Eight high school students from Marion County will perform at the final speech festival of the academic year.

The annual All-State Individual Speech Festival is today at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls. Isaac Zeimetz, Ethan Vance, and Hanna Kendall of Pella, Asa Leonard of Knoxville, Ryan Van Gilst of Pella Christian, and Jack Ray, Jack Lauer, and Chance Bender of Pleasantville have been selected as All-State nominees.

Hear more from Pella’s All-State Speech Qualifiers on today’s Let’s Talk Pella.