Yankton high school hosted the 110th annual state oral interpretation festival on December 6-7. Here are all of the superior awards that were given out at the event this year. Please not, categories are not in any particular order.
Team Excellence Awards
Class AA
Brandon Valley
Brookings
Harrisburg
O’Gorman
Pierre TF Riggs
Sioux Falls Washington
Sturgis Brown
Class A
Aberdeen Roncalli
Custer
Deuel
Flandreau
Lennox
Madison
Milbank
Platte-Geddes
Sioux Falls Christian
Sioux Valley
St. Thomas More
Tea Area
Vermillion
Wagner
West Central
Class B
Bison
Britton-Hecla
Chester Area
Colman-Egan
De Smet
Deubrook Area
Faulkton Area
Freeman Academy
Great Plains Lutheran
Henry
James Valley Christian
Lemmon
Mitchell Christian
Rosholt
Class AA Non-Original Oratory
Maggie Wallin – Sioux Falls Roosevelt
Grace Thuringer – O’Gorman
Sarah Hancock – Pierre TF Riggs
Alayna Lemcke – Sturgis Brown
Kate Melanson – Watertown
Grace Lamberty – Brandon Valley
Angela Lansang – Brookings
Rahele Megosha – Sioux Falls Washington
Class A Serious Reading
Timothy Johnson – Custer
Abby Vanden Berge – Platte-Geddes
Miki Larson – Madison
Rylee Honomichl – Sioux Valley
Kialey Rose – Lead-Deadwood
Andrew Calhoon – Lennox
Damien Devries – Tea Area
Grace Johnson – Flandreau
Brennen Barber – Rapid City Christian
Jonah Kost – Aberdeen Roncalli
Class AA Serious Reading
Levi McKinley – Pierre TF Riggs
Lydia Rotterdam – Sturgis Brown
Ellen Joseph – Brandon Valley
Atong Mawien – O’Gorman
Blake Anderson – Sioux Falls Washington
Class A Readers Theatre (schools)
Aberdeen Roncalli
St. Thomas More
Miller
Sioux Valley
Sioux Falls Christian
West Central
Madison
Class AA Readers Theatre (schools)
Harrisburg
O’Gorman
Sturgis Brown
Watertown
Brandon Valley
Sioux Falls Washington
Class B Poetry Reading
Andrea Lubaya – Great Plains Lutheran
Zoryana Motyka – Summit
Eryka Quinn – Faulkton Area
Madison Miller – Newell
Lydia Hill – Sully Buttes
Regan Ringkob – Britton-Hecla
Aria Gruenhagen – De Smet
Chandler Leen – Deubrook Area
Laura Ilunga – Freeman Academy
Class A Duet Interpretation
Bryce Enger and Katie Schultz – Sioux Falls Christian
Brinna Zikmund and Jonah Kost – Aberdeen Roncalli
Landon Brown and Peyten Wiese – Milbank
Grace Johanson and Austin Kulm – Flandreau
CC Graham and Ailin Montgomery – Madison
Charlie Berg and Emily Hofer – West Central
Timothy Johnson and Odalys Estrada – Custer
Nathan Buisker and Parker Rinehart – Sioux Valley
Class A Non-Original Oratory
Austin Kulm – Flandreau
Charli Stamper – St. Thomas More
Ciara Nelson – Wagner
Carlie Terrall – Madison
Micah Wimmer – Sioux Falls Christian
Zadya Abbott – Vermillion
Audrey Prostollo – West Central
Nathan Buisker – Sioux Valley
Class B Readers Theatre (schools)
Henry
Colman-Egan
Menno
Mitchell Christian
Rosholt
De Smet
Great Plains Lutheran
James Valley Christian
Class AA Humerous Reading
Halina Johnson – Aberdeen Central
Ryan Corcoran – Harrisburg
Joseph Cassady – Brookings
Isabella Szabo – Sioux Falls Lincoln
Rima Jamous – O’Gorman
Izzie Stone – Brandon Valley
Blake Anderson – Sioux Falls Washington
Class AA Storytelling
Unpo Goodwill – Brookings
Angelo Ceretto – Harrisburg
April Moen – Sioux Falls Washington
Russell Rivero – Brandon Valley
Katherine Dinsmore – O’Gorman
Savannah Shrake – Pierre TF Riggs
Class B Humorous Reading
Bailee Anderson – Chester Area
Rawlin Smith – Bison
Collin Fuller – Henry
Salma Serr – Gregory
Kaitlyn McCartney – Lemmon
Madison Hulscher – Wilmot
Daniela Lee – Colman-Egan
Jakson Cowles – Great Plains Lutheran
Class B Duet Interpretation
Collin Fuller and Chase Kelly – Henry
Katrina Weber and Lindsey Weeldreyer – Bridgewater-Emery
Torry Harding and Jordan Wittrock – Colman-Egan
Gracie Snyder and Rudy Gallegos – Deubrook Area
Angelyn Allison and Alyssa Fink – Freeman Academy
Jakson Cowies and Bailey Wolff – Great Plains Lutheran
Antone Campbell and Evelyn Jones – Sunshine Bible Academy
Raegan Hoff and Emily Brown – Chester Area
Levi Krautschun and Katherine Kvale – Bison
Class A Humourous Reading
Lyla Thompson – Flandreau
Suki Ford – Vermillion
Parker Rinehart – Sioux Valley
Charlie Berg – West Central
CC Graham – Madison
Blake Todd – Sioux Falls Christian
Class A Poetry Reading
Andrew Calhoon – Lennox
Sage Taken Alive – McLaughlin
Maila Flores – St. Thomas More
Meaghan Steege – Sioux Valley
Carlie Terrall – Madison
McKenzey Peine – West Central
Brinna Zikmund – Aberdeen Roncalli
Elizabeth DeBoer – Deuel
Leah DeHaan – Platte-Geddes
DeLaney Krogh – Tea Area
Odalys Estrada – Custer
Ciara Nelson – Wagner
Class B Non-Original Oratory
Aria Gruenhagen – De Smet
Kaitlyn McCartney – Lemmon
Tryg Aanenson – Freeman
Vanessa Klein – Rosholt
Claire Mellegaard – Ethan
Isabell Sees – Irene-Wakonda
Hannah Havlik – Kimball
Makenzie Jorgenson – Florence
Seth Mendel – James Valley Christian
John Bowar – Faulkton Area
Regan Ringkob – Britton-Hecla
Alyssa Fink – Freeman Academy
Sawyer Holzer – Timber Lake
Class B Serious Reading
Caleb Roberts – Great Plains Lutheran
Dillion Talks – Hoven
Laura Meyer – Lyman
Kayle Lauck – McCook Central
Melissa Thompson – James Valley Christian
Rudy Gallegos – Deubrook Area
Jordan Wittrock – Colman-Egan
Sonora Myers – Freeman Academy
Class AA Duet Interpretation
Heidi Anderson and Allie VanDrongelen – Sioux Falls Lincoln
Christine Crouch and Hope Patton – Aberdeen Central
Xzaria Henderson and Jack Ferris- Pierre TF Riggs
Erin Hertel and Gerrit VonEye – Watertown
Victoria Brown and Wyatt Haibeck – Mitchell
Kirby Kennedy and Jack Hinrichs – Sioux Falls Washington
Parker Fitzgerald and Logan Hammer – Harrisburg
Taylor Junker and Elizabeth Schoenfelder – O’Gorman
Cal Shaykett and Ellen Joseph – Brandon Valley
Class AA Poety Reading
Jemma Landry – Sioux Falls Roosevelt
Jodi Barden – Sturgis Brown
Meara McIntyre – Sioux Falls Washington
Anna Carda – Yankton
Lily Palo – Brookings
Cal Shaykett – Brandon Valley
Matthew Meyer – O’Gorman