Citizens State Bank donated $300 to assist the high school All-State Speech students as they headed to Ames for their performance on Feb. 17. Front from left are Jon Mootz, Tina McDonough with CSB, and Payton Jaeger. Standing in back are Jeff Carlson, Speech Coach Kim Carlson, and Alex Nealson. (Photo submitted)
Two Monticello High School groups were nominated for the All-State Large Group Speech Festival, both in the Group Improv category. From left are the duos of Jeff Carlson and Payton Jaeger, who performed at the festival; Jon Mootz and Alex Nealson, non-performing. The festival was Saturday, Feb. 17 at the Iowa State Center in Ames. The Carlson-Jaeger team was one of just 25 Group Improv nominees selected to perform, out of 740 statewide. (Photo by Pete Temple)
