2008 Youth Tellers

Rixon Lane attends Woodruff High School in Woodruff SC, where he is the 10th grade class president. He also plays Junior Varsity and Varsity football and is the 1st baseman for the Junior Varsity baseball team. Rixon has been involved in storytelling for over a decade. He has performed at many festivals and schools. He was honored to be included in the 2007 premier of the Storytelling Festival of Carolina. You can visit Rixon at his website: www.rixonlanestorytelling.com Will Sox is a 6th grade honor roll student at Northside Middle School in West Columbia, SC. He has participated in storytelling for four years, including an appearance at the National Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough in 2005. He has been chosen as a national finalist at the National Youth Storytelling Showcase in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 and was selected as the age group Torchbeareer in 2005 and 2008. Will is a member of the Lexington District Two Gifted and Talented Drama Program and sings in his church choir. Will also enjoys performing in local theatre productions, reading, camping, hunting and fishing.Kyle Biddle of Cary NC is currently 16 years old and is homeschooled. He has been involved in competitive speech and literary interpretation for four years. He has competed at the state, regional and national levels with the National Christian Forensics Communications Association and at the state level with the National Forensic League. Kyle enjoys playing on a football team, participating in a worship band, hanging with his friends and works as a lifeguard at the community pool. He loves sharing stories and literature.