The Dripping Springs High School speech and debate program advanced 19 students to the Texas Forensic Association (TFA) State Tournament after concluding their competition season in February.
Dripping Springs will be represented in nine events at the TFA state tournament. In order to qualify, students must earn at least 12 points throughout the competition season by placing at TFA qualifying tournaments.
The TFA State Tournament will be held March 6-8 at Jordan High School in Fulshear.
STATE QUALIFIERS
Congressional Debate
Aaniya Khan
Dramatic Interpretation
Claire Unger
Duo Interpretation
Evie Grimm and Claire Unger
Informative Speaking
Audrey Staker
Deval Vazir
Lincoln-Douglas Debate
Abir Kulkarni
Policy Debate
Sophie Chapo and Abir Kulkarni
Arien Khan and Jackie Truesdell
Program Oral Interpretation
Anvika Jain
Public Forum Debate
Jenna Hall and Maddie Sheppard
World Schools Debate
Laurel Carley
Caitlyn Dorsey
Jenifer Galindo-Rios
Liam Ianiro
Aaniya Khan
Trudy Lagarde
Will McAdams
Zoey Parks