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March Madness Debate Tournament Success

Albion’s Debate Team kicked off the season with an outstanding performance at the first tournament of the year, competing against hundreds of middle school debaters from across the district. 

 

Policy Debate
Top Public Speaker Awards
1st Place: Soula Lyhnakis
2nd Place: Lucas Shackelford
Additional Top 15%: Lincoln Merkley and Wilson Evers

 

Lincoln-Douglas Debate
Top Debate Awards — State Qualifiers

  • Clara Longaker
  • Grace Dekorver
  • Karina Snisarenko
  • Brooke Portiss

 

Top Public Speaker Awards

  • Rafe Odom
  • Matthew Zhang
  • Cam Williamsen
  • Lizzy Olsen
  • Ethan Moore

 

A huge congratulations to all our talented debaters for their hard work, poise, and competitive spirit. 

 

Great news from the March Madness debate tournament on March 18th at Indian Hills Middle School! These students placed in the top 10% of all competitors.

Varsity Policy Debate

  • Jack Peterson and Eddie Gardner – 3rd Place Overall Team (also qualified for state)

Varsity Lincoln-Douglas Debate

  • Christian Hatch – FIRST PLACE Speaker Award
  • Graden Miller –4th Place (also qualified for state)
  • Cadence Lund- 5th Place (also qualified for state)

Novice Lincoln-Douglas Debate

  • Sam Cole – 3rd Place Speaker Award
  • Stone Elggren – 4th Place Overall
  • Max Sheffield – 5th Place Speaker Award

Varsity Extemporaneous Speaking

  • Sophie Nielsen –3rd Place (also qualified for state)

Novice Extemporaneous Speaking

  • Annie Allred – FIRST PLACE (also qualified for state)

 Varsity Oratory Speaking

  • Adrianna George – 7th Place (also qualified for state)

Novice Oratory Speaking

  • Reese Taylor – FIRST PLACE
  • Jayci Griffee- 4th Place

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