Invitational, earning the Team Sweepstakes Championship by a wide margin and bringing home top finishes across nearly every event.
🏆 Team Sweepstakes
1st Place – Gering High School (133 points)
🎭 Duet Acting
Gering swept the top five places in Duet Acting:
1st – Aphia Boyd & Rachel Boyd
2nd – Avery Tofflemire & Emme Tofflemire
3rd – Lettie Mendez & Tyler Frye
4th – Rory Peterson & Trinity Ackerman
5th – Caleb Vooge & Marley Rupp
🎤 Entertainment Speaking
2nd – Lettie Mendez
5th – Ben Moravec
6th – Phoebe Skinner
📰 Extemporaneous Speaking
Gering claimed the top three spots:
1st – Phoebe Skinner
2nd – Tyler Fry
3rd – Eain Peterson
ℹ️ Informative Speaking
A dominant showing with four Bulldogs in the top four:
1st – Aphia Boyd
2nd – Maddie Battles
3rd – Rubie Gies
4th – Madi Pitts
🎬 Oral Interpretation of Drama
1st – Ben Moravec, Hannah Lacy, Jarely Rodriguez, Lettie Mendez & Zach Connot
😄 Oral Interpretation of Humorous Prose
1st – Rachel Boyd
2nd – Erin Coakley
✒️ Oral Interpretation of Poetry
3rd – Maddie Battles
4th – Marley Rupp
6th – Carmine Carabajal
📖 Oral Interpretation of Serious Prose
2nd – Aphia Boyd
3rd – Elliott Mumm
4th – Aaden Fleenor
5th – Adrin Sinner
🗣 Persuasive Speaking
1st – Maddie Battles
2nd – Brendan Trautman
4th – Rubie Gies
5th – Parker Zabel
6th – Sam Barrett
📚 Program Oral Interpretation / Prose
1st – Rachel Boyd
3rd – Elliott Mumm
4th – Erin Coakley
Congratulations to the Gering High School Speech Team on an exceptional meet and a well-earned team championship. Gering excellence was on full display! 🐾