Entire CCHS speech team advances to state competition

By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com

The Charles City High School speech team was perfect Saturday at large group district speech contests at Hampton.

All five teams participating earned division I ratings and will advance to state competition on Saturday, Feb. 5.

Receiving top scores were:

• The Group Improv team of Griffin Franksain and Christian Howe.

• The Ensemble teams of Anders Haglund and Griffin Franksain as well as the Ensemble team of Teagan Prigge, Natalie King, Sophia Jensen, Anna Herbrechtsmeyer, Blake Hoeft and DaShawn Griffin.

• The Choral Reading team of Savannah Baldus, Natalie King, Jenna Aikey, Blake Hoeft and Addison Tracey.

• The Musical Theatre team of Anders Haglund, Sophia Jensen and Teagan Prigge.

The CCHS speech team is coached by Michelle Grob and Jenna Haglund.