On March 6th, 2021, five Paris High School students competed in a Speech Tournament sponsored by Austin Community College. High school competitors from around Texas submitted asynchronous videos of their performance along with live competition performances via Zoom.
Thirty competitors entered the Poetry competition, and 9th grader Anderson Bunch finished in 6th place during the Sudden Death Elimination (Round 4).
Twenty-four competitors entered the Prose competition, and 11th grader Tekiyah Marshall finished in 3rd place, and 11th grader Miranda Morris finished in 6th place during the Sudden Death Eliminations (Round 4).
Ms. Lisa Lipstraw coaches the Prose & Poetry team.
Photo: Pictured left to right: PHS Speech students that competed in Saturday’s speech tournament: Brayden Sheppard, Tekiyah Marshall, Ivy Bailey, Miranda Morris, and Anderson Bunch