Students from Racine Christian Schooldo well at Speech and Spelling Festival

Emily Porcaro , Hannah Parsons, Amy Westplate, Grant Dasovic,
Kellie Friesema, Drew Patterson, Tyler Jensen, Bradley Minger,
and Ben Meekma, (left to right).

Students from Racine Christian School recently participated in the Wisconsin Christian Schools Speech and Spelling Festival in Randolph, and "scored extremely well," according to Principal Dave Van Swol.

Here are their results:

• Original Speech: Hannah Parsons, Nolan Bratt, Micaela Saldivar and Jacob Rhoads – I Superior.
• Dramatic Dialogue: Olivia Garcia and Lindsey Czernicki, Olivia Karegeannes and Hallie Charbogian, and Abby Wiegers and Abigail Stewart – I Superior. Emily Pocaro and Amy Westplate – II Excellent.
• Dramatic Monologue: Abigail Stewart, Nico Salazar, and Emily Nichols – I Superior. Kellie Friesema – II Excellent.
• General Storytelling: Nora Nichols, Jacob Rhoads, and Conner Schultz – I Superior. Casey Ann Wiegers – II Excellent.
• Bible Storytelling: Andrew Smith and Emily Nichols – I Superior. Kyle Schultz – II Excellent.
• Interpretative Reading: Levi Montee, Drew Patterson, Abby Parson, and Hallie Charbogian - I Superior.
• Extemporaneous Speech: Jon Cooper and Nico Salazar – I Superior.
• Choral Reading: Grades Five and Six – I Superior. Grades Seven & Eight – II Excellent.
• Reader's Theater: Grade Five – I Superior. "Jumanji" – I Superior. "Gregory the Terrible Eater" – I Superior.
• Spelling: Tyler Jensen – Second Place; Katie Churchill, Nolan Bratt, and Casey Ann Wiegers – Honorable Mention.

Racine Christian is a K-8 elementary school serving families from more than 40 Christian churches throughout the area. The school is located at 912 Virginia St. and on the web at RacineChristianSchool.com.