Cassville Speech and Debate won big at districts this year, placing second overall as a team. Cassville medaled in 18 events, and 11 of those go to state. The following students are going to state:

• 1st, Jaret Hinson and Kyle Bailey, District Champions, Duo

• 1st, Kim Hang, District Champion, Prose

• 2nd, Maddock Roark & David Rebach, Public Forum Debate

• 2nd, Maddock Roark, Radio • 2nd, Maddock Roark and Eli Roark, Duet Acting

• 2nd, Tobi Oliphant, Storytelling

• 3rd, Ayla Roberts, Prose

• 3rd, Tierany Sloan, Radio

• 4th, Kim Hang, Storytelling

• 4th, Kim Hang, Humerous Interpretation

• 4th, Tobi Oliphant, Dramatic Interpretation

The following students were finalists at districts and earned medals:

• Ayla Roberts, Informative

• Glandy Salas, Informative

• Tierany Sloan, Original Oratory

• Kyle Bailey, Poetry

• Amber Davis and Gracie Maher, Duo Interpretation

• Kim Hang and Glandy Salas, Policy Debate

• Jaret Hinson and Mason Rillstone, Public Forum Debate

The 2025 State Speech & Debate Tournament will be held April 25-26 at Missouri State University in Springfield.