Decorah HS students do well at Individual Speech Districts

35 Decorah High School students received a top rating at the Individual Speech Contest in Nashua over the weekend and qualified to compete at the regional State contest March 14th at Starmont High School.

The participants were coached by Kristen Underwood, Molly Holkesvik, Gabe Twedt, and Thomas Houdek.  A total of 48 students participated in the contest. 
 
DECORAH 10th--12th GRADERS (VARSITY)
Receiving a I rating:
Original Oratory – Micheal Foster
Public Address – Connor Freeman, Paul Fadness
Expository Address – Lydia Dawley, Garret Baumler
Storytelling – Zyann Hooper, Dalton Brown
Prose - Autumn Delong, Lydia Kleckner, Maggie Breitenstein
Poetry – Ali Graves, Shai Shay,
Literary Program –  Brianna Doyle
Solo Musical –  Parker Fretheim, Adam Knight, McKenzie Snyder
Improvisational Acting – Will Yahr, Gara Lonning
Acting – Naomi Davidson,  Gara Lonning, Steven Holkesvik
After Dinner Speaking – Makinzie Monroe, Henry Zheng
Review – Lydia Dawley
Spontaneous Speaking –  Micheal Foster, Freddie Paulson, Connor Freeman
Radio News- Ben Leschensky
 
Other Participants:
Expository Address – Christopher Miculinich
Literary Program – Kasey Thompson, Laurel Fadness
Review – Emma Dambek, Kassie Hoyme
Radio News – Devin Brevig, Everett Wegge
Public Address- Tyler Lubke
Original Oratory -- James Lee, Richard Weis
Improvisational Acting – Tyler Lubke
Storytelling – Emily Womeldorf

DECORAH 9th GRADERS:
Receiving a I rating:
Original Oratory – Maddie Davis, Vita Domnenko, Klara Thompson
Storytelling – Sonja Sacquitne
Poetry – Jeny Na
Acting – Victoria Miller
Improvisational Acting – Abby Trewin, Josh Nierengarten
Solo Musical – Abby Trewin
 
Other Participants:
Expository –  Chance Elton
Storytelling – Sydney Byrnes
Poetry – Kaylee Knight
Solo Musical – Vita Domnenko
Spontaneous Speaking – Erick Fadness, Alexander Nesset
Review – Klara Thompson, Chance Elton
Acting – Alexandra Nesset, Kaylee Knight
Radio News – Josh Nierengarten
Improvisational Acting – Anna Hanson
After Dinner – Erick Fadness, Anna Hanson
Prose – Maddie Davis