Mount Vernon hosted the district individual speech contest Saturday, Feb. 24.
“We had a very good day,” said coach Tawnua Tenley. “Only three folks on the team did not qualify for the state contest, and almost the entire team volunteered in some capacity with the contest hosting.”
Students were coached by Tenley, Mary Horst, and Grant Freeman.
Mount Vernon had 39 events advance to state competition at Cedar Rapids Xavier on Saturday, Feb. 24.
Earning Division I ratings for Mount Vernon were: Claire Thuerauf in poetry with “Space,” Natalee Gleister in poetry with “There’s No Turning Back,” Lyn Bauer in poetry with “The World is Beautiful (but)” and solo musical theatre “Quiet,” Norah Weber in poetry with “Journal Entries from a Therapist” and expository address “Swift Preparation,” Chester Rood in poetry with “The The Impotence of Proofreading” and solo improvisation, Anna Vavricek in poetry with “hands and other forms of connection,” Kylie Pyatt in original oratory with “Get Involved, But Breathe” and literary program “Pocket-Sized Feminism,” Elijah Shook in original oratory “Spiraling Thoughts,” Cyrus Johnson in expository address “How to Build a Penguin Army,” Eva Bishop in reviewing with “Slaughterhouse Five,” Meg Dye in reviewing with “Beauty and the Beasts,” Sierra Snyder in storytelling with “Tell-Tale Heart” and radio news announcing, Cait O’Connor in solo improvisation, Summer Bowie Smith in public address with “The Helsinki Bus Station Theory” and prose “Bread,” Kayleigh Kirton in radio news announcing, Isabella Hasley in radio news announcing, Natalie Thuerauf in public address with “Violence Against Women” and literary program “The Desire to Be Perfect,” Kevin Zehms in spontaneous speaking, Edith Dawson in spontaneous speaking, Grant Tucker in spontaneous speaking, Ashlyn Carter-Shook in prose with “It’s Okay to Like Pink”, Mae Krapfl in after dinner speaking with “How to Holiday From Your Hound,” Penelope Vig in after dinner speaking with “Don’t Settle” and solo musical theatre with “Woman of the World,” Audrey Tucker in expository address with “Family Game Night,” Lillian Bishop in acting with “A Note,” Allie Teague in acting with “Cheerleader Meets the Goth,” Charlie Krob in acting with “Hurricane Diane,” Charlotte Woosley in acting with “The Broom You Rode in On,” Megan Teague in literary program with “To Live Fully,” Korah Jo Robinson in solo musical theatre with “I’m Your Man” and Skye Rodman in solo musical theatre with “The Birthday Song.”
Earning Division II ratings for Mount Vernon were: Ashlyn Carter-Shook in original oratory with “Girls Wrestling,” Carrie Bybee in reviewing with “TBD,” Lillian Bishop in storytelling with “Martina the Beautiful Cockroach,” Owen Francois in storytelling with “The Man Who Loved Flowers,” Natalee Glaister in solo improvisation, Kayleigh Kirton in solo improvisation, Mae Krapfl in solo improvisation, Cyrus Johnson in public address with “What Do I Know,” Renee Vig in prose with “Girls Can’t Be Wizards,” Audrey Tucker in after dinner speaking with “Older Sibling Support Group.”