October 23, 2019: Beaver County Forensics

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October 23, 2019: Beaver County Forensics

L-R: Abby Montgomery ’23, Quinn Borroni ’23, Kendall Coddington ’23, Noel Shackelford ’23, Madi White ’23

On October 23, five Blackhawk students — all freshmen — represented the district at the semiannual Beaver County Forensics Meet, hosted by Riverside High School.  Categories of competitive speech included extemporaneous speech, duo news broadcast, poetry recitation, and duo improvisational speech.

“It helps you learn about techniques when public speaking,” said Madi White ’23. “The competition also makes you more comfortable speaking in front of big crowds.”

Quinn Borroni ’23 and Kendall Coddington ’23 delivering their first-place duo improvisational speech

Blackhawk excelled among other county schools, winning the following awards:

Senior High Extemporaneous

  • First Place: Kendall Coddington
  • Second Place: Quinn Borroni

Senior High Duo News Broadcast

  • First Place: Madi White and Quinn Borroni

Senior High Poetry Recitation

  • Second Place: Quinn Borroni
  • Third Place: Kendall Coddington

Senior High Duo Improvisational

  • First Place: Quinn Borroni and Kendall Coddington
  • Second Place: Abby Montgomery and Nathan Fasenmeyer (WB)
  • Third Place:  Ethan Aeschbacher (CV) and Madi White

“I attend this event every time it is offered to me,” said Noel Shackelford ’23. “There are many events to choose from, so anyone can do it.”

“I developed and practiced valuable public speaking skills,” added Kendall Coddington ’23.