Mid-Prairie High School will advance 11 students and Highland will send four to the state individual speech contest after receiving Division 1 ratings for their district performances on Saturday.
Both schools hired a certified Iowa High School Speech Association (IHSSA) judge to come to their school and rate the performances. Mid-Prairie students performed in 17 categories with every performance earning a Division 1 rating. Advancing to state are Diego Ayala and Gavin Frascht for spontaneous speaking, Haydon Bailey for reviewing and solo acting, Olivia Caskey and Kyra Helmuth for solo musical theatre and solo acting, Avery Frede for solo improvisation and radio news broadcasting, Isadora Goode and Avery Slaubaugh for interpretive reading prose, Emily Marner for solo musical theatre and solo improvisation, Elizabeth Meader for storytelling and interpretive reading prose, and Jennifer Sanchez for interpretive reading poetry.
Two Mid-Prairie Performances Earn All-State Large Group Honors
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The Mid-Prairie High School jazz band earned a Division 1 rating in class 3A of the south Iowa High School Music Association Jazz Band Festival last weekend in Muscatine.
Band Director David Kunz says his students performed well after enduring COVID-19 restrictions that have been in place throughout the school year, “The number one thing about the experience was that we got to go, that we got to actually perform live at the state jazz contest in front of an audience. It felt almost normal to do that. In a normal year we would perform at many jazz events and this is the only one other than home concerts. So, it was just really great to get to do it. They played really well, really proud of them, and I was just so happy that we were doing it and, yeah, we got to go.”
Ready to serve upwards of 500 people, the Mid-Prairie High School post prom committee is hosting a drive through pork dinner this evening.
Mid-Prairie Guidance Counselor Melissa Rediger says the drive through service will take place from 5 to 8 p.m. at the high school in Wellman and at the AmVets Hall in Richmond. Each meal is $10 and includes pulled pork, cheesy potatoes, green beans, and dessert. She says they don’t have a set dollar goal for the fundraiser, “We’re just going to be thankful for anything that we can get to help support these kids. It’s been difficult with the traditional fundraisers we’ve done in the past. We’ve tried to get creative in what we can do and still be sensitive to health concerns, so this is our main fundraiser that we are able to do. So we hope it will be well attended and the community will support that.”
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