The Joliet West Speech Team has had a historic undefeated season, with a total of 8 tournament wins. The Speech Team is now advancing to the first round of the IHSA State Series this Saturday at Joliet Central High School.
The team’s undefeated record includes the following tournament wins: November 11 – The Marian Classic at Marian Catholic High School; November 18 – The Burbank Cinematic Universe Tournament at Reavis High School; December 2 – The D230 Flavortown Forensics Feast at Carl Sandburg High School; December 9 – Noel in the OL at Oak Lawn Community High School; December 16 – The Ugly Sweater Soiree Tournament at South Elgin High School; January 6 – Tournament of Heroes at Thornton Fractional North High School; January 20 – SPC Conference at Plainfield South High School; and January 27 – Ike’s Forensic Faction of the Stars at Eisenhower High School.
Joliet West Speech Team members are Leah Blunk (9) – Impromptu Speaking; Ashley Calderon (11) – Oratorical Declamation; Madison Casey (11) – Informative Speaking; Dominic Denton (11) – Humorous Duet Acting; Kara Duensing (11) – Humorous Duet Acting & Informative Speaking; Ava Enderli (10) – Dramatic Interpretation; Giada Flores (11) – Dramatic Duet Acting; Savannah Groh (12) – Original Oratory & Prose Reading; Anaiya Hale (11) – Dramatic Duet Acting & Poetry Reading; Kimberly Hernandez Munoz (11) – Original Comedy; Adelyn Hill (9) – Impromptu Speaking; Ellen Johnson (12) – Prose Reading; Jaedyn Jumper-Uwumarogie (12) – Dramatic Duet Acting & Extemporaneous Speaking; Julissa Lule (10) – Dramatic Duet Acting; Belle Magosky (11) – Poetry Reading & Radio Speaking; Mia Malone (9) – Oratorical Declamation; Sariana Mateo (11) – Extemporaneous Speaking & Prose Reading; Katie Mongelli (11) – Humorous Duet Acting & Original Comedy; Kameron Moreno (10) – Dramatic Interpretation; Molly Murdock-Schey (11) – Oratorical Declamation & Original Oratory; Karis Posteluk (12) – Dramatic Duet Acting & Dramatic Interpretation; Kendra Posteluk (11) – Humorous Duet Acting & Humorous Interpretation; Alaina Potocki (10) – Radio Speaking; Cecilia Rizo Flores (11) – Extemporaneous Speaking & Original Oratory; Daniel Sanchez (12) – Original Comedy & Special Occation Speaking
Zoila Torres (11) – Dramatic Duet Acting & Special Occasion Speaking; Isabella Vienne (9) – Humorous Duet Acting; Nevaeh Walker (10) – Poetry Reading; Calloway Walsh (10) – Humorous Interpretation & Special Occasion Speaking; Tabitha Witthouse (9) – Humorous Duet Acting; Bethany Yanchick (11) – Impromptu Speaking & Informative Speaking; Elena Yanchick (9) – Radio Speaking; and Aaliyah Zepeda (9) – Humorous Interpretation. The Joliet West Head Speech Team Coach is Kristin Blake. Assistant Speech Coaches are AJ Galli and Tony Nardi
The Joliet West Speech Team will defend their title at the IHSA State Series this Saturday.
