The SPSU Speech team, coached by Prof. Misty York of ETCMA, finished its last tournament
of the semester after garnering a number of honors.
At Gainesville State College on Oct. 1, Kinga Grewszecka, a junior majoring in technical communication, placed fifth in
the persuasive speaking category. Sophomore Ayana Reyes, an architecture major, placed
first in novice program oral interpretation as well as fourth in program oral interpretation.
Senior Toby Pope, a technical communication major, placed second in program oral interpretation
and received the Award of Excellence for impromptu speaking.
At a competition at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Ala. on Oct. 15, sophomore Tyler Maran, a mechanical engineering major, placed first in the novice
poetry category.
The team regularly competes against much larger institutions, such as Florida State
University and the University of Alabama, and most teams are made up of speech majors.
Congratulations to all SPSU speech competitors!