The Benton Consolidated High School speech team is heading to the Illinois High School Association State Tournament this weekend in Peoria after qualifying 13 students in five events at Saturday’s sectional meet in Benton.
The Performance in the Round cast of “Pinocchio: The Commedia” won the sectional championship plaque, and the team of Tyler Koski and Emma Webster won the sectional title in Dramatic Duet Acting.
Also qualifying for state in second place was Koski in Special Occasion Speaking.
Third-place qualifiers were Alison Blair in informative speaking and Courtney Knight in Original Comedy.
The cast of the Performance in the Round included Hunter Foltz, Lane Wellen, Caleb Abbott, Andrew Lampley, Kayla Krapf, Kennedy Allen, Hannah Auten and Amelia Richey.
Emeri Farnam will also travel to state in the alternate position in Oratorical Declamation. full story
