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The HRVHS Speech and Debate team at competition.

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HOOD RIVER — The Hood River Speech and Debate team is now 56 members strong. Dec. 5-6, the team competed at the Holiday Edge Speech and Debate Tournament against  Clackamas High (open/varsity) and Nelson High (novice). Hood River took 20 students, 13 competing in open, seven in novice.

Bee Carsley, senior, took 1st place in Open Humorous Interpretation and 3rd place in Open Poetry, Isaac Serrano, sophomore, and Skylar Nelson, junior, took 1st place in Open Duo Interpretation. Sahara Faud and Emily Fry, both freshmen, took 1st place in Novice Duo Interpretation. Emily Fry, freshman, took 1st place in Novice Prose.