Speech Excels at IHSSA State Large Group Contest

 The ADM Speech team delivered an outstanding performance at the IHSSA Large Group State Contest on Saturday, February 8th at Waukee High School. Competing with 17 entries, the team brought home an impressive 13 Division I ratings.

State Contest Results

Varsity Team:

• Readers Theatre (Did I Ever Tell You About My War?) – 1-1-1
• Choral Reading (Camp S'more Adventure) – 1-1-1
• Ensemble Acting (Every Monday Morning) – 1-1-1
• Ensemble Acting (So Long Kitty) – 1-1-1
• Group Improv (Cline) – 1-1-1
• Group Improv (Gabler) – 1-2-2
• Group Improv (Hatchitt) – 1-1-1
• Solo Mime (Our Masks) – 2-2-2
• Short Film (Tik Tap) – 1-1-1
• Short Film (Young and Sweet) – 1-1-2
• Radio (Trial By Fire) – 1-1-1
• Radio (How to Get Away with Lycanthropy) – 1-1-2
• Radio (Real Weird Podcast) – 1-2-2

Freshman Team:

• Choral Reading (Tales of the Airport) – 1-1-1
• Group Improv (Horgen) – 1-2-2
• Group Improv (Leistikow) – 1-1-2
• Short Film (The Mystery of Flippy Daniels) – 1-1-1

All-State Nominations

On Monday, February 10th, ADM received exciting news—three Varsity events were nominated for the IHSSA Large Group All-State Festival, an honor recognizing the best performances across the state. These groups will represent ADM at Iowa State University on February 22nd:

• Varsity Choral Reading – Performing at 1:52 PM in Stephens Auditorium
• Varsity Reader's Theatre – Non-Performing
• Varsity Improv (Hatchitt) – Non-Performing