NEWS ROUNDUP
- crimsontimes
- Mar 19, 2015
- 2 min read
Speech and Debate
Competing in nine tournaments so far, the Glencoe Speech and Debate team have consistently placed first and second. Junior Ryan Barger and sophomore Ashwin Datta usually place in the top three at tournaments. Senior Haley Inman has placed at every tournament so far and has taken first at two different tournaments. Senior Maricella Magdaleno has also been performing well at tournaments this year, reaching finals in several different events. The team has four tournaments left this year, including their district and state tournaments and the national qualifier tournament.
August Wilson Monolouge Competition
Senior Alex Morgan performed in the August Wilson Monologue Competition at the Gerding Theatre on March 2. Morgan was one of 18 students chosen out of 90 who auditioned. The students attended master classes taught by theatre professors and then performed their monologues in front of an audience of community members and professionals from all over the country. An OPB special about Portland’s August Wilson Monologue competition is currently being made and will include Morgan’s performance from the competition.
Cheerleading
Placing sixth at the state competition, Glencoe cheerleading team was only .72 points away from earning a state title. Junior Miranda Masury was recognized as an All-State cheerleader. In previous competitions, Glencoe Cheer placed fourth at Wilsonville and David Douglas and second at Springfield.
Wrestling
Seven wrestlers qualified for the State Wrestling Tournament, taking fifth overall out of 43 schools. Junior Nate Johnson placed first in the 126 weight class earning him a stat
e title. Other individual placers included junior Tyler Self (second at 182), junior Christian Chan (third at 138), sophomore Ian Stettler (fifth at 126) and junior Keegan Watters (sixth at 195). The team was led by Coach James Harless, who recently was awarded Wrestling Coach of the Year by the Metro West Wrestling Officials Association.
Winter guard
On March 27, winter guard and drum line will be hosting a Family and Friends Showcase. In earlier competitions, the varsity team has placed in the top three in the Scholastic A Division and JV has placed in the top five in the Regional A Division. On March 14, Glencoe color guard hosted a showcase with over 20 teams from Oregon and Washington participating.
Drumline
Drumline is competing with a show called “Pulse: A Heart’s Journey,” a routine about human life’s emotional stages. They placed third at the OCI Show of Hands show in McMinnville Saturday Feb 14 and had another competition in Sacramento, California on the weekend of March 14. (Results not available at press time). They are now preparing for championships which will be held at Evergreen High School in Vancouver, Wash., March 28 in the Scholastic A division. Dance
Dance team will be competing at the OSAA State Championship tomorrow and Saturday at the Moda Center. Their show, “Spellbound”, includes props, such as a bridge and a moon that turns red. Dance’s team coach Stephanie Harper, got the idea for Spellbound and specifically the red moon, from the Blood Moon that occurs during the fall. Their costumes are white wispy dresses with black scarves and fishnet sleeves as accents.
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