Boise High Speech and Debate Team Sends Record Number to State and Nationals

The Speech and Debate Team Sends Debaters in Every Debate Form

Solenne de Tassigny, Editor-in-Chief

The Boise High speech and debate team, under the new leadership of coach Melinda Shultz, has qualified a record number of competitors to both State debate and the national speech and debate competition in Florida this June.

Qualifying for state in Public Forum:

Dylanie Fraizer and Solenne de Tassigny

Isaac Morris and Kenzie Klukstal

Qualifying for state in Policy debate:

Paul Faucher and Revi Brown

Qualifying for state in Lincoln Douglas:

Anders Zunich

Qualifying for State in Congress: 

Jaden McGinty

Jeffery Zhou

Blake Murray

The national qualifiers for the National Speech and debate competition will be traveling to Fort Lauderdale, Florida in the largest speech and debate competition in the United States.

 Qualifying in Public Forum: 

Dylanie Fraizer and Solenne de Tassigny

Qualifying in Policy:

Paul Faucher and Revi Brown

Qualifying in Lincoln Douglas:

Anders Zunich

Qualifying in the Senate of Student Congress:

Jeffery Zhou

Alternates in Policy:

Lily Garcia and Henry Turner

Alternates in Congressional debate:

Jaden McGinty

Blake Murray

Dylanie Fraizer

Isaac Morris

Alternates in Duo Interpretation:

Trixie Zwolfer and Clara Crowell

Alternates in Oratory: 

Abigail Moone

Dylanie Fraizer

Alternates in Domestic Extemporaneous:

Jeffery Zhou

Alternates in Informative Speaking: 

Grace Zhu

Trixie Zwolfer

Clara Crowell

Alternates in Dramatic Interpretation: 

Jaden McGinty

The Boise Highlights are wishing the speech and debate team the best of luck as they represent Boise High School across the state and across the country!