Joliet Central's Speech Team competes in 14 IHSA events throughout the fall and winter. The Steelmen have won numerous team awards and countless individual awards as the team has grown from 2 members to as many as 50 participants under the direction of coaches Joe Hoyt and Ashley Samsa. Central Speech Team has qualified for the IHSA State competition 2 out of the last 3 years - a school first - and has had the only speech competitor in the 100 year history of the district to make Final Round at State.
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IHSA EVENTS:
Dramatic Duet Acting
Humorous Duet Acting
Dramatic Interpretation
Humorous Interpretation
Original comedy
Poetry Reading
Prose Reading
Original Oratory
Informative Speaking
Radio
Oratorical Declamation
Extemporaneous Speaking
Impromptu Speaking
Special Occasion Speaking
Dramatic Duet Acting
Humorous Duet Acting
Dramatic Interpretation
Humorous Interpretation
Original comedy
Poetry Reading
Prose Reading
Original Oratory
Informative Speaking
Radio
Oratorical Declamation
Extemporaneous Speaking
Impromptu Speaking
Special Occasion Speaking
SPEECH TEAM NEWS:
(5/8/19) Former Speech Team member An'Tonai Boykin recently reached the finals at the NFA Nationals in California. An'Tonai placed 6th in Poetry, representing Illinois State University.