
To say the Prospect speech program had a busy weekend is a serious understatement. The Knights boasted four state competitors upon entering the meet, and those same four all finished in the top six in their respective events.
“They kept me grounded and reminded me that I had tons of support,” Winters said.
Winters, who also finished first in DI at the regional and sectional levels, said that she was so fond of her monologue that she generally never grew tired of it, even after practicing it up to 10 times a week.
At the state meet this past Saturday, junior Lauren Matthews finished fifth in Humorous Interpretation while Nate Werner and Laura Winters finished sixth
in Dramatic Duet Acting. Taking an even bigger finish was senior Evelyn Smith as state runner-up in Oratorical Declamation. And for the first time since 1993, Prospect’s Speech and Performance Team brought home a state champion.