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Several students from other schools were on stage with Maylynn Walker from PCS, far right, when she reacted to hearing she won 1st place in the Novice Division.
PCS speech team takes fifth at Blue & Gold meet in North Platte
The Blue & Gold meet is the largest meet the Perkins County School’s speech team competes in.
PCS speech coach, Penny Hite, said, “This is a unique meet because there are two divisions to compete—Varsity and Novice (first-year speakers).”
There were 285 students and 351 entries to the tournament that involved 22 schools extending from Chadron to Elm Creek.
“Our kids did not disappoint in there performances,” said Hite.
PCS came in at fifth place behind Gothenburg, Ogallala, Ainsworth and North Platte.
Varsity Division
OID - Meghan Bishop/Blake Dolezal/Triston Hite/Jeb Kohl/ Sophia Perez - 4th place
Humorous - Emme Sims - 9th place, Summer Postlewait - 6th place
Informative - Gavin Smith - 2nd place, Kaitlin Meyer - 9th place
Persuasive - Meghan Bishop - 1st place, Gavin Smith - 4th place
Poetry - Summer Postlewait - 7th place
Novice Division
Humorous - Maylynn Walker - 1st place
Poetry - Maylynn Walker - 4th place
The next meet will be Saturday in Ogallala.
It was an exciting and gratifying day going into conference and districts, she added.
“Our SPVA meet will be hosted in Grant Feb. 23,” Hite said.
“The public is encouraged to attend and support these kids. They will inform you, persuade you, make you laugh and, of course, cry,” she said.