Mount Vernon has six performing nominations and two non-performing nominations for All-State Individual Speech Contest. A speech showcase for those attending All-State Individual events will be held Sunday, March 30 at 2 p.m. at Lisbon Heritage Hall.

All-State Individual festival is Monday, March 31 at University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls. Skye Rodman will be performing her solo musical theater piece “Suppertime” in session 3 (1:30 to 2:45 p.m.) of Center 1 at Strayer Wood Main House of the Strayer Wood
Theatre Building. Guest critic of Center 1 is Teresa Jackson of Iowa Central Community College and Iowa High School Speech Association Hall of Fame member.

Michael Covington will perform his storytelling piece “Muncha, Muncha, Muncha” in session 1 (10 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.) at Center 3 the Scholarship Space of Rod Library. Summer Bowie-Smith will perform her prose piece “Unpopular Gals” at session 4 (3 to 4:15 p.m.) at Center 3. Guest critic of Center 3 is AP Pikiben of Truman State University.

Penelope Vig will perform her after dinner speaking presentation “One Direction’s Sixth Member” at session 1 (10 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.) in Center 8 the Oak Room of Maucker Union. Guest critic of Center 8 is Danielle McGeough of the University of Northern Iowa.

Claire Thureauf will perform her poetry piece “Who She Was by Claire Thuerauf” in session 2 (11:30 to 12:45 p.m.) in Center 13 the Georgian Lounge in The Commons. Norah Weber will perform her poetry piece “A Dreamer is What She Was by Norah Weber” in session 3 (1:30 to 2:45 p.m.) in Center 13. Guest critic of Center 13 is Caleb Rainey, The Negro Artist.

Receiving non-performing nominations for All-State were Edith Dawson in spontaneous speaking and Summer Bowie-Smith in reviewing for “Seedship.”