Cameron University hosted a speech tournament on July 14-15 during its 37th annual Speech Camp. During the tournament, participants competed in speaking, interpretation and acting events in two divisions: beginning and advanced. Awards were presented to the top three overall competitors in each division and to the top five competitors in each event. The tournament was run by coaches Paula McConnell of Marlow High School, Jennifer Denslow of Oologah High School and retired coach Cosette Wymer of Fairview High School.
In the advanced division, Stephanie Milligan of Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School in Oklahoma City was awarded top honors by placing first in dramatic duet and humorous duet and third in humorous interpretation. Sam Morse of Shattuck High School finished second overall by placing first in both extemporaneous speaking and monologue. Sarah Garner of Blue Springs High School in Blue Springs, Mo., Karisa Cooper of Marlow High School, and Caroline Cosner of Muldrow High School tied for third place.
In the beginning division, Daniel Pae of Lawton High School took top honors after finishing first in extemporaneous speaking, first in original oratory, and third in poetry interpretation. Bailey Anderson of Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School finished in second overall after placing first in prose interpretation and tying with Pae for first in extemporaneous speaking. Bailey Hallum of Marietta High School and Victoria Kay M. Bowers of Northwest Classen High School in Oklahoma City tied for third place.
Placings in each of the events follow.
Advanced Extemporaneous Speaking
1st- Sam Morse, Shattuck High School
2nd- Omar Rana, Riverfield Country Day School, Tulsa, OK
3rd- Jamison Keefover, McLoud High School
4th- RaeAnn Lloyd, Geronimo High School
5th- Preston Warden, McLoud High School
Beginning Extemporaneous Speaking
1st- Bailey Anderson, Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School, Oklahoma City
1st - Daniel Pae, Lawton High School
3rd- Terrance Sowells-Kemp, Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School, Oklahoma City
Advanced Dramatic Duet
1st- Stephanie Milligan, Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School, Oklahoma City and Caroline Cosner, Muldrow High School
2nd- Emi Kniffen and Mike Dunham, Maize South High School, Wichita, Kan.
3rd- Mary O’Neal and Jill Smith, Blue Springs High School, Blue Springs, Mo.
4th- Shane Arnold and Morgan Baker, Mounds High School
Beginning Dramatic Duet
1st- Tayler Robertson and Megan Thornton, Claremore High School
Advanced Humorous Duet
1st- Stephanie Milligan, Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School, Oklahoma City and Bobby Greeson, Norman High School
2nd- Bria Smith and Allison Carlton, Lawton Academy of Arts and Sciences
2nd- Rylee Rankin and Natalie Sacket, Fairview High School
4th- Shane Arnold, Mounds High School and Samantha Coffman, Kingfisher High School
4th- Sammy Hill and Jake Neighbors, Muldrow High School
Advanced Standard Oratory
1st- Tori Hack, Marlow High School
2nd- Sam Kimbraugh, Marlow High School
3rd- Elizabeth Good, Tipton High School
4th- Preston Ward, McLoud High School
Beginning Standard Oratory
1st- Casi Hembree, Marietta High School
Advanced Original Oratory
1st- Karisa Cooper, Marlow High School
2nd- Omar Rana, Riverfield Country Day School
3rd- Logan Davis, Shawnee High School
4th- Seth Shepard, Kingfisher High School
5th- Emily Barton, Deer Creek High School, Edmond
Beginning Original Oratory
1st- Daniel Pae, Lawton High School
2nd- Cassandra Morgan, Marietta High School
Advanced Humorous Interpretation
1st- Bobby Greeson, Norman High School
2nd- Tyler Hall, Marlow High School
3rd- Stephanie Milligan, Bishop McGuiness Catholic High School, Oklahoma City
4th- Winter Canard, Claremore High School
5th- Jake Neighbors, Muldrow High School
Beginning Humorous Interpretation
1st- Victoria Kay M. Bowers, Northwest Classen High School, Oklahoma City
Advanced Dramatic Interpretation
1st- Mike Dunham, Maize South High School, Wichita, Kan.
2nd- Rylee Rankin, Fairview Highs School
3rd- Sara Garner, Blue Springs High School, Blue Springs, Mo.
4th- Natalie Sacket, Fairview High School
5th- Emi Kniffin, Maize South High School, Wichita, Kan.
Advanced Prose Interpretation
1st- Sarah Garner, Blue Springs High School, Blue Springs, Mo.
1st- Cara Williams, Marlow High School
3rd- Preston Warden, McLoud High School
4th- Tori Hacket, Marlow High School
5th- RaeAnn Lloyd, Geronimo High School
Beginning Prose Interpretation
1st- Bailey Anderson, Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School, Oklahoma City
2nd- Bailey Hallum, Marietta High School
3rd- Casi Hembree, Marietta High School
4th- Cassandra Morgan,Marietta High School
Advanced Poetry Interpretation
1st- Rayne Grandy, Marlow High School
2nd- Nate Vanderpool, Blue Springs High School, Blue Springs, Mo.
3rd- Karisa Cooper, Marlow High School
4th- Tyler Hall, Marlow High School
5th- Savanna Sanders, Madill High School
Beginning Poetry Interpretation
1st- Terrance Sowells-Kemp, Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School, Oklahoma City
2nd- Isabella Jennings, Northwest Classen High School, Oklahoma City
3rd- Daniel Pae, Lawton High School
Advanced Monologue
1st- Sam Morse, Shattuck High School
2nd- Morgan Baker, Mounds High School
3rd- Caroline Cosner, Muldrow High School
4th- Sam Kimbraugh, Marlow High School
5th- Emily Barton, Deer Creek High School, Edmond
Beginning Monologue
1st- Bailey Hallum, Marietta High School
2nd- Victoria Kay M. Bowers, Northwest Classen High School, Oklahoma City
3rd- Isabella Jennings, Northwest Classen High School, Oklahoma City
4th- Tayler Robertson, Claremore High School
5th- Megan Thornton, Claremore High School
Cameron’s annual Speech Camp was launched in 1975. Over a two-week period, more than 330 students from 97 high schools in six states attended the camp, which was staffed by 73 volunteers from more than 50 high schools, colleges, and universities across the country.
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July 22, 2011
PR#11-135
