Speech and Debate Earn Top 5 Finish
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Speech and Debate Earn Top 5 Finish
The Potomac Speech and Debate program finished in the top five of all schools at the NCFL Grand Nationals this past weekend in Louisville, KY. The top five schools are awarded the Daniel Masterton Award for Forensics Excellence. The award represents the equivalent of a national team championship.
Potomac was led by Taylor Burris '24. Taylor finished third in Extemporaneous Speaking. A strong performance in Public Forum debate led to a quarterfinal finish for Olivia Eads '23 and Natalie Roots-Nowakowski '23. Meredith Vorndran '25 was a semi-finalist in Congressional Debate, Hannah de Souza '25 quartered in Declamation, and Abigail Woldgebriel '24 made it to the octo final in Extemp.