For the past 4 years, the Firebirds have been state champions. This year, they're looking to repeat and win another title.
The team has spent countless hours working on and preparing their pieces...
Junior Anwen Williams recently received the highest award that can be received in speech and debate. In order to win the highest award, The Premier of Distinction, Williams must receive 1500+ points by...
After a successful season, The Debate and Forensics team competed at the annual 6A Kansas State High School Activities Association Debate Tournament at Washburn Rural High School. The team worked together...
Summing up her outstanding work for four straight years, star debater Sophie Racy’s high school career comes to a close being nationally recognized with the NSDA’s degree of premier distinction.
The...
On Jan. 13 and 14, varsity debate students ended the season placing at state. The 4-speaker team placed second with debaters senior AJ Persinger, senior Emma Hefty, senior Emma Stammeyer, and junior...
Coming off a strong state performance last year as well as multiple Tournament of Champion bids, senior AJ Persinger and junior Sophie Racy are currently ranked sixth in the National Coaches Poll as of...
Seniors John Marshall and Serena Rupp won in the final round of the Tournament of Champions in a 2-1 decision yesterday night. They competed against the top 25 high school debate teams in the country.
The...
Debate has had a successful season this year, with two teams advancing to the Tournament of Champions in April.
Sophomore Sophie Racey and junior Aaron Persinger won...
Emma Holsclaw, Talon Co-Editor in Chief
• October 12, 2020
For the first time in school history, a Free State debate team is headed to the Tournament of Champions in April.
Juniors Serena Rupp and John Marshall will join other top debate teams in the nation...
Seniors Spencer Yost-Wolf and Max Lillich are competing the finals round of the Kansas state debate championship at Garden City High School. It’s midnight on January 13, and they have been debating for...
When first-year coach Kelly Thompson took over the Free State Debate team, his goal was to get each debater invested in the demanding process that comes along with debate. He believed that by setting goals...
More than 100 students crowded the Black Box Theater on Nov. 3 to watch the first ever debate between the Young Democrats Club and Young Republicans Club. For almost an hour and a half, debate teacher...
