We were very close to breaking at State Debate but came up short by just a few speaker points. Congratulations to Olivia Seibel and Patrick Baker on finishing 4-2 and congratulations to Sara Potter, Olivia Rizza, Kaitlyne Page, and John Newman on finishing with 3-3 records.
Seibel and Baker's two losses came against two teams that finished in the top 8, one of which was the number 1 overall seed in out-rounds. One of their wins also against a team that finished in the top eight.
Patrick Baker and Olivia Seibel finished 3-2; Kaitlyne Page and John Newman finished 2-3; Olivia Rizza and German Villarreal finished 1-4; Connor Keating and Aleigha Brock finished 2-3.
Olivia Seibel and Sam Potter on finishing 2-2 in the Open division.
We sent a small group to compete at McPherson Saturday and earned some qualifications! Sara Potter, Olivia Rizza, and Patrick Baker earned enough wins to officially qualify for KSHSAA 2-Speaker State to be held in January at Fort Scott! Patrick Baker also qualified for the Kansas Debate Classic to be held in Kansas City!
#HalsteadHS traveled to Sacred Heart today! Congratulations to Olivia Seibel and Hannah Detweiler on finishing first in the open division with a perfect 4-0 record! German Villarreal, Connor Keating, Kaitlyne Page and John Newman went 2-2, allowing John and Kaitlyne to officially qualify for KSHSAA State 2-speaker! Olivia also qualified for 2-speaker State as well as the Kansas Debate Classic! The team will compete next at McPherson Nov. 23.
We changed our destination to Rock Creek, where we competed today. Congratulations to Sara Potter and Olivia Rizza on going undefeated and finishing in 2nd place! Congratulations also to Thomas Burns and Hannah Detweiler on earning their first wins outside the novice division! #HalsteadHS
Saturday was another good day! Two novices picked up their first winning record at Salina South. Congratulations on Aleigha Brock and Hannah Detweiler on going 3-2! #HalsteadHS
Halstead are the 2019 Central Kansas League debate champions! Halstead finished with a 7-1 overall record between its two teams at the League tournament today at Sterling College. Congratulations to Olivia Seibel and Patrick Baker on finishing 4th with a 3-1 record and John Newman and Kaitlyne Page on finishing 1st with a 4-0 record.
Congratulations to our debaters who traveled to @LyonsDB84N6 Saturday, finishing 7th out of 22 schools in attendance. Olivia Seibel and Patrick Baker medaled, finishing with a 4-1 record and 8th place in the Open division. #HalsteadHS
Opening weekend is in the books! Halstead Debate traveled to Hays, America this morning with six students competing in three divisions! Congratulations to Olivia Seibel and Patrick Baker who finished 4th in the top Open Division; Kaitlyne Page and John Newman who finished 6th in the JV Division; and Hannah Detweiler and Connor Keating who didn't place but picked up their first wins in the Novice Division!
Olivia Seibel
Patrick Baker
Sam Potter
Olivia Rizza
Kaitlyne Page
John Newman
Olivia Seibel
Patrick Baker