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Team Excellence awards were given to:
Brandon Valley, Huron, Rapid City Central, Rapid City Stevens, SF Lincoln, SF Washington, SF O'Gorman, SF Roosevelt, and Yankton

Non-Original Oratory
Superior" awards were given to:
  Reed Abrahamson, Rapid City Stevens High School "The Death Of Common Sense"
  Christina Pelto, Sioux Falls O'Gorman High School "Road Rage"
  Grace Mlady, Mitchell High School "The Bold Go Toward Their Time"
  Liz Wilts, Brandon Valley High School "Sinbads Guide To Life: Because I Know Everything"
Dan Payne, Pierre Riggs High School "One Thousand Days In A Balloon"
Tim Hausmann, Yankton High School "Real Work In Deep Snow"
Rusty Montreal, Sioux Falls Lincoln High School "It Was Never Meant To Be"
Jacob Park, Sioux Falls Roosevelt High School "Sinners In The Hand Of An Angry God"
Mary Peterson, Brookings High School "The Real Thing"
Kendra Dwight, Rapid City Central High School "Laughter Is The Best Medicine"

Interpretation of Serious Plays
Superior" awards were given to:
Kathryn Bangs, Rapid City Stevens High School "Piece Of My Heart"
Matt Oliver, Rapid City Central High School "Bums"
Matt Marquardt, Watertown High School "Grief - Struck"
Amanda McDonald, Yankton High School "Patient A"
Maggie Dunham, Sioux Falls Lincoln High School "Boy Gets Girl"
Shannon-Kayleen Grush, Sioux Falls Washington High School "Face Divided"
Jing Jin, Brookings High School "See Bob Run"
Trevor Clements, Brandon Valley High School "Gabriel"

Readers Theatre
Superior" awards were given to:
Brookings High School "A Day At High School" Chris McCulloch; Sonya Salehnia; Alex Wilson; Tucker Rzepecki

Huron High School "Squids Will Be Squids"   Callee Bauman; Jenna Isaacson; Angela McGaugh; Sara McGirr; Curtis Moeller

Sioux Falls Roosevelt High School "Poe's Midnight Dreary"   Kara Lindquist; Drew Koch; Amanda Melham; Jacob Park

Sioux Falls Lincoln High School "Piece Of My Heart"   Michelle Dornberger; Katie Nesdahl; Carrie Brinker; Kara King; Meera Kannan

Yankton High School "Medea"   Leah Battin; Dunya Cope; Tim Hausmann; Amanda McDonald; Tyler Muth; Ellie Satter

Brandon Valley High School "Dirty Pop"   Kiel Mutschelknaus; Chase McGrath; Andrew Schneider; Mike Erickson; Mandy Larson

Sioux Falls Washington  "Enigma Variations"   Taylor Swartz, Justin Coulter, Kristi Tramp, Kayla Berg, Laura Martin.

Interpretation of Serious Prose
Superior" awards were given to:
Liz Brink, Mitchell High School "The Queen's Confession"
Amanda Melham, Sioux Falls Roosevelt High School "Call Me Crazy"
Kari Brock, Huron High School "The World I Cannot Touch"
Chris Paul, Rapid City Stevens High School "The Red Convertible"
Holly Warriner, Brandon Valley High School "Speak"
Michael Christensen, Sioux Falls Lincoln High School "The Boogieman"
Aaron Geier, Watertown High School "The Boy Of A Thousand Faces"
Heidi Jedlicka, Sioux Falls O'Gorman High School "I'd Rather Laugh"
Miriam Iams, Rapid City Central High School "Extenuating Circumstances"

Humorous Reading
Superior" awards were given to:
Paul Slattery, Sioux Falls Lincoln High School "Happy Birthday Wanda June"
Adam Woockman, Huron High School "Theseus"
Chase McGrath, Brandon Valley High School "Channel Changers"
Kara Lindquist, Sioux Falls Roosevelt High School "Hellcab"
Xavier Pastrano, Sioux Falls O'Gorman High School "The Food Repairman"
Travis Zelfer, Sturgis High School "Little Footsteps"

Poetry Reading
Superior" awards were given to:
Ella Claymore, Rapid City Central High School "I Remember The Fallen Trees"
Vanessa Gunderson, Sturgis High School "Treehouse"
Emily Tsitrian, Rapid City Stevens High School "Dickenson's Poems"
Alyssa Jensen, Brandon Valley High School "Flee On Your Donkey"
Bill Reed, Huron High School "Scooter At The Mike"
Jeff Wheeler, Sioux Falls Roosevelt High School "Right On: White America"/"Federico's Ghost"/"Jorge-The Church  Janitor Finally Quits"/"Memory Of The Dead (Land And Liberty)
Kyra Berkness, Sioux Falls Washington High School "Paul's Wife"
Sarah Leedom, Sioux Falls O'Gorman High School "Poets For Life"
Jessica Kuhl, Sioux Falls Lincoln High School "How To Heal The Hurt By Hating"

Duet Interpretation
Superior" awards were given to:
Reed Abrahamson & Sage Seals, Rapid City Stevens High School "The Drowning Man"
Tim Hausmann & Kyna Williams, Yankton High School "Beyond Therapy"
Taylor Swartz & Samantha MacDonall, Sioux Falls Washington High School "Open To Interpretation"
Brittany Hahn & Kelsey DahlQuist, Sioux Falls Lincoln High School "Five Kinds Of Silence"
Nicol Sutton & Jenny Kasperson, Watertown High School "Journeys"
Chris Meyer & Amanda Masteller, Sturgis High School "The Best Medicine"
Heidi Jedlicka & Lauren Kirk, Sioux Falls O'Gorman High School "Parallel Lives"
Kara Lindquist & Amanda Melham, Sioux Falls Roosevelt High School "Women Of Manhatten"

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