Four Decorah HS students selected to All-State in Individual Speech

Four Decorah High School students have been selected for the Iowa High School School Speech Association's Individual All-State Festival Monday, March 29th, at the University of Northenr Iowa.

Rebecca Eastwood will perform in Public Address, Caroline Krammen will perform in Literary Program and Johanna Olson will perform in Expository Address. Pearl Faldet also received All-State honors in Storytelling, but will not perform.

The four were among 28 Decorah High School students attending the Individual Speech District contest recently at Starmont. Out of Decorah High School's 40 performances, 28 received Division I ratings:

Acting: Allie Canoy; After Dinner Speaking: Carolina DS and Liz Dovenberg; Expository Address: Tyler Rinken, Jackie Hoyme and Johanna Olson; Improvisation: Alex Carney and Montana McCabe; Literary Program: Allie Canoy, Caroline Krammen and Rebecca Eastwood; Musical Theater: Kaia Miller; Original Oratory: Kirsten Arneson and Scotty Hendriecks; Poetry: Paige Rustad; Prose: Clara Bergen, Erica Bjelland and Pearl Faldet; Public Address: Kaia Miller and Rebecca Eastwood; Radio News: Bretta Krieg; Review: Alex Carney, Johanna Olson and Tyler Rinken; Spontaneous Speaking: Montana McCabe and Scotty Hendricks; Story Telling: Erica Bjelland and Pearl Faldet