CCMS Speech Team are Overall Champions at Graves County Tournament

Calloway County Middle School's Speech Team were overall champions at the speech tournament held at Graves County High School on November 22nd, earning first place overall among six competing middle schools.

Several Lakers were crowned tournament champions in their events, including Noelle Raspberry in broadcasting, Andrew Dunnaway in humorous interpretation, Beau Keene in oratory, and the duo of Ethan Pervine and Madison Purdy in improvisational duo.

In addition to the tournament champions, numerous CCMS competitors advanced to final rounds. In broadcasting, Raspberry earned first place, followed by Kali Hurt in second and Andrew Dunnaway in third. In declamation, Joelle Arietta placed second and Raspberry finished fourth. Dramatic interpretation featured strong showings with Madelyn Tudor taking second, Zoree Whitley third, and Zoey Theel sixth.

The duo of Olivia Catlin and Molly Falwell placed second in duo acting. In extemporaneous speaking, Emma Hixson finished third, Catlin placed fourth, and Ryder Robbins took fifth. Improvisational duo finalists included the second-place team of Preston Crawford and Dunnaway, as well as Hixson and Whitley, who placed fourth.

Humorous interpretation saw another strong finish from Crawford, who placed second. In impromptu speaking, Hixson placed fourth, Cooper Wheatley fifth, and Kenlee Watkins sixth. Oratory featured a championship performance by Keene, followed by Payton Hixson in second and Falwell in fourth. In prose, Madison Purdy placed second, Tudor earned third, and Parker Hafford finished fourth. The team also celebrated a finalist in storytelling, with Pervine earning second place.