PIRATE SPEECHIES BEAT 25 SCHOOLS!!

The three Tillamook County High Schools traveled to Woodburn HS in order to compete against 25 speech teams from around Oregon on Saturday, November 21; Neah-Kah-Nie won the tournament with 90 points, while S. Albany took 2^nd overall with 76 points. Among many talented standouts, one student in particular really shined: NKN freshman Cheyenne Gliewe tied for first in Novice Memorized Interpretation and, more impressively, received a 1^st from every judge throughout the day in Novice Prose, culminating a “picket fence” 1^st place trophy. Other individual winners from around the county were:

Neah-Kah-Nie High School
Chase Compton – 5^th place, Novice Poetry
Grayce Beebe – 2^nd place, Open Poetry
Mike Springer – 4^th place, Open Poetry
                          4^th place, Open Prose
Cheyenne Gliewe – 1^st place, Novice Prose,
                            Tie for 1^st, Memorized Interp
Erika VanLoo – 5^th place, Open Prose
Madison Sturdevant – 4^th place, Open Expository
Willa Childress – 1^st place, Novice Impromptu,
                           2^nd place, Novice Extemp
Kellie Woodward – 4^th place, Novice Radio
Melody Wheeler – 3^rd place, Novice Oratory
Marlaina Isbell – 3^rd place, Open Extemp
Branson Laszlo – 1^st place, Novice Extemp
Akshar Patel – 3^rd place, Novice Extem 

Tillamook High School
T.J. Walker – 4^th place, Open Impromptu
Jericho Cole – 3^rd place, Novice Prose

 Nestucca High School
Emily Lushina – 3^rd place, Open Prose
Emma Higdon – 4^th place, Open Prose
JoHanna Wood – 1^st place, Open Oratory