The Bob Jones Academy Forensic Team won the 2nd place overall Sweepstakes Trophy as they competed against schools from North Carolina and South Carolina at a speech and debate tournament held Oct. 25 at Irmo High School in Irmo.
The following individuals won individual awards:
1st place Original Oratory — Emma Pait of Greenville
1st place Novice Lincoln Douglas Debate — Josh Casillas of Greer
2nd place Impromptu Speaking — Carter Henderson of Taylors
2nd place Extemporaneous Speaking— Carter Henderson of Taylors
2nd place Novice Reading — Hannah Kuzmic of Greenville
2nd place Declamation — Ali Hermetz of Greenville
2nd place Novice Lincoln Douglas Debate — Anne Nguyen of Taylors
3rd place Oral Interpretation — Jennie Hudson of Lilburn, Georgia
3rd place Novice Lincoln Douglas Debate — Andrew Clater of Easley
4th place Declamation— Carson McQuaid of Greenville
4th place Novice Lincoln Douglas Debate — Lauren Jacquette of Taylors
5th place Novice Reading — Anna Kate Streeter of Greenville
5th place Children’s Literature — Hope Ahr of Greenville
5th place Declamation — McKenna Donovan of Taylors
5th place Novice Lincoln Douglas Debate — Daniel Quigley of Fountain Inn
6th place Declamation — Aaron Doney of Greenville
6th place Novice Lincoln Douglas Debate— Jackie Brooks of Greenville