Congratulations goes out today to Rochelle Township High School junior Nephy Valle who placed second yesterday in Special Occasion Speaking at the State Speech Tournament in Peoria.
The event took place on Friday and Saturday at the Civic Center.
Nephy also competed in the Oratorical Declamation category, but did not place.
The RTHS Performance in the Round group also did not place at the State Speech Tournament.
Byron High School was represented by junior Kathleen Rock and junior Heidie Raine. They did not place in the events they qualified in at the State Tournament.
Downers Grove South High School for the second straight year won the team competition with 47 points. Wheaton Warrenville South High School finished in second place with 29 points.
For Downers Grove South High School, it was their 18th overall State Speech Tournament Championship in Illinois.