April 7, 2019
The MPA Speech Team won the MSHSL Section 4A Speech Tournament on Friday, April 5 with more than double the points of the second place team. Congratulations to our Panthers and their incredible coaches!
Finalists and state qualifiers are:
- Beldaja Jama – 1st place in DISCUSSION (going to the MSHSL State Tournament)
- Kaija Kunze-Hoeg – 3rd place in DRAMA (going to the MSHSL State Tournament)
- Chloe McClusky – 4th place in DRAMA
- Hana Miller – 5th place in DRAMA
- Ryan Ghose and Livia Wooldridge – 1st place in DUO (going to the MSHSL State Tournament)
- Carly Peacock and Tyler Schelle – 3rd place in DUO (going to the MSHSL State Tournament)
- Garrett Hollihan – 1st place in EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING (going to the MSHSL State Tournament)
- Salmah Elmasry – 2nd place in EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING (going to the MSHSL State Tournament)
- Isak Dai – 4th place in EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING
- Ceci Driano – 2nd place in GREAT SPEECHES (going to the MSHSL State Tournament)
- Aneesh Syal – 3rd place in GREAT SPEECHES (going to the MSHSL State Tournament)
- Charlie Galicich – 1st place in HUMOROUS (going to the MSHSL State Tournament)
- Molly Vergin – 2nd place in INFORMATIVE (going to the MSHSL State Tournament)
- Tanner Gasteazoro – 9th place in INFORMATIVE
- Priya Manda – 2nd place in ORIGINAL ORATORY (going to the MSHSL State Tournament)
- Emma Cohen – 3rd place in ORIGINAL ORATORY (going to the MSHSL State Tournament)
- Ellen Vergin – 4th place in ORIGINAL ORATORY
- Misk Khalif – 1st place in POETRY (going to the MSHSL State Tournament)
- Julia Portis – 5th place in POETRY
- Nasri Maktal – 6th place in POETRY
- Charlotte Millinovich – 7th place in POETRY
- Anna Gaudio – 1st place in PROSE (going to the MSHSL State Tournament)
- Tara Samsel – 3rd place in PROSE (going to the MSHSL State Tournament)
- Claire Hanson – 5th place in PROSE
The MSHSL State Tournament takes place on Friday, April 12 at Wayzata High School. The first rounds start at 10:15 AM. Go Panthers!
