MHS students returned triumphant, earning individual state gold medals for their “I” rating at the Kansas State High School Activities Association State Speech and Drama Festival, held at Kansas Wesleyan University in Salina, KS, on Saturday, May 3, 2025. Their judge was Karen Brassea, head of the Kansas Wesleyan Theatre Department.
The one-act cast members, consisting of Amanda Baker, Michelle Baker, Brinley Boyer, Breck Bronson, Kingston Deronnet, Nevaeh Disney, Elizabeth Hyde, Emery Stickles, Justin Villalpando, Jessica Young, and Leah Young, qualified for state by earning a “I” at KSHSAA Regionals, held in Claflin, KS, on April 12. The actors and their teacher, Jan Clark, cut and shortened their spring play performance of “The Rehearsal,” by Don Zolidis, to fit the parameters of the competitive contest.