And speech season has come to an end recently with a slew of students achieving IHSSA’s highest honor.
Maquoketa Valley’s IE speech team received seven nominations for the 2024 Individual Events All-State. Congratulations to Allison Hogan in prose, Lily Huber in poetry, George Livingston in spontaneous speaking, Kaitlyn Nolan in expository address and solo musical theatre, Josie Teymer in expository address, and McKenna Bush in reviewing. Individual All-State was held yesterday at the University of Northern Iowa.
These students and others competed at the state IE contest in Hampton-Dumont Mar. 9. Below are the results from Saturday:
Students earning a Division I, highest rating 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
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
MV had one Division II rating:
Jocelyn Kelchen, Expository Address - 2
The IE speech team was coached by Mrs. Anderegg, Ms. Crumpton, Mrs. DeVore and Mr. DeVore.