Students from Indianola and Pleasantville will attend the State Individual Speech Contest today at North Scott High School. In order to get to the state competition, students had to perform in front of a panel of judges and receive a Division “I” rating in their chosen field. Overall, Indianola will send 8 different events to state, including poetry, improv, and spontaneous speaking among others, while Pleasantville will send 14 including storytelling, radio broadcast, and literary program. A full list of state competitors can be found below.

Indianola
Isabella DeVito – Poetry “I”
Codey Gillespie – Improv “I”
Codey Gillespie – Acting “I”
Megan Lewiston – Original Oratory “I”
Ava Jane Moorlach – Spontaneous Speaking “I”
Ryan Magelhaes – Acting “I”
Kindness Cummins – Acting “I”
Lawrence Foster – Improv “I”

Pleasantville
Jack Lauer – Storytelling “I”
Jack Lauer – Acting “I”
Alyssa McKay – Storytelling “I”
Alyssa McKay – Solo Musical Theatre “I”
Fiona Phipps – Radio Broadcast “I”
Grace Stephens – Literary Program “I”
Tess Ray – Literary Program “I”
Melena Johnson – Acting “I”
Melena Johnson – “Storytelling “I”
Emma Padellford – Prose “I”
Tess Ray – Acting “I”
Avery Lauer – Prose “I”
Avery Lauer – Reviewing “I”
Sierra Hallmann – Prose “I”