Local speech teams will head to Wapello tomorrow to take part in the District Large Group Speech Contest. Teams from Mid-Prairie, Keota, Washington, Lone Tree, Columbus, Pekin and Winfield Mount Union will be performing throughout the day. Depending on the response from the judges, the teams could advance to the State Large Group contest on February 7th. Categories range from improvisation, one act plays to short films. According to Contest Manager and Wapello Speech Team Coach, Jane Bostian, schools volunteer to host the contest. She says Wapello has hosted the event for a few years now and will host it again next year.

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Due to the judging process, schools are assigned codes. See the list below for your school’s code.

School Codes

Mid-Prairie – A

Washington – P

Keota – M

Lone Tree – T & F

Pekin – J

Winfield-Mount Union – V

Columbus Community – B