Congratulations to the following students from East, Hoover and Roosevelt high schools who earned All-State recognition in Iowa High School Speech Association district competitions held last weekend:

CHORAL READING 

  • East: Stop and Look Within (seniors Daniela Gama, Kathy Le, Ashley Luvan, Rachel Nguyen, Mathilda Keith, Damaris Nelson and Liz Bennett; juniors Baylee Brafford, Kylea Tackett, Zanadia Cantu, Ryleigh Hayworth and Chloe Hayes; sophomores Courtney Risius and Kartik Kalra; freshman Samantha Conyers) *

RADIO BROADCASTING

  • East: LaRazzis Radio 72.3 (seniors Caroly Coronada-Vargas, Daniela Gama and Christian Cano Sotelo; juniors Jesus Martinez and Iris Amaya-Leiva; sophomore Kartik Kalra)

ENSEMBLE ACTING

  • Roosevelt: Michael & Kay (seniors Sam Beaumont and Maren Grant) *

SHORT FILM 

  • Roosevelt: Larry the Dinosaur (senior Zach Brewer) *

MUSICAL THEATER 

  • Roosevelt: Falsettos (seniors Gary McCall and Henry Vermeer; sophomores Ada Fender and Emma Phomvisay)

ONE ACT PLAY

  • Hoover (pictured above): Super Nova (seniors Ashley Swangel and Zoey Tensen; juniors Ripley Miller, Julieana Muñoz and Samantha Thorpe; sophomores Mason Beckler, Kannika Conder, Alyssa Cone, Lilly Johns, Sage Johnson and Lydia Woods)

* Selected for performance at the IHSSA Large Group All-State Festival on February 22 at CY Stephens Auditorium on the campus of Iowa State University in Ames.

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