Thirteen Mid-Prairie High School students performing in six categories received top ratings during the state large group speech contest Saturday.
Students performed for three certified Iowa High School Speech Association (IHSSA) judges who came to Wellman. Mid-Prairie’s improv, readers theatre, two ensemble, and two theatre musical groups all earned overall 1 or superior state ratings making them eligible for all-state nominations. Those groups included Alexander Burnham, Christopher Burnham, Olivia Caskey, Gavin Frascht, Avery Frede, Kelby Gingerich, Magnolia Graber, Samuel Harris, Kyra Helmuth, Elizabeth Meader, Emily Marner, Terra Richardson and Avery Schlabaugh.
Speech Coach Chisty Meader says since the IHSSA has given schools a variety of contest options, and until February 10th to hold their large group state contests, Mid-Prairie won’t learn of potential All-State nominations until Wednesday, February 17th. There also won’t be an All-State Festival this year because
Mid-Prairie presents 27th annual Madrigal Dinner with special singing masks Terra Richardson opens the madrigal dinner with a monologue as the jester with jokes directed at the audience. Collette McClellen directs an all-student song during the madrigal dinner on Saturday, Dec. 12. McClellen performed in the first Mid-Prairie madrigal dinner 27 years ago. Posted
By Molly Roberts
Mid-Prairie has presented a madrigal dinner for 27 years in a row director and vocal music teacher Collette McClellen performed in the first annual madrigal dinner in 1993, so she’s seen her fair share of performances.
2020’s dinner, however, was different for obvious reasons.
Tables were spaced further apart, guests squirted sanitizer on their hands before dining, and all of the students wore masks throughout the entire performance, except while eating.