Team finishes 7th of 15 teams; Scott Smith steps up to multi-task
All six Mountain Lake Christian (MLC) Speech Team entries competing in the Redwood Valley Public High School Speech Tournament at Redwood Falls this past Saturday, February 14, received awards in their respective categories.
In addition, the team finished seventh out of the 15 participating teams.
MLC parents Scott Smith, father of senior team member Caitlyn Smith, stepped up to multi-task for the event, serving as driver, judge – and coach – in the absence of Speech Team Coach Kim Friesen.
Following are the finishes for the team members:
* Senior Elijah Stoesz – 1st in Informative.
* Junior Josh Raabe – 2nd in Humorous.
* Senior Caitlyn Smith – 3rd in Poetry.
* Sophomore Danica Dick – 3rd in Storytelling.
* Junior Melissa Lohrenz – 4th in Original Oratory.
* Sophomore Katelyn Fast – Red ribbon in Prose.
