Oral Interp Members Punch Ticket to State Meet

The MHS oral interp team competed Tuesday, November 19 at the Region 4A Oral Interp Contest at Northern State University. Individuals and groups vied for a spot at the state meet to be held in Yankton on December 6-7.

Milbank members who qualified for state included: Landon Brown, first place in storytelling; Hailey Hupke, second place in humor; and Landon Brown and Peyten Wiese, second place in the duet division. According to Natasha Karels, head oral interp coach for the Bulldogs, Mackenzie Michels in poetry; Jackson McFaden in non-original oratory; and Yami Arano, Wiese, Hupke, and Brown in reader’s theater missed qualifying for state by one place and retain alternate status.

Submitted Photo: Left to right: Hailey Hupke, Landon Brown, Yami Arano, Jackson McFaden, Peyten Wiese, Mackenzie Michels