CJI speech team wins second-place trophy at divisionals

By Rhonda Petersen

CJI speech coach

The Chester-Joplin-Inverness speech team traveled to Shelby Saturday to compete at the Northern BC divisional meet. 

In all 18 schools competed in speech, drama and debate events to determine who would qualify to compete at the State BC Speech, Drama and Debate meet in Bigfork. The top six finishers in each event advanced to the state tournament. Nine class B schools and nine Class C schools attended the divisional meet.

The Class B schools were Bigfork, Choteau, Conrad, Cut Bank, Great Falls Central, Harlem, Lincoln County from Eureka, Malta and...