Speech, Debate, and Drama

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Courtesy of Nicky Schlosser

The Speech, Debate, and Drama team representing the “Ramily”

Speech, debate, and drama are three different sections of the Speech and Drama world. They each have multiple different events that students can pick from. Speech has seven different events. In some, students write their own speeches, while in others, students give pre-written speeches. Drama is a category where you can use costumes and props. There are six different events ranging from duo acting to miming. Debate has only three different events and  tends to have fewer participating students. Each speech and drama contestant is given between 7 and 10 minutes to perform their piece, while debate rounds are made up of several speeches and rebuttals.

This year at BCCHS, there were 23 competitors in the program ranging from seniors to freshmen. Nearly all of them made it to divisionals and preformed there to get into state. Divisionals was in Livingston and state was in Sidney. 21 speech and drama competitors made it to state, and several placed in their individual events. Drama took 2^nd place overall and Speech took 5^th place.

The 2023 Speech and Drama individual medalists for BCCHS are shown below.

• Hank Jagodzinski: 1^st in Extemporaneous and 1^st in Impromptu
• Olivia Jensen: 3^{rd in} Extemporaneous and 4^th in Impromptu
• Alex Johnson: 6^th in Lincoln Douglass debate
• Barbara Twichel: 8^th in Humorous Interpretation
• Anna Kim: 4^th in Dramatic Interpretation
• Gwen Lague: 2^nd in Dramatic Solo
• Lucy Meling: 5^th in Dramatic Solo
• Will Nelson: 7^th in Humorous Solo
• Tia Schlosser and Julia Reger-Brown: 1^st in Dramatic Theater
• Andrea Gieser and Noelle Grudzinski: 1^st in Humorous Theater