LINCOLN, Neb. (April 4, 2024) – Nebraska’s finest high school orators will take the stage for the “2024 NSAA Speech Championships: Best of the Best” at 2 p.m. CT, Sunday, April 21, on Nebraska Public Media.
Produced at the Lincoln Northwest High School Performing Arts Center in Lincoln, the two-hour program showcases high school students performing their winning state championships speeches. It is hosted by Lincoln media personality D-Wayne Taylor, a high-energy MC, host, DJ, beatboxer and voiceover artist.
Will Paxton, a senior from Stuart Public School, won 2 Gold Medals at State Speech and will be featured in this program. He won Entertainment Speaking and Extemporaneous Speaking. The Stuart team was also the D2 Runner-Up. On the “Best of the Best” program Will will present his gold medal-winning Extemporaneous Speech entitled “Should the U.S. Postal Service be Privatized?” Will’s speech coach is Brenda Larabee.
The annual Nebraska School Activities Association event was held March 20-22 at Kearney High School and included students from Nebraska schools competing in classes A, B, C1, C2, D1 and D2.
“2024 NSAA Speech Championships: Best of the Best” can also be viewed at NebraskaPublicMedia.org.
