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Two OHS Debate Team Members Are State Champions

January 11, 2021

(Milford)– Two members of the Okoboji High School Debate team are state champions.

Haley Harms and Lexi Duffy entered Saturday’s elimination rounds as a number two seed after going 5-0 in the preliminary rounds. They finished the tournament 8-0.

Okoboji High School debators brought home some other honors as well. All-State Speaker Awards in the Galligan Division went to Haley Harms who was 5th; Chayse Packebush and Lexi Duffy who placed in a 3-way tie for 6th; and Connor Cunningham who tied for 9th.

Congress placements in the A House went to Sydni Powell who was in 11th place and Mattie Evenson who was in 12th place.

Joey Batman placed 7th in the B House.

Austin Kasch and Sam Hoggard also competed for Okoboji.