The high schools in Guthrie County had several students compete in the State Individual Events Speech Contest in Council Bluffs on March 14th.

Adair – Casey / Guthrie Center had 12 students take part in 18 events, with eight getting straight Division I Ratings in 11 events. Panorama had six students compete in seven events, with four receiving straight Division I Ratings in as many events. From West Central Valley, four students took part in six events, with two receiving overall Division I Ratings. There were also a few individuals chosen to attend the All-State Individual Speech Events Festival. From AC/GC, Cadence and Kiera Boals will both perform their Storytelling pieces, while Panorama’s Sara Rivas performs her Poetry piece. A full list of the State Contest results can be found in this story online.

 

AC/GC

Straight 1 Rating

Caydence Boals – Storytelling

Lucy Knutter – Public Address and Original Oratory

Montana Douglas – Poetry

Kiera Boals – Storytelling and After Dinner

Allison Drake – Acting

Megan Underwood – Solo Musical Theatre and Improv

Blakely Buttler – Reviewing

Lilah Heinz – Original Oratory

 

Split 1 Rating

Carter Dinkla – Solo Musical Theatre

 

Split 2 Rating

Lilah Heinz – Literary Program

Allie DeWitt – After Dinner and Prose

 

Straight 2 Rating

Adam Brown – Videocasting

Carter Dinkla – Improv

Ryne Noland – Improv

 

Panorama

Straight 1 Rating

Taylin Woolheater – Solo Musical Theater

Lilly Bachmeyer – Poetry

Evynn Stagg – Poetry

Sara Rivas – Poetry

 

Overall 2 Rating

Miley Nolan – Spontaneous Speaking

Navira Martin – Storytelling

Evynn Stagg – Solo Musical Theater

 

West Central Valley

Overall 1 Rating

Meleah Speichinger – Prose

Janae Dukes – Prose

 

Overall 2 Rating

Meleah Speichinger- Literary Program

Kaylee Lange – Radio News and Storytelling

Chloe Howell – Poetry