Mid-Prairie Individual Speech Team competes

On Saturday, March 11, the Mid-Prairie Individual Events Speech team competed at North Scott High School for the Iowa High School Speech Association’s Individual Event State Speech Contest.

Of 16 entries, 14 Mid-Prairie events received Division 1 ratings, and six of those events are nominated to perform at the Iowa High School Speech Association’s Individual Events All-State Festival on Monday, March 27 at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls.

Haydon Bailey: Division 1 ratings in Solo Acting and Solo Musical Theatre. Bailey is nominated to perform both of his events at the IHSSA Individual Events All-State Festival.

Jacob Carrillo: Division 1 rating in Solo Improvisation. Division 2 rating in Solo Acting.

Kenadi Fay: Division 1 rating in Storytelling and After Dinner Speaking.

Harlie Gehling: Division 1 rating in Poetry and Radio News. Gehling is nominated to perform her Poetry event at the IHSSA Individual Events All-State Festival.

Isadora Goode: Division 1 rating in Original Oratory. Goode is nominated to perform her event at the IHSSA Individual Events All-State Festival.

Jack Greiner: Division 1 rating in Solo Musical Theatre and Solo Improvisation. Greiner is nominated to perform both of his events at the IHSSA Individual Events All-State Festival.

Logan McClellen: Division 1 rating in Storytelling.

Daniel Rodgers: Division 1 rating in Reviewing. Division 2 rating in Poetry.

Caroline Schrader: Division 1 rating in Solo Acting.

Avery Slaubaugh: Division 1 in Solo Musical Theatre.

Haydon Bailey and Jack Greiner are two of 16 students across the state of Iowa participating in IHSSA Individual Events that are nominated as double performers at the All-State Festival. At least two of three judges in each performer's center at State Contest must nominate a student for them to qualify for All-State. Participants in the IHSSA All-State Individual Events Festival represent the top 5% of all IE participants across the state of Iowa. Mid-Prairie's Speech Coaches are Christine Meader and Lisa Helmuth.