The quiet effort of individuals create a state winning debate team

Image: State team with the State trophy 2011. Back Row: Tori Bodine (3rd Place PF), Josh Smith (Quarterfinalist LD), Anne Clark (3rd Place Congress), Nikki Hopkins (State Impromptu Champion), Jessica Bedingfield (4th Place Foreign Extemp), Devon Beeny, Tahnee Soule (State Foreign Extemp Champion), Jade Burt (Team President), Amanda Siler (Team President), Rachel Blatchford (2nd Place Congress), Morgan Taylor (2-time State Congress Champion), Josh Bennion, Miles Anderson (3rd Place PF), Chelsy Christiansen (State Domestic Extemp Champion) Front row: Coach Gillespie, Justine Larsen, Coach Kunz and Tori Kunz, Rachelle Huber, Stephanie Pack, Laura Rust (2nd Place Impromptu). Not pictured: Allison Fife (2nd Place PF), Rachel Gantz (2nd Place PF), James Hodgson (3rd Place Policy), Mark Veeder (3rd Place Policy), Josh Blotter, Mark Allred (3rd Place Policy), Eric Holt (3rd Place Policy).

State team with the State trophy 2011. Back Row: Tori Bodine (3rd Place PF), Josh Smith (Quarterfinalist LD), Anne Clark (3rd Place Congress), Nikki Hopkins (State Impromptu Champion), Jessica Bedingfield (4th Place Foreign Extemp), Devon Beeny, Tahnee Soule (State Foreign Extemp Champion), Jade Burt (Team President), Amanda Siler (Team President), Rachel Blatchford (2nd Place Congress), Morgan Taylor (2-time State Congress Champion), Josh Bennion, Miles Anderson (3rd Place PF), Chelsy Christiansen (State Domestic Extemp Champion) Front row: Coach Gillespie, Justine Larsen, Coach Kunz and Tori Kunz, Rachelle Huber, Stephanie Pack, Laura Rust (2nd Place Impromptu). Not pictured: Allison Fife (2nd Place PF), Rachel Gantz (2nd Place PF), James Hodgson (3rd Place Policy), Mark Veeder (3rd Place Policy), Josh Blotter, Mark Allred (3rd Place Policy), Eric Holt (3rd Place Policy). (Submitted photo)

Image: Region team members with region trophy

Region team members with region trophy (Submitted photo)

Image: Public Forum Round: James Hodgson (octofinalist), Miles Anderson (octofinalist)

Public Forum Round: James Hodgson (octofinalist), Miles Anderson (octofinalist) (Submitted photo)

Image: Public Forum Round: James Hodgson (octofinalist), Miles Anderson (octofinalist), unidentified opponents

Public Forum Round: James Hodgson (octofinalist), Miles Anderson (octofinalist), unidentified opponents (Submitted photo)

Image: Preparing between rounds at Columbia University High School Invitational: Coach Kunz, Josh Bennion (octofinalist), Amanda Siler, Rachel Gantz (octofinalist)

Preparing between rounds at Columbia University High School Invitational: Coach Kunz, Josh Bennion (octofinalist), Amanda Siler, Rachel Gantz (octofinalist) (Submitted photo)

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