On Monday, Feb. 25, Mid-Prairie hosted the River Valley Conference Individual Events Speech Contest. Nine other schools brought participants - Anamosa, Bellevue, Cascade, Monticello, North Cedar, Northeast Community, Tipton, West Liberty, Wilton
The results for Mid-Prairie are as follows:
Students receiving Division 1 ratings -
Diego Ayala, Spontaneous Speaking
Liv Caskey, Solo Musical Theatre and Acting
Gavin Frascht, Spontaneous Speaking and Solo Musical Theatre
Kyra Helmuth, Solo Musical Theatre and Acting
Em Marner, Improvisation
Elizabeth Meader, Storytelling
Trevor Nida, Interpretive Reading Prose
Marina Richardson, Storytelling and Interpretive Reading, Poetry
Terra Richardson, After Dinner Speaking and Acting
Emily Righter, Public Address and Radio News Announcing
Students receiving Division 2 ratings -
Danielle Brown, Interpretive Reading Poetry
Avery Frede, Improvisation
Gabi Knepp, Interpretive Reading Poetry and Storytelling
Em Marner, Spontaneous Speaking
For Conference Contest, Best of Center Awards are given.
Best of Center Awards were earned by Kyra Helmuth in Solo Musical Theatre and Acting, and to Elizabeth Meader in Storytelling.
Second Place in Center awards were earned by Terra Richardson in After Dinner Speaking and Acting, Olivia Caskey in Solo Musical Theatre, and Marina Richardson in Storytelling.
Third Place in Center awards was earned by Emily Righter in Public Address.
This coming Saturday, February 29, Mid-Prairie's Individual Events Speech Team is traveling to Pekin for IHSSA District Individual Events Speech Contest.