Bethany Christian placed second as a team at last Saturday's Fort Wayne Northrop Speech Tournament, trailing only Fort Wayne Dwenger.
Bethany took the top three places in Congressional debate, with junior Eviella Sefu, sophomore Rachel Hirschler, and junior Margo Finnigan, respectively, sweeping the podium. Junior Sofia Johar placed in two events, as champion in prose interpretation and sixth in broadcasting. Nabbing third place in their events were juniors Jenny Rios and Luna Calderon in oratory and poetry, respectively. Sophomore Ethan Claassen rounded out the team scoring by taking fifth in international extemporaneous speaking.
Hirschler earned her second National Forensic League degree, Honor, for her efforts on the day.
The team competes after Christmas at the Plymouth speech tournament and the Northeast Indiana District Congress tournament, at the same location on 11 January 2025.
PHOTO ID (L-R): Sefu, Finnigan, Gretchen Bateman, Hirschler, Rios, Calderon, Claassen, Johar, Preston Miller