Indiana University East hosted a High School Speech Tournament on December 7. Six Indiana high schools competed in 10 speech events.

The School of Humanities and Social Sciences and the Office of External Affairs sponsored the tournament.

Each of the winners was awarded a scholarship from the IU East Office of Admissions.

Team Sweepstakes Results were:

• First – Ben Davis High School
• Second – New Castle High School
• Third – North Central High School
• Fourth – Centerville High School
• Fifth – Tri Jr. Sr. High School
• Sixth – Anderson High School

Discussion

• Ayat Zatar, North Central High School
• Nicholas Besecker, New Castle High School
• Daryl Frith, Tri Jr. Sr. High School
• Marcus Stokes, North Central
• Journey Cornett, Centerville High School
• Mary Adams, Ben Davis High School
• Jodie Harris, Tri Jr. Sr. High School

Dramatic Interpretation

• Lillyan Dickerson, Centerville High School
• Anastasia Taylor, New Castle High School
• Jayda Mann, Centerville High School
• Lydia Pentecost, Centerville High School
• Wren Harrison, Centerville High School

Duo Interpretation

• Lauren Taylor and Lydian Brown, New Castle High School
• Anna Schweitzer and Ben Schweitzer, Centerville High School
• Alyssa Queen and Kendall Moorman, North Central High School

Impromptu Speaking

• Ariana Hampton, Ben Davis High School
• Aquila Richardson, Ben Davis High School
• James Cornes, Tri Jr. Sr. High School
• Hunter Kiefer, New Castle High School

Original Oratory

• Olasubomi Anifowose, Ben Davis High School

Poetry Reading

• Paris Robinson, North Central High School
• Kaleah Cowan, New Castle High School
• Daphne Romphf, New Castle High School
• Caleb Supinger, New Castle High School
• Justina Oluwayomi, Ben Davis High School
• Gabriel Cerezo-Tejeda, Ben Davis High School

Program Oral Interpretation

• Justina Oluwayomi, Ben Davis High School
• Rivkah Bunes, North Central High School
• Sasha Forniss, North Central High School

Prose Reading

• Olasubomi Anifowose, Ben Davis High School
• Rivkah Bunes, North Central High School
• Anna Schweitzer, Centerville High School
• Sasha Forniss, North Central High School
• Alyssa Queen, North Central High School
• Kendall Moorman, North Central High School
• Lydian Brown, New Castle High School
• Ben Schweitzer, Centerville High School
• Susan Walker, Centerville High School

United States Extemporaneous Speaking

• Gabriel Cerezo-Tejeda, Ben Davis High School
• Ariana Hampton, Ben Davis High School
• Hunter Kiefer, New Castle High School
• Anastasia Taylor, New Castle High School
• Andrew Fewell, New Castle High School