Meg Dye, Claire Thuerauf, Violet Olinger, and Allie Teague performed "The Tragedy of Medusa" in Group Mime at Districts in Monticello Saturday. They are one of 24 groups from Mount Vernon to advance to State Feb. 8.
The Large Group Speech Team sent the most students in school history to District competition Saturday, with 24 groups advancing to state. Over 90 students in 34 groups competed at Monticello High School.
Groups are coached by Head Coach Grant Freeman (MVHS ’05), Trevor Baty (MVHS ’15), Amy White, Mary Horst, and 10 groups were coached by students.
The groups that earned a 1 will be moving on to the state contest at CR Washington Feb. 8.
Mount Vernon Large Group District Speech Results by team and event Jan. 25, 2025:
| Team | Event | Performance Title | Performers | SCORES | Coache(s) |
| Varsity | Choral Reading | A Year in White | Lyn Bauer, Natalee Glaister, Elizabeth Morf, Korah Jo Robinson, Nora Dye, Emara Perrault, Summer Bowie Smith, Claire Jensen | 1 | Grant Freeman |
| Varsity | Ensemble Acting | Hamlet | Penelope Vig, Megan Teague, Michael Covington, Chester Rood, Violet Olinger | 1 | Grant Freeman |
| Varsity | Ensemble Acting | Sports! | Skye Rodman, Grant Tucker, Kevin Zehms | 1 | Trevor Baty |
| Varsity | Ensemble Acting | Sisters | Bella Hasley, Renee Vig, Norah Weber, Emara Perrault | 1 | Grant Freeman |
| Varsity | Group Improv | Clark, Krapfl, Robinson, Stoner, Zehms | Collin Clark, Adam Zehms, Mae Krapfl, Dylan Robinson, Mya Stoner | 1 | Trevor Baty |
| Varsity | Group Improv | Hasley, O’Connor, Thuerauf | Bella Hasley, Natalie Thuerauf, Cait O’Connor | 1 | Grant Freeman |
| Varsity | Group Improv | Bauer, Covington, Francois, and Nydegger | Katherine Bauer, Owen Francis, Clare Nydegger, Michael Covington | 1 | Trevor Baty |
| Varsity | Group Mime | My Monstrous Time at Summer Camp | Grace Bausch, Mya Stoner, Katherine Bauer, Brooklynn Feddersen, Eva Bishop | 1 | Violet Olinger/Allie Teague |
| Varsity | Group Mime | The Tragedy of Medusa | Violet Olinger, Meg Dye, Allie Teague, Claire Thuerauf | 1 | Grant Freeman |
| Varsity | Musical Theatre | Chicago | Emma Hoffman, Anna Stephens, Renee Vig, Lyn Bauer, Nora Dye, Betsy Louwagie | 1 | Grant Freeman |
| Varsity | Musical Theatre | Urinetown | Cy Johnson, Elizabeth Morf, Natalee Glaister, Grace Bausch, Norah Weber | 1 | Trevor Baty |
| Varsity | Musical Theatre | Something’s Rotten | Chester Rood, Grace Hale, Charlotte Woosley, Emmett Jordan | 1 | Penelope Vig |
| Varsity | One Act | Peter Pan | Penelope Vig, Natalie Thuerauf, Emmett Jordan, Skye Rodman, Meg Dye, Megan Teague, Sarah Sharif, Emma Hoffman, Claire Jensen, Charlotte Woosley, Mae Krapfl, Ellah Shook, Allie Teague, Nathan Conrad | 1 1 1 | Grant Freeman |
| Varsity | Radio Broadcasting | WGOV | Will Turner, Hannah Jones, Grace Hale | 1 | Mary Horst |
| Varsity | Readers Theatre | Then I’ll Be Happy | Summer Bowie Smith, Katie Whitehead, Owen Francois, Ellah Shook, Sarah Sharif, Lydia Marshall, Effie Johnson, Charlotte Hand, Collin Clark, Eva Bishop | 1 | Amy White |
| Varsity | Short Film | Pieces of the Past | Grant Tucker, Lydia Marshall, Kevin Zehms, Will Turner, Charlie Weldon, Nathan Conrad | 1 | Grant Freeman |
| Varsity | Short Film | The Birgintons Part 4 | Adam Zehms, Ellia Oesterle, Dylan Robinson, Luke Paulus | 1 | Grant Freeman |
| Varsity | Solo Mime | Tiptoes: The American Dream | Claire Thuerauf | 1 | Grant Freeman |
| Varsity | Solo Mime | Kill or Be Killed | Korah Jo Robinson | 1 | Grant Freeman |
| Varsity | TV Newscasting | Backseat News | Ava Willems, Carly Steen, Cora Smith, Cait O’Connor, Hannah Jones | 1 | Grant Freeman |
| Varsity | TV Newscasting | MANATEE News | Charlie Weldon, Clare Nydegger, Luke Paulus, Jackson Voight, Cy Johnson | 1 | Trevor Baty |
| 9th | Ensemble Acting | Nova Scotia | Hagen Wilkins, Jack Bauer, Marlena Rodenberg, Emery Willems | 1 | Meg Dye |
| 9th | Short Film | Zapatrilovaxitalum | Andrew Errington, Danny Dye, Beck Oesterle, Everett Marshall, Isaiah Hanson | 1 | Emmett Jordan |
| 9th | TV Newscasting | Sox News | Lexi Liu, Clara Vavricek, Andrew Errington, Josie Panos, Danny Dye | 1 | Megan Teague/Grant Tucker |
| Varsity | Solo Mime | A Prison Pipeline | Carrie Bybee | 2 | Grant Freeman |
| Varsity | Short Film | The History of Women’s Rights | Katie Whitehead, Carly Steen, Ava Willems, Alimatou Cisse, Rose Pisarik | 2 | Grant Freeman |
| Varsity | Group Mime | Can I Be Angry | Effie Johnson, Ellia Oesterle, Willow Shroyer | 2 | Grant Freeman |
| Varsity | Radio Broadcasting | KCAV | Nathaniel Lewis, Beckett Johnson, YeongHo Bishop, John Bishop | 2 | Mary Horst |
| 9th | Ensemble Acting | Joni Mitchell’s Messengers | Violet Tharp, Fenn Jones, Teagan Finn | 2 | Emara Perrault/Bella Hasley |
| 9th | Group Improv | Marshall-McNulty | Zion Safo, Everett Marshall, Elliott McNulty | 2 | Natalie Thuerauf |
| 9th | Choral Reading | Natalie’s Letter | Lexi Liu, Clara Vavricek, Liliana Grosse, Fiona Calcara, Emery Willems | 2 | Norah Weber/Claire Thuerauf |
| 9th | Musical Theatre | Little Shop of Horrors | Hagen Wilkins, Jack Bauer, Teagan Finn, Liliana Grosse, Marlena Rodenberg | 2 | Cyrus Johnson/Skye Rodman |
| 9th | Readers Theatre | August | Fenn Jones, Violet Tharp, Hazel Danielson, Fiona Calcara | 2 | Carrie Bybee/Mae Krapfl |
| 9th | Ensemble Acting | The Cupcake | Elliott McNulty, Isaiah Hanson | 2 | Mary Horst |
