More than two dozen Carroll (CHS) and Kuemper Catholic High School (KHS) students traveled to Denison on Saturday to compete in the Iowa High School Speech Association (IHSSA) Individual Events state contest, and seventeen of them brought home top marks from the event. CHS had 12 students qualify, and the Tigers earned a “I” (excellent) rating in 11 of those entries. KHS had 13 students qualify to compete and received top ratings in 10 entries. Of the high-scoring students, a select few will be chosen to perform at the IHSSA All-State Festival on March 30 on the University of Northern Iowa (UNI) campus in Cedar Falls. All State nominations are expected to be announced later tonight (Monday). A complete list of the local CHS and KHS student who competed at state this weekend and their scores is included with this story on our website.
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CHS
Brooke Stangl: Acting (I)
Bri Kiger: Improvisation (I), Storytelling (I)
Amber Moritz: Acting (I)
Aden Gustafson: Poetry (I)
Zowie Hickerson: Storytelling (I)
Logan Canuso: After-Dinner Speaking (I)
Ellyce Roetman: After-Dinner Speaking (I)
Sydney Mancini: Solo Musical Theatre (I)
Sarah Ryherd: Poetry (I)
Jay McNelly: Poetry (I)
Sophie Hughes: Storytelling (II)
Paula Gagneur: After-Dinner Speaking (qualified but unable to perform)
KHS
Simon Pietig: Acting (I), Exposition (I)
Joel Schultes: Improvisation (I)
Regan Garringer: Prose (I)
Sophie Christensen: Prose (I), Musical Theatre (I)
Alese Lenz: Poetry (I), Storytelling (I)
Grace Wolterman: Storytelling (I)
Meredith Sturm: Spontaneous Speaking (I)
Sophie Neumeyer: Storytelling (II)
Zander Berger: Literary Program (II)
Claire Venner: Radio (II)
Lauren Lenz: Acting (II)
Natalee Howard: Storytelling (II)
Makinlee Hingeley: Radio (IV)
