Speech
Patrick and Amelia after the Awards Program
Andre with Coach Ben Geiger At Awards
NIETOC Results
The National Individual Events Tournament of Champions 2025 was held at Liberty North High School in Missouri. Three competitors from Two Rivers advanced to elimination rounds. Amelia Elgstuen took 54th of 190 competitors in Informative Speaking. Patrick Bohmbach finished 9th of 213 competitors in Original Oratory and Andre Carreras was the Tournament Champion in Impromptu Speaking.
State Tournament
On April 26th Two Rivers had four competitors at the State Tournament. Aubrey McMahon, Josh Langemo and Allie Karon all did a phenomenal job competing in the prelims. Andre Carreras made it out of the prelims and into the state final. He finished in 7th place in Great Speeches. Congrats to all!
2025 Schedule
| Date | Name | Location |
| Jan 4 | Ties of Friendship | Mounds Park Academy |
| Jan 11 | WaterPark | Stillwater Middle School |
| Jan 18 | The Odyssey | Mound Westonka High School |
| Jan 25 | Medieval Melee | Irondale High School |
| Feb 1 | Laker Invitational | Prior Lake High School |
| Feb 8 | Two Rivers | Two Rivers High School |
| Feb 15 | Farmington | Farmington High School |
| Feb 22 | Eastview | Eastview High School |
| March 1 | Wild Thing | Shakopee High School |
| March 7-March 8 | NSDA | Anoka/Eagan High School |
| March 8 | SSP | South St. Paul Secondary |
| March 12 | Showcase | Two Rivers High School |
| March 15 | Northfield | Northfield High School |
| March 18 | Sections | South St. Paul Secondary |
| April 25 | State | Shakopee High School |
Description
The Two Rivers Speech Team competes in MSHSL tournaments and NSDA tournaments across 15 categories. The vast majority of speeches are 10 minute prepared speeches, while few others are 7 minute extemporaneous speeches. Generally the 15 categories can be put into two larger categories. The first, Public Address, in which a competitor conducts research on a topic and writes either a informative or persuasive speech based on the category. The second type, Interpretation, requires competitors to tell the story of a piece of literature in the time given. This can be from books, plays or poems. Students gain skills in research, writing and delivery.
Practices begin at the end of November, with the competitive season starting in January. The MSHSL Section tournament occurs in March. Students competing at the national level may compete through June.
If you have any questions feel free to contact Ben Geiger at benjamin.geiger@isd197.org .
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