2.20.2016

On February twentieth of twenty sixteen, Group All-State for IHSSA, or the Iowa High School Speech Association, IHSSA, is occurring. It will happen at the Iowa State Center, with opening ceremonies scheduled to begin at approximately around eight to nine in the morning, or eight or nine am. From Kennedy High School, there are five groups going to perform for all state; there are twelve overall. That means that Kennedy has seven non performing groups and five performing groups. Here are the five performing groups at All-State from Kennedy High School. There is the Choral Reading, entitled Invisible, and written by Melissa Osborn. Then, there is the Reader’s Theatre, which is entitled The Alzheimer’s Project, also written by Melissa Osborn. Then, Kennedy also had three Group Improvisation groups make it to perform at all state.

Now, that is not the only thing going on that day. Also on February twentieth of twenty sixteen is a show choir competition. It is at Davenport, Iowa. It is the Great Dance competition at Davenport, Iowa. Kennedy High School will also be performing and competing there on the same day as Iowa High School Speech Association. Only Happiness Inc., the varsity show choir from kennedy High School, and Protégé, the junior varsity show choir from Kennedy High School, will be at the Great Dance competition in Davenport. Chanteurs will not be performing there, even though they are the freshman prep group from Kennedy High School. That is because their season was shorter than that of the other two show choirs from Kennedy High School.

With both of these two events going on, many people will have to travel between the two. Because of the fact that Protégé will be performing early in the morning, it is unable for anyone to make both the opening ceremonies as well as proteges performance. However, many people will be performing at Iowa State Center and then traveling to Davenport to perform for Happiness Inc.

With awards at IHSSA All State competition, Kennedy earned the banner for group improvisation. The team with leader Rizwan Sidhu won it for Kennedy High School, and now Kennedy High School has it in its possession until next year at All-State.

At finals, Happiness sadly did not make it to finals. This is the first time that they have not made it to finals in about twelve years I believe. It was a low moment for Happiness Inc., but it is something that they will be able to recover from in time for Nationals in Nashville.

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