Iola High School’s speech and drama teams continued to rank highly against their competitors in various events in recent weeks.
The forensics team took second at the Chanute Invitational March 7, buoyed by first-place finishes from Callie Sterling in oral interpretation of poetry, Taegan Noyes and Jeffrey Ashworth in duet acting and Lily Lohman in informative speaking.
Iola’s other finalists:
• Ben Heiman, fourth in oral interpretation of prose.
• Bella Rahming third, Sarah Ross fifth and Noyes seventh in oral interpretation of poetry.
• Ross third, Rahming fourth and Ben Heiman fifth in program of oral interpretation.
• Bethany Miller, third in humorous solo acting.
• Evie Schooler fourth and Madelyn Ashworth fifth in serious solo acting.
• Lohman and Rahming second and Piper Jordan and Aaliyah Rhodes sixth in improvised duet acting.
• Miller, fifth in informative speaking.
• Ashworth, fourth in original oration.
ON MARCH 10, Ashworth and Miller traveled to Burlington, the only two IHS competitors available due to schedule conflicts for their teammates.
— Ashworth took second in serious solo acting and fourth in oral interpretation of prose. Miller took third in both humorous solo acting and informative speaking.
