2nd Place at State and 2nd Place at NSDA Qualifier

The 2021 Congressional Debate season finished in a fantastic way.  With a team of underclassmen, the second year Horace program was able to place 2^nd out of 18 teams.  They had three state champions. Jayla Ridout (7^th Grade) was presiding officer in House 6, Jordan Graves (9^th Grade) was the champion in House 3, and Nadir Mohamed (10^th Grade) was the champion in the top chamber in the state, Senate.  These are the first three state champions for any activity in the history of the school.

Others placing:

Isabel Flanagan (7^th Grade) placed 6th in House 6 
Keagen Kratcha (8^th Grade) placed 3rd in House 5
Nora Aeilts (7^th Grade) placed 7th in House 5 
Liam Rude (7^th Grade) placed 5th in House 4 
Veda Voegele (9^th Grade) placed 2nd in House 2 
Griffin Terras (10^th Grade) placed 8th in House 1 
Vinny Halverson (10^th Grade) placed 7th in Senate

National Qualifier

Horace had a stellar performance at the District NSDA Qualifier, placing second behind Sheyenne by one point.  Nadir Mohamed won the Senate, qualifying to nationals for congressional debate.  Vinny Halverson placed third in the House, qualifying to nationals for congressional debate.  They now move on to compete in Louisville, Kentucky, for the national tournament in June.