ROCHELLE — This past weekend the Rochelle Township High School Speech Team competed in the IHSA Regional Competition held at DeKalb High School.
Rochelle advanced 13 entries to the sectional tournament, which will be held next Saturday at Huntley High School.
Winners
Entries moving on include:
Performance In The Round - Regional Champions: Cast and crew includes Xavier Arriaga, Eli Ball, Maggie Duval, Candace McMurray, Lauren Ponto, Lilly Robertson, Megan Thiravong, and Joe Worthington;
Nephy Valle, second place, Special Occasion Speaking;
Judy Fulgencio, second place, Prose Reading;

Addison Curtis, second place, Oratory;
Nick Whisman, second place, Extemporaneous Speaking;
Cara Forsberg, second place, Radio Speaking;
Baxter and Nikos Konstans, third place, Humorous Duet Acting;
Mallory Leininger, third place, Humorous Interpretation;
Jessie Ellis and Justin Julian, third place, Dramatic Duet Acting;
Nephy Valle, third place, Oratorical Declamation;
Judy Fulgencio, third place, Poetry Reading;
Jessie Ellis, third place, Dramatic Interpretation;
Cara Forsberg, fourth place, Informative Speaking;
Events that made finals, but will not be advancing to sectionals included:
Mallory Leininger, fifth place, Original Comedy;
and Justin Julian, sixth place, Impromptu Speaking.
Speakers of the week are the cast and crew of the PIR.