Speech and Debate team starts season with a win

The Green River High School Speech and Debate team started their season on a high note last weekend when they secured a win at the Rock Springs Speech and Debate Tournament.

The tournament took place November 1-2 and included 12 teams from all over the state, with 352 entries in the different categories. Green River finished the tournament by taking first place in the 3A Sweepstakes category, and had several top finishes for individual students in multiple events.

"We are incredibly proud of our team's performance at the Rock Springs Tournament," said Jericho Morrell, head coach of the GRHS Speech and Debate team. "Their hard work, dedication, and commitment to excellence were truly inspiring. Each student demonstrated remarkable skill and poise, and we look forward to building on this success in upcoming competitions."

The Green River team will continue to strive for excellence and foster a love for public speaking and debate among its members, according to Morrell, who added that their achievements at the Rock Springs Tournament reflect the team's spirit and determination.

This week, the team will be preparing to go to Idaho Falls for their only out of state tournament.

"We are excited to test our skills against competitors that we do not get to see very often," Coach Morrell said.

The team also continues to prepare for the upcoming local tournament, which brings in several teams from all over the area and over 400 entries. About 120 judges will be needed for the tournament, and the team still needs volunteers to help judge. Those who are interested can contact Morrell at (307) 871-7040 or jericho.morrell@swcsd2.org.

Rock Springs Tournament results

James Leffers: 3rd place in Varsity Lincoln Douglas Debate and 3rd place in Varsity Extemporaneous Speaking

Silas Chetterbock: 3rd place in Varsity Lincoln Douglas Debate

MaKynzee Bagshaw and Emma Johnson: 1st place in Varsity Public Forum Debate

Bekalyn Swett and Savery English: 3rd place in Varsity Public Forum Debate

Stevie Winer: 3rd place in Novice Humor

Olivia Wilkinson: 4th place in Novice Informative Speaking

Lilly Janota: 2nd place in Varsity Drama

Spencer Morrell and Georgia Morrell: 6th place in Varsity Duo

MaKynzee Bagshaw: 1st place in Varsity Extemporaneous Speaking and 1st place in Varsity Impromptu Speaking

Bekalyn Swett: 6th place in Varsity Extemporaneous Speaking

Spencer Morrell: 2nd place in Varsity Impromptu Speaking

Georgia Morrell: 6th place in Varsity Informative Speaking

Savery English: 5th place in Varsity Original Oratory

Leo Evans: 6th place in Varsity Poetry