Perry Meridian Middle School’s speech team placed first at the Westfield Middle School Invitational against 17 other teams.
The Falcons emerged victorious, taking first place with 171 points. First place finishes for the Falcons were earned by Elly Kimbual and Madison Roark in Prose. Also in Prose, Hailey Waterman and Arianna Rawlins placed 4th.
Falcons took the top three spots in Declamation:
Anna Miles and Scarlett Ng-Gomez earned both first place spots in Drama.
Original Oratory saw Cullen Hicks take first place, with Kira Arkins taking fourth place.
The team of Rocco Meo and Josh Hoover claimed first place in the Scripted Duos category. Third place duo honors went to Scarlett Ng-Gomez and Lucy Fisher.
Ruth Gakunga placed second place in Humor
Tim Wolfe took third place in Broadcasting.
In Discussion, Ruth Khun placed fourth.
Falcons did well in Poetry with Esther Cer and Elly Kimbual taking third place. Synthia Davis placed 4th.
Memorized Duos saw Rocco Meo and Colby Sanders take third place, while fourth place went to Kira Arkins and Cara Oser.