Village Voices - We don't write papers, we build scrapbooks

After a strong showing at Phi Rho Pi, a national speech and debate tournament for community colleges, the Highland Community College Speech and Debate Team returned to Highland with several national awards. Five students participated in the week-long tournament in St. Charles, Missouri in early April.

CollegeNow student, Julia Wells of Forreston, received a Bronze Award in Persuasive Speaking and a Bronze Award in Informative Speaking. Second-year Speech and Debate student, Rhys Love of Freeport, received a Gold Award in Parliamentary Debate Speaker points.

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