The Penn State Speech & Debate Society traveled to the Pennsylvania Forensics Association Tournament and enjoyed success across the board. Happy Valley is now full of happy speech and debate kids!! Here are the results:

Debate Awards

• 2nd - Omar El Koussy and Sean Reilly
• 1st - Neema Esfandi and Seckin Kara

Debate Speaker Awards

• 3rd - Neema Esfandi
• 2nd - Cuyler Luck
• 1st - Seckin Kara

Speech Awards

• Poetry - Haley Patrick, 5th
• After Dinner Speaking - Seckin Kara, 6th
• Impromptu - Kurtis Adams, 6th; Chanpreet Singh, 3rd; Collin Warren, 5th
• Extemporaneous - Chanpreet Singh, 5th; Collin Warren, 2nd
• Informative - Chanpreet Singh, 4th; Seckin Kara, 1st
• Persuasive - Seckin Kara, 5th; Elisa Vogel, 2nd

Special recognition goes to Elisa Vogel! Her second place performance in Persuasive has secured her a spot in the Interstate Oratorical Competition, which will be held in April this year.
Sweepstakes Awards

• Quad Sweepstakes - Seckin Kara, 4th (a category that recognizes those who entered in 4+ events)
• Overall sweepstakes - Penn State, 3rd

Once again, huge congratulations to all of our competitors on a job well done this year!! Also, a major thank you to our coach and driver Jeremy Johnson.