TCTC places 2nd at College Festival Event

Tri-County Technical College placed second overall as a college and all five team members placed in at least one event in the 2015 South Carolina Speech and Theater Association’s College Festival. Tri-County’s team finished just two points behind Limestone College in this year’s competition held at Newberry College, which featured eight, two- and four-year colleges from across the state. Anna Fisher, an associate in arts major from Clemson, placed first in both Persuasive and Informative Speaking. Samantha Crowl, a Criminal Justice major from Central, and the team’s only returnee from last year’s team, placed second in Storytelling and third in Persuasive Speaking. Tara Lenertz, an associate in arts major from Fargo, North Dakota, but now calls Clemson home, took first place in the Storytelling category. Chelsea Adams, an associate in science major from Westminster, placed first in the Audition Monologues category. Jarred Major, an associate in science major from Anderson, brought home second place in the Informative Speaking category with his speech about the American Flag.