Local students earned the highest honors in the 2016 Iowa High School Speech Association state large group contest this past weekend.

Three of the Pella Christian groups sent to the site at Cedar Rapids Kennedy High School earned non-performing All-State nominations in one act play, reader’s theatre, and musical theatre. Pella Community’s group mime will perform at the All-State Speech Festival Saturday, February 20th at the Iowa State Center in Ames. Pella earned non-performing all state honors in Musical Theatre. Twin Cedars High School’s Ensemble Acting also earned all state non performing.