The Bethany Christian High School speech and debate team closed out its seasons with an awards dinner at the school on Monday.
Recognized as graduating seniors were Sofia Johar, Simon Dutkiewicz, and Dahlia Thut.
Seniors (L-R): Thut, Johar, Dutkiewicz
Varsity letter winners were Eviella Sefu, Elena Unzicker, Johar, and Margo Finnigan.
Letter Winners (L-R): Unzicker, Finnigan, Johar, Sefu
Winning recognition as high-points leaders for the year were Sefu (veteran, 322 points) and Unzicker (novice, 328 points). Sefu and Unzicker will serve as captains for speech and debate, respectively, for next season. Unzicker will compete at the National Speech and Debate Association national tournament at Des Moines, Iowa, this June.
High points leaders (L-R): Unzicker, Sefu
2024-2025 team (L-R): Jenny Rios, Rachel Hirschler, Evan Gutierrez, Unzicker, Neer Goswami, Finnigan, Ethan Claassen, Johar, Ren Richardson, Luna Calderon, Gretchen Bateman, Sefu, Dutkiewicz, Thut, Preston Miller. NOT PICTURED: Daphne Diener, Bennet Brown, Ellie Hirschler, Savannah Helton, Eli Schloneger, Desmond Lind, Amari Lind