Keota speech team students have earned All-State honors. The Keota large group speech team traveled to Cedar Rapids Kennedy High School for the state large group speech contest. All seven groups competing earned Division 1 ratings. The ensemble acting group “Fighting Over Fushia” earned an All-State nomination. The readers theatre group also earned an All-State nomination and have been tapped to perform at the All-State Festival at Iowa State University in Ames on February 20th.

Keota Speech
Readers Theater – Zach Mousel, Tyler Verstraete, Paden Uphold, Isaiah Hahn, Nate Sieren
Improvisation – Bianca Cardona, Gracie McHugh,Cole Stout
Ensemble – “Fighting Over Fushia” – Bianca Cardona, Gracie McHugh
Ensemble – “Fan Play by Play” – Cole Brenneman, Riley Conrad, Jace Uphold, Luke Griner, Cole Stout
Ensemble – “Cotton Girls” – Abby Schulte, Grace Shemanhski, Mariah Lyle
Group Improvisation – Caroline Reeves, Elise Swanstrom, Riley Conrad
Choral Reading – Tyler Verstraete, Zach Mousel, Brianna Duwa, Olivia Sieren, Luke Griner, Bekah Fagen, Cortney Hyman, Alyssa White, Ryan Chalupa, Erin Chalupa, Megan Hill, Nate Sieren, Paden Uphold, Avery Conrad, Turner Klein.