| Creative Expression |
| 1 | Walker Johnson |
Staples Motley H.S. |
Haters gonna hate |
| 2 | Clodarl Seeman |
Perham H.S. |
Girlhood: A Coming of Age Story |
| 3 | Anabelle Wattenhofer |
United North Central* |
Sunshine |
| Discussion |
| 1 | Mason Hoyt |
Underwood H.S. |
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| 2 | Brooke Sonsalla |
New York Mills H.S. |
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| 3 | Lil Corbett |
Pequot Lakes H.S. |
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| Duo Interpretation |
| 1 | Tessa Starzl
Faith Kalina |
Perham H.S. |
Megamind by Alan J. Schoolcraft and Brent Simons |
| 2 | Adrianna Eckel
Alexander Stormoen |
Browerville H.S. |
JoJo Rabbit by Taika Waititi (screenplay), Adapted from Caging Skies by Christine Leunens |
| 3 | Nathan Blashack
Jorja Weishalla |
Bertha-Hewitt H.S. |
Open to Interpretation by Ken Bradbury |
| Extemporaneous Reading |
| 1 | Eva Blashack |
Bertha-Hewitt H.S. |
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| 2 | Katrina Lindstrom |
Underwood H.S. |
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| 3 | Gavin Brown |
Bertha-Hewitt H.S. |
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| Extemporaneous Speaking |
| 1 | McKenna Geones |
Underwood H.S. |
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| 2 | Ryder Schultz |
Pequot Lakes H.S. |
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| 3 | Carsten Brandon |
Battle Lake H.S. |
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| Great Speeches |
| 1 | Asia Hillukka |
United North Central* |
HeForShe by Emma Watson |
| 2 | Raina Mikhaeil |
Staples Motley H.S. |
Why We Choose Suicide by Mark Henick |
| 3 | Isabelle Langager |
Parkers Prairie H.S. |
Indira Gandhi's Speech to the U.N. Conference on Human Environment by Indira Gandhi |
| Humorous Interpretation |
| 1 | Samuel Asmus |
Browerville H.S. |
Curious George by Margret and H.A. Rey |
| 2 | Laken Hines |
Staples Motley H.S. |
Bruce Almighty by Steve Koren, Mark O'Keefe and Steve Oedekerk |
| 3 | Bryce Vogt |
Parkers Prairie H.S. |
Sesame: Life on the Street by Andrew Messer |
| Informative Speaking |
| 1 | Olivia Opheim |
Staples Motley H.S. |
Dishonest Addiction |
| 2 | Drew Moser |
Perham H.S. |
The Silent Crisis: Unmasking Addison's Disease |
| 3 | Zoe Huber |
Pequot Lakes H.S. |
Flipping the Switch |
| Original Oratory |
| 1 | Reese Hunt |
Perham H.S. |
Fooled You: When Trust Becomes a Trap |
| 2 | Sofia Pulju |
United North Central* |
SHEIN and the Fast Fashion Crisis |
| 3 | Ethan Moser |
Pequot Lakes H.S. |
Not Just Your Gay Best Friend |
| Serious Interpretation - Drama |
| 1 | Teo Lecoustre |
Perham H.S. |
Baby Reindeer by Richard Gadd |
| 2 | Brynn Bestland |
Staples Motley H.S. |
Claire by John Kuntz |
| 3 | Jayme O'Brien |
Parkers Prairie H.S. |
I Will Not Be Silenced by Lauren MacIntosh |
| Serious Interpretation - Poetry |
| 1 | Tobi Millard |
Pequot Lakes H.S. |
Trans Joy by Keath Silva |
| 2 | Elijah Geiser |
New York Mills H.S. |
Hi Ren by Ren Gills |
| 3 | Caite Baker |
Alexandria Community Christian School |
Poems Celebrating the Resilience of American Black Women by Langston Hughes, Robert Hayden |
| Serious Interpretation - Prose |
| 1 | Samantha McMahon |
Pequot Lakes H.S. |
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid |
| 2 | Payton Lausten |
New York Mills H.S. |
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid |
| 3 | Bria Mayers |
Underwood H.S. |
Maybe by Brent Runyon |
| Storytelling |
| 1 | Isabella Brinkman |
Pillager H.S. |
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| 2 | Breanna Pexsa |
Parkers Prairie H.S. |
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| 3 | Jack Robinson |
Battle Lake H.S. |
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