Kennedy Speech competed at All-State on Feb. 7 at Iowa State University (ISU) in Ames. Results of who is going to All State were released on Feb. 9, and qualifying groups performed on Feb. 21 at ISU. However,...

Kennedy’s Speech group competed at districts in Monticello on Saturday, Jan. 25. All Kennedy groups received the highest possible rating and will move on to the state competition to compete for a spot...

The Kennedy speech teams started their season on Jan. 20 at districts at Monticello High School. With all teams rating one and moving on to state, the groups prepared for what was ahead of them. “It’s...

NSDA is the largest interscholastic speech and debate organization for middle and high school students in the United States. This tournament marks the capstone of its activities serving more than 140,000...

Junior Ami Jacobo can be seen all around the school, spreading their positivity into every activity they participate in, and every piece of art they create. They are involved across the school, becoming...

On Monday, Feb. 6, Large Group State Speech scores were released, announcing the groups advancing onto the All-State Festival. Kennedy’s Short Film team advanced and the Kennedy Improv Team earned Outstanding...

All six Kennedy speech teams are going to state after qualifying in the Jan. 21 district competition at Vinton Shellsburg. Improv teams, ensemble acting and short film are going to compete at state...

Kennedy will be hosting the State Large Group Speech contest on Saturday, Feb. 5. Volunteers are needed throughout the event and will receive a free t-shirt and a pizza lunch. Click the link below to...

High school speech has suffered many hindrances during the 2020-2021 school year due to COVID-19, but that hasn’t stopped the Kennedy High School Speech program from excelling. 10 of the school's 12...

Kennedy speech is starting the 2020-2021 season with new directors, individual contests and masks for all. Kennedy graduates and speech alumni Grant Barton and Caleb Marner are ready for their second...

Not every graduate wishes to come back to their highschool and work with former teachers and new students. For Caleb Marner, this isn’t the case. Marner studied theatre in Chicago for a year after...