In the Harford County Schools' Speech Meet on Thursday, January 9, 2014, 85 students from 10 schools competed for 30 ribbons. John Carroll captured 14 of them. Congratulations to JC's Speech Creatures for achieving these impressive results:
Clean sweep in Prose – Margaret McGuirk (First), Megan Greig (Second), Beni Tasel (Third).
Dramatic Interp – Annalee Gabler (First, with a perfect score).
Declamation – Casey Reil (First), Kayla Bynion (Third).
Original Oratory – Megan Greig (First).
Poetry – Charlotte Molali (Second).
Extemporaneous Speaking – Billy Jump (Second).
Lincoln/Douglas Debate – Brenden Hutton (Second).
Team Debate – Matt Burdeshaw/Jess Clingerman (Second), Kishan Patel/Matt Becker (Third).
Readers’ Theatre - Kayla Bynion, Margaret McGuirk, Casey Reil (Second).
Children’s Lit – Hanna LeBuhn (Third).
Also participating were Lily Liu, Justin Hawkins, Madison Meyer, Jake Kahoe, and Hope Kelly.