This Saturday, students from around the state will compete in the District Large Group Speech competition. Both Perry and Adel-DeSoto-Minburn high schools will be sending representatives to compete.

Perry is traveling to Roosevelt High School in Des Moines. Speech Coach Wendy Bollhoefer says her team has 25 students taking part in 11 entries, including group improvisational acting, ensemble acting, short film, and T.V. news. Their first event will start at 10 a.m., and their last at 3:50 p.m. The ADM Speech Team and their coach Jacque Seidl will be traveling the other direction, to Creston High School. They have over 90 students taking part in 24 entries, including one act, reader’s theater, varsity and freshman choral reading, ensemble acting, group mime, music theater, group improv, radio news, T.V. news, and short film. Their first event will begin at 8 a.m., and the last at 4:30 p.m.

It costs $3 to attend the competitions, with the money going to the host school. Those who receive a “I” Rating at the District level will advance to the State Competition on February 3rd in Waukee.