Debate

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Debate Team places 3rd at State

Leah Miller, 4th - Informative

Hannah Beecher, 2nd  - National Extemp

Hannah Beecher & Maddie Isom, semifinalists - Public Forum

Tessa Neilson, 6th - Impromptu

Zach Davis & Benson Atkin, quarterfinalists - Policy

Henry Draper & Mia Carlos

State Champions

Henry Draper & Mia Carlos - Policy

Nathan Thorne

State Champion

Nathan Thorne - Interpretations

debate team with their medals

Debate team earns 15th Region Championship!

11 students qualify for Nationals and hope to earn several more this next weekend at State.

  • 3rd Student Congress: Annalise Johnson 

  • 1st (tied) Lincoln-Douglas: Liz Berg & Isabelle Crossley

  • 4th Lincoln-Douglas: Lydia Poulsen

  • 1st Policy: Mia Carlos & Henry Draper

  • 2nd Policy: Benson Atkin & Zach Davis

  • 3rd Policy: Hannah Lesher & Abigail Whiting

  • 1st Public Forum: Hannah Beecher & Maddie Isom

  • 2nd Public Forum: Mazzy Barker & Leah Miller

  • 3rd Public Forum: Kyden Naylor & Ashton Cook

  • 4th Public Forum: Nate Thorne & Charlotte Hansen

  • 3rd Foreign Extemporaneous: Max Gappmayer

  • 2nd Impromptu: Tessa Nielson

  • 4th (tied): Mazzy Barker & Maddie Isom

  • 2nd Informative: Leah Miller

  • 4th (tied) Informative: Adelaide Krieger-James-Mercado & Annie Hill

  • 1st Interps: Nathan Thorne 

  • 2nd Interps: Isabell Crossley

  • 4th Interps: Rachel Peterson

  • 1st National Extemp: Hannah Beecher

  • 4th National Extemp: Matt Raleigh


debate team

Skyhawk Smackdown Results:

There were 41 schools total (30 in-person and 11 online). Salem Hills finished 1st by a large margin!

1st Salem Hills High School (2375 points)

2nd Skyline High School (1127 points)

3rd Tooele High School (958 points)

  • We had a lot of individual awards as well:

  • 4th Big Questions: Annalise Johnson & Zach Davis

  • 2nd Lincoln-Douglas---Liz Berg (5-0)

  • 1st Policy (Novice)---Annie Hill and Liesl Otte

  • 3rd Policy (Varsity)---Mia Carlos & Henry Draper

  • 1st Char. Spar---Tessa Nielson

  • 4th Char. Spar---Hannah Beecher

  • 5th Char. Spar---Nate Thorne

  • 4th Interps---Nate Thorne

  • 4th Declamation---Annie Hill

  • 4th Impromptu---Hannah Beecher

  • 3rd Poetry---Tessa Nielson

  • 1st Poetry---Hannah Beecher

  • 1st Spar---Hannah Beecher

  • 3rd Spar---Tessa Nielson

  • 5th Spar---Liesl Otte

  • 1st Congress---Libby Hancock

  • 3rd Congress---Annalise Johnson

  • 2nd Congress (Novice) Tessa Nielson

  • 3rd Congress (Novice)---Max Gappmayar

  • 1st Declamation (Tie):Hannah Beecher & Nate Thorne

  • 2nd Declamation---Benson Atkin

  • 3rd Declamation---Lily Devenport

  • 4th Declamation---Olivia Hatch

  • 5th Declamation---Hayden Stokes

  • 5th Freedom Speech---Mia Carlos

  • 1st Lip Sync---Hannah Beecher and Mazzy Barker

  • 3rd Informative---Liesl Otte

  • 1st Poetry (Novice)---Benson Atkin

  • 1st Poetry---Hannah Beecher

  • 2nd Poetry---Mia Carlos

  • 1st Storytelling---Annalise Johnson

  • 3rd Storytelling---Leah Miller