The following Mid-Prairie students competed at Mid-Prairie High School in an Iowa High School Speech Association District Large Group Speech Contest on Friday, January 22. Each event performed for an IHSSA certified judge at Mid-Prairie High School.
The following groups and MPHS students received an overall 1 or superior rating for their events. They will be advancing to State Large Group Speech Contest on Saturday, February 6:
Ensemble Acting, Art of Manipulation by Kyra Helmuth: Alexander Burnham, Christopher Burnham, Magnolia Graber and Kyra Helmuth
Ensemble Acting, Blind Date by Samara Siskind: Olivia Caskey and Haydon Bailey
Ensemble Acting, From the Mouths of Babes by Eva Anderson: Gavin Frascht, Kelby Gingerich, Terra Richardson and Elizabeth Meader
Group Improv, Transcondimentals: Magnolia Graber, Emily Marner, Terra Richardson
Musical Theatre, I Love You Because by Ryan Cunningham: Olivia Caskey, Gavin Frascht, Avery Slaubaugh
Musical Theatre, Wicked by Stephen Schwartz: Kyra Helmuth and Emily Marner.
Readers Theatre, Bats in the Belfry by Ed Vela: Alexander Burnham, Avery Frede, Kelby Gingerich, Samuel Harris, and Elizabeth Meader.
The following groups and MPHS students received a 2 or good rating for their events:
Group Improv, Table For Two: Avery Frede and Zoe Fisher
Group Improv, Banana Boys: Diego Ayala, Haydon Bailey, and Christopher Burnham
Speech Coaches at MPHS are Christine Meader and Lisa Helmuth.