AMES — Perry students Kayla McFarland, Madison Mason, Rylynn Gilmore and Camden Studer earned All-State honors at the Iowa High School Speech Association Large Group Festival at Iowa State University recently.
The foursome will be joined by eight fellow PHS students Mar. 9 in Nevada, where all will compete in the IHSSA individual State Contest.
- Kaylynn Bousman — Spontaneous Speaking and Storytelling (“There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly”)
- Rylynn Gilmore — Literary Program (“Moving On”) and Poetry (“Desks are Not Bulletproof”)
- Camden Studer — Public Address (“My Son was a Columbine Shooter”) and Radio News
- Ainsley Marburger — Improv and Solo Musical Theater (“Popular” from Wicked)
- Madison Mason — Original Oratory (“Mental Illness”) and Radio News
- Adriana Eastman — Prose (“The Cranberry Sauce has Something to Say”)
- Brianna Fields — Literary Program (“Dirty Dishes”)
- Dannah Karolus — Acting (“A Leap Year Leap”)
- Kayla McFarland — Storytelling (“Tough Cookie”)
- Zoe Meyer — Literary Program (“Trees”)
- Jamileth Sarceno — Storytelling (“The Festive Dress”)
- Aliyah Taggart — Poetry (“Trolls”) Bree Martin — Spontaneous Speaking
The PHS Speech Program is directed by Wendy Bollhoefer and Allisa Bahney.
