Brockbank Debate Excels at District Tournament

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Brockbank fifth and sixth-graders have been working hard the last few months preparing for the district debate tournament. Under the direction of Mrs. Sherry Bryson, students spent hours researching, dividing into affirmative and negative teams, and preparing oral arguments. At the district tournament out of approximately 100 overall students Brockbank students did extremely well. Students debated in teams of two, overall winners are in pairs. Ten total teams go on to state and Brockbank students make up two of those teams. On the negative side going to state in 2nd place is Elley Colledge and Natasha Bryson. On the affirmative side going to state in 4th place is Katelyn Gappmayer and Katelyn Hurst. Individual speaker awards for composed and articulate speaking went to Cheyenne Jensen, Katelyn Hurst, Katelyn Gappmayer, Kate Jones, Jesse Shepherd, Natasha Bryson, Ian Daley, Elley College, and Joseph Moleff.  Spanish Fork Junior High students (former Brockbank students) Luke Jensen and Max Hansen also had high speaker points.  Way to go Brockbank Debate Team!