Last weekend the State Large Group Speech Contest was held in Waukee, and the three Guthrie County Schools were there to compete.
Adair-Casey Guthrie Center took nine groups to compete in five categories, and was able to come away with two straight Division I Ratings, four overall Division I Ratings, two overall Division II Ratings and one straight Division II Rating. AC/GC was also able to send two groups to All-State.
Panorama came back with one straight Division I Rating, one overall Division I Rating and two overall Division II Ratings, and will be sending one group to All-State.
West Central Valley took two group improv teams, with both coming home with an overall Division II rating. A list of all the groups that participated at State Competition, their earned ratings, and those advancing to All-State can be found in this story online.
AC/GC
Earning straight Division I ratings:
Improv – Team McClain – Jarret McClain, Presley Buttler, Emerson Van Meter, Bo Arrasmith, Andrew Mahaffey
Radio News – KABN – Bo Arrasmith, Lance Bunde, Noah Kading, Carter Neff, Ashton Zekucia.
Earning overall Division I ratings:
Improv – Team Carlson: Advancing to All-State – Justin Reinhart, Taylor Carlson, Kelsey Carlson, Max Truijillo-Garcia, Tate Fever
Group Mime – Nowhere To Go But Up…Or Down: Advancing to All-State – Shyann Young, Grace Lavoy, Elizabeth Gonzalez, Ava Campbell, Allie DeWitt, Max Sills
Group Mime – Just A Girl’s Teddy Bear – Carley Fagan, Belle Fagan, Jeslyn Ortega, Caydence Boals, Kaylee Oberholtz, Addison Laughery
Musical Theatre – Spamalot – Carter Dinkla, Brennan Pedersen, Rohnin Grasty, Tanner Downing, Jarrett McClain, Taytum Bates, Haley Cose, Ava Campbell
Earning overall Division II ratings:
Readers Theatre – The Absolutely Insidious and Utterly Terrifying Truth about Cat Hair – Audrey Franzeen, Megan Kirkham, Haley Cose, Elizabeth Baughman, Ali Plagman, Caydence Boals, EmmaRae Ellis, Tanner Downing, Rohnin Grasty
Musical Theatre – Hadestown – Taylor Carlson, Kelsy Carlson, Haeydon Grasty, Viky Soto, Justin Reinhart, Andrew Mahaffey, Owen Dinkla
Earning straight Division II ratings:
Improv – Team Dinkla – Ben Franzeen, Carter Dinkla, Taytum Bates, Ben Colling
Panorama:
Straight District I Rating and Advancing to All-State
Reader’s theater- The Hamlet Thrill-ma-geddon, Haley Malloy, Hannah Malloy, Lindsey Meyer, Keira Simmons, Kaidyn Dencklau, Riley Gibson, Avery Bahrenfuss, Meredith Woodworth, Hadley Klein, Noah Poldberg, Maddox Nunn, Jaysen Stagg, and Thomas Vanmeer.
Overall District I Rating
Musical theater- Waitress, Hannah Malloy, Haley Malloy, Danae Yates, Maddy Lutz, Taylin Woolheater, and Clara Colby.
Overall District II Rating
Ensemble Acting- A Last Night on Earth, Tallinn Woolheater and Maddy Lutz.
Ensemble Acting- Three Redneck Gals, Avery Bahrenfuss, Hadley Klein, and Ella Gaffney.
West Central Valley
Overall District II Rating
Group Improv #1 – Kaylin Wachter, Nick Smith, Alexa Norton.
Group Improv #2 – Kinsey Alt, Alison Egger, Aiidan Russell, Sofia Juardo.