Geneva sophomore Alex Iyer was declared the champion in Informative Speaking at the Westlake High School Speech Tournament in late September. He also earned second place in the same event at Chaparral High School.
With these finishes, Alex qualified for the Tournament of Champions which will be held at the University of Kentucky next June. He also earned a spot at the State Speech Tournament in Houston in March.
Additionally, the Geneva debate teams of Luke Hardin/Gabe Ross, Jose Balli/Soren Burkholder and Garrett Fritcher/Presley Pruitt competed in Public Forum at the debate tournaments at these same schools. Cammie Kidd also competed in Poetry Interpretation.
Alex also placed first in Informative Speaking and third in Original Oratory at the La Vernia Speech and Debate Tournament, third in Informative Speaking and made it to the semifinals in Dramatic Interpretation at the Hendrickson/Pflugerville Speech Tournament.