PRESCOTT – The Prescott High School Forensics team competed at the Wisconsin High School Forensics Association State Speech Festival on April 9 at DeForest High School. Students' performances are scored using category-specific rubrics, and they can earn gold medals (25 points out of 25), silver medals (23 or 24 points), bronze medals (20, 21, or 22 points), or Small Bronze Medals (19 points or lower). Prescott had 23 students competing and earned 12 gold medals, eight silver medals, and three bronze medals. Team awards will be announced on April 20.

Gold medalists:

Shelby Sizemore (Impromptu) Addison Huppert (Informative) Kyle Holtan (Moments in History) Ella Schommer (Moments in History) Kelcey Hanson (Poetry) Lili Campfield-Huth (Prose) Shayla Rein (Prose) Ella Johnson (Public Address) Kinsey Peterson (Solo Acting) Grace Gale (Storytelling) WIll Markert (Storytelling) Delia Warp (Storytelling)

Silver medalists:

Mallory Boles (Impromptu) Erica Jennings (Impromptu) Alissa Zerneke (Informative) Rian Engeldinger (Oratory) Madison Schmitz (Prose) Bryn Anderson (Public Address) Mabel Rohl (Radio News Reporting) Faith Rohl (Solo Acting) Bronze medalists: Ken Ryan (Moments in History)

Sophia Kapsh (Poetry) Grace Ryan (Poetry) Submitted by Tanya Sponholz

The Prescott High School Forensics team had a fantastic day competing at the Wisconsin High School Forensics Association State Speech Festival at DeForest High School on April 9. Prescott came home with 12 gold medals and had multiple silver and bronze medalists. Photo submitted