Carson High School Speech and Debate had an exciting start to the 2025-2026 competitive season! With their first tournament held at McQueen High School September 12-13, competitors participated in events ranging from Informative Speaking to Debate on international relations. The following students broke into final rounds and placed in their events.

Novice Impromptu

Sophomore Danny Schell – 3rd Place
Sophomore Fernando Garcia – 5th Place
Sophomore Yaretzi Castillo – 6th Place

Senior Impromptu

Junior Ivan Romeo – 3rd Place

Senior Humorous Interpretation

Senior Erick Martinez – 6th Place

Senior Original Oratory

Junior Claire Dillon – 4th Place

Senior Foreign Extemporaneous Speaking

Senior Captain Nasia Perkins – 1st Place
Junior Tommy Lance – 5th Place
Senior Lexi Ropp – 6th Place

Congressional Debate

Sophomore Danny Schell – 3rd Place

Senior Public Forum Debate

Senior Captain Kyle Allen and Junior Claire Dillon – 1st Place

Senior Lincoln Douglas Debate

Senior Lexi Ropp – 2nd Place
Senior Captain Nasia Perkins – 3rd Place

Senior Public Forum Debate – Speaker Points

Senior Captain Kyle Allen – 1st Place
Junior Claire Dillon – 4th Place
Junior John Fenton – 9th Place

Senior Lincoln Douglas Debate – Speaker Points

Senior Captain Nasia Perkins – 3rd Place
Senior Lexi Ropp – 5th Place
Junior Tommy Lance – 8th Place

The team will be competing again in October. If you are interested in sponsoring the team, please reach out to Coach Jillian Shufelt @ jshufelt@carson.k12.nv.us.

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