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The Adel-DeSoto-Minburn High School Speech Team will have three teams represented at All-State. 

ADM took nine teams to the State Large Group Contest at Ankeny Centennial this past Saturday. The events that participated at the state competition were Varsity Reader’s Theatre, Varsity Choral Reading, Varsity One Act, three Varsity Improv groups, Varsity Short Film, Varsity Ensemble Acting, and Freshman Solo Mime. Speech Coach Jacque Seidl shared that those teams received a Division One rating. 

Three of the teams were also selected to showcase their performances at the Iowa High School Speech Association All-State Festival next Saturday, February 17th at Iowa State University. Those entries include, “The Cats in Krasinski Square” in Varsity Readers Theatre, “Tales of the Lunch Lady” in Varsity Choral Reading, and “Dibs” in the Varsity Ensemble Acting. A full list of all the performers is below.

Varsity Readers Theatre: The Cats in Krasinski Square
Ash Gabler

Nick Subbert

Haley Perry

Chloe Clarke

Daria Spiu

Ella Greer

Ryland Moss

Isaac Hatchitt

Paul Giles

Brenna Seidl

Sydney White

Haley Nelson

Varsity Choral Reading: Tales of the Lunch Lady
Kaylin Dains

Emma McDowell

Emily Piepmeier

Alayna Freeman

Josie Pasco

Thora Hegarty

Reyna Shirley Brown

Jadah Manning

Kylie Ozbun

Lily Carey

Chloe Bond

Varsity Ensemble Acting (Non-Performing): Dibs
Emma McDowell
Chloe Clarke