Invitational are (front row, left to right) Jasmine Minor, Rebecca Grayzel-Ward, Joanna Bu and
Calendula Cheng, (middle row, left to right) Georgia Hogue, Lucy Hurdle, Victoria Colbert, Colby Hale,
(back row, left to right) Battle Crews, Luke Kelly and Tamjeed Azad.
Twelve student members of the Oxford High School Speech and Debate Team recently spent 20 hours over a two-day period competing in the DeSoto County Invitational at Horn Lake High School.
Several OHS students advanced to semifinals or placed in their specific areas of competition. Sophomore Rebecca Grayzel-Ward and freshman Joanna Bu advanced to semifinals in varsity Public Forum debate while Luke Kelly, a freshman, and Battle Crews, a sophomore, advanced to quarterfinals in Novice Public Forum debate. Senior Jasmine Minor advanced to semifinals in varsity Lincoln Douglas debate and Lucy Hurdle, a freshman, advanced to semifinals in Extemporaneous Speaking. Grayzel-Ward also placed fourth in Impromptu Speaking.
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OHS Speech and Debate Team Competes in the DeSoto Invitational
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