State Forensics Results:
Rishabh Barve – 1st Oratory, 1st Informative Speaking
Arya Vasudevan – 2nd Oratory, 8th Informative Speaking
Ananya Agrawal – 8th Oratory
Margo Thomas – 7th Poetry
Nischay Rawal – 13th Extemporaneous Speaking
Special shout-out to Rishabh and Arya, who took the top two places in Oratory for the second year in a row. They finished in 1st and 2ndlast year as 9th graders, and repeating that finish is nothing short of amazing.
Middle School Speech/Drama Workshop: May 17th
The BVW Debate/Forensics program is hosting a speech and drama workshop, taught by West coaches and competitors, May 17th from 3:30-6:00pm. This is open to any student in 5th-8th grades, with an enrollment fee of $50/person. All proceeds help send our students to nationals in Phoenix this summer! See the attached flyer for more info. Sign up here.
Middle School Summer Opportunities:
There are several opportunities for middle schoolers and incoming ninth graders to learn more about speech and debate. If you have middle schoolers at home, please consider these summer camps:
KSU Summer Steam – This summer program offers several virtual STEAM courses, including speech and debate courses which I teach. This is a great opportunity for students who want to explore speech and debate, learn how to build arguments, and strengthen their writing skills.
Sunflower – The Sunflower Debate camp at KSU Olathe also offers summer speech and debate classes, also taught by me. This is a great opportunity for incoming 9th graders who want to meet me and get a jump start on the season, or younger students who want to learn about debate!
