Speech team soars to new heights

Fred Hucke’s speech team at the Fairfield High School has never been more popular. More than 80 students are out for speech this year, the most in Hucke’s 21-year tenure as the coach. The coach said that number is well above the team’s average participation of 45-65 students. The speech team boasts an unusually large freshman class of 18 students. Hucke said many students wait until they’re sophomores or upperclas...