SCHOOLS PLACE AT CONTEST

Area schools competed for titles at the district speech contest earlier this month at Southeast Missouri State University. Sikeston High School placed third and Jackson High School placed fourth in the district contest. Other area winners include Kevin Walters and Justin Tanner, both of Sikeston, for cross-examination debate; Nisha Shah of Cape Girardeau, for Lincoln-Douglas debate; Brant Gunther and Brandon Swanner, both of Scott City, for duet acting; Laura Chubboy of Jackson, for dramatic interpretation; Bryn McDougall of Cape Girardeau, for extemporaneous speaking; Thomas Blissett of Sikeston and Ryan Kasten of Jackson, both for poetry reading; Bryan Kasten of Jackson and Crystal Lenon of Sikeston, for prose reading.. ...