Congratulations to your 2023-2024 Competitive Speech and Debate team who not only hosted the District competition, but also performed exceptionally! Our team won first place in Speech events, first place in Debate, and 2nd place in Readers Theatre. Additionally, several of our team members advanced to finals! See the results below:
Jayden Rickman: 4th in Dramatic Interpretation
Alissa Grass: 3rd in Original Oratory; 2nd in Informative Speaking (advancing to state)
Bennett Walls: 4th in Storytelling; 1st in Humorous Interpretation (advancing to state)
Rae Winch: 3rd in Poetry Reading
Jeremiah Kunz: 2nd in International Extemporaneous Speaking
Ayden White: 5th in Prose Reading
Jayden Rickman and Xanna Powell: 3rd in Duet Acting
Trey Bloom: 1st in Lincoln-Douglas (LD) Debate (advancing to state)
Shay Coleman and Emma Mittermeyer: 1st in Policy Debate (advancing to state)
Charlotte Mooney and Kyler Gugel: 1st in Public Forum Debate (advancing to state)
Readers Theatre Troupe: 2nd in the District
We would like to congratulate all of our students, and thank all of our parents for showing support by donating items. We’d like to share a special thank you to John and Betsy Kunz, Jamie Mittermeyer, and Paula Rose for volunteering their time over the District competition weekend.