On Saturday, November 8, the BJA speech and debate team competed against
19 schools from North and South Carolina at the Riverside Warrior Invitational. After 4
rounds of competition and a fire alarm evacuation, the BJA team won 25 trophies (7
of which were first places!) and the Overall First Place Team Sweepstakes
Award.
Novice Public Forum Debate
- David Adzhirigey & Titus Warren – 1st Place
- Peyton Franco & Micah Daniels – 2nd Place
Children’s Literature
- Evan Black – 1st Place
- TJ Dahlinger – 2nd Place
- Zoe Searls – 5th Place
Novice Lincoln-Douglas Debate
- Noah Black – 1st Place
- Ava Groover – 3rd Place
Humorous Interpretation
- Alex Fitch – 1st Place
Declamation
- Charlotte Detandt – 1st Place
Informative Speaking
- TJ Dahlinger – 1st Place
- Nathan Miller – 2nd Place (Tied with TJ and lost on the third tiebreaker)
Prose Reading
- Audrey Morris – 2nd Place
- Zoe Searls – 3rd Place
- Sophia Stytsenko – 6th Place
Varsity Public Forum Debate
- Leona Francis & Eliza Edwards – 2nd Place
- Macon Smith & Jacoby Chisholm – 3rd Place
Programmed Oral Interpretation
- Antonia Vlad – 3rd Place
Varsity Public Forum Debate
- Micah Ericson & Carson Baugham – 4th Place
Impromptu
- April Peterson – 4th Place
