Havre speaker brings home state medal

Press release

The Havre High School speech and debate team saw success at the Class A speech, drama and debate tournament in Laurel over the weekend, with senior Ethan Smith bringing home a second-place medal in dramatic oral interpretation of literature.

Eastern divisional champion Smith dominated the first six rounds of the event, with five preliminary judges and two of the three judges in the semifinals rounds giving him perfect marks, first-place rankings and the top speaker point ranking, 30 out of 30. One semifinals judge gave Smith first place and 29 out of 30 in speaker points.

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