The Hays High School Speech & Debate Team conquered the weekend by taking top honors at the Johnson TFA tournament and Clemens UIL tournament.
Students who placed included:
TFA Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking: Emma Morgan – 2nd, Luke Jackson – 5th, Peyton Gouzien – 7th
TFA Foreign Extemporaneous Speaking: Chance Walker – 2nd, Jude McClaren – 3rd
TFA Dramatic Interpretation and Poetry: Brough Cosgrove – 4th
UIL Lincoln Douglas Debate: Desiree Campbell – 1st, Zoe Puertas – Quarterfinalist
UIL Extemporaneous Speaking: Vince Johnson – 1st, Marcos Vasquez – 4th, Ryan Coffey – 5th, Jasmine Russell – 6th, Zoe Puertas – 8th
UIL Prose: Erin Swearingen – 1st
UIL Cross Examination Debate: Holden Bukowski & Tax Bittner – 1st, Zeke Baranovicht and Mak Flores – 2nd, Emma Cook and Matthew Boddy – 3rd