Region literary competition held at Lakeside High March 1

Students competed in the Region 1-AAAAA Literary Competition March 1 at Lakeside High School.

Lakeside’s Riya Makan, the current defending state champion, won the literary analysis essay.

Advancing to State (All 1st Place Winners):

Argumentative Essay: Carley Peden (Statesboro)

Personal Essay: Lucy Keeley (Statesboro)

Literary Analysis Essay: Riya Makan (Lakeside)

Domestic Extemporaneous: Robert Martin (Glynn Academy)

International Extemporaneous: Addie Sheehan (Lakeside)

Solo Humorous Interpretation: Seth Gary (Bradwell Institute)

Solo Dramatic Interpretation: Tyson Morten (Brunswick)

Duo Interpretation: Caroline Hardy and Jack Shaffer (Lakeside)

Boys’ Solo: Desmon-Jahmal Murray (Brunswick)

Girls’ Solo: Emma McLelland (Glynn Academy)

Trio: Mekenna Johansen, Joselyn Velazquez-Quinones, and Elyse Vaughan (Bradwell)

Quartet: John Roper, Landon LaRoche, Gyorgi Knight, and Anderson Sanders (Glynn Academy)

Lakeside 2nd, 3rd, and 4^th Place Winners:

2^nd Place Winners—Shlok Trivedi (Argumentative Essay) and Karis Williams (Dramatic Interpretation)

3^rd Place Winners—Nethra Shenoy (Personal Essay), Claire Brown (Domestic Interpretation), and Kendall Smith, Sahej Mander, and Emma Costello (Trio)

4^th Place Winners—Lucas Bruggeling, Tyler Streets, Joey Reyes, and Richard George (Quartet)

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