Linn-Mar Speech Team Individuals Going to State!

The Linn-Mar Speech Team traveled to Prairie High School to participate in the Iowa High School Speech Association’s District Individual Contest.

We had 32 entries, with several of the students entered in two categories. 19 will advance to the State Contest at Vinton-Shellsburg High School on Saturday, March 11th.

Those who received a Division I rating include:

Grace Wensch in Prose and Literary Program
Allie Mersch in Solo Musical Theatre and Literary Program
Emma Geneser in Acting
Gloria Hunt in Storytelling
Katie Hidlebaugh in Expository Address and Radio news
Cheyenne Mann in Storytelling and Poetry
Sierra Christensen in Poetry
Akash Gururaja in Spontaneous Speaking
Jasmine Aquino in Improvisation
McKenna Flood in Prose
Maddie DeJong in Storytelling
Alexander Pfaff in Radio News
Sadie Staker in Storytelling
Megan Hoppe in Poetry
Erin O’Hara in Literary Program

Congratulations, Speech Team!