Two Adair-Casey/Guthrie Center High School speech groups were nominated for the All-State Large Group Speech Festival Monday.

ACGC was nominated as non-performing in radio broadcasting for their entry titled “Grimm.” The group of Jacob Penton, Carter Hanson, Trever Derry, Eli Kading, and Wyatt Rudy earned straight Division I ratings at the state contest in Waukee last weekend. ACGC was also nominated as non-performing in musical theatre for their entry titled “Dear Baby.” The entry earned straight Division I ratings and featured Audrey Stowe, Kael Grasty, and Tommy Bates.

Panorama and West Central Valley also performed at the state contest. Five of Panorama’s eight entries received overall Division I ratings, and one of West Central Valley’s three improv groups received Division I as well.
ACGC:

Earning Straight Division I’s:

Choral Reading – #viral
Lauren Knutter
Kylie Chandler
Lydia Grizzle
Kalli Kinney
Paxton Schneider
Reagan Rumelhart
Sarah Hall
Emma Chesnut
Alexia Lemke

Ensemble Acting – Emergency Protocol
Kalli Kinney
Keisha Peters
Olivia Laabs
Page Oldes

Group Mime – Pink Isn’t Always Pretty
Paxton Schneider
Reagan Rumelhart
Mackenzie Reinhart
Jacqueline Trujillo-Garcia
Alyson Embleton

Improv 1 – Team Reinhart
Mackenzie Reinhart
Justin Reinhart
Jacqueline Trujillo-Garcia
Miles Kading
Taylor Carlson

Musical Theatre – Dear Baby
Audrey Stowe
Kael Grasty
Tommy Bates

Earning a Split Division I:
Improv 2 – Team Laabs
Rylee Sloss
Kylie Young
EmmaKay McClain
Olivia Laabs

Earning a Split Division II:
Musical Theatre – High School: A Musical
Peyton Emgarten
Wendy Soto
Keisha Peters
Sydney Noland
Kylie Chandler
Brennan Pederson

One Act – These Shining Lives
Peyton Emgarten
Wendy Soto
Rylee Sloss
Audrey Stowe
Kiersten Knobbe
Kael Grasty
Tommy Bates
Page Oldes
Jake Thomas
Trever Derry
Kaden Shook

Radio News – GRIMM
Jacob Penton
Carter Hanson
Trever Derry
Eli Kading
Wyatt Rudy

Panorama:

Ensemble “Girl Talk” Lindsey Meyer and Kaidyn Dencklau 2-2-2 overall 2 rating

Ensemble “A Streetcar Named Desire” Ruby Hummel and Shekynah Haworth 2-2-1 overall 2 rating

Musical Theatre “Waitress” Stephanie Livesay, Madison Livesay, Lauren Soll, Cassidy Hoehne 1-1-2 overall 1 rating

Ensemble “The Next Mrs. Jacob Andersen” Krista Smith and Alejandra Fuente Bonilla 1-1-1 overall 1 rating

Readers’ Theatre “Game of Tiaras” Wyatt Clark, Kaidyn Dencklau, Ruby Hummel, Shekynah Haworth, Lauren Soll, Gracie Phillips, Emma Johnston, Isaac Jarnagin, Tate Kunze, Kevin Cogil, Kinsey Buster 2-1-1 overall 1 rating

Musical Theatre “The Greatest Showman” Alejandra Fuente Bonilla, Sami Mortensen, Ki sey Buster, Corven Benshoof 2-2-2 overall 2 rating

Improv “It’s the Fourth of July” Wyatt Clark, Isaac Jarnagin, Ethan Hafner 1-1-1 overall 1 rating

Choral “Love You Forever” Molly Simmons,Madison Livesay, Paige Cmelik, Audrey Cmelik, Lindsey Meyer, Hailey Meacham, Cassidy Hoehne, Gracie Phillips, Abby Cobb
1-1-1 overall 1 rating.

West Central Valley:

Improv Group A: Bodhi Mains, Sophia Mahedy, Emma R. Johnson, Promise Garcia, and Cael Hansen – Division II

Improv Group B: Beth Lincoln, Hope Link, Gavin Dupuy, and Dylan Wells – Division II

Group C: Abbi Balsmeier, Larissa Crawford, Jon Garcia, Kinsey Alt, and Halley Joel – Division II