Ten MHS groups earn ‘I’ ratings at State

Ten Monticello High School groups came home with Division I ratings from the State Large Group Speech Contest Saturday, Feb. 2 at Cedar Rapids Kennedy High School.
None of the Monticello groups were chosen for the All-State Large Group Festival.
The following groups received a “I” rating at State contest:
Pursuit (Short Film) – Jeff Carlson, Caleb Gillmore, Dalton Hampson , Alan Janssen, Ben Oswald, Chase Sternhagen, Levi Temple.
WDOO (Radio Broadcasting) – Rylee, Bauer, Jaelynn Kraus, Nicole Porter.
XMAS (Freshman Radio Broadcasting) – Sullivan Flynn, Karle Kramer.
Cuttin’ Line (Ensemble Acting) – Hannah Ahlrichs, Brianna Burmahl, Makayla Coffey, Robby Holmes, Justin Martin.
Movie Time (Choral Reading) – Sophia Ahlrichs, Amelia Anderson, Josie Brady, Kehde Campbell, Kendra Foust, Jordan Lorenzen, Megan Mahoney, Makenna Patterson, Brooklyn Stark, Presley Tapken, Micah Williams.
Annie Get Your Gun – (Musical Theater) Olivia Goodyear, Levi Temple.
Chorus Line (Musical Theater) – Presley Tapken, Micah Williams.
Kehde Campbell & Delaney Peitz (Group Improv).
Dalton Hampson, Gary Pasker, Grahm Schneiter (Group Improv).
Jeff Carlson & Payton Jaeger (Group Improv).
Groups that received “II” ratings:
Matthew Beal, Sagan DeWald, Carter Kurt (Freshmen Group Improv).
The Dialy Reprot (TV News) – Sophia Ahlrichs, Clara Finger, Olivia Goodyear, Chloe Gray, Sophie Gray, Megan James, Jordan Lorenzen, Marissa McNally, Makenna Patterson.