Mid-Prairie had an exciting day this past Saturday, February 29 at IHSSA District Individual Events Speech Contest at Pekin High School.
Students earning a Division 1 rating, and qualification at State Contest, are:
- Olivia Caskey, in Acting and Solo Musical Theatre
- Kyra Helmuth, in Acting and Solo Musical Theatre
- Emily Marner in Solo Improvisation and Spontaneous Speaking
- Terra Richardson in Acting and After Dinner Speaking
- Danielle Brown in Interpretive Poetry Reading
- Gavin Frascht in Solo Musical Theatre
- Avery Frede in Solo Improvisation
- Gabi Knepp in Storytelling
- Elizabeth Meader in Storytelling
- Trevor Nida in Interpretive Prose Reading
- Marina Richardson in Storytelling
- Emily Righter in Radio News Broadcasting
Students earning a Division 2 rating are:
- Diego Ayala, Spontaneous Speaking
- Gavin Frascht, Spontaneous Speaking
- Gabi Knepp, Interpretive Poetry Reading
- Marina Richardson, Interpretive Poetry Reading
Mid-Prairie students that have earned a Division 1 rating in their events travel to Grinnell High School on Saturday, March 14 to compete at State Contest. Students who earn Division 1 ratings from all three of their judges at State have the chance to be nominated to participate in the All-State Individual Events Festival at UNI on March 30.