Lisbon earned four Division I ratings and two Division II ratings at state large group speech contest at Cedar Rapids-Washington Saturday, Feb. 8.  The team is coached by Ellen Johanns and assistant coach J’Nee Reade.

All-State nominations were not announced ahead of press deadline.

Earning Division I ratings at state were:

• group mime “Spell-ing Errors” starring Gracie Cummings, Ashlynn LeClere and Hermione Chalupa;

• ensemble acting “Overtones” starring Rachel Bartels, Lynnlee Caspers, Natalie Pumphrey and Joey Watson and “Keeping Score” starring Kaitlyn Silver, Payton Curtis, Caroline Morris and Gracie Cummings.

• 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 Division II ratings at state were:

• 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 Mollenhauer, Caleb Ross and Brody Speidel.