Brandon Valley high school played host to the 2024 state one-act play festival this past week as fans were treated to incredible performances on the stage.
Each year, judges give out superior ratings to the top individuals, ensembles, and overall plays. Schools aren't competing against each other at this event, they perform with hopes of scoring a superior rating.
Here are the superior award recipients from this year's event.
Set Design
Sophia Maunu - Pierre
Max Josko - Beresford
Costume Design
Taya Bolstad - Sturgis
Ashlyn Pitlick - Pierre
Elsa Bell - O’Gorman
Marketing
Amelie Wilcox - Rapid City Central
Class B Superior Plays
Sioux Falls Lutheran - Antigone
Canistota - Gossip
Kimball - Bus Stop
Castlewood - KUPD: Love Is on the Air
Rosholt - Snow White and the Queen of Mean
James Valley Christian - Username
Kadoka Area - Stage Parents
Avon - Booby Trap
Bridgewater-Emery - At the Bottom of Lake Missoul
Class A Superior Plays
Aberdeen Roncalli - The Scheme of the Driftless Shifter
Beresford - The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
Tea Area - The Other Room
Milbank - Oz
Custer - My Brother's Gift
Madison - The Treasure of Huckleberry Ridge or Hey, Jude
Class AA Superior Plays
Rapid City Central - Queen of Scots: a rock opera
Yankton - They Promised Her the Moon
Rapid City Stevens - Romeo And Juliet
Douglas - Mockingbird
Aberdeen Central - Singing in the Rain Jr.
Brandon Valley - Clue: The Musical
O'Gorman - Pobby and Dingan
Sioux Falls Lincoln - Everybody
Harrisburg - Little Women 2: Wrath of the Undead
Pierre T.F. Riggs - The Chips Are Down
Sioux Falls Jefferson - The One Act Play That Goes Wrong
Class B Superior Ensembles
Sioux Falls Lutheran Chorus
Addison Vis, Angelyn Dunkle, Kaiden Fjelstad, Jacob Wald, Kelsie Miller, Daniel Ascher, Parker Merriam, Taylor Miller
Canistota Teen Ensemble
Haley McGregor, Clara Remacle, Paisley Acheson, Emma Carter, Maren Horschelmann, Ellia Hjermstad, Katelyn Bond, Alina Bertelson, Lola Conn
Rosholt Narrator Ensemble
Sawyer Huff, Madison Pohl
Rosholt Dwarf Medic Ensemble
Emma Shelstad, Merritt Sando, Malakhi Sando, Emma Shelstad, Merritt Sando, Malakhi Sando, Sonja Oland
James Valley Christian Username Ensemble
Hope Mendel, Elaina Hohm, Rebecca Stahl, Emily Schutt, Elisabeth Hamilton, Landon Schutt, Olivea Gross, Alexandra Hohm
James Valley Christian Parental Unit Ensemble
Natalie Hamilton, Jonathan Koel
Kadoka Area Parent Ensemble
Madison Stilwell, Alexa Fernandez, Wyatt Mansfield, Madison Stilwell, Jace Fernandez, Alexa Fernandez, Ryan Shuck, Wyatt Mansfield, Ryan Shuck
Kadoka Area Medea Cast Ensemble
Raylie VanderMay, Austin Schofield, Emily Zickrick, Blake Whidby, Kreg Stoddard, Dominick Hamar
Timber Lake Witches Ensemble
Lola Hornick, Natalie Lawrence, Anna Kraft
Timber Lake
Murderers Ensemble McKenzi Vomacka, Kessa Bigger
Avon Booby Trap Cast
Caleb Wallinga, Katherine Swier, Gunnar Voigt, Noah Watchorn, Megan Gretschmann, Erica Cahoy, Lance Odens, Abby Gretschmann, Jake Namminga, Kaeli Wallinga, Sophia Paulen, Charlianna Paulsen
Bridgewater-Emery At the Bottom of Lake Missoula Cast
Dylan Wollman, Katrina Thon, Tessa DeWitt, Alex Clark, Ginny Zorr, Quinton Berg, Oscar Fink, Tucker Stacken, Brynna Koerner, Thomas Clark, Austin Kjetland
Class A Superior Ensembles
Tri-Valley Guards with Hats
Ellie Czerny, Rosalynn Focken, Savannah Schulte, Rain Anglin, Kerry Christensen
Aberdeen Roncalli Backstage Support
Gianna Madsen, Genesis Dosch, Lucy Gutenkauf, Isabella Martinez, Sarah Schmidt
Beresford Musicians
Izzy Beeson, Nora Rasmussen
Beresford Storytellers
Paige Stephens, Jameson Ouimet, Sophia Coe, Haley Huot, Hailey Stephens, Noah Colford, Levi Gillespie, Ian Andal, Jayda Tadlock, Laney Andrews, Larissa Lyle
Milbank Tornado Tech Support
Charlotte Street, Rebecca Lavalee, Ava Sichmiller
Custer Musical Accompaniment
Skye Schultz
West Central The Zombies
Ana Underwood, Caleb Mellema, Echoe Kjellsen, Devon Lee, Matt Leeper
Elk Point-Jefferson The Aunts
Megan Monkvold, Tessa Mollet, Ella Ketchelos
Madison Guests
Autumn Lindholm, Shayna FlyingHorse, Easton Neu, Oliver Meyer, Milo Osborn, Emmi Honomichl, Jaylynn Mackert
Madison
Tex, Dex, and Rex Maguire Studer, Ian Groce, Tristan Brown
Madison Itsy & Bitsy
Ava Brandenburger, Selma Brown
Class AA Superior Ensembles
Rapid City Central Bess and the Hardwicks
Bijou Wilcox, Amelie Wilcox, Weston Rathbun, Zander Waddell
Rapid City Central The Lords & Ladies Ensemble
Bailey Apa, Abigail Flanegan, Alyvia Garcia, Kaylee Tveter, Caroline Haugo, Khloe Hanson, Kelsi Kroeger, Garrett Crossland, Zachary Hupp, Tyson Colgan, Riley Hadorn, Beckham Slack
Yankton Ensemble
Alivia Berry, Lily Neu, Vera Loecker, Jacksen Lawrence, Charlotte Smith, Rem Adams, Brianna Bohlmann, Kody Pham, Braydon Faulk, Addison Puthoff, Avery Anderson, Leah Oster, Sage Hufford, Leonidis Parish, Emma Hershfeldt, Rosina Phillips, Isabella Koerner, Karalyn Koerner, Serenity Sangster, Eva Reyes, Darren Oster, Hayden Hogan, Julia Reyes, Anders Van Olsen
Douglas The Ensemble
Hope Allen, Erika Miller, Marissa Fosberg, Neela Swan, Brianna McGovern, Ashlynn Holso, Logan Woods, Rebecca Roth, Amiyah LaBine, Aiden Hamer, Katie Miller, Mady Moulton, Wesley Smith, Seth Eifert
Aberdeen Central Ensemble
Jill Harmel, Bryson Hanson, Kylla Aesoph, Catharina Scott, Trinity Williams, Joey Johnson, Rayven Duttenhofer, Daisy Williams, Kaden Aumer, Damon Sheets, Knock Compton
Brandon Valley Art Ensemble
Joe Doucette, Lexie Johnson, Matsen Menage, Sam Meline, Ali Nustad, Logan Torgrude, Ava Bunkers
Brandon Valley The Band
Lucy Lamont, Sam Hofer
Sioux Falls Lincoln Danse Macabre Ensemble
Zachary Kemnitz, Chalease Kenyon, Jackson Klawonn, Ellie Quinn, Pheobe Veermen, Aeden Wagner
Harrisburg The Ensemble
Micaiah Holiway, Mason Holiway , Owenn Davis, Sophie McElroy, Owen McElroy, Bergan Rehnke, Stella Yerdon, Kaylen Harris, Rogan Johnson, Deya Noonan, Bianca Eckholm, Berlyn Johnson, Alice Becker, Jericka Nolmans, Sara Papyan, Noah Nichols, Cooper Hupke, Ian Krall, Darin Wendt, Ean Christiansen, Sophia Wollman, Jazlyn Serocki, Emily Jennings
Class B Superior Individuals
| School | Student | |
| 1 | Sioux Falls Lutheran | Bethany Dunkle |
| 2 | Sioux Falls Lutheran | Benjamin Mangold |
| 3 | Sioux Falls Lutheran | Josiah Baumann |
| 4 | Sioux Falls Lutheran | Logan Baumbach |
| 5 | Edmunds Central | Grace Roth |
| 6 | Edmunds Central | Sophia Kroll |
| 7 | Edmunds Central | Kelsey Sowards |
| 8 | Edmunds Central | Eden Weiland |
| 9 | Edmunds Central | Kearstin Pietz |
| 10 | Edmunds Central | Kelsey Lehr |
| 11 | Canistota | Amelia Remacle |
| 12 | Canistota | Brenen Brandenburg |
| 13 | Canistota | Lilly Montgomery |
| 14 | Canistota | Josh Popkes |
| 15 | Canistota | Abigail Keller |
| 16 | Canistota | Adrian Dehaan |
| 17 | Kimball | Kimber Rasmussen |
| 18 | Kimball | Charlee Bass |
| 19 | Kimball | Sami Pringle |
| 20 | Kimball | Delilah Rasmussen |
| 21 | Marion | Isabelle McConniel |
| 22 | Marion | Hadley Luke |
| 23 | Marion | Kallie Johnson |
| 24 | Marion | Karley Luke |
| 25 | Marion | Harley Crooks |
| 26 | Marion | Domani Butler |
| 27 | Marion | Emma McConniel |
| 28 | Marion | Morgan Tieszen |
| 29 | Castlewood | Gabrielle Raasch |
| 30 | Castlewood | Lilly Jacobsen |
| 31 | Castlewood | Leah Aderhold |
| 32 | Castlewood | Tommy Mullen |
| 33 | Castlewood | Emily Jensen |
| 34 | Castlewood | Karli Akin |
| 35 | Rosholt | Sienna Klein |
| 36 | Rosholt | Joshua Schiltz |
| 37 | Rosholt | Sonja Oland |
| 38 | Rosholt | Elliot Schiltz |
| 39 | Rosholt | Joshua Klein |
| 40 | Rosholt | Joshua Klein |
| 41 | Rosholt | Autumn Rada |
| 42 | Rosholt | Alexis Vermillion |
| 43 | Clark | Leah Nelson |
| 44 | Clark | Brianna Dale |
| 45 | Clark | Madison Pickrel |
| 46 | Clark | Nevaeh Rusher |
| 47 | James Valley Christian | Belle Niederbaumer |
| 48 | James Valley Christian | Micaiah Brantner |
| 49 | James Valley Christian | Nastasia Scholl |
| 50 | De Smet | Willem Lim |
| 51 | De Smet | Sam Gigov |
| 52 | De Smet | Payton Botkin |
| 53 | De Smet | Bella Ward |
| 54 | Kadoka Area | Jace Fernandez |
| 55 | Kadoka Area | Alexandria Madsen |
| 56 | Timber Lake | Shawn Quinn |
| 57 | Timber Lake | Meredith Maciejewski |
| 58 | Timber Lake | Averie Marshall |
| 59 | Timber Lake | Serenity Webb |
| 60 | Sunshine Bible Academy | Ezra Stiegelmeier |
| 61 | Sunshine Bible Academy | Owan Watson |
| 62 | Sunshine Bible Academy | River Jones |
| 63 | Sunshine Bible Academy | Natasha Appel |
| 64 | Sunshine Bible Academy | Trevor Laschkewitsch |
| 65 | Sunshine Bible Academy | Katie Kruse |
| 66 | Sunshine Bible Academy | Tanner Fox |
| 67 | Sunshine Bible Academy | Joshua Stomprud |
| 68 | Philip | Sarah Huston |
| 69 | Philip | Alex Skow |
| 70 | Philip | Leah Staben |
| 71 | Philip | Luke Ferguson |
| 72 | Philip | Kennedy Spurlock |
| 73 | Philip | Kiara Perkins |
| 74 | Philip | Connor Hovland |
| 75 | Bridgewater-Emery | Alaina Olson |
Class A Superior Individuals
| 1 | Tri-Valley | Grant Schlueter |
| 2 | Tri-Valley | Sadie Hoffart |
| 3 | Tri-Valley | Jenna Robinson |
| 4 | Tri-Valley | Kenzie Atwood |
| 5 | Tri-Valley | Calli Noe |
| 6 | Tri-Valley | Hayden Hastings |
| 7 | Aberdeen Roncalli | Anya Unser |
| 8 | Aberdeen Roncalli | Leah Carda |
| 9 | Aberdeen Roncalli | Anna Mitzel |
| 10 | Aberdeen Roncalli | Paige Schmidt |
| 11 | Aberdeen Roncalli | Eva Madsen |
| 12 | Aberdeen Roncalli | Cade Young |
| 13 | Aberdeen Roncalli | Ben Goebel |
| 14 | Aberdeen Roncalli | Gianna Mitzel |
| 15 | Aberdeen Roncalli | Faith Danielson |
| 16 | Beresford | Max Josko |
| 17 | Beresford | Emma Andrews |
| 18 | Chamberlain | Katie Lein |
| 19 | Chamberlain | Toree Mosel |
| 20 | Chamberlain | William Hanzlik |
| 21 | Tea Area | Jaxon Johanneson |
| 22 | Tea Area | Avianna Steen |
| 23 | Tea Area | Nick Dunkelberger |
| 24 | Tea Area | Colton McDaniel |
| 25 | Tea Area | Riley Clark |
| 26 | Tea Area | Brody Miller |
| 27 | Tea Area | Brayden Cambier |
| 28 | Belle Fourche | Nyomi Woltkamp |
| 29 | Belle Fourche | Carlie Reeves |
| 30 | Belle Fourche | Brodie McNeese |
| 31 | Belle Fourche | Sonja Cropper |
| 32 | Milbank | Amelia Pederson |
| 33 | Milbank | Elyse Reede |
| 34 | Milbank | Avery VanOverbeke |
| 35 | Milbank | Hunter Reede |
| 36 | Milbank | Jack ter Denge |
| 37 | Milbank | Oliver Korth |
| 38 | Milbank | Ivy Lewno |
| 39 | Custer | Mical Grace |
| 40 | Custer | Makenna Allen |
| 41 | Custer | Taylee Schramm |
| 42 | West Central | Rylee Cawley |
| 43 | West Central | Stone Loof |
| 44 | West Central | Sydney Skari |
| 45 | West Central | Ethan Mitchell |
| 46 | West Central | Taylor Cain |
| 47 | West Central | Mason Kennedy |
| 48 | West Central | Eliot Nielsen |
| 49 | West Central | Lauren Murphy |
| 50 | West Central | Avaya Carlson |
| 51 | Elk Point-Jefferson | Libby Wright |
| 52 | Elk Point-Jefferson | Chloe Bonnema |
| 53 | Elk Point-Jefferson | Austin Clercx |
| 54 | Mobridge-Pollock | Phoebe Schmaltz |
| 55 | Mobridge-Pollock | Logan Vetch |
| 56 | Mobridge-Pollock | Brooke Schlomer |
| 57 | Mobridge-Pollock | Teddy Heil |
| 58 | Mobridge-Pollock | Andrew Fulkerson |
| 59 | Mobridge-Pollock | Sophia Overland |
| 60 | Mobridge-Pollock | Grace Overland |
| 61 | Mobridge-Pollock | Blaise Verhulst |
| 62 | Madison | Calvin Martin |
| 63 | Madison | Georgie Kolbeck |
| 64 | Madison | Eli Oaks |
| 65 | Madison | Kamryn Pierce |
| 66 | Madison | Ellie Jankord |
Class AA Superior Indvidual's
| 1 | Rapid City Central | Audrey Perli |
| 2 | Rapid City Central | Rowan Hibbard |
| 3 | Yankton | Jasmin Peitz |
| 4 | Yankton | Conner Brunick |
| 5 | Yankton | Noah Harrell |
| 6 | Yankton | Drace Gaskins |
| 7 | Rapid City Stevens | Kiara Fleming |
| 8 | Rapid City Stevens | Karsen Krein |
| 9 | Rapid City Stevens | Alya Richards |
| 10 | Rapid City Stevens | Isla Woodruff |
| 11 | Rapid City Stevens | Nia Swanson |
| 12 | Watertown | Matti McDonnell |
| 13 | Watertown | David Lechner |
| 14 | Watertown | Aidan Ragels |
| 15 | Douglas | Amy Goodrich |
| 16 | Aberdeen Central | Coen Vogel |
| 17 | Aberdeen Central | Jackson Rott |
| 18 | Aberdeen Central | Carmen Huber |
| 19 | Aberdeen Central | Ava Rott |
| 20 | Brookings | Asher Bucholz |
| 21 | Brookings | Abram Bucholz |
| 22 | Brookings | Karianne Kessler |
| 23 | Brandon Valley | Ian Candy |
| 24 | Brandon Valley | Miss Scarlet |
| 25 | Brandon Valley | Colonel Mustard |
| 26 | Brandon Valley | Mrs. White |
| 27 | Brandon Valley | Detective |
| 28 | O'Gorman | Garvey Mueller |
| 29 | O'Gorman | Maggie Baloun |
| 30 | Sioux Falls Roosevelt | Kris Franks-Naylor |
| 31 | Sioux Falls Roosevelt | Alyza Pike |
| 32 | Sioux Falls Roosevelt | Marlena Espland |
| 33 | Sioux Falls Roosevelt | Kaden Kurtz |
| 34 | Sturgis Brown | Dylan Chamley |
| 35 | Sturgis Brown | Kandice Thomas |
| 36 | Sturgis Brown | Taya Bolstad |
| 37 | Sioux Falls Lincoln | Samuel McConnell |
| 38 | Sioux Falls Lincoln | Elsa Friesen |
| 39 | Sioux Falls Lincoln | Jonah Boyd |
| 40 | Sioux Falls Lincoln | Nick Kvale |
| 41 | Sioux Falls Lincoln | Clara Carlson |
| 42 | Sioux Falls Lincoln | Curran Littel Jensen |
| 43 | Sioux Falls Lincoln | Delaney Gramlick |
| 44 | Sioux Falls Lincoln | Matias Rojas |
| 45 | Sioux Falls Washington | Jayden Maldonado |
| 46 | Harrisburg | Mason Norwine |
| 47 | Harrisburg | Ava Gibbs |
| 48 | Harrisburg | Izzy Rodriguez |
| 49 | Harrisburg | Liv Abrahamson |
| 50 | Harrisburg | Makenzee Fischer |
| 51 | Harrisburg | Claire McElroy |
| 52 | Harrisburg | Kyra Johnson |
| 53 | Harrisburg | Jacey Meyer |
| 54 | Huron | Jonah Beck |
| 55 | Huron | Samantha Swanson |
| 56 | Huron | Antony Sorto |
| 57 | Huron | Kaiden Caudell |
| 58 | Pierre T.F. Riggs | Sophia Maunu |
| 59 | Pierre T.F. Riggs | Varian Miller |
| 60 | Pierre T.F. Riggs | Lanie Stulken |
| 61 | Pierre T.F. Riggs | Grace Schumacher |
| 62 | Pierre T.F. Riggs | Bryce Bowman |
| 63 | Pierre T.F. Riggs | Henry Thronson |
| 64 | Sioux Falls Jefferson | Katarina Jefferis |
| 65 | Sioux Falls Jefferson | Zander Dziedzic |
| 66 | Sioux Falls Jefferson | Riley Galer |
| 67 | Sioux Falls Jefferson | AJ Venekamp |
| 68 | Spearfish | Aidan O'Shea |
| 69 | Spearfish | Camryn Braunesreither |
