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