Wayne High’s Sophia Spieker, recently crowned 2026 State Champion of NSAA Class B Entertainment Speaking, has garnered additional accolades by being selected to appear on the annual “Best of the Best” television broadcast.
Spieker is the first-ever selectee from Wayne High to participate in the program, which is set to air Sunday, April 26 at 2 p.m. on Nebraska Public Television.
Aired once a year, “Best of the Best” features a single state champion selected from each of the 10 NSAA Speech events and Unified Speaking. Those champions represent a variety of school sizes and regions.
Filming took place on Tuesday, April 7 in Lincoln.
Also nominated for the program were Wayne’s Colby Raulston and Aidan Bohnert, who garnered state championship honors in Duet Acting.
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