William Chrisman Speech & Debate

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Check out our competitors at state! https://t.co/Fov8ItZAxS

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Levi Smith and Lucian Jenkins- 1st in Policy
Jacob Gragg- 1st in IX
Jaden Tyra- 7th in IX
Kara Bolkenstyn- 2nd in Prose
Levi Smith- 7th in USX
Kaelyn Hoeflicker- 6th in DI

All of these finalists have qualified for the state competition!

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On March 7th and 8th, our team competed in the MSHSAA district tournament.

Congratulations to the debate team for taking the 2nd Place Sweepstakes Award in the Class 2 District 4 competition!

Additionally, congratulations to:

Jacob Gragg and Lola Moise- 3rd in Public Forum

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This week's “Undisputed Roar of Dominance Champion" is Mr. Bolick! #GuardianOfTheDen

"Celebrate your successes and passions. It does not matter if we are talking clubs, sports, activities, hobbies, work. Don't hesitate to share what you love."

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On March 21st our team competed in the NSDA District Congress Debate Tournament.

Congratulations to:
Jaden Tyra and Levi Smith.

Both students have qualified for the National Tournament.

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On March 7th and 8th, our team competed in the NSDA District Debate Tournament.

Congratulations to:
Kyler Cartmill and Jacob Gragg who have qualified for the National Tournament in Public Forum Debate.

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On February 16th and 17th, 2024, our team competed in the Greater Kansas City Suburban Conference White Division competition for Speech and Debate and became the 2024 Conference Champions for Debate Sweeps and Overall Sweeps!

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On January 26 amd 27, our team traveled to Springfield, MO to compete in the Tuckness Winter Classic.

Congratulations to:
-Robin Davis- 2nd Place Novice Informative Speaking
-Alexia Myers and Lucian Jenkins- Quarterfinalists Novice Policy Debate

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We would like to recognize Nathan Smith for his commitment to the @WCBearTennis team this year. Nathan is also a member of Deca, @WCSTUCO, @WC_SpeechDebate and @WCHSXC. Best of luck next year.

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On February 17th and 18th, our team competed in the Crabtree Classic at Park Hill High School.

Congratulations to:
- Nathan Smith, who placed 2nd in Student Congress.
- Jaden Tyra and Nathan Smith, who were quarterfinalists in Policy Debate.

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On February 4th, 2023, our team competed in the Greater Kansas City Suburban Conference White Division for Debate Sweeps and became the 2023 Conference Champs!

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On February 3rd, 2023, our team competed in the Greater Kansas City Suburban Conference White Division for Individual Events Sweeps and became the 2023 Conference Champs!

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-Alyssa Phillips 2nd Place in Interp and 6th Place Dramatic Interpretation
-Faith Wilson 6th Place Original Oratory

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On October 14th William Chrisman teamed up with Truman (#isdstrong) to take on the Hozwer Novice Tournament for Individual Events at Park Hill.

Congratulations to:

-Ty Duffie 5th Place in Congress
-Arianna Little Eagle-Spicer 5th Place in Informative Speaking

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Awards Night! Thank you seniors for your dedication, sacrifices, and contributions to the WCHS Speech and Debate Program.

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On March 29th our team competed in the NSDA District Congress Debate Tournament.

Congratulations to:
Aunnesty Dwyer who placed 3rd
and
Nathan Smith who placed 5th.

Both students have qualified for the National Tournament.

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On March 19 our team competed in the MSHSAA District Tournament for Debate Events.

Congratulations to:
Evan Nueubauer, Quarterfinalist in Lincold-Douglas Debate.

and

Autumn Smith and Aunnesty Dwyer, Quarterfinalists in Public Forum Debate.

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On March 18 our team competed in the MSHSAA District Tournament for Speech Events.

Congratulations to:
John Griffith and Rebecca Stutzman who placed 4th in Duo Interpretation.

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On March 11 and 12 our team competed in the NSDA District Tournament.

Congratulations to:
Evan Neubauer:
-1st Place in LD Debate
-3rd Place in Info

John Griffith:
-1st Place in HI

Both students have qualified for the National Tournament.

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On February 18 and 19 our team competed in the Greater Kansas City Suburban Conference Tournament. The team took 3rd Place in team sweeps for speech events.