Decorah HS students do well at District Individual Speech Contest

Decorah High School's Individual Speech participants, coached by Amanda Huinker, have returned from a District Meet in Riceville with a lot of "Division 1" ratings.

35 students participated in the contest.  Out of Decorah's 50 performances, 42 received I ratings and will continue on to the State Individual Speech Contest, which will be held Saturday, March 10th at Waldorf College, in Forest City.

Decorah Varsity students receiving a Division 1 rating:
Acting:  Ely Cepeda, Daniel Rinaldelli, Carolina Deifelt Streese
Solo Musical Theater:  Ritamarie Guzman, Alison Schwartzhoff, Hans Holkesvik
Poetry:  Zach Schmelzer, Liv Ulring, Colin Zidlicky
Prose:  Shelby Varney, Erica Bjelland, Emma Breitenstein
Literary Program:  Marea Hokesvik, Maria Hoyme
After Dinner:  Carolina Deifelt Streese, Sam Iverson
Public Address:  Alice Gullekson, Isaac Mertzenich, Noreen Gentry
Improvisational:  Zach Schmelzer, McKinleigh McCabe
Spontaneous Speaking:  Alice Gullekson, Hans Holkesvik
Review:  Alex Carney, Maria Hoyme, Anna Madrigal
Storytelling:  Liv Ulring, Erica Bjelland, Pearl Faldet
Original Oratory:  McKinleigh McCabe, Kirsten Arneson, Connor Edrington
Expository Address:  Crystal Mensen, Ritamarie Guzman
Other Participants:
Spontaneous Speaking:  Colin Zidlicky
Radio News:  Max Kemp
Improvisational:  Alex Carney

Decorah 9th grade speech students receiving a Division I rating:
Acting:  Gara Lonning, Will Yahr
Storytelling:  Kassie Hoyme  
Improvisational:  Will Yahr
Original Oratory:  Lydia Dawley
Public Address:  Simon Cropp, Connor Freeman
Review:  Kassie Hoyme
Other Participants:
Acting:  Steven Holkesvik  
Improvisational:  Steven Holkesvik
Solo Musical Theater:  McKenzie Snyder
Spontaneous Speaking:  Freddie Paulson, McKenzie Snyder