Pineville High’s Debate Tournament hosted by LCU

By Phoebe Lim, Wildcats Media

Pineville High School partnered with Louisiana Christian University to host the Cenla Classic Debate Invitational on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 19-20.

Five high school debate teams competed in the event: Caldwell Parish High School, Alexandria Senior High, Pineville High School, Ruston High School and Peabody High School.

Winners were:

Big Question: 

1^st James Shepherd, Pineville High School

2^nd Curtis Bertrand, Pineville High School

3^rd Chason Hernandez, Pineville High School

Novice Lincoln Douglas:

1^st Andrew Took, Ruston High School

2^nd Scarlett Allred, Ruston High School

Oral Interpretation:

1^st Luke Clark, Caldwell High School

2^nd Reese Gregory, Caldwell High School

Humorous Interpretation:

1^st Scarlett Allred, Ruston High School

2^nd Maddox Schulte, Caldwell High School

3^rd William Deal, Ruston High School

Extemporaneous:

1^st Kourtland Marcotte, Peabody High School

2^nd Maddie Lavespere, Pineville High School

3^rd Angie Lorenzo, Alexandria Senior High School

Dramatic Interpretation:

1^st Abigail Holton, Ruston High School

2^nd Christian Wilks, Caldwell High School

3^rd Titan Gutierrez, Caldwell High School

Impromptu:

1^st Harper Anderson, Ruston High School

2^nd Naemah Abdelsalam, Alexandria Senior High School

3^rd Mia Parrish, Alexandria Senior High School