Young orators from across the district used a plethora of skills to receive high marks at the Utah State Debate Meets for elementary and junior high schools.

(Winners are posted below)

In addition, Brielle Reichert of Evergreen Jr. High took first place in middle division of the Future Problem Solving International Scenario Writing Contest.

The competition requires students to write a futuristic story based on one of the Future Problem Solving Program current year topics. The composition must have a maximum of 1,500 words, and be set at least 20 years into the future.

This year, 207 stories were submitted to the competition. Brielle took the top spot in one of three different divisions.

2014 Utah State Debate Competition Speaker Awards

Elementary Level

Division One
1st – Ashley Gay – Oakwood Elementary
2nd – Ehren Reichert – Mill Creek Elementary
3rd – Meg Spence – Morningside Elementary
4th – Madeleine Tate – Morningside Elementary
5th – Ellis Spikner – Morninside Elementary
11th – Rachel Hunter – Eastwood Elementary
14th – Elsha LaPointe – Oakwood Elementary
15th – Lexie Fowles – Morningside Elementary
18th – Paisley Harding – Morningside Elementary
20th – Abby Dustin – Eastwood Elementary
23rd – Lily Bruce – Eastwood Elementary
25th – Elis Deal – Eastwood Elementary

Division Two
1st – Anna Johnson – Morningside Elementary
3rd – Katie Morgan – Morningside Elementary
4th – Julane Machado – Morningside Elementary
5th – Victor Ogden – Morningside Elementary
8th – Noelle Ashcraft – Morningside Elementary
13th – Isabelle White – Morningside Elementary
15th – Joshua Gilmore – Fox Hills Elementary

Junior High/Middle School Level

Policy Debate
1th – Percy Alvarado – Kennedy Jr. High
2nd – Anna Rasmussen – Kennedy Jr. High
4th – Megan Zeng – Wasatch Jr. High

2014 Utah State Debate Competition Debate Awards

Elementary Level

Division One Awards – Negative
1st – Luke Romney and Conner Hoffman – Eastwood Elementary
2nd – Ashley Christensen and Eliza Richards – Howard Driggs Elementary
3rd – Brighton Patten and Nate Ruesch – Morningside Elementary
4th – Nathan Prestwich and Abby Stallings – Morningside Elementary
6th – Madeleine Tate and Meg Spence – Morningside Elementary

Elementary Division One Awards – Affirmative
1st – Jasmine Peterson and Amanda Carlson – Howard R. Driggs Elementary
3rd – Lizzie Pinegar and Sam Woodward – Oakwood Elementary
4th – Ellis Spikner and Sven Karabegovic, Morningside Elementary
5th – Rachel Hunter and Lily Bruce, Eastwood Elementary

Division Two Awards – Negative
3rd – Julie Mortensen and Isabelle White – Morningside Elementary
4th – Julane Machado and Zane Newell – Morningside Elementary
5th – Emily Giddings and Victor Ogden – Morningside Elementary

Division Two Awards – Affirmative
1st – Sarah Kim and Eliza Hebdon – Morningside Elementary
3rd – Katie Morgan and Anna Johnson – Morningside Elementary

Junior High/Middle School Level

Lincoln-Douglas Debate
5th – Aria Enquist – Bonneville Jr. High
8th – Emma Peterson – Brockbank Jr. High

Policy Debate
4th – Katherine Burton and Matthew Davis – Olympus Jr. High
8th – Megan Zeng and Emily Yang – Wasatch Jr. High