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The Havre High School speech and debate divisionals team, Grace Crantz, from left, Kaleb Gardner, Melanie Veith, Elaine Atkinson, Joram Randolph, Tristan Molyneaux, coach Jared Smith, Noah Teasley, Dartanion Kaftan and LillieAnn Mecklenburg pose for a photograph in Laurel High School Saturday after the Class A speech, debate and drama eastern divisional tournament.
Press release
Havre High School speech and debate saw a successful run at the Class A eastern divisional tournament in Laurel this weekend, qualifying the entire team for state competition with one Blue Pony just missing bringing home a divisional champion medal.
Veteran Lincoln Douglas debater Kaleb Gardner, a senior, went undefeated in the four preliminary rounds to break into the finals round. In a tough debate against a varsity Sidney debater, Gardner lost on a 1-2 split and ended in second place.
First-year speaker Elaine Atkinson, a sophomore, broke into finals in humorous oral interpretation of literature and ended with a seventh-place medal.
Freshman Melanie Veith, competing in informative speaking, just missed bringing home a divisional medal in her first year competing. Veith was tied for eighth place after five rounds of competition, but lost a tie-breaker that could have put her in finals to compete for a top-eight finish. She ended in ninth place.
Havre policy debate teams LillieAnn Mecklenburg and Dartanion Kaftan and Grace Crantz and Tristan Molyneaux earned medals by ending in fourth place and fifth place, respectively, and the public forum debate team of Joram Randolph and Noah Teasley brought home eighth-place medals.
The team now heads to Belgrade for the state Class A tournament Friday and Saturday.
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