A total of 11 Pleasantville High School students received Division I scores at Saturday’s individual district speech event and are advancing to the Iowa High School Speech Association State Contest on March 11th.

Knoxville had two Individual Events Speech students participate in the District contest this past weekend in Marshalltown, who qualified for State. They will perform in Eldridge on March 11.

The following Pleasantville High School students will compete at state.

Rhya Cowden (Prose, Storytelling)

Grace Fust (Prose, Radio News)

Elizabeth Goodale (Musical Theatre,  Acting)

Saad Mann (Acting, Literary Program)

Ivan Showers (Poetry, Storytelling)

Bella Ashford (Radio News)

Grace Hintz (Musical Theatre)

Joslynn McCormick (Prose)

Dawson Schrader (Musical Theatre)

Allison Smith (Musical Theatre)

Alex Swanson (Reviewing)

Knoxville had two state qualifiers, in Marshalltown Saturday. Emily Humeston and Kylie Moore qualified for State in Acting, Interpretive Reading Poetry, and Storytelling.