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RBHS Speech and Debate to hold showcase, aim to raise funds and awareness

Natalya Horstmeier, Staff Writer • May 9, 2024

The RBHS Speech and Debate team, alongside the Hickman High School (HHS) and Battle High School (BHS) teams, will host a showcase Sat. May 11 to shed light on their performances and raise money for nationals. The...

Speech and Debate team competes at Sparpie Season Opener

Zay Yontz, Editor-In-Chief • October 16, 2023

The RBHS speech and debate team competed at the Sparpie Season Opener at Battle High School (BHS) on Oct. 13 and 14. Senior Andrew Romitti, RBHS Speech and Debate co-captain placed first in the varsity...

Speech and Debate team hosts annual COMO Classic tournament

Zay Yontz, Features Editor • February 6, 2023

The RBHS and Hickman High School (HHS) speech and debate teams hosted their annual Columbia, Mo. (COMO) Classic debate tournament in person for the first time in three years. 24 schools from across Missouri...

Debate team competes at districts, sends 7 to Nationals

Zay Yontz, Features Editor • March 21, 2022

The RBHS Speech and Debate team competed at the National Speech and Debate Eastern Missouri districts tournament at Ladue High School this past weekend, March 17-19. The team sent 27 competitors, with...

RBHS experiences success, hardships at Troy debate

Isaac Yontz • November 3, 2019

RBHS forensics competed in Troy Buchanan High School’s debate tournament on Nov. 2nd. The team won fourth place overall in sweepstakes and took home seven individual trophies.

Debaters compete in districts, secure spots at Nationals

Nikol Slatinska • March 13, 2018

The debate team competed in the district tournament, and four students will be going onto the next round of competition.

Speech and debate team places 5th at tournament

Will Cover • November 21, 2017

The Speech and Debate team placed 5th overall at the Clayton/Ladue tournament, one of the first large events of the year.

8 students to compete in MSHSAA debate tournament

Rochita Ghosh • April 20, 2017

On April 21 at 4:45 a.m., eight RBHS students will wake up to board the bus to Missouri State University, where these students will compete in the MSHSAA state tournament.

Speech and debate students excel in district tournaments

Rochita Ghosh • March 6, 2017

For the past two consecutive weekends, the RBHS Speech and Debate team competed in two district tournaments that resulted in nine student qualifiers to the next respective competition.

Activity antics

Devesh Kumar • October 14, 2015

On October 23rd, the officers of HOSA went to a Fall Leadership Conference in Warrengton MO to learn more about how to lead their chapters. Prior to 2004, HOSA was Health Occupations Students of America. Now...

Speech and debate dominates MSHSAA districts

Jenna Liu • March 16, 2015

This past weekend, the RBHS speech and debate team qualified 9 students to the MSHSAA state competition. t This result followed two days of strenuous competition at Mexico High School. For junior Matthew...