Decorah HS students do well at District Individual Speech Contest

Decorah High School students participated in District Individual Speech Contest at North Butler High School on Saturday.  The DHS Varsity Team received 24 division one ratings and the DHS 9th Grade Team received 7 division one ratings. The students are coached by Thomas Houdek, Molly Holkesvik, Gabe Twedt, and Kristen Underwood.

All individuals receiving division one ratings will be participating in the Northeast Individual Speech State Contest hosted by Dubuque Senior High School on Saturday, March 12th.

DHS Varsity individuals advancing are:

Jenna Galligan (acting)
Kaylee Knight (literary program)
Alex Nesset (after dinner)
Brenna Betts (spontaneous speaking)
Garret Baumler (expository address)
Makinzie Monroe (after dinner speaking)
Avery Dugger (review)
Josh Nierengarten (improvisation)
Indigo Fish (acting)
Laurel Fadness (prose)
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)
Madilyn Fahey (expository address)
Ben Dugger (review)
Abby Trewin (solo musical theater)
Linnea Carlson (solo musical theater)
Lydia Kleckner (poetry)
Kyna Henson (solo musical theater)
Brianna Doyle (improvisation)

DHS 9th graders advancing are:
Evie Holyoake (storytelling)
Sara Gehling (poetry)
Megan Robinson (improvisation)
Sarah Mumford (acting)
Sydney Landstrom (after dinner)
Jordyn Hussain (prose)
Emma Fretheim (storytelling)

Other individuals who also competed at the district contest were:
Hayden Carlson (acting)
Maillie McCabe (prose)
Stacia Sexton (poetry)
Erin Dintaman (poetry)
Miles Wilkie (original oratory)
Paul Strand (expository address)
Jake Muhlbauer (public address)
Parker Grinna (improvisation)
Anna Hanson (public address)
Kasey Thompson (literary program)
Shai Shay (poetry)
Max Sparrow (radio news)
Kara Hooper (prose)
Madelyn Jermier (literary program)