The Hays High speech and debate team traded turkey and stuffing for accolades and awards over the holiday break as they competed at the John Paul Stephens High TFA tournament. Several members earned high placings at the event across a variety of competitions.
Top finishers at the JP Stephens TFA tournament:
International Extemp
Jude McClaren – 1st Place
Semifinalists: Vince Johnson
Domestic Extemp
Ian Cameron – 2nd
Semifinalists: Riley Ballay, Drew Cook, Dylan Cousins, Mak Flores, Luke Holsonbake, Brooke Mensing
Original Oratory
Julia Bowen – 1st Place
Semifinalist: Desiree Campbell
Prose
Merisa Van Schalkwyk – 2nd Place
Catherine Porfirio – 5th Place
Semifinalists: Kora Renfro, Merisa Van Schalkwyk
Informative Speaking
Jasmine Russell – 7th Place
Program of Oral Interpretation
Semifinalists: Emma Cook
Student Congress
Ryan Coffey – 8th Place
Finalists: Dylan Cousins
LD Debate Octafinalist: Zoe Puertas
LD Quarterfinalist: Tulsi Vaswani
PF Debate Quarterfinalists: Jude McClaren & Riley Ballay, Kendall Madden & Stephanie Guerra
PF Octafinalists: Kat O’Neal & Lauren O’Neal, Dylan Caldwell & Drew Cook
CX Debate Semifinalists: Sarah Moore & AJ Garcia
