GBS Speech Team Takes 3rd in the State:

Congratulations to the GBS Speech team which had an excellent tournament- placing 3rd overall in the team sweeps. Since the 2000 State tournament, GBS is one of only two schools in the entire state to finish in the top 3 at the state tournament in all but one year.

Individually:
Nate Beasley was the State Champion in Oratorical Declamation. He also finished 4th in Prose Reading. This is the second year in a row that GBS has won Oratorical Declamation.

Laura Manning finished 2nd in Dramatic Interpretation and 4th in Dramatic Duet Acting with Patrick Lawrie. Laura is one of the most decorated GBS speech Team members ever, having finished first in Dramatic Interpretation last year and 3rd in Dramatic Duet Acting. On the national level, Laura finished 12th in Dramatic Interpretation as a sophomore, and 3rd as a junior. In two weeks, she has the chance to become a 4 time national qualifier, which is exceedingly rare.

Lea Hirsch finished 3rd in Original Oratory for the second year in a row. Her speech was regarded by many coaches as one of the best speeches in recent memory in the state.

Ellie Schott barely missed advancing to the final round in Humorous Interpretation. What makes her accomplishment extraordinary is that she had only been competing with her piece for 2 weeks.

Thank you to our students and coaches who demonstrated excellence and proudly represented GBS and District 225 with class and dignity.