East High School speech coach Jennelle Zarn expresses amazement and pride each time senior Gavin Davis competes. “Gavin is leaving his extemporaneous legacy,” Zarn says. “All the kids love Gavin.

valedictorian says she wasn't like other kids. At 14, she was spending more time reading about Myanmar than clicking through Facebook. But after winning first place in extemporaneous speaking at the ...

Mar. 1—Speech and debate students from Flathead, Glacier, Columbia Falls and Whitefish high schools are headed to nationals following the District Qualifying Tournament in Whitefish. Double qualifiers ...

LEXINGTON — This is a summer of opportunity for Blake Casper as he represents his hometown of Lexington at state and national events. Last week, Casper attended American Legion Cornhusker Boys State ...

Even people who are unafraid of public speaking get uncomfortable when asked to talk off-the-cuff. In the few minutes before you have to go up on stage, think of the main line you want to say and lead ...

North Allegheny placed first and second in debate, third in speech and won second place overall in the Pennsylvania High School Speech League State Championships March 17-18 in Bloomsburg. Thirty-five ...

The Pine-Richland High School Forensics Speech and Debate team earned the Small School Sweepstakes Award in addition to several individual awards March 15-16 at the annual Pennsylvania High School ...

From left, Sophia Dykhuizen and Annelise Mason, from Flathead High School, and Kenna Sandler, from Glacier High School, go over their congressional debates before the West District National Qualifying ...

DANVILLE — Over the last five years, hundreds of politicians, cultural commentators and journalists have spent extraordinary amounts of time trying to articulate in a clear, effective manner the ...