Claflin University News April 19, 2021 CLAFLIN STUDENTS WIN AWARDS AT SOUTH CAROLINA SPEECH AND THEATRE ASSOCIATION'S ANNUAL COLLEGE FESTIvAL Claflin University students participated in the South Carolina Speech and Theatre Association's Annual College Festival on Saturday, March 20. Colleges and universities from across the state competed in three categories: Theatre, Public Speaking, and Performance. While the festival is normally held in-person and hosted by a different member institution every two years, it pivoted to a virtual platform, which was hosted by the University of South Carolina - Lancaster. Teams from USC Lancaster, Lander University, Newberry, and Northeastern Technical College competed as well. Claflin's team consisted of Camryn Brutus, Kambria Cook, Miracle Lee, Jevauni Malcolm, Ni'Ray Nelson, Isaiah Robinson, Bryson Scott and Terrence Weeks. The students competed and placed in the following categories: Musical Theatre Audition 1st - Kambria Cook 2nd - Miracle Lee 3rd- Isaiah Robinson Duet Acting 3rd- Isaiah Robinson & Bryson Scott Impromptu Speaking 1st - Jevauni Malcolm Adjudicated Audition Monologues 2nd - Camryn Brutus 3rd - Jevauni Malcolm Storytelling 1st- Kambria Cook 2nd- Jevauni Malcolm Poetry Interpretation 2nd- Ni'Ray Nelson Persuasive Speaking 2nd- Jevauni Malcolm Triathlon Award 1st- Jevauni Malcolm Sweepstakes Award 1st- Claflin University For the first time since its inception, SCSTA voted to replace trophies with cash awards for first, second, and third place, recognizing the greater benefit and need for college students. SCSTA was founded in 1958 with a mission to encourage a passion for excellence in speech and theatre education in South Carolina. Claflin has been a member of SCSTA and has been competing in the college festival since 2008. Claflin served as host to the college festival in 2016 and 2017.Assistant Professor of Speech and Theatre, Cedric Rembert, serves as College Division vice president, and Annette Dees Grevious, associate professor of speech and drama, serves as a member-at-large on its executive council. Both have served as president of the organization previously. Rembert and Grevious coached this year's team to success, receiving the sweepstakes award for most points awarded to a given school based on the number of points each participant received for each event in which they competed divided by the number of participants on their school's team. This year marks the fourth sweepstakes award received by Team Claflin. Sandra M. Phoenix HBCU Library Alliance Executive Director Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library 111 James P. Brawley Drive SW Atlanta GA 30314 404-978-2118 (office) 404-702-5854 (cell) http://www.hbculibraries.org<http://www.hbculibraries.org/> sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> Honor the ancestors, honor the children and those yet to come. Building Capacity for Humanities Special Collections at HBCUs - Become an ally and partner with us to protect, preserve and share a more authentic record of American history. Follow this link http://hbculibraries.org/humanities-2019.html for more information. Follow this link http://hbculibraries.org/ and click on the Donate Now button to invest in this project. Your support is appreciated. Follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/hbculibraryalliance1/ and Twitter at https://twitter.com/HBCULibAlliance Check out "PULSE!" The HBCU Library Alliance's News Source! - https://hbculibraryalliance.wordpress.com/