ROCHELLE — On Dec. 9, the Rochelle Township High School Speech team hosted the Rochelle Invitational. Rochelle placed fifth out of the 22 teams competing.

Individuals who earned finalist honors included:

Varsity: Aiden Ramsey second place Radio Speaking, Z Brizuela second place Oratory, Vi Hull third place Prose Reading, Z Brizuela third place Poetry Reading, Karma Lidren fifth place Original Comedy, and Lucas Smardo fifth place Radio Speaking.

Next in: Vi Hull/Brooklyn Hull first place Dramatic Duet Acting, Karma Lidren second place Humorous Interpretation, Derek Swartz/Hailey Bunger fourth place Hailey Bunger/Lydia Von Haden fifth place Dramatic Duet Acting.

Novice: Lydia Von Haden second place Dramatic Interpretation, Wyatt Brandt second place Radio Speaking, Noah LeFevre fourth place Poetry Reading, Alex Soto fourth place Impromptu Speaking, Derek Swartz fifth place Humorous Interpretation, Connnor Macklin/Declan McGee sixth place Humorous Duet Acting, Jenna Tesinsky sixth place Radio Speaking, and Speaker of the week is Z Brizuela.