Western Christian students succeed at state speech

Shane D. Johnson |Editor During the Feb. 3 state speech contest, Mya Brands was given a “1” rating for her short film “Lonely.” That was not the only short film presented to judges as Maliyha deBoom, Kyra Visser, Piper Hanson, Laney VanVoorst, Amelya Dunn and Olivia Hofland also presented their work “Silent Night” earning a…