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FDSH Qualifies 40 Speech Performances for State Individual Speech Contest

March 11, 2022

Fort Dodge Senior High students prepared 49 entries for the Iowa High School Speech Association District Individual Speech Contest held February 26.  Thirty Fort Dodge Senior High performers received Division I ratings for 40 performances and moved on to the State Individual Speech Contest March 13.  Receiving Division I ratings at District were: 

  • Camden Doster – Poetry – “Depression from Both Sides”
  • Dennis Morgan – Original Oratory – “Change!”
  • Amelia Rake – After Dinner Speaking – “BOSSS”
  • Dominic Berry – Prose – “Tomboyland”
  • Arthur Lund – Improvisation
  • Brayden Schmieder – Acting – “Girls!”
  • Katie Dawson – Radio News
  • Hope Miller – Literary Program – “Flowers”
  • Chloe Balm – Acting – “When Love Becomes Pain”
  • Ashlyn Headlee – Original Oratory
  • Dennis Morgan – Improvisation
  • Malaney Butrick – Literary Program – “In a Barbie World”
  • Xander Nilles – Prose – “With Malice Towards One”
  • Hannah Tolle – After Dinner Speaking – “Christmas Addicts Anonymous”
  • April Naeve – Radio News
  • Katie Dawson – Spontaneous Speaking
  • Mikeal Campbell – Solo Musical Theater – “Confrontation”
  • Abbi Casciato – Spontaneous Speaking
  • Drayton Miller – Radio News
  • Lilly Johnson – Improvisation
  • Ella Champagne – Prose – “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret”
  • Michael Wagner – Storytelling
  • Mikeal Campbell – After Dinner Speaking – “SOPMA”
  • Sol Birkey – Literary Program – “Addiction”
  • Valeria Cazares – Original Oratory – “Death Has a Grip
  • Gabriella Schumacher – Acting – “Oh Mom!”
  • Aaron Amhof – Acting – “Down Came the Rain”
  • Britta McCollum – Poetry – “Garden of Healing”
  • Malaney Butrick – Solo Musical Theater – “Home”
  • Keira Kennedy – Reviewing – “Hierynomous Bosch”
  • Dominic Berry – Expository Address
  • Bo Tracy – Solo Musical Theater – “Fight the Dragons”
  • Arthur Lund – Spontaneous Speaking
  • David Vraj – Spontaneous Speaking
  • Camden Doster – Reviewing – “Stranger Things”
  • Lexi McHone – Storytelling – “Fluffy the Porcupine”
  • Amelia Rake – Spontaneous Speaking
  • Hannah Drummond – Public Address – “Postcards/The Type”
  • Sol Birkey – Reviewing – “Greys Anatomy”
  • David Vraj – Public Address – “People, Your Government Has Been Returned to You”
  • Bo Tracy – Poetry – “When We Die We Go to Chocolate”

Receiving Division II ratings were:                                                                                               

  • Bowie Sanders – Solo Musical Theater – “When He Sees Me”
  • Josie Novencido – Prose – “Japanese Mirror Folklore”
  • Lexi McHone – Solo Musical Theater – “I Just Want to be a Star”
  • Sarah Ramthun – Acting – “Shirley Valentine”
  • Lilly Johnson – Radio News
  • Abraham Fisher – Solo Musical Theater – “I Really Really Love You”
  • Hannah Tolle – Poetry – “Lemon Pepper Chicken and More”
  • Ashlyn Headlee – Public Address

“Our students put hours and hours of time and energy into preparing their performances,” said Lindey Krug, FDSH speech coach. “It makes me so happy to see their efforts rewarded with such success. I look forward to seeing what this group can do at State!”

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