2025 STATE 'A' SPEECH RESULTS

February 3, 2025

 

CFALLS SPEECH TAKES 2ND AT STATE
Columbia Falls placed 2nd with 250 points behind Whitefish who amassed 255 points for the State Championship. Frenchtown rounded out the top three with 84 points.
The following competitors placed in their events.
Policy Debate
Lauren Rogers & Boone Shanks 3rd place
Cheyanne Dear-Ruel & Loren Connors, 5th Place
Logan Emerson & Kendal Moultray, 6th Place
Lincoln Douglas Debate
Celestine Young, 3rd place
Melody McNally, 7th Place
Public Forum Debate
Quinn Caudle & Kaya Carlburg, 2nd place
Malakai Shaw & Chloe Kinsella, 4th Place
Extemporaneous
Selah Heinzen, 7th place
Sage Petioni, 8th place
Impromptu
Eleanor Smiley, 3rd Place
Sage Petioni, 9th Place
Program Oral Interp
Carson Settles, State Champion
Kira Shanks, 4th Place
Emma Wilcox, 6th Place
DUO Interpretation
Carson Settles & Reed Wollenzien, 2nd Place
Brandon Widhalm & Kory Moran, 7th Place
Humorous Interpretation
Tia Marie Poor, 3rd place
Reed Wollenzien, 5th place
Dramatic Interpretation
Kory Moran, 2nd place
Tia Marie Poor, 5th place
Memorized Public Address
Merell Cooley, 2nd place
Eleanor Smiley, 5th place
Kira Shanks, 7th place

 

SIDNEY

2025 Speech Drama and Debate Season has come to an end. 7 state placers and 1 State Champion. Oh and Gail Staffanson was nominated for Speech Coach of the Year. Christy Pierce was nominated for Drama Coach of the Year.(we find out in March)
The Speech and Debate Team placed 8th overall(out of 21 teams) This is the highest the team has placed in over 15 years. It was so
Exciting to see 2 Sidney kids in the quarter finals of LD.
The Drama Team placed 4th overall. Having 2 amazing freshman blowing the competition out of the water!
The results from state:
Lincoln Douglas Debate: State Champion Oliver Slade, 4th Ivy Cross
Extemporaneous Speaking: 3rd Keaton Burke
Original Oratory: 7th Robert Knotts
Pantomime: 2nd Ian Pust 3rd Emma Pust
Humorous Solo: 4th William Brinker, 5th Cedar Hovde