Skyview Speech Team Takes State Title

The Skyview Speech and Debate Team has completed its sweep of both State Debate and State Speech, bringing home first place at the IHSAA State Championships held April 8-9 at Highland High School in Pocatello. With this tournament win, Skyview defeated the multi-year defending state champion Jerome Tigers.  

Representing the school were: 

  • Rei Hochstrasser, senior — State Champion in Communication Analysis (defending her state title in this event from last year)
  • Lincoln Borrowman, junior — fifth place in Original Oratory and semi-finalist in Extemporaneous Speaking
  • Yoonsoo "Seth" Choi — semi-finalist in both Impromptu Speaking and Extemporaneous Speaking 
  • Nathaniel Rawlings — semi-finalist in Impromptu Speaking  
  • Bridger Benson —semi-finalist in Impromptu Speaking and participant in Informative Speaking
  • Alma Azocar Agurto —semi-finalist in Panel Discussion
  • Dylan Case — semi-finalist in Radio Broadcast Journalism
  • Violet Borrowman — Radio Broadcast Journalism
  • Abigail Fristad — Retold Story
  • Thomas Schumacher — Radio Broadcast Journalism
  • Seddi Momenpour — Program Oral Interpretation  

Several members of the team will participate in the National Individual Event Tournament of Champions in May and the National Speech and Debate Championships in June.

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