Students at Pella and Pella Christian performed in front of large crowds at Pella High School Thursday night.

The annual All-City Speech festival showcased this year’s speech teams at both schools.

Pella Speech Coach Suzi Jones tells KNIA/KRLS News the evening serves as a night to highlight the work students put into their performances and to have the neighboring schools share a stage and learn about each other.

Funds raised through donations at the door were split between the Pella and Pella Christian High School speech programs.