Ten MHS groups get top ratings at State, improv makes All-State

Ten Monticello High School groups earned “I” ratings during the State Large Group Speech Contest held Saturday, Feb. 8 at Cedar Rapids Washington High School.

On Monday afternoon, the speech department learned that the Group Improv duo of Grant Hospodarsky and Levi Temple had qualified for the All-State Speech Festival, to be held Feb. 22 at Iowa State University in Ames.

Four additional groups received a “II” during the state competition.

The following groups received a “I” rating:

Contest Speech for Dummies (Choral Reading) - Amelia Anderson, Kehde Campbell, Kaitlin Guyer, Megan Mahoney, Delaney Peitz, Brooklyn Stark, Maci Welter, Micah Williams.

Teen Scene (TV News) - Matthew Beal, Sully Flynn, Karle Kramer, Evan Martensen.

A Day with Tommy (Short Film) - Jeff Carlson, Caleb Gillmore, Ben Oswald, Grahm Schneiter, Chase Sternhagen, Levi Temple.

Stud and Babe (Musical Theater) – Robby Holmes, Payton Jaeger.

Group Improv - Jeff Carlson and Payton Jaeger.

Group Improv - Grant Hospodarsky, Levi Temple.

Group Improv - Matthew Beal, Carter Kurt, Evan Martensen.

RTGT-Real Time Game Talk (Freshmen Radio Broadcasting) Harrison Ahlrichs, Kale Hansen, Austin Kurt, Jacob Miller, Cole Nietert, Dylan Ponder, Ian Temple.

Freshman Group Improv - Emma Althoff, Mya Postel, Zach Reuter.

Freshman Group Improv - Mia Jaeger and Bella Mullen.

The following groups received a II rating:

Freshmen Group Improv - Harrison Ahlrichs and Ian Temple.

News with No Clue 97.2 (Radio Broadcasting) - Natalia Williams, Hailey Wilson.

SPRIG (Radio Broadcasting)- Rylee Bauer, Lisa Dios, Nicole Porter.

Elevator Games (Ensemble Acting)- Kacie Bayne, Grahm Schneiter, Abby Willson.