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Mid-Prairie IE speakers advance to state contest
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PACKWOOD — A total of 18 members of the Mid-Prairie Speech Team competed in 30 events at the Iowa High School Speech Association's Individual Events Speech Contest at Pekin High School on Saturday, March 1. All 30 events received Division 1 ratings, and will be advancing to the IHSSA's State Individual Events Contest at North Scott High School on Saturday, March 15.
Jillian Clark — Solo Improvisation and Storytelling.
Ryann Dolan — Solo Acting.
Rita Du — Solo Improvisation and Literary Program.
Tabitha Fisher — Interpretive Prose and After Dinner Speaking.
River Gehling — Interpretive Poetry and Original Oratory.
Greyson Ghumm — Radio News Broadcasting.
Wren Harris — Interpretive Prose and After Dinner Speaking.
Niah Leaton — Solo Acting and Solo Improvisation.
Brock Lowenberg — Radio News Broadcasting and After Dinner Speaking.
Logan McClellen — Interpretive Poetry and Solo Musical Theatre.
Ulara Niiazbekova — Storytelling and Literary Program.
Grace Puttmann — Interpretive Poetry.
Joshua Reid — Radio News Broadcasting.
Jeremiah Rempel — Reviewing and Solo Musical Theatre.
Diego Sanchez — Reviewing and Public Address.
Caroline Schrader — Solo Acting and Solo Musical Theatre.
Georgia White — Interpretive Prose
Gwendolyn Wunderlich — Original Oratory.
At the IHSSA State Individual Events Speech Contest, each performance will be evaluated by three judges. With the nomination of two of the three judges per event, that student and event will advance to the IHSSA Individual Events All-State Festival on Monday, March 31. Mid-Prairie Speech Coaches are Christine Meader and Lisa Helmuth.
