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Individuals show improvement as Luverne opens speech season in Worthington

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By
Mavis Fodness

Luverne speech team members opened the 2023 season Saturday in Worthington.
The group didn’t place as a team.
Luverne was among 16 teams at the annual meet where 156 students competed in 13 speech categories.
“With several other activities taking place, we had a smaller group than usual,” said coach Gavin Folkestad.
“We did have several new members place well and several veteran members showing improvement from last year.”
Six Luverne students were recognized for their performances. Blue ribbons were presented to students one place out of the medals; red ribbons for two places out of the medals.
•Original oratory: Roselynn Hartshorn, sixth; Hannah Kempema, blue ribbon; Will Johnson, red ribbon.
•Informative: Jessika Tunnissen, third.
•Great speeches: Nora Louwagie, fourth.
•Discussion: Zoey Berghorst, fifth.
Luverne competes in their home speech invitational Saturday.

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