Eighteen Carroll High School (CHS) and Kuemper Catholic High School (KHS) students have earned top ratings at the Iowa High School Speech Association’s (IHSSA) State Individual Events Speech Contest over the weekend. Over 20 local participants traveled to Moville to compete on Saturday. Of the 16 CHS entries to make it to state, 13 earned an “I” or excellent rating. KHS also had 16 performances advance to state, with 13 earning high marks. A panel of judges will select outstanding performances to showcase their skills at the All-State Speech Festival at the University of Northern Iowa (UNI) in Cedar Falls on March 28. Those All-State announcements are expected to be released this (Monday) afternoon. A complete list of the competing KHS and CHS students and their scores can be found included below.
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CHS
Caden Stageman—Improvisation—I
Brooke Reiling—Improvisation—I
Brooke Reiling—Storytelling—I
Maddie Parrott—Spontaneous Speaking—I
Maddie Parrott—Solo Musical Theatre—I
Sophia Polking—Spontaneous Speaking—I
Sophia Polking—Acting—I
Joewie Heithoff—After Dinner Speaking—I
Joe Kimball—After Dinner Speaking—I
Lydia Meiners—Solo Musical Theatre—I
Lydia Meiners—Radio News—I
Sydney Bellinghausen—Reviewing—I
Alyssa Brant—Original Oratory—I
Joe Kimball—Solo Musical Theatre—II
Caeden Canuso—Reviewing—II
Maia Boell—Spontaneous Speaking—II
KHS
Ella Duncan—Musical Theater—I
Ella Duncan—Acting—I
Kayla Riesenberg—Musical Theater—I
Emma Harrington—Poetry—I
Emma Harrington—Acting—II
Haley Lux—Original Oratory—I
Haley Lux—Poetry—I
Hannah Mescher—Storytelling—II
Sarah Batz—Poetry—I
Meagen Berger—Prose—II
Alex Klein—Lit. Program—I
Rheanne Feilmeier—Lit. Program—I
Laura Steinkamp—Musical Theater—I
Laura Steinkamp—Storytelling—I
Logan Rial—Expository Address—I
Logan Rial—Musical Theater—I