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Eastlake debate students qualify for state tournament

Published 11:50 am Friday, March 14, 2014

The Eastlake High School Speech and Debate team turned in another strong performance this season. A record 10 students qualified for the State Forensics tournament, which will take place at the University of Puget Sound March 15.

The state qualifiers and their categories are:

  • Impromptu: Ross Coken, Ian Cooper, Ryan Holmdahl, Ryan Lundberg, Andy Mohajeri and Nick Randolph
  • Interpretive Reading: Tommy Derezes
  • Expository: Colton Hemphill and Greg Lauer
  • Oratory: Madelyn Mendlen

The team won a total of 36 trophies at six tournaments this year. For more information, please go to the Eastlake High School Speech and Debate website at www.ehsdebate.org.