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The Mercer High School forensics team poses at the district competition March 19 in Mercer, Wis. Students from Butternut, Mellen, South Shore, Hurley, Siren and Mercer schools in Wisconsin competed, with more than half of all Mercer high school students participated. Competitions included play acting, poetry and prose. All Mercer team members qualified for the state round, set for April 12 in Madison, Wis. Pictured are, from left, first row: John Cassiani, Kassie Wiedower, Caitlyn Hiller and Brianna Anderson; second row: Nikki Kempf, Amanda Scheels, Heather Cihak, Sarah Kirchoff, Camille Kich and Bela Wiedower; third row: John Klopatek, Kyle Lukes, James Reichard, Lucas Huybrecht, Brandon Cassiani, Kendra Tutt, Sydney Thompson and Hayle Woolf.