Fort Dodge Senior High students competed at the Iowa High School Speech Association District Individual Speech Contest held Feb. 25. The team received 40 Division I ratings, advancing those performances on to the State Individual Speech Contest scheduled for March 11 at Fort Dodge Senior High.

“We had a whopping 60 competitors at the Individual District Contest this year,” said Lindey Krug,

FDSH speech coach. “Our students performed extremely well and I am very pleased with our results.”

Receiving Varsity Division I ratings at District and qualifying for State were:

n Brayden Schmieder — Acting — “The Guest”

n Evan Pratt — Acting — “Grounded”

n Hope Miller — Acting — “The Broken Doll”

n Michael Wagner — After Dinner Speaking — “The Michael Club”

n Sol Birkey — After Dinner Speaking — “Global Child Prodigy Awards”

n Gabby Schumacher — Literature Program — “Forgetfully Yours”

n Chloe Balm — Literature Program — “Aren’t Boys Awful”

n Chris Hulsebus — Literature Program — “I am Becoming My Mother”

n Amelia Rake — Original Oratory — “Freedom Is Pink”

n Abbi Casciato – Original Oratory — “Focusing on Adapting for ADHD”

n Ashlyn Headlee –Poetry — “Degrees of Sadness”

n Ella Champagne — Poetry — “I Want to Be”

n Aaron Amhof – Prose — “The Sniper”

n Sydney Gebers –Prose — “The Disturbed”

n Lexie McHone — Public Address — “Mother Theresa’s Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance”

n Camden Doster –Radio News Announcing

n Katie Dawson — Radio News Announcing

n Sarah Ramthun — Radio News Announcing

n Abraham Fisher –Reviewing — “Game–Making”

n Katie Rodamaker –Reviewing — “Twilight Romance”

n Lilly Johnson — Solo Improvisation

n Mike Miller — Solo Improvisation

n Grace Casciato — Solo Musical Theatre — “Burn”

n Aaron Amhof — Solo Musical Theatre — “I Believe”

n Mikeal Campbell –Solo Musical Theatre — “Good–Bye”

n Michael Koch — Spontaneous Speaking

n Amelia Rake — Spontaneous Speaking

n Sol Birkey — Storytelling — “The Three Little Dinosaurs”

Receiving Junior Varsity Division I ratings and qualifying for State were:

n Emma Connelly — Acting — “A Day to Remember”

n Simeon Roberts — Acting — “Any Junior’s Nightmare”

n Reyna Prado — Expository Address — “The Hero’s Journey Through Dante’s Inferno”

n Aurora Johnson — Poetry — “Curfew Must Not Ring Tonight”

n Owen Hamlow — Poetry — “Honey and Salt”

n Jordan Larrabee –Solo Improvisation