Competing against 18 North and South Carolina schools, the high school and middle school members of the BJA speech and debate team won 22 trophies including five student first places and the Second Place Team Award.

Congratulations to the following:

Children’s Literature:

• 6th place – Timothy Dahlinger
• 5th place – Priscilla McCrum
• 4th place – Landon Poitevint
• 3rd place – Antonia Vlad

Dramatic Interpretation:

• 2nd place – Ari Snyder

Duo Interpretation:

• 6th place – Lena Poitevint and Antonia Vlad

Expository Speaking:

• 6th place – Ava Groover

Humorous Interpretation:

• 4th place – TJ Dahlinger

Impromptu Speaking:

• 4th place – Chase Kamdar

Informative Speaking:

• 5th place – Ryn Snyder
• 4th place – Chase Kamdar

Novice Reading:

• 1st place – Zoe Searls

Original Oratory:

• 6th place – Wesley Wolfe

Prose/Poetry:

• 3rd place -Hank Schwingle
• 1st place – Ari Snyder

Varsity Lincoln Douglas Debate:

• 2nd place – AJ Meissner

Public Forum Debate:

• 1st place – Mac Price and Hayden Kamdar (4-0 record)

Novice Lincoln Douglas Debate – BJA swept!!

• 3rd place – Eliza Edwards
• 2nd place – April Peterson (4-0 record)
• 1st place – Leona Francis (4-0 record)