LPS students place at 2023 NSAA State Speech Championships

March 16, 2023

Fifty-four students from five different LPS high schools traveled to Kearney on Wednesday, March 15, for the 2023 NSAA State Speech Championships. Several students placed in the top six for their events, and three of the teams placed in the top six for overall team sweepstakes. 

All LPS results from state speech can be found below.

Lincoln East

Team Sweepstakes - State Champions 

Jack Welstead and Max Apel - State runners-up, Duo Interpretation

Nusrat Amin and Luke Nash - Sixth place, Duo Interpretation

Nusrat Amin - State Champion, Entertainment Speaking

Leo Goldberg - State runner-up, Extemporaneous Speaking

Hannah Tang - Third place, Extemporaneous Speaking

Rimi Bhoopalam - State runner-up, Informative Speaking

Harper Allen, Korben Ockander, Annabeth Schubert, Claire Rooney, and Ellie Hiser - State Champions, Oral Interpretation of Drama

Luke Nash, Alex Jurrens, Harper Schupbach and Isabella Razdan - Fourth place, Oral Interpretation of Drama

Max Apel - State Champion, Oral Interpretation of Humorous Prose

Mac Vaverka - State Champion, Oral Interpretation of Poetry

Harper Allen - Third place, Oral Interpretation of Serious Prose

Mac Vaverka - Fourth place, Oral Interpretation of Serious Prose

Leo Goldberg - State Champion, Persuasive Speaking

Aarohi Lamichhane - Third place, Persuasive Speaking

 

Lincoln Southeast

Team Sweepstakes - Fourth place

Julia Johnson - Third place, Entertainment Speaking

Lillias McKillip - Fifth place, Extemporaneous Speaking

Olivia Nelson - Sixth place, Informative Speaking

Olivia Nelson - Fourth place, Oral Interpretation of Humorous Prose

Dawson Dynek - State Champion, Oral Interpretation of Serious Prose

Dawson Dynek - Third place, Program Oral Interpretation

 

Lincoln Southwest

Team Sweepstakes - Sixth place

Jack Anderson - Fourth place, Extemporaneous Speaking

Brooklyn Shoemaker - Sixth place, Oral Interpretation of Humorous Prose

Joanita Mensah - Sixth place, Oral Interpretation of Poetry

Julia Haller - Sixth place, Persuasive Speaking

Brooklyn Bruggeman - Fifth place, Program Oral Interpretation

Joanita Mensah - Seventh place, Program Oral Interpretation

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