38 Division I Ratings at State Speech Contest
At the State Individual Events Speech Contest Waukee and Waukee 9 earned 38 Division I ratings and 11 performers were selected as “outstanding” earning All-State nominations. Those 11 traveled to the University of Iowa on March 25 for the All-State Speech Festival. Congratulations to all of the performers!
All-State Nominations
- Harold Norris (12th) in Poetry
- Melisa Jusufovic (12th) in Acting
- Tyler Schutt (12th) in both Prose and Public Address
- Rebecca Lienemann (12th) in Lit. Program
- Jayla Joseph (11th) in Poetry
- Josh Weber (11th) in Improv
- Danny Bohlson (10th) in Improv
- Piper Carroll (10th) in After Dinner Speaking
- Paige Fahrenkrug (10th) in Solo Musical Theatre
- and Laynie Walberg (9th) in Poetry
State Individual Events Speech Contest
Sophomore Piper Carrol performing her All-State nominated, After Dinner.
Laynie Walberg, in the orange shirt, standing with one of her coaches, Becky Scholes.
WHS State Individual Events Speech Contest Results
| Event | Performer | Rating |
| Storytelling | Josh Weber | 2 |
| Prose | Rebecca Lienemann | 1 |
| Acting | Ayla Schiller | 1 |
| Expository Address | Harold Norris | 2 |
| Poetry | Olivia Gorden | 1 |
| Acting | Paige Fahrenkrug | 1 |
| Reviewing | Molly Belvo | 1 |
| Prose | Tyler Schutt | 1 |
| Expository Address | Anna Albaugh | 1 |
| Prose | Katherine Shumaker | 1 |
| Poetry | Jayla Joseph | 1 |
| Solo Musical Theatre | Paige Fahrenkrug | 1 |
| After Dinner Speaking | Piper Carroll | 1 |
| Acting | Sarah Kelly | 1 |
| Literary Program | Rebecca Lienemann | 1 |
| Radio News | Kara Smith | 1 |
| Public Address | Swetha Tunuguntla | 1 |
| Radio News | Ellie Smith | 1 |
| Reviewing | Piper Carroll | 1 |
| Storytelling | Anna Albaugh | 1 |
| Improv Acting | Danny Bohlson | 1 |
| Acting | Melisa Jusufovic | 1 |
| Solo Musical Theatre | Swetha Tunuguntla | 1 |
| Spontaneous Speaking | Ellie Smith | 2 |
| Storytelling | Ayla Schiller | 2 |
| After Dinner Speaking | Meghana Yellepeddi | 1 |
| Improv Acting | Sarah Kelly | 2 |
| Original Oratory | Kathryn Shumaker | 1 |
| Public Address | Tyler Schutt | 1 |
| Spontaneous Speaking | Danny Bohlson | 1 |
| Poetry | Harold Norris | 1 |
| Literary Program | Jayla Joseph | 1 |
| Original Oratory | Abbi Lesnick | 1 |
| Improv Acting | Josh Weber | 1 |
| Literary Program | Holly Rankin | 1 |
| After Dinner Speaking | Arshi Sajid | 1 |
