Floyd County High Schools Place First and Second at Region Literary Meets, 14 Move on to State Competition

Floyd County high school students strongly represented their schools and district at the Georgia High School Association’s 7-A Division I and 7-AA Region Meets for Literary Teams. In their respective regions, Coosa High and Model High teams placed first, Armuchee High and Pepperell High teams placed first runner-up, and 14 students earned first place! The first-place winner from every region in each Literary event qualifies for the State Meet. Visit www.ghsa.net/literary for the dates and schedule.

 

Here are the results by school:

 

Armuchee High

Coach: Emily Mowery

Results: 2nd Overall Region 7-A Division I

1st in Humorous Oral Interpretation: Riley Sutton*

1st in Extemporaneous Speaking Domestic: Ryan Strickland*

1st in International Extemporaneous Speaking: Emalee Collins*

2nd in Dramatic Interpretation: Aidan Mowery

2nd in Personal Essay: Rylan Weaver

3rd in Duo Interpretation: Bethany Cranford and Patricia Main

3rd in Argumentative Essay: Logan Hunton

4th in Boys Solo: David Lane

 

Coosa High

Coaches: Stacy Dean

Results: 1st Overall Region 7-A Division I

1st in Boys Solo: Zachary Wright*

1st in Boys Quartet: Will Ayers, Caden Reece, Dean White, and Zachary Wright*

1st in Dramatic Oral Interpretation: Malayla Malloy*

2nd in Duo Interpretation: Emily Lucas and Jerenya Pearson

2nd in Girls Solo: Shania McConnell

2nd in Girls Trio: Emily Lucas, Shania McConnell, and Jerenya Pearson

3rd in International Extemporaneous Speaking: Kenneth Shipman

4th in Humorous Oral Interpretation: Tori Payne

4th in Extemporaneous Speaking Domestic: Gezelle Gutierrez

 

Model High

Coach: Jessica Kennedy

Results: 1st Overall Region 7-AA

1st in International Extemporaneous Speaking: Sara Grace Abernathy*

1st in Personal Essay: Sara Grace Abernathy

1st in Literary Analysis Essay: Annabel Lee*

1st in Dramatic Oral Interpretation: Eva Petty*

1st in Humorous Oral Interpretation: Emi Kate Ashworth*

2nd in Extemporaneous Speaking Domestic: Walker Gallman

2nd in Boys Quartet: Mitchell Coleman, Ricardo Espinoza, Luke Still, and Davionne Williams

3rd in Argumentative Essay: Emma Couch

3rd in Boys Solo: Davionne Williams

4th in Girls Trio: Emi Kate Ashworth, Emma Couch, and Aily Hatch

 

Pepperell High

Coach: Kayla Bowman

Results: 2nd overall Region 7-A Division I

1st in Girls Solo: Gracie Hutcheson*

1st in Girls Trio: Gracie Hutcheson, Emily Martin, Ainsley Hilton*

2nd in Extemporaneous Speaking International: Peyton Owen

2nd in Boys Solo: Ryder Ashmore

2nd in Boys Quartet: Ryder Ashmore, Branton Green, Caleb Green, and Greyson Gunnells

3rd in Humorous Oral Interpretation: Emma Ashley

4th in Literary Analysis Essay: Milo Hardy