By Aaron Viner

    On Saturday, February 20, three groups from performed at the IHSSA All-State Festival.  Acting team Stacy Phipps and Nate Curlott became state champions with their performance of “The Rabbit Hole.” 

    To be chosen to perform in this festival is an honor in itself, let alone having three groups selected.  The entire Speech team has been working exceptionally hard since December to make it to this goal, including coming in during days off, even over Winter Break.  (Yes, speeEch has three e’s, but that’s how all members of the team are trained to spell speeech, if you want the story, ask the nearest member.)

    However, this would not have been possible were it not for their fantastic coach, Ms. Kintigh.  She has put in days of work for all of the performing groups and I’m sure the entire North Scott SpeeEch Team gives her a huge “Thank You.”

    To get to this festival, the groups first had to compete in a District competition on January 23 and receive a I rating from a judge to move on to the State competition on February 6.  At the State competition they competed in front of three judges who critiqued their performance, and after all the participating schools were completed, picked an All-State Performer out of each room which was announced the next Tuesday, February 9, through the IHSSA website.   

    The students who participated in the All-State Festival were Nate Curlott, Stacy Phipps, Anthony Curlott, Olivia Hawley, Ryan Welzenbach, Aaron Viner, Cierra Klatt, Hope Wilson, and Shane Rumpza, in a One Act Play, entitled “All My Sons,” by Arthur Miller.   Emily Kolwey, Alex Kolwey, Aaron Viner, Amanda Ploof, Branden Randleman, Emma Wall, Dexter Golinghorst, Jessica Day, Kelsey Kaasa, and Austin Stone, are in a Choral Reading titled, “Double Trouble in Walla Walla,” and last, but not least, an acting duet by Stacy Phipps and Nate Curlott called “The Rabbit Hole.”