Last Saturday, Maquoketa Valley hosted IE District Speech! It was a great day full of success for our performers and teamwork as many parents, volunteers, and teachers came together to run a smooth contest. Overall, there were 47 events for the day! Maquoketa Valley had 34 events earn a 1 rating while 13 earned a 2 rating. The performers who earned a 1 at Districts will move on to the State Contest at Hampton-Dumont High School. Below are the results from Saturday:

Students moving on to state include:

Taylor Saunders, Storytelling - 1

Lily Huber, Poetry - 1

Chantel Crowley, Radio News - 1

Sellah Ambundo, Solo Musical Theatre - 1

Kaitlyn Nolan, Expository Address - 1

George Livingston, Spontaneous Speaking - 1

Lily Huber, Radio News - 1

Arianna Nolan, Acting - 1

Matthew Schaul, Spontaneous Speaking - 1

Nicholas Otting, Poetry - 1

Josie Teymer, Expository Address - 1

Alissa Bush, Literary Program - 1

George Livingston, Acting - 1

Maya Smith, Public Address - 1

Jocelyn Kelchen, Storytelling - 1

Alissa Bush, Reviewing - 1

Lucy Hucker, Storytelling - 1

Kaitlyn Nolan, Solo Musical Theatre - 1

Sebastian Charles, Literary Program - 1

Josie Teymer, Acting - 1

Morgan Clemen, Storytelling - 1

Toby Grimm, Improvisation - 1

Allison Hogan, Prose - 1

Jocelyn Kelchen, Expository Address - 1

McKenna Bush, Reviewing - 1

Addie Hucker, After Dinner - 1 

Arianna Nolan, Original Oratory - 1

Joellen Beitz, Prose - 1

McKenna Bush, After Dinner - 1

Maya Smith, Reviewing - 1

Shane Lambert, Prose - 1

Lucy Hucker, After Dinner - 1

Taylor Saunders, Radio News - 1

Sam Howes, Acting - 1

Students who earned a division 2 rating:

Morgan Clemen, Acting - 2

Chantel Crowley, Solo Musical Theatre - 2

Adeline Rudd, Improvisation - 2

Sellah Ambundo, Poetry - 2

Cadence Freiburger, Public Address - 2

Sebastian Charles, Original Oratory - 2

Cheyenne Eike, Prose - 2

Emily Hogan, Prose - 2

Addie Hucker, Public Address - 2

Cadence Freiburger, Original Oratory - 2

Carly Dirks, Improvisation - 2

Brianna Hines, Poetry - 2

Morgan Krumviede, Literary Program - 2