Harrisburg High School played host to the 2023 SDHSAA State Oral Interpretation Festival on December 1-2, 2023. Here are all of the superior award recipients from the event.
'Superior with Distinction' recipients are marked with an asterisk.
AA Non-Original Oratory
Isaac Mazariegos – Sioux Falls Roosevelt
Khunnaphat Muepae – Huron
Sydnei Heinzen – Aberdeen Central
Jasmin Peitz – Yankton
Finn Bartlett – Brookings
Ian Candy – Brandon Valley
Reese Duncan – Sioux Falls Lincoln
Paige Lewis – O’Gorman *
Jordyn Richter – Sturgis Brown *
Siyanne Redda – Sioux Falls Washington *
Meridian Hailu – Sioux Falls Jefferson *
A Serious Reading
Jestice High Cat – McLaughlin
Isabelle Naasz – St. Thomas More
Calvin Martin – Madison
Sophia Prtostrollo – West Central
Brenna Nuese – Estelline
Madisyn Kistler – Dell Rapids
B Reader’s Theatre
Avon - Noah Watchorn, Lexi Vanderlei, Jake Namminga, Ella Hamilton, Hope Kemnitz, Abby Gretschmann
De Smet - Willem Lim , Payton Botkin , Samuel Gigov
Marion - Alexa Gortmaker, Domaini Butler, Kolter Schmidt, Kaylee Hernandez, Avery Thomas, Harli Ross
James Valley Christian - Elaina Hohm, Hope Mendel, Jonathan Koel, Ally Hohm, Emily Schutt,
Henry - Natasha Huppler, Dylan Jenson, Alyssa Anderson
Gregory - Eli Barreto, Kaydence Klein, Mya Determan, Cindy Khuu, Cruz Klundt
Wolsey-Wessington - Lainey Uttecht, Kate Hamilton, Kelsie Roberts, Peyton Kemnitz, Colin Hughes, Moshe Richmond
Rosholt - Madison Pohl, Emma Shelstad, Alexis Vermillion
AA Serious Reading
Eva Reyes – Yankton
Gabriella Dodway – Harrisburg
Cameron Cutshaw – Huron
Bella Reif – Brandon Valley
Chloe Bowers – Pierre TF Riggs
Poppy McElroy – Brookings
Lauryn Lidel – Sioux Falls Lincoln
Siyanne Redda – Sioux Falls Washington
Codi Rounds – Sturgis Brown *
Angeth Mayan – Sioux Falls Jefferson *
A Reader’s Theatre
St. Thomas More - Nicole Kruse, Victoria Verhey, William Greene, Ava Barthel, Isabelle Naasz, Gabi Johnson
Great Plains Lutheran - Katy Dahlberg, Greyson Leins, Sebastian Rosenthal,
Wagner - Trenton Rolston, Macee Stimpson, Presley Slaba, Jackson Rolston, Taya Stone
West Central - Lauren Murphy, Ethan Mitchel, Eliot Nielsen, Sophia Prostrollo, Stone Loof, Andie Ingalls
Sioux Valley - Clayton Willis, Hannah Engelmann, Macy Bohnet, Elise Owen , Melanie Molengraaf, Alexis Rust
Little Wound - Kadence Weston, Nikolas Yellow Boy, Natalie Campbell, Ava Young Bear, Malik Eastman
Estelline - Mackenzie Court, Whitney Court, Brenna Nuese, Colin Seidell, Donavan Skorbinski,
Beresford - Isabella Russo, Sophia Coe, Isabelle Benson, Emma Andrews, Max Josko,
Flandreau - Karissa Nolan, Isabel Kulm, Abigail Lewis, Lyla Thompson, Ben Kulm, Abe Streitz
B Humorous Reading
Thor Aanenson – Freeman
Emilie Lindgren – Woonsocket
Dylan Jenson – Henry
Brady Muller – Centerville
Oscar Fink – Bridgewater-Emery
Everett Misar – Arlington
Elaina Hohm – James Valley Christian
Sam Grabowska – Ipswich
Mia Jaeger – Florence
AA Reader’s Theatre
Harrisburg - Katelin Larson, Madi O'Brien, Gabriella Dodway,
Sioux Falls Jefferson - Rebekah Kane, Ariana Edwards, Asher Vandewater, Meron Yitegasu, Kai Rivera, A.J. Nelson
Pierre TF Riggs - Gavin Black Bear, Lillie Kellar, Rebekah Seamon, Lanie Stulken, Ashlyn Pitlick,
Sturgis Brown - Abigail Johnson, Jordyn Richter, Codi Rounds
Sioux Falls Lincoln - Audrey Akkerman, Reese Duncan, Lauryn Lidel, Natalie Nolan
Brandon Valley - Ian Candy, Kaylee Willard, Lucy Lamont, Bella Reif, Julia Tinker,
Aberdeen Central - Damon Sheets , Carmen Huber , Knock Compton, Mallory Burckhard
Huron - Lily Halter, Antony Sorto, Cameron Cutshaw, Tessa Gogolin
Sioux Falls Washington - Siyanne Redda, Jenisha Gurung, Alanna Smith, Yom Kuol, Alakiir Gak, Savannah Kloster
O’Gorman - Owen Tschetter, Sienna Struck, Jonah Astrup, Bella Puetz *
A Storytelling
Amelia Duncan – Aberdeen Roncalli
Karissa Nolan – Flandreau
Aroha Clifford – Little Wound
Donavan Skorbinski – Estelline
Joe Freeouf – Rapid City Christian
Hannah Lundgren – Dell Rapids
Melanie Moloengraaf – Sioux Valley
Niu Niu Zhang – Vermillion
Elena (Laney) Andrews – Beresford
B Storytelling
Preston Singrey – Arlington
Brynlee Patterson – Britton-Hecla
Joshua Klein – Rosholt
Kate Swier – Avon
Alexis Hogeland – Menno
Leah Aderhold – Castlewood
Hope Mendel – James Valley Christian *
Claire Mellegaard – Ethan *
AA Humorous Reading
Tessa Gogolin – Huron
Breann Berens - Harrisburg
Alanna Smith – Sioux Falls Washington
Natalie Nolan – Sioux Falls Lincoln
Bella Puetz – O’Gorman
Ian Candy – Brandon Valley *
Kai Rivera – Sioux Falls Jefferson *
Lucy Secrest – Sturgis Brown
Blixa Broussard – Rapid City Stevens
AA Storytelling
Kennedy Miller – Sioux Falls Roosevelt
Lanie Stulken – Pierre TF Riggs
Evelyn Akkerman – Sioux Falls Lincoln
Kaylee Willard – Brandon Valley
Sonny Rader – Watertown
Kyra Rivera – Sioux Falls Jefferson
Jackson Rott – Aberdeen Central
Garvey Mueller – O’Gorman *
Jenisha Gurung – Sioux Falls Washington *
A Duet Interpretation
Sebastian Rosenthal and Greyson Leins – Great Plains Lutheran
Calvin Martin and Spencer Reverts – Madison
Naomi Monroe and Noah Larson – Dell Rapids
Ethan Mitchel and Stone Loof – West Central
Lucia Gutenkauf and Anya Unser – Aberdeen Roncalli
Mackenzie Court and Whitney Court – Estelline
Sophia Coe and Emma Andrews – Beresford
A Non-Original Oratory
Benjamin Kulm – Flandreau
Amanda Edwards – Winner
Gabriella Werdel – Miller
Keira Steffen – Milbank
Blaize Larson – Webster Area
Phoebe Schmaltz – Mobridge-Pollock
Emma Andrews – Beresford
Kadence Weston – Little Wound
Taylor Swarthout – Rapid City Christian
Andie Ingalls – West Central
Gerrit Wolbrink – Sioux Falls Christian
B Duet Interpretation
Abby Schnell and Shelby Fortin – Northwestern
Ashley Tolsma and Kate Swier – Avon
Piper Bartlett and Madison Graber – Gregory
Oliver Moeckly and Jerod Nebrida – Britton-Hecla
Andee Frandsen and Belle Niederbaumer – James Valley Christian
Ainsley Breu and Ben Dougan – Chester Area
Gannon Mohr and Jaden Thomas – Henry
B Poetry Reading
Paisley Bray – Britton-Hecla
Bridgett Lemmel – Faith
Annie Dvorak – Northwestern
Madisyn Raymond – Ethan
Molly Miller – Timber Lake
Dakota Flanery – Arlington
Joshua Driesen – Alcester-Hudson
Emily Williams – Colman-Egan
William Lim – De Smet
AA Duet Interpretation
Samantha Swanson and Mylie Byrd – Huron
Brooke Peterson and Mya Lloyd – Brandon Valley
Audrey Akkerman and Evelyn Akkerman – Sioux Falls Lincoln
Kyra Rivera and Ariana Edwards – Sioux Falls Jefferson
Mattisyn McDonnell and Aidan Ragels – Watertown *
Jonah Astrup and Bella Puetz – O’Gorman *
AA Poetry Reading
Abigail Johnson – Sturgis Brown
Audrey Arend – O’Gorman
Lily Halter – Huron
Harper Reichling – Pierre TF Riggs
Knock Compton – Aberdeen Central
Jasmin Peitz – Yankton
Reese Duncan – Sioux Falls Lincoln
Julia Tinker – Brandon Valley *
Teonna Randle – Sioux Falls Jefferson *
A Humorous Reading
Shaynve Fritz – Hamlin
Greyson Leins – Great Plains Lutheran
Sarah Ambrose – Rapid City Christian
Jackson Rolston – Wagner
Lyla Thompson – Flandreau
Micah Grace – Custer
Mackenzie Court – Estelline
Max Josko – Beresford
Clayton Willis – Sioux Valley
Eliot Nielsen – West Central *
A Poetry Reading
Emily Enga – Aberdeen Roncalli
Chloe Wolfe – Great Plain Lutheran
Hannah Engelmann – Sioux Valley
Luciana Hildring – Sioux Falls Christian
Elizabeth Roth – Garretson
Isis Leon Leon – Mobridge-Pollock
Nikolas Yellow Boy – Little Wound
Briar Rose – Lead-Deadwood
Jennifer Barnett – Wagner
Brenna Nuese – Estelline
BreAnn Heider – West Central
Gabi Johnson – St. Thomas More *
Benjamin Kulm – Flandreau *
B Non-Original Oratory
Alaina Olson – Bridgewater-Emery
Ava Hartung – Hoven
Preston Singrey – Arlington
Reganne Miles – Doland
Bridget Thomas – Kimball
Carson Leonhardt – Faulkton Area
Thor Aanenson – Freeman
Annie Dvorak – Northwestern *
Anna Mellegaard – Ethan *
B Serious Reading
Andee Frandsen – James Valley Christian
Channing Reiff – Bison
Alyssa Anderson – Henry
Lauren Roberts – Chester Area
Sam Grabowska – Ipswich
Sami Pringle – Kimball
Nevaeh Kee – Faulkton Area
Brenen Brandenburg – Canistota *
Team Excellence Awards
Class AA
O'Gorman AA Teresa Fester
Pierre T.F. Riggs AA Melinda Frank
Sturgis Brown AA Megan Oviatt
Huron AA Laura Iverson/Ben Halbkat
Sioux Falls Lincoln AA Aubrey Windish
Sioux Falls Washington AA Michelle McIntyre
Brandon Valley AA Gina Koehn
Sioux Falls Jefferson AA Shannon McMackin
Aberdeen Central AA Riley McNeil
Class A
Aberdeen Roncalli A Cate Knapp
Little Wound A Dan Snethen
Estelline A Laurie Troth
Great Plains Lutheran A Eric Martens
Rapid City Christian A Sue Larson
Wagner A Libby Renbarger
Madison A Matt Groce
Mobridge-Pollock A Molly English
West Central A Kim Schmidt/Cindy Schumacher
Dell Rapids A Sharon Mitchell
St. Thomas More A Anthony Flores
Sioux Valley A Cheryl Honomichl
Flandreau A Kristi Fischer
Sioux Falls Christian A Alecia Juelfs
Beresford A Ann Tornberg
Class B
De Smet B Lacey Holt
Henry B Deanna Martens
Rosholt B Kim Davidson
Ipswich B Michelle Sihrer
Bridgewater-Emery B Jessie Yttreness
Kimball B Patti Konechne
Northwestern B Laurie Richards
Chester Area B Christina Moyer
Freeman B Kristina Sage
Britton-Hecla B Christina Bosse
Arlington B Tammy Holzer
Avon B Sara Hento
Faulkton Area B Holly Demery
Gregory B Ronda Graber
James Valley Christian B Jill Mendel
Ethan B Karen Freeman
