Plymouth High School will be making its 44th consecutive appearance at the National Speech and Debate Association’s National Tournament this June- making it to this stage since the 80s.
The tournament runs June 16-21, in Des Moines, Iowa, with over 240 students in each event. Students qualify through district competition and Plymouth is very proud to have 14 students, in 12 events, representing PHS and Indiana at nationals.
Students participating:
Eva Macey, Katie Fritz, and Maddie Harness in Congressional Debate
Cassidy Riddle in International Extemporaneous Speaking
Tyler Travis in United States Extemporaneous Speaking
Estella Mendez in Informative Speaking
Gloria Sullivan in Programed Oral Interpretation
Hannah LaFree is Humorous Interpretation
Claire Lewandowski in Dramatic Interpretation
Oliva Burch and Aiden Ruiz in Duo Interpretation
Dariel Herrera and Jonathan Velasquez in Duo Interpretation
Madelyn Hutchings in Poetry Performance
All of these students will be performing at the REES Theatre, in downtown Plymouth, on Wednesday, May 22, at our annual PHS Speech and Debate Showcase. They are extremely impressive and we’d love to invite you to attend. The program starts at 6:30 PM and is open to the public. Admission is free but any good-will donation is greatly appreciated as we raise funds for this national tournament. The team holds long-standing excellence and it is incredible to experience what they do.
