Mount Vernon had 36 Division I ratings and four Division II ratings at the State Individual Speech contest at North Scott High School in Eldridge Saturday, March 11. All-State nominations were not known at press deadline.
Earning Division Is for Mount Vernon were: Anna Vavricek, original oratory “A World Without Women;” Ashlynn Carter-Shook in prose with “This is Why I’ll never be an adult;” Audrey Tucker in after dinner speaking with “Vampires Anonymous;” Claire Gaffney in storytelling with “You are Special” and spontaneous speaking; Cyrus Johnson in expository address with “North vs. South;” Dallas Olberding in poetry with “Time for Love;” Isabella Hasley in solo improvisation; Kayleigh Kirton in solo improvisation and radio news announcing; Lillian Bishop in acting with “A Psychopath;” Luke Stephens in radio news announcing; Lydia Benesh in acting with “How Many Children Had Lady Macbeth and solo musical theatre with “When he Sees Me;” Megan Teague in poetry with “Tulips;” Michael Briesemeister in prose with “Secret Life of Walter Mitty” and public address with “The Arrogance of Power;” Milo Ollinger in after dinner speaking with “Eulogy to my Speech Coach” and acting in “When Harry Met Sally;” Natalie Thuerauf in public address with “A Whisper of Aids;” Penelope Vig in after dinner speaking with “A Guide to High School” and spontaneous speaking; Renee Vig in original oratory with “Roller Derby” and reviewing with “5SOS5;” Sierra Snyder in original oratory with “Flip the Switch;” Summer Bowie-Smith in reviewing with “The Midnight Club;” Tori Oelrich in poetry with “Trivialities;” Ty Panos in solo musical theatre with “Hard to be the Bard;” Allie Teague in acting with “Birthday Burrito;” Cait O’Connor in solo improvisation and poetry with “Boys, Liars, and Three Months;” Claire Thuerauf in poetry with “Four Seasons;” ; Mae Krapfl in after dinner speaking with “Youngest Sibling Support Group” and reviewing with “Tiny Towns;” Norah Weber in solo musical theatre with “Not for the Life of Me” and poetry with “The Story of Love.”
Earning Division II ratings were: Grant Tucker in radio news announcing, Lillian Bishop with acting “History of Wrong Guys,” Natalie Thuerauf with spontaneous speaking and Owen Francois with after dinner speaking “The Creator.”
Mount Vernon receives 36 Division I ratings at state
March 16, 2023