18. TFA State

Post date: Mar 23, 2015 4:28:40 PM

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Please join me in congratulating members of the HHS Speech & Debate team who competed at the TFA State Tournament in El Paso this past weekend.  The team ended up taking the 9th place spot for number of total qualifications and was 22nd out of 209 schools for sweepstakes.  Senior Jordan Rojas won one of 4 $1000 scholarships awarded at the meet – quite a feat considering that there were 1417 students entered!

Individual Results are as follows:

Jordan Rojas – 5th Place, Original Oratory (112 entries)

Matthew Tomasek / Harmon Gamble – Semifinals, Duet Acting (82 entries)

Matthew Tomasek – Quarterfinals, Humorous Interpretation (103 entries)

Carlos Gregory – Quarterfinals, Domestic Extemp (137 entries)

Jordan Rojas – Quarterfinals, Domestic Extemp (137 entries)

Elan Wilson / Emma Ha – Octofinals, Policy Debate (121 entries)

Ayu Sofyan / Nico Williams – Double Octofinals, Policy Debate (121 entries)

Marcus Ayala – 37th Speaker, Public Forum Debate (286 individuals)

Elan Wilson – 33rd Speaker, Policy Debate (190 individuals)