Riley Peterson - original oratory - "Skool Sux: The Failings of the American Education System Today"
Bailey Gill - original oratory - "When Stability is a Stranger"
Theo Trimble - after dinner speaking - "The THEO's"
Greta Tilberg - storytelling - "Rindercella"
Aaliyah Vlceck - poetry - "1,000 Beautiful Lies"
Aaliyah Vlcek - after dinner speaking - "E.A.T."
Riley Peterson - acting - "Watch It Burn"
Ryder Mullally - after dinner speaking - "D.I.A.P.E.R.S."
Ryder Mullally - solo musical theater - "Out There"
Addison Haack - prose - "The Velveteen Rabbit"
Theo Trimble - solo musical theater - "I'm Alive"
TJ Kellen - solo musical theater - "Climbing Uphill"
TJ Kellen - acting - "For Who The Bell, Like, Tolls"
Bailey Gill - spontaneous speaking
Megan Brennan - prose - "The Bell Jar"
Aiden Pratt - poetry - "Renascence"
Sarah Tilberg - acting - "Graduation"
Sarah Tilberg - solo improv
Nancy Lundula - prose - "The Book"
Cory Johnson - solo improv
Allie Kruse - lit program - "Ever After"
Greta Tilberg - original oratory - "Audism: Disabled or Differently Abled?"
Aiden Pratt - spontaneous speaking
Micah Broers - expository Address - "Modern Technology in Environmental Conservation"
Megan Brennan - expository address - "Show Choir 101"
Dylan Stevens - spontaneous speaking
Jaxson Albrecht - radio news
Jaxson Albrecht - reviewing - "Firewatch"
Cory Johnson - storytelling - "The Fox and the Horse"
Connor Brennan - solo improv
Callie Ruden - after dinner speaking - "M.U.S.I.C."
Individual speech, or IE speech (individual events), is exactly what it sounds like! Students perform and compete individually instead of with a group. They can choose from 14 different categories - anything from serious acting to comedic reading. Some categories are memorized while some may use a script. Some are original pieces written by the student, while others are taken from other sources. Each year, students may compete in up to two unique categories.
Just like with large group speech, students rehearse for a number of weeks before contest season begins. Students then compete at district contest in front of one judge per category. If they receive a division one rating, they then move on to the state contest where 3 judges critique them. Finally, a very small percentage of students who receive a high enough state contest rating may be selected to be honored at the IE All-State Festival.
IE rehearsals begin: January
IE district contest: end of February
IE state contest: mid-March
IE All-State Festival: end of March
Here are the 14 IE categories:
Acting: memorize an acting selection, humorous or serious (or both). 8 minutes maximum.
After Dinner Speaking: write and memorize or read a humorous speech as if you were speaking to a special audience (for example, high school freshmen or 'short people of America'). 5 minutes maximum.
Expository Address: write and memorize an informative speech that uses visual aids. 6 minutes maximum.
Improvisational Acting: draw 2 characters and 1 situation; 3 minute prep time. 5 minute performance time.
Literary Program: read prose and poetry with a common theme. 8 minutes maximum.
Solo Musical Theater: sing a song from a musical while acting. 5 minutes maximum.
Original Oratory: write and memorize your own persuasive speech. 8 minutes maximum.
Poetry: read poems with a common theme. 6 minutes maximum.
Prose: read prose with a common theme. 6 minutes maximum.
Public Address: memorize someone else's speech. 8 minutes maximum.
Radio News Announcing: cut and read news stories. 30 minutes prep time. 5 minutes performance time.
Reviewing: write and memorize a review of a movie or a book (or both). 8 minutes maximum.
Spontaneous Speaking: draw 3 current events; choose 1 to discuss; 3 minute prep time; 5 minutes performance time.
Storytelling: tell a memorized story while sitting on a stool. 5 minutes maximum.