Speech Team
Eight Straight!
The Plainview Speech Team brought home the NENAC Championship Plaque on Saturday, which makes it the 8th consecutive year (and the 12th championship in the last 14 years) that the Plainview team has brought home the gold. It was a day of stiff competition in all events, with Plainview walking away with championships in four of the nine events, nine medalists overall, and a score of 101 points. Earning gold medals in their events were Taylor Christiansen in humorous prose, Kelsey Meuret in Persuasive, Abby Holmes in Entertainment, and the OID team of Kristen Tassemeyer, Abby, Taylor, and Ethan Pellatz. Bringing home the runner-up medals were Rachel Wiegert in humorous prose, Kristen Tassemeyer in Informative, and the Duet team of Camille Friedrich and Ashley Mosel. Michelle MacGregor was tied for 2nd in Serious Prose, but through a tie-breaking calculation, ended up with the 3rd place medal. Tessa Christiansen brought home 3rd in Informative Speaking.
Laurel-Concord finished second in team standings with 84 points , followed by Crofton with 83 and Creighton with 80 points.
The 2008 team proudly displays their championship plaque from this year's Invite held Saturday, February 9th. Hartington earned runner-up honors in the varsity competition; while Pierce took home the Championship Plaque in JV competition.
State Speech 2007: The combined efforts of this year's
8 STATE QUALIFIERS helped to earn them a THIRD PLACE FINISH
overall as a team!! Medal winners include CHAMPION--Ashley Mosel
in entertainment speaking; 2nd place--the OID team of Grant
Rutledge, Tom Johnson, Taylor Christiansen, Abby Holmes, and
Camille Friedrich; 3rd place--Abby Holmes in Entertainment
Speaking; and 5th place--Taylor Christiansen in Humorous Prose.
Featured above is a picture of the 2007 Squad who competed at Districts on February 27, 2007. Plainview earned the District Runner-Up trophy behind District Champion Battle Creek. Plainview qualified 8 students for State, and had 4 events who medaled (4th place).
District Results: First-place medalists were Kristen Tassemeyer in Informative, Abby Holmes in Entertainment, and the OID team of Grant Rutledge, Tom Johnson, Taylor Christiansen, Abby Holmes, and Camille Friedrich. Second-place medalists (also qualifying for State) were Taylor Christiansen in Humorous Prose, Luke Lingenfelter in Persuasive, and Ashley Mosel in Entertainment. Other medalists (4th place) included Rachel Wiegert in Humorous Prose, the duet team of Rachel and Ethan Pellatz, and Camille Friedrich in serious prose.
 STATE CHAMPIONS 2006!!!
Plainview's Speech Team made history in 2006, bringing home their first ever State Championship Trophy. The team's members earned medals in each of the nine events, with 11 individuals bringing home the hardware. State Champions were Blake Mosel in Entertainment, Jesse Doerr in Poetry, and the OID team of Blake, Aaron Christiansen, Harrison Lingenfelter, Ethan Pellatz, and Tom Johnson.
Runner-Up Medalists were Nicole Wells in Informative, Jesse Doerr in Serious Prose, the Duet Team of Aaron and Taylor Christiansen.
Third place medalists were sophomores Kristen Tassemeyer in Informative and Kelsey Meuret in Persuasive Speaking.
And rounding out the medal winners were Taylor Christiansen(6th place) in Humorous Prose and Ashton North (6th) in Extemporaneous Speaking.
 Plainview's 2006 Speech Team carried on the winning tradition -- bringing home the Championship plaques from both NENAC and District competition. Plainview's Speech Team not only took home the Championship Plaque in District Competition on Monday, they earned first place medals in all nine events. Together, the first and second place medalists totaled 12 students who earned a trip to the State Meet next week.
STATE QUALIFIERS:
Entertain--Blake Mosel 1st; Informative--Kristen Tassemeyer, 1st and Nicole Wells, 2nd; Persuasive--Kelsey Meuret, 1st; Extemporaneous--Ashton North, 1st and Jamie Stark, 2nd; Humorous Prose --Taylor Christiansen, 1st; Serious Prose -- Jesse Doerr, 1st and Poetry--Jesse Doerr, 1st; OID--1st (Aaron Christiansen, Harrison Lingenfelter, Blake Mosel, Ethan Pellatz, and Tom Johnson); and
Duet Acting--Aaron Christiansen and Taylor Christiansen--1st.
Others who medaled, but just missed going to State:
Nick MacGregor -- 3rd place in Humorous Prose
Luke Lingenfelter -- 3rd in Persuasive
The team won the Championship with a score of 109 points, followed by runner-up Stanton, who finished with 76 points, and 3 state qualifiers The team will travel to University of Kearney's campus to compete at the State meet on Friday, March 17th. Further information about the State schedule is available at www.nsaahome.org/speech.html
2005 SEASON
The Plainview Public School's 2005 Speech Team had a very successful season. They competed at 7 speech meets, including Conference and Districts, which they won for the fifth straight year.
 In districts, everyone competed well, but unfortunately, only the top two in each event qualify for state. State qualifiers are Melissa Dohmen and Nicole Wells in informative, Harrison Lingenfelter and Blake Mosel in entertainment, Luke Lingenfelter in persuasive, Aaron Christiansen in Humorous Prose, and Taylor Christiansen, Tom Johnson, Harrison Lingenfelter, Blake Mosel, and Aaron Christiansen in OID.
Medaling at districts , but not qualifying for State, were Ashton North in Persuasive, Steve Peterson in Extemporaneous, Tom Johnson in Poetry, and the duet of Jessica Doerr and Nicole Wells.
"It was a thrilling experience to take home championship trophies in both Conference and District Competition. However, I also continue to emphasize that I hope our success is never measured by medals alone. I like to think that the confidence these kids gain and the poise they display are worth much, much more than any trophy or medal," commented Coach Schindler
State speech will be held Thursday, March 17 in Kearney.
Photos of The Year
State Speech
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