The Skyview Speech and Debate Team has completed its sweep of both State Debate and State Speech, bringing home first place at the IHSAA State Championships held April 8-9 at Highland High School in Pocatello. With this tournament win, Skyview defeated the multi-year defending state champion Jerome Tigers.
Representing the school were:
- Rei Hochstrasser, senior — State Champion in Communication Analysis (defending her state title in this event from last year)
- Lincoln Borrowman, junior — fifth place in Original Oratory and semi-finalist in Extemporaneous Speaking
- Yoonsoo "Seth" Choi — semi-finalist in both Impromptu Speaking and Extemporaneous Speaking
- Nathaniel Rawlings — semi-finalist in Impromptu Speaking
- Bridger Benson —semi-finalist in Impromptu Speaking and participant in Informative Speaking
- Alma Azocar Agurto —semi-finalist in Panel Discussion
- Dylan Case — semi-finalist in Radio Broadcast Journalism
- Violet Borrowman — Radio Broadcast Journalism
- Abigail Fristad — Retold Story
- Thomas Schumacher — Radio Broadcast Journalism
- Seddi Momenpour — Program Oral Interpretation
Several members of the team will participate in the National Individual Event Tournament of Champions in May and the National Speech and Debate Championships in June.