The Wagner Oral Interp season officially started on Saturday October 2 at the Winner Warrior Oral Interp Meet. We have been fortunate to have been invited to this season opening contest every year. This is the perfect contest for our students to step back into Oral Interp and get a good feel for what the room is like to have an audience and a judge.

Yes! They are back live, and in-person this year. It is good to be back in the swing of things, the way they should be; having the audience to drive the student’s speeches. Whereas last year, they had to perform for every away meet in front of a video camera being recorded with no true audience.

The kids have been anxiously awaiting and preparing for this first meet for quite some time. The results they achieved reflect that practice and dedication. Wagner did not disappoint. The results are as follows:

Serious:

Kathryn Doom – “Normalcy” By: Bobby Keniston – Superior Rating

Humor:

Trenton Rolston – “Geek Fight” By: Bradley Walton – Superior Rating

Jackson Rolston – “Bobby Wilson Can Eat His Own Face” By: Don Zolidis – Superior Rating

Poetry:

Jennifer Barnett – Poems on Empowering Women – Superior Rating

Duet:

Jackson Rolston/Presley Slaba – “Almost” By: Krista Dalby – Superior Rating

Macee Stimpson/Trenton Rolston – “Help Desk” By: Don Zolidis – Superior Rating

Story Telling:

Presley Slaba – “Mocking Jay” based on The Hunger Games By: Suzanne Collins – Superior Rating

Reader’s Theatre:

Trenton Rolston, Jackson Rolston, Macee Stimpson, and Presley Slaba - “Caution: Librarians Ahead” By: Bradley Walton – Superior Rating