High school speech teams performed at the state contest at Linn-Mar High School last weekend.
The following groups received All-State Nominations, the highest possible honor from the Iowa High School Speech Association:
One Act Play:
– Pella Christian – “The Yellow Boat” – Performing – Tyler Egesdal, Emma Stravers, Braden Meinders, Abby Ambroson, Lindsay Breon, Parker Schnell, Peter Larson, Alexis De Vries, Josie Te Grotenhuis, Emily Van Beek, Abigail Gosselink, and Ian Stravers with student technicians Kyle Howey and Brianna Jansen
Readers Theatre:
– Pella Christian – “Dark Road” – Performing – Alexis De Vries, Olivia Van Der Pol, Ryan Van Gilst, Thomas Dykstra, Emma Stravers, Abby Te Grotenhuis, Ben Vos, Sharlee Fopma, Jocelyn Gritters, Halie Vermillion, and Rebekah Lanferman
– Pleasantville – “Mystery in Bug Town” – Performing – Alyssa McKay, Avery Lauer, Jack Ray, Jack Lauer, Chance Bender, and Melena Johnson
– Pella – “Wiley and the Hairy Man” – Non-Performing – Annaleigh Babcock, Cameron Johnson, Chris Call, Elaine Schippers, Emily Rozendaal, Grace Cottington, Hanna Kendall, Liam Peffers, Zoe Card
Choral Reading
– Pleasantville – “Label Me” – Non-Performing – Chance Bender, Alyssa McKay, Melena Johnson, Tess Ray, Sierra Hallmann, Olivia McLamb, Avery Lauer, Grace Stephens, Colten Stephens, Jack Ray, and Jack Lauer
Ensemble Acting:
– Pella – “Y’All” – Non-Performing – Brady Van Waardhuizen, Brenna Hildebrand, Ethan Vance, Grace Larson, Julie Start
TV News:
– Pella – POPN – Performing – Austin Adrian, Gavin Klein, Gavin Tierney, Jacob Schemm, Kaleb Lyons, Levi Dugger, Matthew Thompson, Nick Vroom, Troy Miller
Musical Theatre:
– Pella Christian – “Newsies” – Performing – Ryan Van Gilst, Thomas Dykstra, Tyler Egesdal, Parker Schnell, and Colby De Vries, Braden Meinders, Peter Larson, and Mason Donelson
– Pella – “Sister Act” – Performing – Andelyn Sunderman, Bailee Meyer, Caroline Henry, Juliana Van Gorp, Lydia Taylor, Maggie Renaud, Natalie Henry
– Pella – “Aladdin” – Non-Performing – Colby VanGorp, Grayson Parisee, Mason Diaz Bandera
Those with the performing nomination will travel to Iowa State Center in Ames on February 17th to perform in the All-State Large Speech Festival.
From the state meet, seven of Pella’s 15 acts received a division I rating from all three judges, including Readers Theatre (Wiley and the Hairy Man), two in Musical Theatre (Aladdin, Sister Act), two Ensemble Acting teams (13 Ways to Screw Up Your College Interview, Y’all), Television News (POPN), and Group Improv (Larson).
Pella Christian earned straight one ratings in all five events they brought to Marion, including One-Act (The Yellow Boat), Readers Theatre (Dark Road), Choral Readers (The Creation), and two in Musical Theatre (Newsies, Legally Blonde).
Pleasantville had two earn overall “I” scores: Readers Theatre and Choral Reading. Knoxville’s group improv team received two II-ratings and one I-rating.
Click here for full results from Pella.
Pleasantville
Readers Theatre – I rating
Choral Reading – I rating
Improv #1 – II rating
Improv #2 – II rating
PCM
Team Konek–Group Improv–II, II, II
Payton Konek, Chance Palm, Maddy Buys, Brenden VanderPool, Jared Smith
Team Clark–Group Improv, I, II, I
Carson Clark, Madeline Ladehoff, Zoey Emmack, Cade McCombs, Garin Padget
Reader’s Theatre–II, I, II
Payton Konek, Zoey Emmack, Jared Smith, Sidney Metzger, Sydney Burns, Cade McCombs, Madeline Mitchell, Morgan Uhlenhopp, Carson Clark, Luke Kramer, Blake VanDerKamp, Magan Van Haaftan, Alex Inskeep, Chloe Inskeep, Mia Rouse