The Exeter-Milligan speech team had a good showing at the Class D-2 State Speech Meet in Kearney on March 17. Morgan White performed well in her three preliminary rounds, finishing twelfth in the event. In informative speaking, Troy Kallhoff just missed the break for finals by one spot, finishing seventh in the three rounds of preliminaries. However, Kallhoff performed well in the extemporaneous speaking, reaching the final round. In the last round, his performance earned him a fifth-place state medal in the extemporaneous speaking event.
Photo 1: Exeter-Milligan state speech qualifiers Morgan White and Troy Kallhoff after the awards ceremony.
Photo 2: Morgan White talking to lockers in preparation for her oral interpretation of serious prose.
Photo 3: Troy Kallhoff preparing for a preliminary round of extemporaneous speaking.
Photo 4: Exeter-Milligan Speech Team
front row (l to r): Troy Kallhoff and Morgan White
second row: Joleen Vossler, Kierra Papik, Lily Jeffries, Kiley Oldehoeft, and Selah Petersen
back row: Logan Krupicka, Neal Scott, Kmila Benitez, Emma Meyer, Tucker Svec, and Jase Luzum.