Surrounding area schools celebrate success as 13 of the 20 group entries will be advancing to state large-group speech in the next couple of weeks. IKM-Manning had a total of 46 students participating in ten different events, with nine advancing on with their pieces. Audubon Community School District had two groups participate in group improv and musical theatre, with the musical theatre earning a Division I rating and moving on to state. East Sac County had three groups perform for radio broadcasting, improv and short film, with all earning a Division II rating. Seven South Central Calhoun students submitted a short film called “Knight” and received a Division II rating. Coon Rapids-Bayard had eight students submit a television news segment, earning a Division I rating and moving on to state. Ar-We-Va CSD group improv will be advancing to state with a Division I rating and a short film created by four students receiving a Division (II) rating. Glidden-Ralston had no students perform for large group speech this year. The complete list of groups and students that performed for each school can be found included below.
East Sac County: Radio Broadcasting- Emma Carrico, Paris McCrea, and Paige Hout podcast, “Chitchatgirlz” (II)
Improvisation- Liam Dagget, Jillian Pope, and Paris McCrea (II)
Short Film- Liam Dagget, Paige Hout, Lillie Unrien, and Grant Golwitzer with their motion stop film, “Golwitzer Production-Dino Rampage” (II)
IKM-Manning: Group Improv: Seniors Emily Albertsen, Wyatt Ewing, and Kasche Huehn; junior Olivia Greving (I)
Musical Theatre “Matchmaker:” Seniors Sarah Christensen, Ma’Kai Prothro, and Olivia Robinson (I)
Reader’s Theatre “Speak the Speech:” Juniors: Karlee Arp, Isaac Blankman, Olivia Greving, Oriah Meiners, and Kori Sybesma; sophomores Audrey Beermann, Jayden Bunker, and Chas Muhlbauer (I)
Short Film “Lost in the Loop:” Seniors Sarah Christensen, Josiah Conner, and Abe Polzien; juniors Christian Calhoon and Hunter Julin; sophomores Nathanael Conner and Reagan Hoffman (I)
Short Film “Reflections:” Seniors Lauren Greving, Ma’Kai Prothro, Adalyn Stribe, Linda Valentine, and Katelyn Wittrock; junior Laura McCarville (I)
Short Film “The Last Stream:” Seniors Regan Grau, Kasche Huehn and Justine Koski; junior Anna Stangl; sophomores Cassidy Halbur, Makenzie Blum, Jacey Fuchs, Macy Gruhn,and Emma Pryor (I)
Solo Mime “Reflections Rewritten:” Senior Emily Albertsen (I)
TV News “Mystery of the Enigma: Season 2 Episode 4:Cryptids:” Seniors Josiah Conner, Justine Koski, Olivia Robinson, Linda Valentine, Kennah Woebke; juniors Hunter Julin and Ben Ramsey; sophomores Nathanael Conner, Jacey Fuchs and Reagan Hoffman (I)
9th Grade Short Film: “The Trials and Tribulations of Gauge Julin: The Story of a Sad, Sorry Sap and his Endeavours to Find a Girlfriend:” Freshmen Catherine Conner, Brandon Enenbach, Gauge Julin, Katie Kerkhoff, Ava Muhlbauer, Alexis Olson, Sarah Polzien, Tatum Schechinger, and Abby Williams (I)
Radio News “5 Minute Mysteries:” Seniors Regan Grau, Adrianna Williams, and Katelyn Wittrock; sophomore Audrey Beermann. (II)
SCC: Short Film event titled “Knight” written by Isabella Sackfield and Steven Hanson. Other team members include Kjeirsten Holst, Gabe Wiley, Jonathan Johnston, Carter Hawkins, and Trendon Daniel. (II)
Coon Rapids-Bayard: television news segment, Channel 6 news Madison Mason, Ella Heithoff, Izzy Reiling, Katie Wikus, Rylee List, Aaron Irlbeck, Summer South, and Whitney Wiles. (I)
AR-We-Va: Improve Noelia Gonzalez, Jacob Hanson, Emily Vangsness, and Claire Geake. (I)
Short Film Noelia Gonzalez, Jacob Hanson, Emily Vangsness, and Claire Geake. (II)
Audubon: Lena Johnson-Rieman and Sophia Nelsen earned a Division II rating for Group Improv.
Lena Johnson-Rieman and Sophia Nelsen earned a Division I rating for Musical Theatre
