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Rush Springs Speech, Drama and Debate

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Alec Leatherman

President
An image of Taylor Phariss

Taylor Phariss

Vice-President
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Audrey Heath

Secretary
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Laci Watts

Assistant Director & Competitive Speech Lead
An image of Bailey Hobbs

Bailey Hobbs

Art Director
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Rachel Nunn

Publicist & Fundraising Manager
An image of Emma Gunn

Emma Gunn

Program Manager
An image of Ayden Seifried

Ayden Seifried

Treasurer
An image of Karsyn Worden

Karsyn Worden

Stage Manager
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Ms. Mary Turner

Speech and Drama Coach

Madill Invitational Tournament – Speech Team Results

 

High School - Varsity- Second Place as a Team

 

Alexis Wilson placed 1st in Humorous Interpretation

Laci Watts placed 2nd in Humorous Interpretation

Laci Watts place 1st in Monologue

Bailey Hobbs place 2nd in Monologue

Emma Gunn place 3rd in Monologue

Sierra Witt placed 2nd in Prose

Ayden Siefried place 2nd in Foreign Extemporaneous

Alec Leatherman place 1st in Domestic Extemporaneous

 

 

Novice - Junior Varsity – 3rd Place as a Team

 

Emma Love placed 3rd in Humorous Interpretation

Cadience Lindsay placed 1st in Poetry

 

 

Speech, Debate and Drama Invitational Tournaments 

  • Marlow Tournament:
  • Friday and Saturday November 17 & 18, leaving at 4:30 pm on Friday and  7:30 am on Saturday in front of HS 
  • Madill Tournament:
  • Saturday December 2leaving at 6:30 am in front of HS
  • Comanche Tournament: 
  • Saturday, January 26, leaving at 7:15 am in front of HS
  • Rush Springs Tournament:
  • Friday and Saturday, February 9 & 10, All Speech students work Friday from 3:30 to 10:30pm and Saturday 7:30 am to 8:00 pm
  • Ada Tournament:
  •  Saturday, February 17, leaving at 6:15 am in front of the HS

 

Speech, Drama and Debate Regional Tournament

OSSAA Regional Tournament on Friday and Saturday, March 23 and 24 at SWOSU, leaving on Friday at 8:00 am

 

Speech, Drama and Debate State Tournament

OSSAA State Tournament on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, April 11, 12 and 13 at Rose State College, leaving Thursday at 8:00 am

 

Speech, Drama and Debate National Qualifier

 

Speech, Drama and Debate National Tournment in Iowa

 

 

 

 

FALL DRAMA NEWS

 

HIGH SCHOOL SHOW IS on

    OCTOBER 28, Saturday at 7 PM

In the Rush Springs Public Schools Auditorium

$4.00 for Adults 

$3.00 for Students and Senior Citzens

Children under 5 have free admissions.

 

 

 

One Stoplight Town 

Congratulations to the cast of the fall drama! You all did so well!

Cast List

Trisha - Laci Watts

Barb - Audrey Heath

Sally - Sierra Witt

Jim - Alec Leatherman

Clara - Taylor Phariss

Maude - Alexis Wilson

Casey -  BK Yang

Young Kid 1 - Emma Love

Young Kid 2 - Aiden Britton

Young Kid 3 - Journee Bishop

Young Kid 4 - Kinley Bozarth

Young Kid 5 - Luke Taylor

Young Kid 6 - Jax White

Young Girl - Isabella Caveny

Young Emma - Pippir Gaebler

Young Emmett - Stony Gaebler

Runaway - Elizabeth Barnes

Prodigal Son - Ayden Seifried

Police Officer - Justice Cooper

Polly - Bailey Hobbs  

Florence - Emma Gunn 

Watermelon Queen- Haylee Blanton

Drum Major - Josh Taylor

Older Kid 1 - Khloe Borski

Older Kid 2 - Devon Dunn

Older Kid 3 - Caylie Smith

Older Kid 4 - Destany Melton

Older Kid 5 - Barrett Burch

Older Kid 6: Bailie Heston

Older Girl - Paetyn Taylor

Older Emma - Kourtney Fox

Older Emmett - William Duggins

Protestor 1- Kaelyn Stamper

Protestor 2 - Shylah Earhart

Protestor 3 - Maya Coleman

Protestor 4- Aubrie Final

Townspeople -  D’lila Laughlin, Cadience Lindsay, Terin Seat, Jaxson Brokopp

 

     High School Competitive Speech and Drama Team

Alec Leatherman

Alexis Wilson

Ayden Seifried

Bailey Hobbs

Blaikou “BK” Yang

Caylie Smith

Kimberly Fox

Laci Watts

Paetyn Taylor

Sierra Witt

Taylor Phariss 

 

 

 

 

 

Middle School Speech and Drama Team

Aiden Britton

Cadience Lindsay

Elizabeth Barnes

Emma Love

Emma Randall

Haylee Blanton

Isabella Caveny

Jaxson Brokopp

Kaelyn Stamper

Khloe Borski

McKenzie Merino

 

 

Click for the Competitive Speech Manual

 

 

Interested in Competitive Speech, Debate & Drama?   

 

Grades 6-12

The Competitive Speech, Debate, and Drama Team competes every year in district, regional and state tournaments in the following areas:

JOIN NOW

EVENTS for OSSAA Circuit:

Prose 

Dramatic or Humorous Interpretation

Foreign or Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking

Monologue

Poetry 

Humorous or Dramatic Duet

Standard and Original Oratory

Lincoln Douglas

Policy Debate

We are always recruiting members for the team.

1st Medalists of the Year
1st Medalists of the Year
Marlow Speech Tournament
Marlow Speech Tournament
Madill Speech Tournament
Madill Speech Tournament
Weatherford Speech Tournament
Weatherford Speech Tournament
Comanche Speech Tournament
Comanche Speech Tournament
Drama Club Dinner
Drama Club Dinner
Regional Tournament 2023
Regional Tournament 2023
State Tournament 2023
State Tournament 2023
State Finalists
State Finalists
Regionals
Regionals
First Middle School Medalists of the Year
First Middle School Medalists of the Year
MS Medalist at Madill
MS Medalist at Madill