Students from Fairfield, Pekin, and Sigourney earned multiple Division I ratings at the Iowa High School Speech Association District Individual Events Contest on Saturday, February 28th, qualifying for the State Individual Events Contest on March 14th at Vinton-Shellsburg.
Fairfield and Pekin stayed in Jefferson County competing at the Fairfield site, while Sigourney traveled to Montezuma for its district competition.
Fairfield Results
Fairfield advanced a large group of students to state competition with Division I performances.
Elliott Ward qualified in Solo Improvisation and Original Oratory, while Tristen Garretson advanced in Solo Improvisation and Reviewing. Trinity Rowland earned Division I ratings in both After Dinner Speaking and Storytelling.
Taryn Roeman qualified in Acting and Poetry, and Jami Hames advanced in Poetry and Prose. Adeliz Suastegui-Gregorio earned a Division I in Prose. Arissa Pohren qualified in Storytelling and Expository Address.
Nicole Hunger advanced in Solo Musical Theatre. Bella Jaeger earned Division I ratings in Expository Address and Reviewing. Abraham Antonio qualified in Expository Address, and Bidhi Dangol advanced in both Reviewing and Original Oratory.
Receiving Division II ratings were Sonya Antonova and Stormy Lint in Solo Musical Theatre, and Suastegui-Gregorio in Original Oratory.
Pekin Results
Pekin students also posted strong performances at the Fairfield site.
Natalie Hamilton earned Division I ratings in both Public Address and Prose. Rannen Harbison advanced in Acting. Tatum Harbison qualified in Storytelling and Reviewing.
Brogan Spray and Zoe Heisdorffer earned Division I ratings in Storytelling. Brinley Phillips and Bo Latcham advanced in Solo Musical Theatre.
Ava Heisdorffer received a Division II in Poetry, and Zoey Atkinson earned Division II ratings in Solo Musical Theatre and Spontaneous Speaking.
Sigourney Results
Sigourney competed at Montezuma and also qualified numerous entries for state.
Chris McLennan advanced in Reviewing and Solo Improvisation. Eden Hahn and Tierney Greiner earned Division I ratings in Poetry. Isaac Jones and Levi Weber qualified in Reviewing, with Weber also advancing in Expository Address.
Chloe Martin earned Division I ratings in both Prose and Spontaneous Speaking. Bianca Vega advanced in Storytelling. Jacon Randall-Blaske qualified in Reviewing and Solo Improvisation.
Receiving Division II ratings were Vega, Jones, and Jasey Ingle in Solo Musical Theatre, along with Ingle in Storytelling.
Students earning Division I ratings will now prepare to compete at the state contest on March 14th.
Photography courtesy of the Sigourney Community School District and Pekin Player Players/Pekin Speech and Drama Program.
