By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette
More than 50 ACGC students traveled to Valley High School in West Des Moines on Saturday, Feb. 7 to compete at State Large Group Speech Contest.
Vocal Music/Drama teacher Kelsey Dinkla voiced her pride in the performance of ACGC students.
“After advancing a record 13 entries from District Contest, ACGC students shined bright from start to finish,” she said.
Earning Division I ratings:
- Ensemble Acting – “Weekend Warriors” (straight I’s). (Austin Barron, Kiera Boals, Stetson Ellis, Brynnlee Seeck, Megan Underwood)
- Musical Theatre – “Hunchback of Notre Dame” (straight I’s). (Ilana Baumert, Blair Brown, Blakely Buttler, Natalie Dinkla, Montana Douglas, Tanner Downing, Rohnin Grasty, Megan Underwood)
- Musical Theatre – “Come From Away – Wednesday, September 12” (straight I’s). (Lucas Barnett, Caydence Boals, Allie DeWitt, Carter Dinkla, Allison Drake, Lucy Knutter, Olivia Mahaffey, Ryne Noland)
- Group Mime – “Seams, Smoke, and Silence” (straight I’s). (Ilana Baumert, Natalie Dinkla, Olivia Mahaffey, Cadence Petersen, Kennedy Reinhart, Karlynn Wetzel)
- Group Improv – Team Dinkla/Knutter (straight I’s). (Carter Dinkla, Preston Kent, Lucy Knutter, Max Trujillo-Garcia)
- One Act Play – “These Shining Lives.” (Lucas Barnett, Blakely Buttler, Tanner Downing, Montana Douglas, Allison Drake, Stetson Ellis, Rohnin Grasty, Lilah Heinz, Ryne Noland)
- Radio – “Women in Ag.” (Carrie Downing, Nora Langgaard, Rylee Robson, Alli Weirs)
- Group Mime – “Mime Over Muscle.” (Caydence Boals, Kiera Boals, Blair Brown, Allie DeWitt, Brynnlee Seeck, Kelsie Steensen)
Earning Division II ratings:
- Musical Theatre – “How I Became A Pirate.” (Austin Barron, Adam Brown, Stetson Ellis, Aiden Grace, Dean Nelson, Ryne Noland, Chase Tunink)
- Group Mime – “The Crown She Didn’t See Coming.” (Laurin Davis, Ava Johnson, Deanna Luntsford, Annah Mozingo, Lilly Rochholz)
- Radio – “Time Warp.” (Brandon Carlson, Jonny Kading, Aaron Langgaard, Cameron Mozingo, Jameson Pfrang)
- Group Improv – Team Martens/Robson. (Hudson Gilland, Nora Langgaard, Ryan Martens, Rylee Robson)
- Short Film – “Urban Explorers.” (Jonny Kading, Preston Kent, Cameron Mozingo, Jameson Pfrang, Collin Stringham)