On the second floor at Moffat County High School, midway down the southern corridor, sits a trophy case. Behind the locked glass doors are trophies, medals and plaques for the school’s speech and debate team. Skyler Leonard, a junior and member of the team, said the case is full.“It got to the point where we ran out of room,” Leonard said. “Now, new trophies sit in the closet.” Leonard, along with five of his teammates, recently returned from a meet with more trophies.On March 17 and 18, the MCHS students competed against an estimated 50 Colorado high schools at the state championship in Fort Collins. Leonard and his debate partner, MCHS junior John Kirk, took third place out of 57 teams in public forum debate.
MCHS seniors Zeb Strickland and partner Ryan Neece placed in the top eight of 57 teams. Their exact place is unknown because officials don’t break ties. MCHS juniors Matt Balderston and Ben East took fourth place out of 19 teams in cross-examination. This showing added more trophies to the already packed closet.
The Bulldogs performed well against stacked odds, the students said. Other schools in Colorado have more time, money and resources dedicated to their speech and debate programs. Moffat County students do their research on their own time, with their own hands, which is not the case elsewhere, the students contend.
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