Penn debate places fourth in the state

Penn High School’s Debate Team placed fourth in the state in competition in Kokomo on Saturday, Jan. 28.

Penn is the only school in the St. Joseph County that offers debate in general, so competition could be hard to hard at times, but the students were never bothered with the traveling and overnight trips.

“I always tell them to do their best and to represent themselves, along with Penn High School, well and they generally do,” Penn Speech and Debate teacher Mr. David Dutton said. “These students live up to the reputation and expectations that had been set up for them.”

Students who placed in the state debate competition were:

• Annie Zakrzewski and Bryce Yoder placed second for Public Forum Debate.

• Nicholas Casetti and Renee Yaseen both placed third for Policy Debate.

• The World School Debate team placed eighth and that team included Elizabeth Carrier, Hannah Keeler, Reis Kennedy, and Curtis Whitt.

• Payton Holland was an octa-finalist for the Lincoln Douglas debate.

• Student Congress semi-finalists: Dylan Quiggle, Cage Thompson, and Colin Lucero-Dixon.