Claire Woller from Minnesota Valley Lutheran competed at the Minnesots State Speech Competition on Saturday.

APPLE VALLEY — Minnesota Valley Lutheran High School senior Natalie Hennig and sophomore Claire Woller travelled to Apple Valley to participate at the Minnesota State High School League State Speech tournament at Eastview High School on Saturday, April 29th.

After three preliminary rounds, Woller qualified to compete in the final round in the category of extemporaneous reading where she earned 5th place out of the top 24 competitors in the state. This is Claire’s first experience at the state level.