On Mar. 30, the Newman Smith High School Speech and Debate team dominated the UIL District 11-5A Debate Tournament. The team won the District Championship in all 3 Speech events and took 8 of the 9 places that advance to UIL Region. In the Lincoln Douglas Debate, the team compiled an 11-1 record and won the top speaker award. The UIL Region Tournament will be held Apr. 12-13. Newman Smith Debate is coached by Mr. Robert Martin and Mr. Christopher Michael Agee
Individual Results
Lincoln Douglas Debate:
Co-District Champions- Elizabeth Ghil and Kaushik Jampala (He was also top speaker in the tournament)
3rd Place- Thomas Schmitt
Informative Speaking:
1st Place-Kaushik Jampala (received straight 1’s in the final round)
2nd Place- Daniel Song
3rd Place- CJ Sanchez
Persuasive Speaking:
1st Place- Elizabeth Ghil (received straight 1’s in the final round)
3rd Place- Katherine Alvarez
5th Place- Noah Jarman