BYRON — The Rochelle Township High School Speech Team won the team competition at the Byron Holiday Classic Dec. 16. Of the 18 teams in the competition, Rochelle walked away in first place. Individuals who earned finalist honors included:

Varsity division: Karma Lidren - Champion, Original Comedy. Z Brizuela – Champion, Oratory. William Wise – Champion, Impromptu Speaking. Z Brizuela - 2nd Place, Poetry Reading. Lucas Smardo - 2nd Place, Radio Speaking. Storm Devers/Noah LeFevre - 3rd Place, Humorous Duet Acting. Karma Lidren - 3rd Place, Humorous Interpretation. Derek Swartz - 4th Place, Humorous Interpretation. Jessica Nguyen - 5th Place, Informative Speaking. Vi Hull - 5th Place, Prose Reading. Jessica Nguyen - 5th Place, Oratorical Declamation. Bobbie Henning - 6th Place, Original Comedy.

Next-in division: Bobbie Henning - 1st Place, Humorous Interpretation. Khalil Winston - 2nd Place, Original Comedy. Brooklyn Hull/Vi Hull - 2nd Place, Dramatic Duet Acting. Jimmy Chavez - 2nd Place, Extemporaneous Speaking. Noah LeFevre - 3rd Place, Poetry Reading. Faith Adams    - 3rd Place, Informative Speaking. Alayna Smardo - 3rd Place, Oratorical Declamation. Vi Hull - 3rd Place, Special Occasion Speaking. Hailey Bunger - 4th Place, Special Occasion Speaking. William Wise - 4th Place, Informative Speaking. Lydia Von Haden/Derek Swartz - 4th Place, Dramatic Duet Acting. Abby Losoya - 5th Place, Prose Reading. Storm Devers - 6th Place, Original Comedy. Pigeon Burgholzer - 7th Place, Dramatic Interpretation.

Novice division: Alex Soto - 1st Place, Impromptu Speaking. Lydia Von Haden - 3rd Place, Dramatic Interpretation. Jenna Tesinsky - 4th Place, Radio Speaking. Wyatt Brandt            - 6th Place, Radio Speaking. Alex Soto - 6th Place, Poetry Reading.

Speakers of the week are Khalil Winston and William Wise.