Several Tulip City high school students have recently earned the highest possible honor in speech competitions. The Iowa High School Speech Association announced All-State nominations from individual performances. Will Rasmussen of Pella High School is a multiple time individual and large group All-State nominee, and he’s thankful for the opportunities he’s had to perform with friends during his four years at the school. This year’s Iowa High School Speech Association Individual All-State festival, typically held at the University of Northern Iowa, was cancelled due to COVID-19.
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A dozen students from three local schools have earned All-State nominations for their performances during the Iowa High School Speech Association (IHSSA) state individual event contest. To be eligible for the recognition, individuals must be identified by at least two judges for their outstanding presentation. Seven students from Carroll High School and Ar-We-Va, which have a joint speech program, were nominated. These students include: Bridget Cameron and Sophia Polking for Acting; Maris Cameron for Literary Program; Aleah Casebeer in Poetry; Joewie Heithoff for After Dinner Speaking; Mishy King in Storytelling; and Brooke Reiling for Improvisation. The three Kuemper students nominated were: Britnee Irlbeck in Acting; Max Meyers for Musical Theatre; and Kenna Soppe in Spontaneous Speaking. Audubon had two students: Anna Campbell for Solo Musical Theatre, and Morgan Smith in After Dinner Speaking. Unfortunately, IHSSA will not be hosting an All-State showcase this year due to COVID-1
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Pella and Pella Christian individual speech students performed at the state contest over the weekend. Out of 34 total entries, 23 received a Division I superior score for Pella Community student performances 14 of which earned perfect ones from all three judges. From Pella Christian 13 of 14 entries earned a Division I superior score, 10 of which earned perfect ones from all three judges. All-State nominations for individual speech will be announced by the Iowa High School Speech Association on March 24th.