Thirty-two Mid-Prairie High School students competed in eight events at Washington High School in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, February 8 for IHSSA State Large Group Speech Contest. Of those eight events, six earned Division I ratings.
Groups earning a Division I rating are:
Group Improvisation:
Transcondimentals: Em Marner, Terra Richardson, Magnolia Graber
Ensemble Acting
Student Council: Liv Caskey, Gavin Frascht, Kelby Gingerich, Kyra Helmuth, Ainsley Miller, Marina Richardson
Tourist Attraction: Terra Richardson and Levi Stultz
Crash Positions: Magnolia Graber and Cooper Thomas
Musical Theatre
[title of show]: Em Marner and Kyra Helmuth
Readers Theatre
Sorry, Wrong Number: Ethan Bontrager, Danielle Brown, Jesi Donaldson, Hannah Glick, Gabi Knepp, Elizabeth Meader, Trevor Nida, Emily Righter, Andrew Stultz, Riley Yoder
Groups who earned a Division II rating at State Contest:
One Act Play
4 A.M.: Marina Beachy, Ethan Bontrager, Danielle Brown, Alex Burnham, Zoe Fisher, Avery Frede, Kelby Gingerich, Gabi Knepp, Owen McArtor, Shian Muller, Trevor Nida, Marina Richardson, Emily Righter, Jennifer Sanchez, Andrew Stultz, Levi Stultz, Cooper Thomas, Elizabeth Meader, Mason Burrows
Group Improvisation
Diego Alaya, Mason Burrows, Dylan Bunting, Noah Frede
All-State Nominations will be posted later today (Feb. 10).
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Congratulations to the Speech All-State winners!
Nominated to All-State as non-performers:
Group Improvisation:
Transcondimentals: Em Marner, Terra Richardson, Magnolia Graber
Ensemble Acting
Student Council: Liv Caskey, Gavin Frascht, Kelby Gingerich, Kyra Helmuth, Ainsley Miller, Marina Richardson
Nominated to All-State as performers:
Musical Theatre
[title of show]: Em Marner and Kyra Helmuth