Milbank Oral Interp Team Wins a Team Excellence Award at State
Local News December 6, 2022 Staff 0
The MHS oral interp team claimed a Team Excellence Award at the 113th Annual South Dakota Oral Interpretation Festival held December 2-3 in Mitchell. According to Milbank’s head coach, Natasha Karels, a Class A school must earn at least two Superior awards at the festival to receive this award. Our team had five entries, and four of them merited a Superior.”
Contestants are scored by three judges. To obtain a Superior award, contestants must record a superior score from at least two of the three judges.
Jericho Jones collected a Superior rating with two perfect scores in Poetry. Jones had two fives and a 10. Gemma Street earned a Superior in Humor with Superior scores from all three judges at six and two sevens. Veronica Fonder received a Superior in Storytelling with two scores of six and an eight. Keira Steffen got a Superior in Non-Original Oratory with scores of six, seven, and nine. Brooke Schwagel was one point away from receiving a second superior score and qualifying for an award. She accrued a seven, an eight, and a 12.
Along with Karels, Tina Balling and Sandy Christensen serve as assistant coaches for the team.
Submitted Photo: Back- (l. to r.) Brooke Schwagel, Keira Steffen, and Veronica Fonder. Front- Jericho Jones and Gemma Street.
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