Last weekend the Nebraska Speech Communication and Theater Association hosted the Nebraska State Debate Championships.Mina Davis James Wilson from Millard West defeated Nate Germer & Michael Liou from Lincoln Southeast to win the Nebraska state championship in Public Forum Debate. The complete packet for Public Forum Debate is online.
Speaker Awards
6th – Katie Truitt, Millard West
5th – James Wilson, Millard West
4th – Kaitlyn Steinacher, Lincoln Southwest
3rd – Sydney Hayes, Lincoln Southwest
2nd – Erin Lenz, Lincoln Southwest
1st – Mina Davis, Millard West
Octafinalists
Mike Wilson & Reyna Patino, Fremont
Jeff Garst & Doug Morris, Ralston
Virginia Gormley & Justine Runge, Kearney
Melissa West & Alek Caskey, Millard West
Jud Buescher & Joy Kathurima, Norfolk
Alex Scheideler & Kyle Carlson, Lincoln East
Sydney Hayes & Erin Lenz, Lincoln Southwest
Alex Renken & Landon Sadler, Lincoln Southwest
Quarterfinalists
Cole Christensen & Kate Miller, Elkhorn
Zach Knecht & Morgan Oestman, Lincoln Southeast
Josh Komyathy & Jason Komyathy, Bellevue West
Hope Stanley & Katie Truitt, Millard West
Semifinalists
Kate Hunsaker & Kaitlyn Steinacher, Lincoln Southwest
Greg McKinney & Jeremy Payne, Lincoln Southeast
Finalists
Nate Germer & Michael Liou, Lincoln East
Champions
Mina Davis & James Wilson, Millard West
