A Pella High School graduate has officially signed to continue her speech and drama career in college. Six-Time Individual All-State Speech Selection Maggie Leach will compete for the Alabama Crimson Tide Speech Forensics team starting this fall. On top of her individual honors, Leach was also a Large Group Speech All-State selection with Improv in 2022 and Musical Theater in 2020, and was Mrs. White in the 2021 production of Clue: On Stage. Maggie was featured on Monday’s Let’s Talk Pella to discuss her future in speech and the end of her reign as Miss Iowa’s Outstanding Teen.