(photo courtesy of Gina Jacobs Lozano)
The Hays High Speech and Debate team took home fourth place honors last weekend at the San Antonio Reagan High School TFA Tournament. The two-day tournament drew more than 500 students from 39 of the most competitive schools in Central Texas. In just 3 tournaments, Hays students Jude McClaren and Vince Johnson have already earned two state qualifications, and, with the team of of Erin Swearingen and Brough Cosgrove, one Tournament of Champions bid.
Rebel Results
- Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking: Jude McClaren - 1st Place
- LD Debate: Vince Johnson - 3rd Place; Patrick Fox - 2nd Place
- Prose: Erin Swearingen - 2nd Place
- CX Debate: Holden Bukowsky & Zeche Baranovicht - Quarterfinalists in CX Debate; Holden Bukowsky - 5th Place Speaker Award; Emma Cook - 4th Place Speaker Award
- Informative Speaking: Olivia Schneider - 4th Place; Jasmine Russell - Semifinalist
- Novice Extemporaneous Speaking: Semifinalists: Dylan Caldwell, Jaden Cannaday, Jackson Deutsch, Alena Hernandez, Evelyn Schneider
- Poetry: Brough Cosgrove - 3rd Place
- Original Oratory: Julia Bowen - Semifinalist
- Dramatic Interp: Merisa VanSchalkwyk - Semifinalist
- Humorous Interp: Brough Cosgrove - 4th Place
- Student Congress: Jude McClaren - Finalist
