Black Diamond Forensics Meet

The Black Diamond District Forensics Meet, sponsored by the Virginia High School League, was held recently, at Southwest Virginia Community College under the direction of Dr. Robert Tomlinson, meet director. Members of the SVCC faculty and staff served as judges for the meet.Participating high schools were Council, Haysi, Honaker, and Twin Valley. Team Champion of the meet was Twin Valley High School. Winners are eligible to compete in the regional meet.
Winners from Twin Valley High School were (1st row, left to right): Anastasia Justice, 2nd Place, Duo Interpretation; Brittany Davis, 2nd Place, Storytelling; Miki Burge, 3rd Place, Serious Dramatic Interpretation; Miranda Dotson, 1st Place, Humorous Dramatic Interpretation; Jon Lester, 2nd Place, Duo Interpretation; Jeremy Honaker, 1st Place, Impromptu; Kim Street, 1st Place, Extemporaneous Speaking-Domestic; Emily Maxwell, 1st Place, Prose Interpretation; Emily Ratliff, 1st Place, Original Oratory; Rachel Horn, 2nd Place, Original Oratory; and Ashley Brown, 3rd Place, Poetry Interpretation. The coach for Twin Valley High School is Tammy Case (not pictured).