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Eight Events Advance to State Speech

The Large Group Speech Team
The Large Group Speech Team

The Mount Vernon large group speech team competed at Districts  in Monticello on Saturday, Jan. 25, earning 8 division one ratings and two division two ratings. Events earning one ratings will advance to State competition at Linn-Mar on Feb. 8. The team is coached by Mary Sullivan, Tawnua Tenley, and Amy White.

One ratings:

Choral Reading – Matt Banwart, Cory Brannaman, Matt HermsenWhite, Paul Hines, Lucas Moran, Keanan Shannon and David Taylor.

Ensemble Acting, “Winners” – Nat Klein and Brenna Mills.

Ensemble Acting, “ Aberzombie” – Jenna Baumler, Simon Crocker, Brittany Ferguson, Lynn Lewis, Addie Rand and Chelsea Wallace.

Group Improv – Mickey Hines, Lucas Moran and David Taylor.

Group Improv – Matt Banwart, Trevor Baty, and Paul Hines.

Group Improv – Cory Brannaman, Theresa Gruber-Miller, Matt HermsenWhite and Keanan Shannon.

One-Act Play, “The First Trial of the Cherry Sisters” – Jenna Baumler, Brittany Ferguson, Stacey Jaeger, Sam Krapfl, Nicole Margheim, Brenna Mills, Addie Rand and Rehanna Rexroat.

Reader’s Theatre, “The Case of Four and Twenty Blackbirds” – Kate Baumler, Kelsi Dhondt, Theresa GruberMiller, Stacey Jaeger, Nat Klein, Aubrey Lyon, Nicole Margheim, Sydney Pratt and Rehanna Rexroat.

Two Ratings:

Short Film, “7,8,9” – Lyz Erlandson and Sam Krapfl.

Short Film, “Through our Eyes” – Kelsi Dhondt and Lynn Lewis.

"The First Trial of the Cherry Sisters" One Act Play will compete at State.
“The First Trial of the Cherry Sisters” One Act Play will compete at State.

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