Mid-Prairie Large Group Speech team advancing to state

On Saturday, Jan. 25, the Mid-Prairie High School speech team competed at the Iowa High School Speech Association (IHSSA) Large Group District contest in Wapello. Nine of the team?s 11 group entries received ?1? ratings and will advance to State competition Feb. 8 at Linn-Mar High School.

Groups advancing are: One-act Play "Babel's in Arms" ? Brennyn Hawbaker, Mycailah Salvador, Hanna Mansfield, Morgan Allison and Brittney Miller; Group Improv ? Austin Schlabaugh, Jimmy Roth; Group Improv ? Ben Ahrens, Mike Meserole, Bailey Cole; Ensemble Acting "Sandy is an Eggplant, Shannon is a Pretty Girl" ? Haylee Marner, Hannah VanRoekel; Ensemble Acting "DMV Tyrant" ? Jonah VanRoekel, Sage Becker; Musical Theater "Cinderella" ? Mycailah Salvador, Brennyn Hawbaker, Haylee Marner; Short Film "Temporal" ? Josh Gingerich, Caleb Davis, Ben Stone, Levi Runciman; Short Film "Behind the Scenes of Zombie Kittens" ? Jimmy Roth, Jonah VanRoekel, Austin Schlabaugh, Brandon Wade, Wade Stutzman, Bailey Cole, Morgan Allison; Readers Theater "Christmas Every Day" (by William Howells, adapted for Readers Theater by Mid-Prairie former drama director Tamara McClintock) ? Brandon Wade, Aleigha Gugel, Hannah VanRoekel, Mike Meserole, Sage Becker, Abby Pickard, Anna Mayer, Jessie Teets.