This past weekend, members of the speech and the debate team competed at Vista Ridge High School TFA State Qualifier. The small squad took second place team sweepstakes and top honors in several events to secure five new state qualifications.

Big congrats to Kaia Pierce for her triple qualification at one tournament- a Bowie first!

Results for Vista Ridge TFA State Qualifying Tournament

New State qualifiers:

Kaia Pierce and Sydney Reinhart in Duo Interpretation

Kaia Pierce in Dramatic Interpretation

Kaia Pierce in Program Oral Interpretation

Tristan Rath in Humorous Interpretation

Alex Paulson in Congressional Debate

1st place

Tristan Rath in Humorous Interpretation

Kaia Pierce in Dramatic Interpretation

Kaia Pierce in Program Oral Interpretation

Kaia Pierce and Sydney Reinhart in Duo Interpretation

2nd place

Kamryn Morales and Sydney Reinhart in Duo Interpretation

Erin Everette in Program Oral Interpretation

Alex Paulson in Congressional Debate

4th place

Arlo Craft in Dramatic Interpretation

5th place

Nick Van Lente in Congressional Debate

6th place

David Findley in Dramatic Interpretation

David Findley in Humorous Interpretation

7th place

Erin Everette in Dramatic Interpretation

Erin Everette in Prose Interpretation