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The Sigourney team. L to R: Jasey Ingle, Bianca Vega, Chloe Martin, Eden Hahn, Tierney Greiner, Levi Weber, Jacob Randall-Blaske, Chris McLennan, Isaac Jones. Photo credit: Rebecca Shaw.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Tri- County Speech Team. Photo Credit: Casey Jarmes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The EV team. Photo credit: English Valleys Facebook page.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Pekin team. L to Right back row. Ava Heisdorffer, Zoey Atkinson, Brogan Spray, Bo Latcham, Zoe Heisdorffer. Front row: Brinley Phillips, Tatum Harbison, Rannen Harbison, Natalie Hamilton. Photo credit: Katie Phillips<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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