On Feb. 9, District 97 earned first place at the West 40 Speech and Drama Festival for the ninth straight year. The district’s team, which was composed of students and teachers/coaches from Brooks and Julian middle schools, took home one of the two first place trophies that were awarded.
Below are the names of the District 97 students and teachers/coaches who participated in the event.
Brooks
- Alex Harks
- Nainoa Ohata
- Alana Slade
- Tessa Troyer
Understudies
- Sarah Vivas
- Ezekiel Wells
Coaches: Pam Gaffney, Yolanda Manns, Carin McKinney and Sarah Perros
Julian
- Mary Andolina
- Leila Ashrafi
- Aiyana Best
- Kate Boveri
- Anna Bullock
- Emily Churchouse
- Jacob DiMaso
- Joseph DiMaso
- Clara Dodge
- Ella Dodge
- Zoe Finkelman
- Roya Gharavi
- Rebecka Hibel
- Elanor Huber
- Amari Jo-Burdine
- Helen Lallos-Harrell
- Emily Porrez
- Ariana Ramos
- Maya Souden
- Colleen Walsh
- Mia Wetzler
Understudy
- Lauren Rainey
Coaches: John Colucci, Katherine Lofton, Bill McGlynn and Bessie Santos