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September 11, 2023
The Wimberley HS Speech and Debate Team traveled to La Vernia for the East Central Hornet Hijinks and the La Vernia Bear Brawl Tournaments on September 8th and 9th. The two competitions were the first two tournaments of the season for WHS.
The following students placed at the East Central Hornet Hijinks Tournament on September 8th:
Kathryn Kinser - Lincoln Douglas Debate - Quarterfinalist
Faeryn Frueh - Novice Extemp - 1st
Gage Trudeau - Informative Speaking - 3rd
Gage Trudeau - Foreign Extemp - Semifinalist
Josh Bober & Kathryn McKinney - CX Debate 1st
The following students placed at the La Vernia Bear Brawl on September 9th:
Josh Bober & Kathryn McKinney - CX Debate - 1st
Chloe Swindle - Poetry - 6th
Eden Kruse - Novice Lincoln Douglas Debate - 1st
Faeryn Frueh - Novice Extemp - 3rd
Ella Fertitta - Lincoln Douglas Debate - 3rd
Gage Trudeau - Informative Speaking- Semifinalist
Faeryn Frueh - Informative Speaking- Semifinalist
Gage Trudeau - Foreign Extemp- Semifinalist
Debate Speaker Awards at Bear Brawl:
CX Debate - Josh Bober 1st, Kathryn McKinney-2nd
LD Debate - Ella Fertitta- 4th
Novice LD - Eden Kruse- 2nd
The cross examination team of Bober and McKinney, which placed 6th at last year's UIL State meet in the same event, has already qualified for the Texas Forensics Association (TFA) State meet as a result of the two first-place finishes. Competitors who advance to the top-six at a regular season tournament receive points based off of their placings. Once students have 10 points they qualify for TFA State. The duo of Bober/McKinney has accrued 12 points after only two tournaments.
