Congratulations to the Raymore-Peculiar Speech and Debate Team on winning the District Championship for the second year in a row!
Ray-Pec had an outstanding showing at the MSHSAA District qualifying tournament, receiving first place in Sweepstakes Points; winning the tournament championship in five events, and qualifying nine events for the state tournament.
These students were tournament champions in Individual events and qualified for the state tournament:
Sav Jordan, Dramatic Interpretation
Sav Jordan and Devin Fisher, Duet Acting
Rey Martin, Informative Speaking
Ellie Barker, Poetry Interpretation
Kaedyn Blede, Storytelling
These students also qualified for the state tournament:
Noah Tuttle and Tre Hill, 2nd place in Duo Interpretation
Natalie Kies, 2nd place in Lincoln Douglas Debate
Irelynn Sloan, 3rd place in Prose Interpretation
Ian Haneberg, 4th place in Humorous Interpretation
Other district finishes:
In International Extemporaneous Speaking, Isabel Blakely received 5th place
In Original Oratory, Natalie Kies received 7th place