Practice has paid off for the Highland and Keota large group speech teams. Highland traveled to Wapello and had two groups selected to advance to the state contest- improv and the radio broadcast group.

Keota had a banner weekend at the District Large Group contest in Pella with seven of nine groups advancing to the state contest. Groups earning Division 1 ratings are: readers theatre, two improv groups, three in ensemble acting, and the choral reading group. The teams will next perform on Saturday at the state competition at Cedar Rapids Kennedy High School.

Keota Speech
Readers Theater – Zach Mousel, Tyler Verstraete, Paden Uphold, Isaiah Hahn, Nate Sieren
Improv – 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 Improv – 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.

Highland Speech
Improv- Nathan Butler, Sam Davis, Morgan Welsh, and Tyler Whestine
Radio Broadcast- Nathan Butler, Sam Davis, Zoe Mahler, and Tyler Whestine.