Mid-Prairie Speech had an exciting day on 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
Due to COVID-19, the State IE Speech contest scheduled for Saturday March 14 in Grinnell was canceled. As of July 1, the Iowa High School Speech Association has released guidance and given permission for the qualifying students across the state of Iowa to compete in mini-contests at their own school. Mid-Prairie Speech will hold their State Individual Events Mini Contest on Friday, July 17. This event will be closed to the public due to an abundance of caution with COVID-19 still being present in the community. This contest will happen within the parameters of social distancing, masks or face coverings, thorough and frequent sanitization, and health screening. These students will still have the opportunity to earn All-State nominations from the three judges that will be present, which will be announced by the IHSSA at the beginning of the upcoming school year.