On February 15, the middle and high school speech and debate teams competed at the SCFCA State Tournament. Our teams are the 1A state champs (since 2007) and the 2nd place school overall. Our high school and middle school students brought home 7 State Champion titles as well as other placements totaling 31 trophies.
Varsity Lincoln-Douglas Debate:
- 3rd place – Macon Smith
- 4th place – AJ Meissner
- 6th place – Jacoby Chisholm
Novice Lincoln-Douglas Debate:
- State Champion Nory Smotherman (4-0 record)
- 2nd place – Leona Francis (4-0 record)
- 3rd place April Peterson (4-0 record)
- 7th place Chase Richmond
- 8th place Eliza Edwards
Public Forum Debate:
- State Champions Jonathan Kamdar and Reece Kamdar
- 5th place – Mac Price and Adrian Lawlor
Children’s Literature:
- State Champion TJ Dahlinger
- 9th place – Antonia Vlad
- 11th place – Evan Black
- 13th place – Noah Black
Declamation:
- 19th place – An Tat
Dramatic Interpretation:
- State Champion Ari Snyder (4th time State Champion)
- 3rd place – Antonia Vlad
- 12th place – Lena Poitevint
- 13th place – Hank Schwingle
Duo Interpretation:
- 7th place – Antonia Vlad and Lena Poitevint
Expository Speaking:
- State Champion Ryn Snyder
- 14th place – Ava Groover
- 16th place – Noah Black
- 17th place – Lydia Garland
Humorous Interpretation:
- 5th place – TJ Dahlinger
Impromptu Speaking:
- 4th place – Chase Kamdar
- 19th place – Wesley Wolfe
Informative Speaking:
- 4th place – Nathan Miller
- 5th place – Ryn Snyder
- 9th place – Chase Kamdar
MS Declamation:
- 4th place – Karleigh Bucholtz
- 5th place – Julia Gamet
- 6th place – Adonis Francis
MS Impromptu Speaking:
- State Champion Bryson Beadles
- 3rd place – Lydia Garland
- 4th place – Charlotte Detandt
- 6th place – Priscilla McCrum
- 12th place – Addison Thomas
- 14th place – Adonis Francis
MS Prose:
- State Champion Priscilla McCrum
- 2nd place – Landon Poitevint
- 3rd place – Charlotte Detandt
- 6th place – Bryson Beadles
- 12th place – Rory Moss
Novice Impromptu Speaking:
- 17th place – Braden Sprout
Novice Reading:
- 7th place – Evan Black
- 9th place – Wendy Tucker
- 10th place – Nathan Miller
- 12th place – Zoe Searls
- 15th place – Noah Black
Original Oratory:
- 6th place – Wesley Wolfe
Poetry:
- 5th place – Hank Schwingle
Prose Interpretation:
- 5th place – Ari Snyder
- 10th place – Caitlyn Tucker
