PHS Speech Team

Awards/Recognitions

2025-2026

Soddy Daisy

Rhealyn Napier 7th in DI, Jackson Jernigan 7th in Storytelling

Advancing to finals:

Placing 5th in Informative Lilly Ryan
Placing 5th in Impromptu Jackson Jernigan

NATIONALS

State Tournament and

celebrating at the zoo

6TH IN IMPROV---4TH IN DUET ACTING STARNES WAS ELECTED ASSISTANT STATE CHAIR

District Tournament

One act placed 3rd

Great group heading to state --Mia, Mya, Hannah, Jackson all DISTRICT CHAMPS

Mia and Mya both FIRST PLACE

All Star Cast

Lilly, Ryann, Jackson

National Qualifying Tournament

Mia Qualified in POI

Hendersonville

Mia First in Prose, POI and Improv

Mya First in Improv

Mya 2nd in Informative

Kamari 2nd in ADS

Jackson 3rd in Extemp

Jackson 6th in Informative

Ryann 4th in Storytelling

Kalle/Lilly 4th in Improv

Kalle/Lilly 3rd in DA

Hannah 2nd in Pantomime

Joshua 3rd in TV

Joshua 2nd in Story

SECOND PLACE IN TEAM SWEEPS

Sullivan East

Mya First place in Informative Speaking

Ryann 4th in Storytelling

Hannah 6th in Original Oratory

Cookeville

Mya 2nd in informative and Payten 3rd in Poetry.

Longhorn Classic

Karaoke fun

Touring the Capitol

Team Dinner

Silly Jackson

WKU tournament

Payten 2nd in Poetry

Hannah 6th in OO

Abby 3rd in POI

Kallee and Llly 3rd in DUO

Lilly 5th in Story

Jackson 5th in Extemp

Hunter 6th in INFO

Mya 6th in INFO

Abby and Mya 4th in Improv

THIRD PLACE OVERALL TEAM

DICKSON COUNTY

Mia first in Prose

Mia first in POI

Tv

Rhealyn 6th

Mya 4th

Henry County

Kallee/Lily 4th Duo

Ryann/Abby 5th Duo

Hannah/Abby 5th Improv

Lilly 5th Informative

Abby 6th POI

Henry County

Payten South Second Place in Poetry

Portland Middle School

Rhealyn first in TV at Spooky Starnes Tournament

Spooky Starnes Tournament

Hosting tournament with 500 students and 34 schools

SODDY DAISY

MYA MIMBS

5TH IN INFORMATIVE SPEAKING

Nationals 2024

Mia Humphrey advanced to Octafinals at the National tournament in Des Moines Iowa.

State 2024

Seniors 2024

First place-- DUO, OO, POI, OO

Third place-- POI, OO, DI, One Act

Districts 2024

Keylee Newsome (1st DI)
Jaeden O'brskie (4th DI)
Madalyn Averill (1st Original Oratory)
Mia Humphrey (1st POI)
Isaac Baire (2nd Original Oratory)
Elizabeth Allen & Callie Head (1st DUO)
Kylie Mooneyhan (3rd Original Oratory)
Autumn Clouser (2nd POI)
Hunter Whittemore (1st Informative)
Mia Mimbs (4th Original Oratory)
Jackson Jernigan (1st Extemp)
ONE ACT DISTRICT CHAMPS

Nat Quals (March 1-2, 2024)

Portland High School Speech Team was also awarded Leading Chapter in TN for the 2023-2034 Year. Callie Head received the Student of the Year for 2023-2024. Dr. Scott Langford received the award for Administrator of the Year as well.

Keylee Newsome (First Alternate DI)
Madalyn Averill (First Alternate Original Oratory)
Callie Head (3rd Informative Headed to Nationals)
Elizabeth Allen (2nd Informative Headed to Nationals)
Callie Head & Elizabeth Allen (1st DUO)
Mia Humphrey (1st POI Headed to Nationals)

Harvard (February 17-18 , 2024)

Kylie Mooneyhan (Double Octa Finalist Original Oratory)
Madalyn Averill (Double Octa Finalist Original Oratory)
Calle Head & Elizabeth Allen (Octa Finalist DUO)
Callie Head (Octa Finalist Informative)
Elizabeth Allen (Octa Finalist Informative)

Sullivan East (February 3, 2024)

Keylee Newsome (2nd DI)
Jaeden O'briskie (5th DI)
Jaeden O'briskie (5th Original Oratory)
Callie Head (2nd Informative)
Elizabeth Allen (1st Informative)
Callie Head & Elizabeth Allen (1st DUO)
Callie Head & Elizabeth Allen (3rd Improv)
Madalyn Averill (1st Original Oratory)
Kylie Mooneyhan (6th Original Oratory)
Autumn Clouser (3rd POI)

Emory University (January 27-28, 2024)

Callie Head (Semi Finalist Informative)
Elizabeth Allen (Semi Finalist Informative)
Callie Head & Elizabeth Allen (Semi Finalist DUO)

Cookeville (January 13, 2024)

Keylee Newsome (3rd DI)
Callie Head (4th Informative)
Elizabeth Allen (1st Informative)
Madalyn Averill (1st Original Oratory)
Kylie Mooneyhan (6th Original Oratory)
Autumn Clouser (4th POI)
Kaylonnie Reed (3rd POI)

University of Texas (December 2-3, 2023)

Callie Head (4th Informative)
Elizabeth Allen (Semi Finalist Informative)

Science Hill (November 18, 2023)

Madalyn Averill (1st Orginal Oratory)
Madalyn Averill & Autumn Clouser (3rd Duo Interpretation)
Autumn Clouser (3rd POI)
Keylee Newsome (3rd HI)
Callie Head (5th Informative)
Elizabeth Allen (3rd Informative)
Kylie Mooneyhan (3rd Poetry)
Isaac Barie (4th Orginal Oratory)
Mya Mimbs (6th Orginal Oratory)
Kylie Mooneyhan (2nd Orginal Oratory)

3rd place in team Sweepstakes!

Dickson County (November 11, 2023)

Madalyn Averill (1st Original Oratory)
Kylie Mooneyhan (5th Original Oratory)
Autumn Clouser (3rd POI)
Mia Humphrey (2nd POI)
Kallee Woods (5th POI)
Jaeden O'briskie & Mia Humphrey (2nd Duet Improv)
Kylie Mooneyhan (3rd Poetry)

Henry County (November 4, 2023)

3rd in Team Sweepstakes!

Keylee Newsome (1st HI)
Keylee Newsome (3rd DI)
Keylee Newsome & Isaac Barie (6th Duo)
Isaac Baire (6th Original Oratory)
Calie Head (2nd Informative)
Callie Head & Elizabeth Allen (2nd Duo)
Elizabeth Allen (1st Informative)
Madalyn Averill (3rd Original Oratory)
Madalyn Averill & Autumn Clouser (3rd Duo)
Autumn Clouser (2nd POI)
Mya Mimbs (2nd Storytelling)
Kylie Mooneyhan (4th Original Oratory)
Kaylonnie Reed (3rd POI)

University of Florida (October 26 - November 1, 2023)

Mia Humhrey (5th in POI)
Callie Head & Elizabeth Allen (Quarter Finalist in Informative)

Soddy Daisy (Sept 30,2023)

Mia Humphrey (1st in POI)
Mia Humphrey & Jaeden O'briskie (2nd in Improv)
Callie Head (2nd in Informative Speaking)
Mya Mimbs (3rd in Original Oratory)
Isaac Barie (4th in Original Oratory)
Jackson Jernigan (5th in Orginal Oratory)
Jaeden O'briskie (6th in Orginal Oratory)
Hunter Whitimore (7th in Informative)
Kallee Woods (7th in POI)

1st Place in Sweeps for Small School Divison with over 50% breaking into finals.

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