(Atlantic, Iowa) – Atlantic Speech and Debate Team Co-Coach Patricia Nicewanger, Monday evening, reported that the Atlantic Speech and Debate Team brought home the Sweepstakes Trophy at last Saturday’s 51st Annual Walnut Hills Invitational held at CAM High School.
Niceswanger said with regard to District Results, “We took 33 entries, more than I have ever had participate. 28 of those received a Division 1 rating and advance to State at ADM on March 12th. We had a great showing by Freshmen and I’m very excited to see the potential for the future of our program! These results show the outcome of many hours of rehearsal. Some students took pieces and cut them together, some wrote their own pieces. They take critiques very well to learn and grow as performers.
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Back row L to R: Josie Handlos, Faith Nath, Alexiya Moore, Keira Olson, Charlotte Saluk
Front row L to R: Alex Garcia, Nolan Perez, Nick Bennett
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