Atlantic Speech and Debate

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2024 Individual All-State Speech honors!! 🎭
Our team is so strong and supportive of each other--it's fantastic to see how they've grown as performers this year! Big congratulations to these students who have their hard work honored at the All-State Festival at UNI on March 25th!

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Results from State IE Speech at ADM!
So incredibly proud of this group!! What an amazing turnout! 🎭
26 entries
Straight 1s - 12
Mixed 1s - 8
Mixed 2s - 4
Straight 2s - 2
Now we anxiously await the All-State nominations being posted Monday after school!

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District Individual Speech at Council Bluffs TJ!! 🎭

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What a day at District Individual Speech!!
29 entries and 26 of them received Division 1 ratings and move on to State! 🎭

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So incredibly proud of this group!! 🎭
https://t.co/tcIVfPB3gX

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Choral Reading is performing at All-State!!
These students dealt with an unusual version of State contest and still pulled off a phenomenal performance of their piece! So very proud of the work put in and the dedication to this story. They are incredible!! 🎭

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State Debate was held Jan 5-6 at DMACC in Ankeny
PF teams
Alix & Bailey went 2-3
Abi & Suri went 1-4

Congress
Molina placed 4th in C House
Nick A is B House Champion!
Nick B placed 11th in A House
Nissa placed 7th in A House
Maggie competed, however fell sick but learned a lot

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Results from District Large Group Speech at ACGC
Very proud of all the work our kids put in! All the crazy snow days made things difficult this year, but they all grew as performers! 🎭🙌🏼

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What wind chill?? 😆 Heading out to ACGC for District Large Group!! 🎭��🏼

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It’s cookie time!!

Bang Cookies are huge & delicious and your purchase helps out our small but mighty Speech & Debate program!! 🎭🎭🍪🍪

Available for the next two weeks & they will ship right to you, anywhere in the US!

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Lincoln Railsplitter Congress Results

Chamber 1
Nick Anderson 1st!🥇
Nick Bennett 4th
Bailey Grieshaber 10th

Chamber 2
Nissa Molgaard 1st!🥇
J Molina 6th
Abi Andersen 11th

So proud of this team!!

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Lincoln Railsplitter Results
Maggie McCurdy DI 1st
Nissa Molgaard IX 1st & INFO 3rd
Alix Nath HI 2nd & 2nd in POI
Nick Anderson USX 4th
J Molina OO 5th
Bailey Grieshaber OO 10th
Abi Andersen OO 12th
Xander Cook HI 6th
Duo of Nick Bennett & J Molina 9th

Last tournament of 2023!

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Photos from Dowling Paradigm 🎭

Also featuring Nick Anderson who competed in Student Congress

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With the 1st place in Dramatic Interpretation, Maggie has earned a 2nd bid for the NIETOC tournament in May!! Incredibly proud of their accomplishment! Lots of hard work is paying off 🥇🙌🏼

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Dowling Paradigm Results:
Margaret McCurdy
1st in DI
4th in Poetry
5th in Prose

Alix Nath
8th in HI
18th in POI

J Molina
14th in OO

Xander Cook
18th in Spon
19th in HI
29th in Info

With a pool of 550+ students from 8 states, this was a huge tournament to compete and learn!

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Skyhawk Smackdown in Utah

Nissa Molgaard 1st in Info
J. Molina 1st in Declamation
Maggie McCurdy 2nd in DI
Bailey Grieshaber 10th in OO

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Online results from some Async Tournaments

Quarry Lane in California

Maggie McCurdy 1st in DI
Nissa Molgaard 3rd in Extemp
Nick Anderson 4th in Extemp
Bailey Grieshaber 8th in OO

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Past results from a Nebraska/Iowa dual weekend:
Friday was Squashfest at Millard South in Omaha
Maggie McCurdy 3rd in DI and 4th in Poetry

Saturday was Des Moines North Polar Bear Open
Student Congress
Nissa Molgaard 3rd in Chamber 3
Bailey Grieshaber 4th in Chamber 1