Columbia Falls does well in national qualifiers

The Wildcats competed last weekend in the 2023 Speech and Debate Montana West District National Qualifying tournament in Missoula with 20 schools from Class AA, A and B/C.  Columbia Falls placed second in Debate behind Hellgate and fourth overall behind Hellgate who took first, Flathead second, and Glacier third. Qualifying students have a chance to compete at nationals at Phoenix in June. 

Ten of Columbia Falls competitors broke into semifinals, five qualified to attend and one qualified as a first alternate.  Students have one additional chance to qualify by applying to be part of a five-person team made up of individuals from schools across the state. 

The following qualified in their events:

Three-time National Qualifier Eddie Chisholm - National Qualifier in Lincoln Douglas Debate, 

Second-time National Qualifier Ava Minns-Prezeau and Kynsleigh Gould - National Qualifiers in Policy Debate.

Eleanor Hollingsworth and Celestine Young - National Qualifiers in Policy Debate

Ruby Davis - First Alternate in Informative