Rochelle Township High School finished in 2nd place while Byron High School was 3rd at the Byron Speech Regional on Saturday.
Freeport High School won the Regional with 80 points. Rochelle had 61 points while Byron totaled 38 points. There were 10 schools who participated in the Regional.
The following students qualified for the Freeport Sectional on Saturday:
Rochelle
1st Place: Lexy Lemar Informative Speaking
**Also 2nd place in Radio Speaking
Kara Thomas Original Oratory
**4th Place in Special Occasion Speaking
2nd Place: Nikki Dobbs Dramatic Interpretation
Wes Sanderson Extemporaneous Speaking and Impromptu Speaking
Nephy Valle Oratorical Declamation
3rd Place: Brett Johnson Humerous Interpretation
Haley Patrick Original Comedy and Poetry Reading
Josh Bunger Prose Reading
Performance Round
4th Place: Hanna Broome & Josh Bunger Humerous Duet Acting
Byron
2nd Place: Ben Libman Original Comedy
3rd Place: Kathleen Rock Extemporaneous Speaking
Brianna Mrozek and Hannah Hines Humerous Duet Acting
Hannah Bartlet Informative Speaking
Izzy Bartscher Original Oratory
**4th place in Prose Reading
Taylor Conley Special Occasion Speaking
4th Place: Adam Lynde Humerous Interpretation