The following is submitted by Tom Richert, coach of the MasonCountyCentralHigh School forensics team.
MCC traveled to BirminghamSeaholmHigh School in a mostly class A forensics tournament, and came out victorious. The team placed second out of 20 teams behind Bloomfield Andover and ahead of LakeOrionHigh School. Top finishers were:
Alex Myers 2nd Place Broadcast
Emma Chasse 2nd Place Dramatic Interpretation
Kaitlin Dwyer 3rd Place Sales
Bethany Anderson 3rd Place Prose
Ashleigh McCabe 5th in Informative
MCC had 14 out of 24 entries in Semi-finals
Teresa McCann, 7th in Poetry
Corinne Davis, 7th in Storytelling 9/10
Savanna McCabe, 8th in Storytelling
Abbie Berringer, 9th in Oratory
Connar Klock, 9th in Dramatic Interpretation
Kari Clark, 8th in Informative
Kaitlyn Kaiser, 12th in Sales
Autumn Richardson, 12th in Storytelling
Hana Smith Placed, 12th Broadcast
Forensics is a competitive Speech/Drama Team. Students compete across the state in Interpretation and Public address events. Mason County Central has been a member of (MIFA), Michigan Interscholastic Forensics Association for 25 years, with Tom Richert as head coach for the past 22 years. M.C.C.H.S. has 27 students on the team and is one of the largest in Michigan. Last year’s team placed highest in all public schools.
The team will travel to Birch Run high School this weekend.