The 2024 SDHSAA state oral interpretation festival took place from Sturgis Brown High School on December 6-7. Here are the results from the two-day event.

Results are listed by School, Performer(s), and Scores.

(* represents superior with distinction)

AA Non-Original Oratory
Harrisburg Katelyn Christopherson (6- 5- 10)
Brandon Valley Isabella Gibson 6 – 5 – 9
Pierre T.F. Riggs Chloe Bowers 5 – 6 – 9
Sioux Falls Washington Damien Deen 5 – 5 – 9
Brookings Finn Bartlett 5 – 5 – 9
Sioux Falls Jefferson Meridian Hailu 6 – 5 – 7

A Serious Reading
Deuel Sienna Martinell 7 – 8 – 7
Madison Isla Hennings 7 – 6 – 8
Stanley County Emily Hanson 6 – 7 – 8
Milbank Trixie Coalter 8 – 6 – 6
Little Wound Malik Eastman 7 – 7 – 5
West Central Sophia Prostrollo 6 – 7 – 5
Beresford Isabella Russo 6 – 6 – 5
Sioux Falls Christian Lauren Wimmer 5 – 5 – 6
*Hill City Anderson Frandsen 5 – 5 – 5
*St. Thomas More Isabelle Naasz 5 – 5 – 5

B Reader’s Theatre
Wolsey-Wessington (Moshe Richmond, Keaton Zomer, Caleb Richmond, Ashton Hill, Colin Hughes, 7- 9-7)
Gregory (Cruz Klundt, Dani Timanus, Madi Graber, Bo Brozik, Ella Sperl, 7 – 7 -8)
Corsica-Stickney (Cali Vanden Hoek, Max Vanden Hoek, Tanner Bartelt, Jaxson Muck, Peyton Denning, Jett Kemp 8 – 7 – 7)
Hoven (Taylyn Rausch, Addison Griese, Alyssa Kaup, Ava Hartung, Ava Griese, 8-6-7)
Chester Area (Ainsley Breu, Ivy Moyer, Maci Hahn, 7 – 5 -8)
Freeman Academy (Madelyn Anderson, Jada Buse, Arianne Fink, Armando Miller, Benjamin Clark, Jax Kaufman 6 – 6 -7)
Castlewood (Leah Aderhold, Kaden Davis, Bridgette Horn, Lilly Jacobson, Gabrielle Raasch, Kezia Mullen 5 – 5 – 7)
Rosholt (Madisen Pohl, Emma Shelstad, Lexi Vermillion, 5 – 6 -5)
*Estelline (Mackenzie Court, Whitney Court, Sydney Court, Colin Seidell, Lita Fryer, 5 – 5 – 5)

AA Serious Reading
Aberdeen Central Taylor Tullar 8 – 7 – 6
Brookings Poppy McElroy 8 – 5 – 7
Brandon Valley Bella Reif 6 – 5 – 7
Rapid City Stevens Euana Matute 7 – 5 – 6
Sioux Falls Jefferson Kyra Rivera 6 – 5 – 5
Harrisburg Lily Simonich 6 – 5 – 5
*Sioux Falls Washington Annan Musa 5 – 5 – 5

A Reader’s Theatre
Sioux Falls Christian (Elise Gammeter, Claire Jensen, Lauren Wimmer, Lizzy Ellis, Margaret Vogel, 6 – 7 -10)
Aberdeen Roncalli (Anya Unser, Lucia Gutenkauf, Amelia Duncan, 6 – 7 – 8)
Rapid City Christian (Taylor Swarthout, Tenley Joswiak, Joe Freeouf, Noah Fiester, Maeli Fiester, Anneka Rolfes, 7 – 6 – 8)
Great Plains Lutheran (Katy Dahlberg, Greyson Leins, Miriam Jarcik, 6 – 6 – 9)
West Central (Stone Loof, Andie Ingalls, Sophia Prostrollo, BreAnn Heider, Mason Kennedy, Taylor Cain 5 – 6 – 9)
Little Wound (Malik Eastman, Devon Brown, Nikolas Yellow Boy, Charlee Apple, 7 – 5 – 7)
Flandreau (Abe Streitz, Isabel Kulm, Abigail Lewis, Jillian Knippling, Benjamin Kulm, 6 – 5 – 8)
Beresford (Emma Andrews, Max Josko, Sophia Coe, Isabelle Beeson, Isabella Russo, 6 – 6 – 3)

B Humorous Reading
Ethan Coltyn Raymond 6 – 9 – 7
Florence Mia Jaeger 6 – 9 – 7
Bison Lila Besler 6 – 7 – 8
Dell Rapids St. Mary Megan Geraets 6 – 7 – 8
Kadoka Area Jace Fernandez 6 – 7 – 7
Lemmon Liam McCartney 5 – 7 – 8
Freeman Thor Aanenson 6 – 7 – 7
Bridgewater-Emery Oscar Fink 6 – 6 – 7
Henry Dylan Jensen 5 – 5 – 8
Castlewood Bridgette Horn 5 – 8 – 5
Estelline Mackenzie Court 5 – 5 – 6
*Northwestern Annie Dvorak 5 – 5 – 5

AA Reader’s Theatre
Harrisburg (Kian Leyro, Katelin Larson, Madison O’Brien, Layla Nelson, Breann Berns, 6 – 7 – 9)
Aberdeen Central (Sydnei Heinzen, Joey Johnson, Hayden Magee, Faith Waldner, 7 – 7 – 7)
Rapid City Stevens (Blixa Broussard, Mason Schumacher, Asher Homa, James Birch, Rhett Miller, Spenser Harris, 6 – 7 – 8)
Watertown (David Lechner, Josie Althoff, Tysen Canfield, Taryn Koehn , Silas Masar, Olivia Strandell 8 – 5 – 7)
Brandon Valley (Bella Reif, Julia Tinker, Olaf Lindquist, Ellie Sershen, 7 – 5 – 7)
Huron (Lily Halter, Isabella Schafer, Keara Gabriel, Landon Pomerico, Henry Van Scharrel, Charlie Bragg, 5 – 6 -8)
Sioux Falls Jefferson (Teonna Randle, Meridian Hailu, Kyra Rivera, Kairie “Kai” Rivera, Edom Hiruy, Elise Klein 6 – 5 -5)
*Pierre T.F. Riggs (Chloe Bowers, Maren Houdyshell, Lanie Stulken, Harper Reichling, Lillie Kellar , 5 – 5 -5)
*Sioux Falls Washington (Damien Deen, Olivia Hulscher, Kenzynique Wilson, Khady Diaw, Annan Musa, Rakiya Stocklin, 5 – 5 – 5)
*O’Gorman (Jacob Thomas, Sofia Izaguirre, Owen Tschetter, Isaac Solomon, Adud Arop, Kaylee Hulme 5 – 5 – 5)

A Storytelling
Lead-Deadwood Dylan Vincent 6 – 9 – 6
Dell Rapids Hannah Lundgren 7 – 7 – 6
Sioux Valley Melanie Molengraaf 7 – 6 – 7
Bon Homme Breece Slade 6 – 6 – 7
West Central Rylee Cawley 5 – 7 – 7
Aberdeen Roncalli Amelia Duncan 5 – 5 – 8
Rapid City Christian Joe Freeouf 5 – 7 – 6
Flandreau Benjamin Kulm 6 – 7 – 5
Wagner Presley Slaba 5 – 6 – 7
Sioux Falls Christian Toryn Kooima 5 – 6 – 6
Beresford Juliet Josko 5 – 5 – 6
*Vermillion Catie Naber 5 – 5 – 5

B Storytelling
Northwestern Allie Hoekman 7 – 7 – 10
Avon Kate Swier 8 – 7 – 6
Marion Harli Ross 7 – 5 – 9
Florence Aleah Jaeger 6 – 8 – 6
Castlewood Leah Aderhold 6 – 5 – 8
Ethan Anna Mellegaard 6 – 6 – 5

AA Humorous Reading
Harrisburg Breann Berens 8 – 7 – 7
Sioux Falls Jefferson Kairie Rivera (Kai) 8 – 5 – 7
Tea Area Brody Miller 9 – 5 – 6
Yankton Noah Harrell 8 – 5 – 6
Brookings MacKennzie Anderson 7 – 6 – 6
Sturgis Brown Aaron Gray 8 – 5 – 5
Brandon Valley Julia Tinker 7 – 5 – 5
Pierre T.F. Riggs Adem Ballew 7 – 5 – 5
Sioux Falls Lincoln Jackson Klawonn 5 – 6 – 6
Sioux Falls Washington Damien Deen 6 – 5 – 5
Rapid City Stevens Blixa Broussard 6 – 5 – 5
*O’Gorman Owen Tschetter 5 – 5 – 5

AA Storytelling
Sioux Falls Lincoln Lauren Huber 9 – 6 – 7
Brookings Catherine Michna 6 – 9 – 5
Brandon Valley Brooke Peterson 5 – 9 – 5
Pierre T.F. Riggs Lanie Stulken 5 – 8 – 5
Tea Area Ella Cambier 5 – 7 – 6
Harrisburg Kian Leyro 6 – 6 – 5
Sioux Falls Jefferson Kairie “Kai” Rivera 6 – 5 – 5
O’Gorman Isaac Solomon 5 – 6 – 5
*Watertown Sonny Rader 5 – 5 – 5
*Sioux Falls Washington Annan Musa 5 – 5 – 5

A Duet Interpretation
Little Wound Loius McBride IV, Quade Levaldo 6 – 6 – 12
Bon Homme Reese Hejna, Olivia Kaul 7 – 7 – 9
St. Thomas More Ava Barthel, Isabelle Naasz 6 – 7 – 7
Mobridge-Pollock Sophia Overland, Mystic Erickson 7 – 6 – 7
Dell Rapids Noah Larson, Charlie Prasek 7 – 5 – 7
Great Plains Lutheran Greyson Leins, Katy Dahlberg 7 – 5 – 7
Madison JayLynn Makert, Isla Hennings 6 – 5 – 7
Beresford Isabelle Beeson, Sophia Coe 6 – 5 – 6
Britton-Hecla Oliver Moeckly, Jerod Nebrida 5 – 6 – 6
Flandreau Abe Streitz, Benjamin Kulm 5 – 5 – 6
West Central Stone Loof, Austin Skrovig 5 – 5 – 6
*Sioux Falls Christian Claire Jensen, Nathan Rayhons 5 – 5 – 5

A Non-Original Oratory
Madison Delilah Maxwell 5 – 7 – 9
Bon Homme Adley Scheuerman 6 – 7 – 8
Deuel Gabriel Mattson 7 – 6 – 8
Milbank Carlos Olivares Zuniga 7 – 7 – 7
Britton-Hecla Oliver Moeckly 7 – 6 – 7
Great Plains Lutheran Sam Powers 5 – 7 – 8
Beresford Laney Andrews 6 – 7 – 6
Little Wound Jaida Jacobs 5 – 7 – 7
Flandreau Abigail Lewis 6 – 6 – 7
Sioux Falls Christian Abigail Ondricek 5 – 7 – 6
Rapid City Christian Taylor Swarthout 5 – 6 – 6
West Central Andie Ingalls 6 – 5 – 5

B Duet Interpretation
Gregory Piper Bartlett, Madi Graber 10 – 7 – 6
Lemmon Max Anderson, Will Penfield 7 – 6 – 9
Kimball Kimber Rasmussen, Delilah Rasmussen 9 – 5 – 7
Plankinton Harlee Guindon, Sadie Schurz 9 – 6 – 6
Woonsocket McKenzie Baruth, Oscar Anderson 7 – 6 – 8
Northwestern Abigail Schnell, Shelbey Fortin 8 – 7 – 6
Viborg-Hurley Brinlee Smith, Syndil Radio 8 – 5 – 7
Mitchell Christian Owen Kopfmann, Denairic Lieber 7 – 5 – 7
Alcester-Hudson Natalie Moore, Olivia Moore 6 – 6 – 6
De Smet Samuel Gigov, Sophia Gigov 6 – 6 – 6
Estelline Mackenzie Court, Whitney Court 5 – 6 – 5
Florence Mia Jaeger, Aleah Jaeger 5 – 6 – 5
*Avon Abby Gretschmann, Ella Hamilton 5 – 5 – 5

B Poetry Reading
Waverly-South Shore Elizabeth Meyer 9 – 7 – 7
De Smet Samuel Gigov 8 – 6 – 7
Colman-Egan Sadie McCorkle 7 – 6 – 6
Faith Melody Olugbenga 6 – 7 – 6
Mitchell Christian Makayla Strong 7 – 5 – 5
James Valley Christian Belle Niederbaumer 5 – 6 – 6
Irene-Wakonda Duncan Sharples-Schmidt 5 – 5 – 6
*Canistota Malachi Weber 5 – 5 – 5

AA Duet Interpretation
Brookings Nevaeh Hintz, Clare Overby 9 – 7 – 7
Sioux Falls Washington Folomaina David, Adriana David 7 – 6 – 8
Pierre T.F. Riggs Lanie Stulken, Maren Houdyshell 5 – 5 – 9
Sioux Falls Lincoln Jackson Klawonn, Kaci Buckneberg 6 – 6 – 7
Aberdeen Central Jasper Longoria, Kyle Duarte 5 – 6 – 7
Sioux Falls Jefferson Meridian Hailu, Teonna Randle 7 – 5 – 5
*Brandon Valley Bella Reif, Ellie Sershen 5 – 5 – 5
*Watertown David Lechner, Tysen Canfield 5 – 5 – 5
*O’Gorman Isaac Solomon, Kaylee Hulme 5 – 5 – 5

AA Poetry Reading
Brookings Jessica Martin 7 – 7 – 8
Tea Area James Hitzemann 7 – 8 – 7
Sturgis Brown Wynter Thomason 6 – 7 – 8
Sioux Falls Washington Olivia Hulscher 8 – 6 – 7
Watertown Josie Althoff 6 – 7 – 7
Pierre T.F. Riggs Harper Reichling 6 – 6 – 6
Harrisburg Sarah Jenson 6 – 6 – 6
Sioux Falls Lincoln Kaci Buckneberg 5 – 6 – 6
Huron Lily Halter 5 – 5 – 7
*Brandon Valley Julia Tinker 5 – 5 – 5
*Sioux Falls Jefferson Teonna Randle 5 – 5 – 5
*Yankton Conner Brunick 5 – 5 – 5
*O’Gorman Adud Arop 5 – 5 – 5

A Humorous Reading
Stanley County Edward Zachrison 6 – 7 – 9
Webster Area Blaize Larson 6 – 7 – 8
St. Thomas More Ava Barthel 7 – 6 – 7
Deuel Miles Decker 5 – 7 – 7
Great Plains Lutheran Greyson Leins 7 – 7 – 5
Wagner Jackson Rolston 7 – 5 – 7
West Central Taylor Cain 5 – 7 – 6
Sioux Falls Christian Nathan Rayhons 6 – 6 – 6
Beresford Max Josko 5 – 5 – 6

A Poetry Reading
Sioux Falls Christian Liz Powers 7 – 9 – 6
Chamberlain Toree Mosel 6 – 9 – 7
Mobridge-Pollock Isis Leon Leon 9 – 7 – 6
Vermillion Katelyn Oyen 7 – 6 – 8
Lead-Deadwood Briar Rose 7 – 6 – 8
Dell Rapids Paislee Dammer 8 – 7 – 5
West Central BreAnn Heider 5 – 7 – 8
Hamlin Aili Leonardi 6 – 7 – 7
Custer Makenna Allen 6 – 7 – 6
Madison JayLynn Makert 6 – 5 – 5
St. Thomas More Gabi Johnson 5 – 6 – 5

B Non-Original Oratory
James Valley Christian Audri Hohm 8 – 7 – 7
Northwestern Abigail Schnell 8 – 6 – 7
Arlington Preston Singrey 7 – 5 – 9
Avon Erica Cahoy 6 – 5 – 8
Lemmon Will Penfield 6 – 5 – 6
Freeman Thor Aanenson 5 – 5 – 7
Faulkton Area Morgan Demery 5 – 5 – 6
*Summit Andreea Filippov 5 – 5 – 5

B Serious Reading
Arlington Emerson Siebersma 7 – 7 – 8
Mitchell Christian Vienna DeWitt 6 – 8 – 7
Woonsocket Andie Aughenbaugh 6 – 7 – 8
Chester Area Ainsley Breu 7 – 8 – 6
Warner Laura Robinson 8 – 7 – 5
Menno Ervin Schrock 8 – 7 – 5
Canistota Brenen Brandenburg 5 – 8 – 6
Northwestern Shelbey Fortin 5 – 6 – 8
Kimball Sami Pringle 5 – 5 – 8
Gregory George Timanus 6 – 7 – 5
De Smet Sophia Gigov 7 – 6 – 5
McLaughlin Jestice High Cat 6 – 5 – 5

Team Excellence Awards
Brandon Valley AA Gina Koehn
Pierre T.F. Riggs AA Melinda Frank
Sioux Falls Jefferson AA Shannon McMackin
Watertown AA Corrine Kallemeyn
Sioux Falls Washington AA Michelle McIntyre
Brookings AA Carrie Oorlog
O’Gorman AA Teresa Fester
Sioux Falls Lincoln AA Aubrey Windish
Harrisburg AA Kit Rodgers
Beresford A Ann Tornberg
Madison A Matt Groce
Vermillion A Mary Begley
Little Wound A Dan Snethen
Britton-Hecla A Christina Bosse
Bon Homme A Amy Humpal
Lead-Deadwood A Courtney Pierce
Stanley County A Bryan Bonhorst
St. Thomas More A Anthony Flores
Deuel A Karan Domina
Aberdeen Roncalli A Cate Knapp
Rapid City Christian A Sue Larson
Dell Rapids A Sharon Mitchell
Flandreau A Kristi Fischer
Great Plains Lutheran A Eric Martens
West Central A Kim Schmidt/Cindy Schumacher
Milbank A Natasha Karels
Sioux Falls Christian A Alecia Juelfs
Wagner A Mieke Slaba
Mobridge-Pollock A Molly English
Kimball B Patti Konechne
Avon B Sara Hento
Gregory B Ronda Graber
Mitchell Christian B Kendra Nydam
Ethan B Karen Freeman
Estelline B Laurie Troth
Woonsocket B Danielle DeGreef
Chester Area B Christina Moyer
Lemmon B Delilah Heil
De Smet B Lacey Holt
Canistota B
James Valley Christian B Jill Mendel
Northwestern B Laurie Richards
Florence B Mary Kay Black
Arlington B Tammy Holzer
Castlewood B Jennifer Rudebusch
Freeman B Kristina Sage