Lisbon had six Division I ratings and one Division II rating at the district large group speech contest at Monticello Saturday, Jan. 25. The team is coached by Ellen Johanns and assisted by J’Nee Reade. Groups earning Division I ratings advance to state contest at Cedar Rapids Washington Saturday, Feb. 8.
Earning Division I ratings at district were:
• group mime “Spell-ing Errors” starring Gracie Cummings, Ashlynn LeClere and Hermione Chalupa;
• musical theater “Tick Tick Boom” starring Rachel Bartels and Bryce Boots;
• television newscasting “Horizon Headlines” starring Peyton Appel, Bryce Boots, Sawyer Feldman, Carew Kamaus, Ava Mullenhauer, Caleb Ross and Brody Speidel.
• ensemble actings “Keeping Score” starring Kaitlyn Silver, Payton Curtis, Caroline Morris and Gracie Cummings and “Overtones” starring Rachel Bartels, Lynnlee Caspers, Natalie Pumphrey and Joey Watson.
• choral reading “Matilda” starring Ellie Beatty, Lynnlee Caspers, Olivia Davis, Ashlynn LeClere, Avery Long, Leila Mayhew, Caroline Morris, Ava Mollenhauer, Adalyn Ricke, Jenna Ries, Hallie Ries, Kaitlyn Silver, Sydney Techau and Joey Watson.
Earning a Division II rating at district were:
• group improvisation “Appel/Chalupa” starring Peyton Appel, Hermione Chalupa, Payton Curtis and Natalie Pumphrey.