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DGN, DGS Speech Teams Compete in State Finals Friday

Downers Grove South took first, Downers Grove North took second in their sectional tournament.

The Downers Grove North and Downers Grove South High School Speech teams are headed to state. 

Downers Grove South took first place in its sectional Saturday with 66 points. Downers Grove North took second with 48. Hinsdale Central High School came in third with 47 points. 

Students are ranked in three preliminary rounds; those scores determine the final rounds. Students in performance in the round perform just once. Each ranking corresponds to a certain number of points. The team with the most points wins the tournament.

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Downers Grove South students qualified for state in 12 of the 14 individual events and performance in the round, in which students perform a 15-minute play. Individual events range from poetry reading and duet acting to informational speaking and original comedy. 

Downers Grove North students qualified for state in 9 of the 14 individual events and performance in the round. 

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The state speech tournament will be held Thursday and Friday at the Peoria Civic Center.

The following are full results for the two schools: 

Dramatic Duet Acting 

Billy Chengary and Erin C. Walsh, from DGS, took first place. 

Dramatic Interpretation 

Colleen Derosa, from DGS, took third place. 

Extemporaneous Speaking 

Emily Temple-Wood, from DGN, took first place. Supal Mehta, from DGS, took second place. 

Humerous Duet Acting 

Dan Leahy and Erin M. Walsh, from DGS, took first place. Andy Krupin and Murtaza Kapasi, from DGN, took third place. 

Humerous Interpretation 

Michelle McCarthy, from DGS, took first place. 

Impromptu Speaking 

Dhara Puvar, from DGN, took first place. 

Oratorical Declamation 

Erin C. Walsh, from DGS, took first place. Kate Karl, from DGN, took second place. 

Original Comedy 

Michelle McCarthy, from DGS, took first place. Devin Collett, from DGN, took second place. 

Original Oratory 

Sarah Batchu, from DGN, took third place. 

Performance in the Round 

DGS took first place; DGN took second. 

Poetry Reading 

Billy Chengary, from DGS, took second. 

Prose Reading 

Colleen Derosa, from DGS, took first place. Devin Collett, from DGN, took third. 

Radio Speaking 

Andy Krupin, from DGN, took second place. Lillie Kase, from DGS, took third. 

Special Occasion Speaking 

Lillie Kase, from DGS, took first place. Heather Johansen, from DGN, took second. 


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