In seven minutes, three young men managed to examine father and daughter relationships, exercise military chain of command, blow up the sun and – worst of all – kill Chewbacca, the lovable Wookie from “Star Wars.”

No, these young men aren’t terrorists or big game hunters. They are members of the Newton Senior High School Speech team and were practicing an improv skit in preparation for district competition on Saturday Feb. 23, weather permitting.

One of the aforementioned young Wookie killers is Jackson Forck, a sophomore in his second year as a member of the speech team. He is a member of the all-state radio broadcast team, does individual improv and participates in an event called, “After Dinner Speaking.”