Perry High School hosted the Iowa High School Speech Association District Large Group contests Saturday, with students from 19 Iowa high schools participating, and the PHS team earned I ratings in 10 of the 16 events.
“It was a great opportunity to show off our building and a great deal of work for all the volunteers,” said Perry Community School District Superintendent Lynn Ubben. “Thanks to all who made this event a success!”
PHS student contestants receiving a I rating now advance to the State Large Group Contest to be held Feb. 4 at West Des Moines Valley High School.
PHS Speech Coaches Wendy Bollhoefer and Cathy Petersen led the PHS Speech Team of Allie Hopkins, Madison Mason, Trinity Summerson, Lauren Benjamin, Abi Weir, Camden Studer, Sidney Vancil, Skylar Cunningham, Amani AlRashid, Karley Whelchel, Alvaro Soto, Brandon Juarez, Kevin Lopez, Mario Cruz, Levi Halling, Mike Echeverria, Kaylynn Bousman, Adainna Escalante, Alex Tasler, Brooke Huntington, Sarah Sweet, Mariah McNamara, Janet Ortiz, Alicia Calderon, Dax Kresse, Hannah Sackett, Devon Archer, Adrian Thomson, Rylynn Gilmore, Domick Hopkins, Zoe Meyer, Halmar Arteaga, Jamith Sarceno, John Borjas, Zoe Gordan, Amos Munoz, Chase Archer, Fatima Rodriquez, Jasmin Gonzalez, Montsarrat Gonzalez, Jaqueline Guardado, Julia Stetzel, Keegan Eastman, Lauren Benjamin, Allie Hopkins and Dannah Karolus.
Joining the PHS Speech Team from the Iowa High School Speech Association Southwest District were students from Adair-Casey-Guthrie Center (ACGC), Adel-De Soto-Minburn (ADM), Atlantic, Audubon, Boone, Cumberland-Anita-Massena (CAM), Dallas Center-Grimes (DCG), Earlham, Greene County, Madrid, Nodaway Valley, Ogden, Panorama, Paton-Churdan, Van Meter, Waukee, West Central Valley and Woodward-Granger.
