On Jan 27th, the Lemont High School speech team hosted and competed in the South Suburban Conference Varsity Speech Tournament. The team competed against 11 other schools in 14 different events.

Those that placed at the tournament were the following:

Hailey Jones – First place in Prose Reading

Grace Smiles – Second place in Oratorical Declamation

Kiara Hardy – Second place in Poetry Reading

Justin Haase – Third place in Dramatic Interpretation

Adam Popper – Third place in Extemporaneous Speaking

Skylar LeFevers – Third place in Poetry Reading

Kim Van Hecke – Fourth place in Humorous Interpretation

Justin Haase – Fourth place in Informative Speaking

Clare Rachwalski – Fourth place in Original Oratory

Nick Tsambikou – Sixth place in Extemporaneous Speaking

This past season was record-breaking for the speech team, as they placed in the top five teams at every varsity tournament, something a Lemont speech team has never accomplished before. Senior and speech team captain Skylar LeFevers commented, “I think we did so well this year because we had a group of talented and more importantly dedicated students working to constantly improve themselves and their team.”

When asked about the future success of the team as they move on to the State-level competition, Lefevers stated, “I of course feel the team will do amazing, not only as a competitor but as a captain and a teammate.”

Lemont High School was deemed the winner of the Blue Division with a total of 184 points.