The Lima Central Catholic Speech Team has been in existence for four years. During competitions consist of nine different Speech categories: Dramatic Interpretation, Humorous Interpretation, Duo Interpretation, Impromptu, Original Oratory, Oratorical Interpretation, Prose Poetry, Domestic Extemporaneous, and International Extemporaneous. There are also four different types of Debate: Public Forum, Lincoln-Douglas, 2-Person, and Four-Person, in addition to Student Congress.
Our students only participate in the speech events, not the debate events.
Students use talents similar to those seen in a play or performance, but then add in other techniques to perfect their speaking style.
This year, our students participated in Dramatic, Humorous, Duo, Impromptu, Original Oratory, Oratorical Interpretation, and Prose Poetry.
The following are the results from our tournaments:
LCC Tournament 11/5/07
Alex Wildenhaus-- 1st place, Prose Poetry
Mary Miezejewski-- 6th place, Prose Poetry
Nate McCullough-- 3rd place, Oratorical Interp
Debbie Alderman-- 3rd place, Original Oratory
Robert Blanchard-- 3rd place, Impromptu
Liz Odum-- 4th place, Impromptu
Becky Brunelle-- 5th place, Dramatic
Steven Alderman-- 6th place, Humorous
Kara and Mark Schoenhofer-- 4th place, Duo
Upper Arlington 11/12/07
Alex Wildenhaus-- 2nd place, Prose Poetry
Debbie Alderman-- 2nd place, Original Oratory
Nate McCullough-- 5th place, Oratorical Interpretation
The team placed 5th in the Sweepstakes awards.
Perrysburg 12/1/07
Debbie Alderman-- 1st place, Original Oratory
Gahanna Lincoln 12/8/07
Nate McCullough--1st place, Oratorical Interpretation
Alex Wildenhaus-- 6th place, Prose Poetry
Wauseon 12/15/07
Nate McCullough-- 1st place, Oratorical Interpretation
Diana Wieser-- 5th place, Dramatic Interpretation
Whitmer 1/5/08
Nate McCullough-- 4th place, Oratorical Interpretation
Alex Wildenhaus-- 6th place, Prose Poetry
Diana Wieser-- 4th place, Dramatic Interpretation
Wooster 1/12/08
Nate McCullough placed 1st out of 78 competitors in the category of
Oratorical Interpretation. This is an outstanding accomplishment, as the
Wooster Tournament rivals the size of the State tournament.
Notre Dame 1/26/08
Nate McCullough-- 1st place, Oratorical Interpretation
Alex Wildenhaus-- 1st place, Prose Poetry
Districts 2/2/08
Nate McCullough and Alex Wildenhaus both qualified for the State
Tournament, to be held on February 28, 29, and March 1 in Medina, Ohio.
Both students have shown much promise this year in their respective events.
