All WHS debate members place among top 40 in state

Editor December 18, 2018No Comments

(Back row, from left) Lawrence Williams (assistant coach), Brandon Thornburg, Samantha VerStrate, Kendal Stroud, Jarod Geerligs, Robert Bausick, Anabelle Pogodzinski, Grace VanderMolen (front row) Eric Liddy, Samantha Benham, Andrea Brown (coach), Eleanor Brown (future debater), Madelyn Probst, Andrea Ivers, Jamie Murray, Eli Merren, Rylie Steuer, Jacob Fredricks and Makaila Huffman (judge).

The Wayland Union High School Debate Team competed at the Michigan Interscholastic Forensics Association State Debate Tournament Saturday in Dexter and experienced record success.

All 15 of the WHS team members of the team in attendance finished ranked among the top 40 debaters in the state. They included Novice Debaters Samantha Benham 12^th, Grace VanderMolen 15^th, Kendal Stroud 18^th, Anabelle Pogodzinksi 23^rd, Robert Bausick 26^th, Eric Liddy 27^th and Rylie Steuer 31^st. Varsity Debaters: Brandon Thornburg 14^th, Jamie Murray (Captain) 16^th, Andrea Ivers (Captain) 17^th, Eli Merren 20^th, Madelyn Probst 25^th, Jacob Fredericks 27^th, Samantha VerStrate 38^thand Jarod Geerligs 39^th.

The tournament included more than 300 students from across the state competing in various styles of debate. Wayland qualified 15 students to attend the tournament; all members of the team competed in Legislative Debate category. The students competed in two preliminary sessions of debate and broke to the final supersession at Dexter High School.

The tournament held two divisions Novice (first year competitors) and Varsity (two and/or plus years).

Coach Andrea Brown exclaimed that she is extremely proud of her team and is looking forward to next year’s season.

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