Four Decorah HS students earn All-State Individual Speech honors

Four Decorah High School students have received All-State nominations after competing at Individual Speech competition in Dubuque.

Garret Baumler in Expository Address, Brianna Doyle in Spontaneous Speaking, Kyna Henson in Solo Musical Theater and Sonja Sacquitne in Storytelling have been invited to the All-State Festival at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls on April 4th.

DHS Varsity individuals receiving division one ratings at the state competition included the following:

Jenna Galligan (acting)
Kaylee Knight (literary program)
Brenna Betts (spontaneous speaking)
Garret Baumler (expository address)
Makinzie Monroe (after dinner speaking)
Josh Nierengarten (improvisation)
Indigo Fish (acting)
Devin Brevig (radio news)
Sonja Sacquitne (storytelling)
Naomi Davidson (acting)
Autumn DeLong (prose)
Helen Johnson (original oratory)
Emily Womeldorf (radio news)
Brianna Doyle (spontaneous speaking)
Abby Trewin (solo musical theater)
Linnea Carlson (solo musical theater)
Kyna Henson (solo musical theater)
Brianna Doyle (improvisation)

DHS 9th individuals receiving division one ratings included the following:

Evie Holyoake (storytelling)
Sarah Mumford (acting)
Sydney Landstrom (after dinner)
Jordyn Hussain (prose)
Emma Fretheim (storytelling)

Other individuals that also competed at the state contest included the following:

Alex Nesset (after dinner)
Avery Dugger (review)
Laurel Fadness (prose)
Madilyn Fahey (expository address)
Ben Dugger (review)
Lydia Kleckner (poetry)
Megan Robinson (improvisation)