Sixteen Mid-Prairie performers earn Division 1 rating at state speech

On Saturday, March 12, the Mid-Prairie Individual Events Speech team competed at Grinnell High School for the Iowa High School Speech Association’s Individual Event State Speech Contest.

Of 19 entries, 16 received Division 1 ratings, and six of those are nominated to perform at the Iowa High School Speech Association’s Individual Events All-State Festival on Monday, March 28 at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls.

Results were:

• Haydon Bailey: Division 1 ratings in solo acting and solo musical theatre. Bailey is nominated for All-State Performing in both of his events.

• Olivia Caskey: Division 1 ratings in solo musical theatre and after dinner speaking. Caskey is nominated for All-State Performing in after dinner speaking.

• Logan McClellen: Division 1 rating in storytelling. McClellen is nominated for All-State Performing in this event.

• Jack Greiner: Division 1 rating in solo improvisation. Greiner is nominated for All-State Performing in this event.

• Avery Slaubaugh: Division 1 ratings in interpretive prose and solo musical theatre. Slaubaugh is nominated for All-State Performing in interpretive prose.

• Diego Ayala: Division 1 rating in spontaneous speaking.

• Alexander Burnham: Division 1 rating in storytelling.

• Jacob Carrillo: Division 2 ratings in solo acting and solo improvisation

• Avery Frede: Division 1 rating in solo improvisation.

• Isadora Goode: Division 1 rating in interpretive poetry.

• Terra Richardson: Division 1 ratings in solo acting and after dinner speaking.

• Emily Righter: Division 1 rating in public address, and Division 2 rating in radio news broadcasting.

• Daniel Rodgers: Division 1 rating in interpretive poetry.